FilmGate Interactive #12 X Villa Albertine

From March 18–22, 2026, the local festival dedicated to immersive storytelling will take place across multiple venues in Miami. This year’s theme, Resonance, explores how story, sound, technology, and human experience interact and amplify one another.

Across its market, exhibitions, and competition, the festival will showcase a dynamic selection of French XR projects, including:

• Villes Flottantes‘ Floating Cities – A poetic augmented reality sound experience by Villa Albertine residents Cécile Palusinski and Elsa Mroziewicz, blending artistic imagination and ocean ecology through visionary floating worlds.
• HeartBeat – An immersive performance by Fanny Fortage, founder of the Paris-based creative collective ENTER.black.
• Dance Dance Dance – Matisse – A VR journey into the works of Henri Matisse, directed by Agnès Molia, Gordon, produced by Lucid Realities for the Paris Museum of Modern Art, where dance brings modern art to life with Jean Pierre Darroussin, Peter Hudson, and Sarah Silverblatt-Buser.

In partnership with UniFrance, the Institut Français, and the CNC, the French Immersion Mobility grant will support a French delegation traveling to Miami, including creators selected for the competition and exhibition. The grant enables French immersive producers and artists to present their work in the United States and foster international collaboration.

The program will also feature a keynote address by Villa Albertine resident Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis, who is conducting research in Jacksonville during his residency. He is currently developing The Goldberg Variations, a hybrid feature film based on his research and collaboration with internet figure Joshua Goldberg. Using AI-generated materials drawn from locations across Florida, his project challenges traditional documentary forms by exploring the intersections of truth, generative technologies, and contemporary digital culture.