Protected: Beyond Play: A French-American Community Event on the Future of Video Games
The Siren / Mélanie Courtinat
Gray Area
2665 Mission St
San Francisco
CA, 94110
March 16 - March 16, 2025
San Francisco’s Gray Area will soon host Beyond Play, the first-ever French-American community event dedicated to fostering collaboration, reflection, and artistic dialogue in the video game industry.
In partnership with
La Région Occitanie
The Région Occitanie, a cradle of artistic creation in video games, aims to establish itself as a major player on the European stage. Proud of its companies that produce iconic titles, the Région Occitanie is a partner of the Game Changer program by Villa Albertine, which aims to showcase its talents internationally.
Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
Gray Area is a nonprofit in San Francisco applying creativity for positive social impact.
“We use digital tools to create art and design projects that benefit society. We test and scale projects with high impact potential, teach digital tools to support artists and technologists, and inspire our community by promoting meaningful new work.
We apply the promise and inspiration of digital art to a broader social context. Our programs are transforming cities into creative outlets, applying technology to solve problems, and shaping how art is created and consumed in the digital era.”
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC)
Created in 1946, the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) is a public administrative organization, set up as a separate and financially independent entity which comes under the authority of the French ministry of culture and communication. Its principal missions are : support for the film, broadcast, video, video games, immersive productions and technical industries; promotion of film and television for distribution to all audiences and preservation and development of the film heritage.