deJoin the delegation ‘FUTURE OF CINEMA - MADE IN GRAND EST: Immersive Pavilion 2026’!
The Région Grand Est, via Cineuro Film Lab, is launching a call for applications for the first part of its series of four events entitled ‘FUTURE OF CINEMA – MADE IN GRAND EST’, taking place from 3 to 5 March 2026 in Metz (Grand Est) and Luxembourg (Rumelange & Neumünster).
Bringing together a delegation of 10 professionals, this meeting is organised on the occasion of the Immersive Days 2026 professional meetings in Luxembourg (4-5 March 2026), in collaboration with the Film Fund Luxembourg. For three days (Tuesday 3 to Thursday 5 March 2026), the ten participants will receive dedicated support and a personalised programme exploring the local ecosystem in conjunction with specialised local partners.
This delegation is part of a cross-border cooperation initiative and is aimed not only at professionals in the film and audiovisual industry, but also at professionals in the digital creation sector from partner territories wishing to develop exchanges, collaborations and joint projects around immersive works using virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR).
Between Metz and Luxembourg, this journey invites participants to discover new media through innovative forms of storytelling, at the crossroads of cinema and the fascinating world of immersive technologies.
Provisional programme
- Tuesday 3 March
Departure at noon (12pm) from Metz
12.30–2.30 PM: lunch
3:00–6:00 PM.: guided tour of BLIIIDA, presentation of support programmes (artist residencies, curation and exhibition issues) and discussion with transmedia artists in residence (Metz-Luxembourg)
7:00–10:00 PM: CINEURO NETWORKING EVENT
- Wednesday, 4 March
11:30 AM: Shuttle departure from Metz to Rumelange (Luxembourg)
12:30–2:00 PM: Lunch at SPEKTRUM
2:00–5:00 PM: Guided tour of Spektrum and discovery of the local ecosystem
6:30 PM: Opening ceremony of the Immersive Pavilion in Neumünster
- Thursday, 5 March
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM: free time at the Immersive Pavilion
OBJECTIVES OF THE DELEGATION
- Facilitate access to international markets for companies and cultural and creative project leaders;
- Foster professional exchange among stakeholders in the fields of imaging and digital creation, with a focus on immersive works, interactive storytelling and associated technologies;
- Provide a delegation of approximately ten professionals with dedicated support and a tailored programme, developed in collaboration with specialist partners and key local stakeholders across the Grand Est region and Luxembourg.
Candidate profile
This call for applications is open to professionals from the film and audiovisual sectors (writers, directors and producers), as well as to digital creation professionals (game designers, video game studios, festivals, and cultural venues presenting virtual reality works, including beneficiaries of the TRIENNAL contract and Unternehmen Start). Priority will be given to candidates based in cross-border territories that are members of the CinEuro Network*.
Applicants must demonstrate proven professional experience and a strong interest in the creation, production or distribution of immersive works in virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR).
Professionals from other territories may also be eligible, provided they have previously benefited from one of the following schemes—AMI, TRIENNAL contract or Unternehmen Start—or have participated in RICCI – Rencontres internationales de la culture de la connaissance et de l’immersif (International Encounters of Knowledge and Immersive Culture).
Selected candidates must be available for the full duration of the mission and commit to participating in the entire programme outlined above.
The working languages will be English and French.
NB*: CinEuro* member territories are the cooperation areas known as the ‘Upper Rhine’ and the ‘Greater Region’: Brussels-Capital Region, Wallonia, Luxembourg, Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, Grand Est, Cantons of Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau.
APPLICATION FORM
Please complete this form by 15 February 2026 to apply.
If you have any question, please reach out to :
CONDITIONS OF COVERAGE
Within the framework of the delegation, and in accordance with the eligibility rules of the Interreg programme, the coverage conditions for the period of 3–5 March 2026 are as follows:
