V-Unframed's Industry Day introduces a new
professional platform within Vancouver’s immersive festival. The 2026 theme is “Human in the Circle.”
The day blends panels, showcases, networking, and a VIP reception offering industry guests an
exclusive first look at the exhibition. Quality food and drinks will be provided throughout the event to help fuel conversations and
connections!
It brings together French and Canadian creators, cultural institutions, and industry leaders in XR, immersive arts, and interactive
storytelling.
Discussions will be held in
English.
Industry Day
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12:45PM-1:15PM
Registration
and Welcome Coffee.
1:15PM-1:45PM
PANEL
1 | Curating the Circle — How
curators and artistic leaders select meaningful immersive work, build partnerships and connect with audiences.
1:45PM-2:20PM
PANEL
2 | Conversations with Intelligent Systems — Intelligent characters, responsive installations and living narratives shaped by audience
participation.
2:20PM-2:35PM
From
Prompt to Presence — Multimodal
Media Lab brings words, images and sound into an immersive experience, making human creative decisions visible.
2:35PM-2:50PM
Coffee
break.
2:50PM-3:35PM
Session
to be announced.
3:35PM-4:00PM
Step Into the Circle
— Come
ready with a question, experiment or creative lesson. Audience-selected topics, short contributions and open conversation.
4:00PM-4:15PM
Break.
4:15PM-5:00PM
PANEL 3 | Biologicals
in the Loop — Authorship, human agency and creative collaboration across bioart, music and generative
media.
5:00PM-5:45PM
PANEL 4 | (Re)Building the
Circle — The
mentorship, residencies and partnerships that help emerging artists—and artists entering new disciplines—bring ambitious work to life.
6:00PM-9:00PM
VIP RECEPTION & COCKTAIL – Gathering Leading into the V-Unframed Exhibition
Opening.