Parallax

Mathieu Barbier
(Speaker)

Eric Barbedor
(Speaker)

Richard Turco
(Speaker)

Chloe Jarry
(Speaker)

Emanuela Righi
(Speaker)

Voyelle Acker
(Speaker)

Atlas V

Atlas V is a global leader in immersive entertainment, driven by
storytelling & innovation.
Since 2016, Atlas V has been pushing the boundaries of virtual
reality, creating award-winning immersive experiences, video
games, and exhibitions with proven critical and commercial
success worldwide.
Building on its strong narrative DNA, Atlas V is now expanding
into multiplayer location-based entertainment and accessible
casual gaming, bringing immersive experiences to broader au-
diences and new social contexts.
From premium narrative worlds to shared, competitive, and
playful experiences, the company bridges high-end creative
ambition with scalable, audience-driven formats.
We craft emotionally powerful, visually striking worlds that
connect cutting-edge technology with a strong creative vi-
sion—designed to be experienced together, across platforms
and territories.

Backlight

BackLight is an XR production studio based in Paris and found-
ed in 2008. A pioneer in XR in the fields of entertainment and
cultural experiences, the studio is renowned for its tailor-made
productions and its alliance of creative innovation and techni-
cal ambition.
BackLight’s productions have been presented in prestigious
venues across France, including the Théâtre National de Chail-
lot, Palais Garnier, La Seine Musicale, Le Palace Paris, Maison
Hennessy, and the Musée d’Orsay, and internationally at re-
nowned institutions such as Teatros del Canal (Madrid), the
Barbican Centre (London), the LAFAYETTE Cultural Arts Center
(Shanghai), and the Xinjiang Museum (China).
The studio’s creations have been officially selected by leading
international festivals and showcases worldwide and have re-
ceived numerous distinctions, including the Venice Immersive
Grand Prize (Lion Award) at the Venice International Film Festi-
val for Le Bal de Paris.

Innerspace

Founded in 2014 by artists Balthazar Auxietre and Hayoun Kwon,
Innerspace has emerged as one of the leading creative studios
in the virtual reality industry, both in France and internationally.
Driven by a passion for exploring the artistic potential of immer-
sive technologies, the studio combines innovation and creativity
with a delicate balance between storytelling and interactivity.
From location-based immersive installations to online video
games, Innerspace’s projects have captivated audiences and
earned acclaim at major festivals and from critics worldwide.
The studio’s ambition is to continue pushing the boundaries of
XR, blending entertainment with artistic excellence to engage
ever-larger audiences and deliver experiences that leave a last-
ing impact.

Lucid Realities

Lucid Realities is an immersive and interactive production
based in Paris, co-founded by Chloé Jarry and François Ber-
trand. It has also a distribution branch through its affiliate
company Unframed Collection that powers the first distribu-
tion platform for VR contents dedicated to cultural venues
(www.unframed-collection.com)
The projects powered by Lucid Realities are designed to fore-
shadow the future of the XR industry and innovate ways to
produce and distribute XR experiences. For us, XR is more than
technology: it’s an opportunity to create unprecedented emo-
tional ways to connect people with edutainment contents.

Novaya

Novaya is a Paris-based production company dedicated to im-
mersive works, founded in 2021. It creates new forms of immer-
sive storytelling and develops the technologies that bring them
to life. Novaya produced NOIRE — winner of Best Immersive
Work at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, now touring more than
twenty venues across fifteen countries — and leads FABRIC,
a France 2030 laureate: a unique hybrid capture stage being
built at the Studios de Bry-sur-Marne with IRCAM and INRIA,
designed to capture live performance in volume, movement
and sound, and make it possible to experience it anywhere,
across time and space.

Small Creative

Small Creative is a French immersive studio founded in Paris,
specializing in the design, production and distribution of pre-
mium collective and free roaming VR experiences, in which
groups of up to 15 people explore shared virtual worlds togeth-
er, untethered and in complete freedom of movement. From
the wreck of the Titanic to the arenas of ancient Rome, from
the gardens of Versailles to the summit of Everest, Small Cre-
ative transforms iconic stories and places into powerful, shared
emotional journeys. The company produces up to six new ex-
periences per year and has already deployed its work in more
than 50 cities across Europe, Americas, Asia and the Middle
East, working with cultural institutions, location-based enter-
tainment operators and private venue partners.

Ubac Studio

Ubac Studio is a Seoul-based media artist duo composed of Hyeunjoo Woo and Jiyun Park. Working primarily with XR-based interactive installations, they explore moments when technology’s construction of the world collides with individual sensory experience. Their works have been presented at Cannes Immersive and Venice Immersive, and received the Festivals Connexion Award at Annecy 2026.

Shaheer Tarar
(Speaker)

Shaheer Tarar is a media artist and geographer based in London, where he is currently a lecturer at Central Saint Martins. His net-art projects and experimental video games explore how digital infrastructures produce images, and how those images in turn shape our worldviews. His works have exhibited internationally. The Compression Zone was commissioned for transmediale 2026.

Chen Wan-Yin
(Speaker)

Chen Wan-Yin is a writer, researcher and filmmaker working across moving image and text. Her research delves into reenactment and the ways corporeality becomes witness to historical evidence and narration. A longtime collaborator of Hsu Che-Yu, she is completing a doctorate at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Hsu Che-Yu
(Speaker)

Hsu Che-Yu works in video, animation and installation exploring the relationship between image-making and memory. He has shown at Theater der Welt, Fundació Joan Miró, MOCA Taipei, São Paulo Biennial, Bangkok Kunsthalle and New York Film Festival. He won the Taishin Arts Award in 2016 and lives between Taipei and Amsterdam.

Jessie Tan
(Speaker)

Jessie Tan is Managing Partner of Shin Associates and one of Malaysia’s leading TMT and entertainment lawyers. Working at the intersection of creativity, technology and commerce, she advises studios, producers, platforms and rights holders on bringing stories to screen, protecting creative rights and navigating a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Dixon Soh
(Speaker)

Dixon Soh sees IP not as a legal instrument but as the architecture of future value. His work spans the creative economy, technology, and beyond. He has advised fast-growing companies across gaming, e-commerce, media tech, and artificial intelligence, and has structured IP strategies for businesses at every stage, from startups to established enterprises reinventing themselves through their intangible assets.

Pei-Sze Chow
(Speaker)

Pei-Sze Chow is a critical media scholar researching how AI is transforming creative work in the cultural and creative industries. She speaks regularly at international academic and industry events on creative labour and AI governance in the cultural sector. She co-founded the Asian Media Industries Research Network and is advisor to the Women* in AI, Humanities, and Social Sciences initiative.

Wonsun Shin
(Moderator)

Wonsun Shin is a freelance consultant with extensive experience in co-production projects, festival strategies, and remake rights acquisitions. She began her career at CJ Entertainment, collaborating with Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks for film marketing. As Director of Film Festival Strategies, she built strong relationships with major festivals, a practice she continues today. Wonsun has been a jury and selection committee member for prestigious project markets and industry programs such as NAFF BIFAN, NFDC Film Bazaar Goa, and Fantastic 7 at Cannes. In 2024, she participated in the Cannes Investors Circle selection committee at Marché du Film and the first round of project selections for the Hubert Bals Fund. Her talent for identifying emerging voices and cultivating global connections has been a defining feature of her professional journey.

Ubac Studio

Ubac Studio is a Seoul-based media artist duo composed of Hyeunjoo Woo and Jiyun Park. Working primarily with XR-based interactive installations, they explore moments when technology’s construction of the world collides with individual sensory experience. Their works have been presented at Cannes Immersive and Venice Immersive, and received the Festivals Connexion Award at Annecy 2026.

Atlas V

Atlas V is a global leader in immersive entertainment, driven by
storytelling & innovation.
Since 2016, Atlas V has been pushing the boundaries of virtual
reality, creating award-winning immersive experiences, video
games, and exhibitions with proven critical and commercial
success worldwide.
Building on its strong narrative DNA, Atlas V is now expanding
into multiplayer location-based entertainment and accessible
casual gaming, bringing immersive experiences to broader au-
diences and new social contexts.
From premium narrative worlds to shared, competitive, and
playful experiences, the company bridges high-end creative
ambition with scalable, audience-driven formats.
We craft emotionally powerful, visually striking worlds that
connect cutting-edge technology with a strong creative vi-
sion—designed to be experienced together, across platforms
and territories.

Backlight

BackLight is an XR production studio based in Paris and found-
ed in 2008. A pioneer in XR in the fields of entertainment and
cultural experiences, the studio is renowned for its tailor-made
productions and its alliance of creative innovation and techni-
cal ambition.
BackLight’s productions have been presented in prestigious
venues across France, including the Théâtre National de Chail-
lot, Palais Garnier, La Seine Musicale, Le Palace Paris, Maison
Hennessy, and the Musée d’Orsay, and internationally at re-
nowned institutions such as Teatros del Canal (Madrid), the
Barbican Centre (London), the LAFAYETTE Cultural Arts Center
(Shanghai), and the Xinjiang Museum (China).
The studio’s creations have been officially selected by leading
international festivals and showcases worldwide and have re-
ceived numerous distinctions, including the Venice Immersive
Grand Prize (Lion Award) at the Venice International Film Festi-
val for Le Bal de Paris.

Innerspace

Founded in 2014 by artists Balthazar Auxietre and Hayoun Kwon,
Innerspace has emerged as one of the leading creative studios
in the virtual reality industry, both in France and internationally.
Driven by a passion for exploring the artistic potential of immer-
sive technologies, the studio combines innovation and creativity
with a delicate balance between storytelling and interactivity.
From location-based immersive installations to online video
games, Innerspace’s projects have captivated audiences and
earned acclaim at major festivals and from critics worldwide.
The studio’s ambition is to continue pushing the boundaries of
XR, blending entertainment with artistic excellence to engage
ever-larger audiences and deliver experiences that leave a last-
ing impact.

Lucid Realities

Lucid Realities is an immersive and interactive production
based in Paris, co-founded by Chloé Jarry and François Ber-
trand. It has also a distribution branch through its affiliate
company Unframed Collection that powers the first distribu-
tion platform for VR contents dedicated to cultural venues
(www.unframed-collection.com)
The projects powered by Lucid Realities are designed to fore-
shadow the future of the XR industry and innovate ways to
produce and distribute XR experiences. For us, XR is more than
technology: it’s an opportunity to create unprecedented emo-
tional ways to connect people with edutainment contents.

Novaya

Novaya is a Paris-based production company dedicated to im-
mersive works, founded in 2021. It creates new forms of immer-
sive storytelling and develops the technologies that bring them
to life. Novaya produced NOIRE — winner of Best Immersive
Work at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, now touring more than
twenty venues across fifteen countries — and leads FABRIC,
a France 2030 laureate: a unique hybrid capture stage being
built at the Studios de Bry-sur-Marne with IRCAM and INRIA,
designed to capture live performance in volume, movement
and sound, and make it possible to experience it anywhere,
across time and space.

Small Creative

Small Creative is a French immersive studio founded in Paris,
specializing in the design, production and distribution of pre-
mium collective and free roaming VR experiences, in which
groups of up to 15 people explore shared virtual worlds togeth-
er, untethered and in complete freedom of movement. From
the wreck of the Titanic to the arenas of ancient Rome, from
the gardens of Versailles to the summit of Everest, Small Cre-
ative transforms iconic stories and places into powerful, shared
emotional journeys. The company produces up to six new ex-
periences per year and has already deployed its work in more
than 50 cities across Europe, Americas, Asia and the Middle
East, working with cultural institutions, location-based enter-
tainment operators and private venue partners.

Ubac Studio
(Speaker)

Ubac Studio is a Seoul-based media artist duo composed of Hyeunjoo Woo and Jiyun Park. Working primarily with XR-based interactive installations, they explore moments when technology’s construction of the world collides with individual sensory experience. Their works have been presented at Cannes Immersive and Venice Immersive, and received the Festivals Connexion Award at Annecy 2026.

Sten Saluveer

Sten Saluveer is Chief Growth Officer and Head of Digital Solutions & New Businesses at Telia Estonia, the country’s leading ICT and telecommunications company. A futurist, strategist, and educator at the intersection of content, technology, and innovation, Sten’s expertise of over two decades spans AI, film & content, and digital sectors across business, governance, and strategy. Sten founded and serves as Head of Studies of the executive-level Mastering AI for European Film Professionals programme at Denmark’s National Film School, and is an Advisory Board member of Future Media Hubs, an innovation alliance of 50+ European media companies. He previously served as Head, and now contributes annually to Cannes Next, the innovation track of the Marché du Film — Festival de Cannes, and Director of the Tallinn Digital Summit, hosted by the Prime Minister of Estonia. Sten advises content and technology organisations on AI and digital, and frequently collaborates with governments and the European Commission on innovation, AI, and policy. He has produced half a dozen films and occasionally performs as an electronic musician.

Jay Kim
(Speaker)

Jay Kim studied literature and film and emerged as a pioneer in immersive media as a founding member of the storytelling studio GiiÖii. He planned and produced global XR projects like Missing Pictures (2022) and expanded the industry’s horizons as the curator of the “Beyond Reality” XR section at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. In 2024, Kim joined Studio Realive, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment, as CCO, successfully managing operations across immersive tech, XR, virtual entertainment, and AI technologies. Appointed as the new CEO on March 31, 2026, he is now guiding Studio Realive into its next chapter, driving the company forward at the intersection of technology and art.

Wonsun Shin
(Moderator)

Wonsun Shin is a freelance consultant with extensive experience in co-production projects, festival strategies, and remake rights acquisitions. She began her career at CJ Entertainment, collaborating with Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks for film marketing. As Director of Film Festival Strategies, she built strong relationships with major festivals, a practice she continues today. Wonsun has been a jury and selection committee member for prestigious project markets and industry programs such as NAFF BIFAN, NFDC Film Bazaar Goa, and Fantastic 7 at Cannes. In 2024, she participated in the Cannes Investors Circle selection committee at Marché du Film and the first round of project selections for the Hubert Bals Fund. Her talent for identifying emerging voices and cultivating global connections has been a defining feature of her professional journey.

Sami Arpa
(Speaker)

Sami Arpa is the CEO and Co-founder of Largo, bridging the gap between artificial intelligence and cinema. A film director and producer with a PhD in Computational Aesthetics from EPFL, Sami is a repeat founder whose previous venture, Sofy.tv, was acquired in 2023.

Rebeca Cervantes
(Speaker)

Rebeca Cervantes is a Sr. Post-Production Executive at Amazon MGM Studios, overseeing film and series productions across several territories in Europe including the Nordics. With over 20 years in the industry spanning VFX, production, and gaming, she brings a cross-industry perspective to post-production leveraging emerging technology to streamline creative pipelines at scale.

Chetan Shah
(Speaker)

Chetan Shah leads Video Strategic Development across APAC and Japan at Adobe, driving growth initiatives with broadcasters, media companies, brands and creative organisations. Chetan helps customers adopt AI-powered workflows through Adobe Firefly, Frame.io and Creative Cloud, leading executive engagements, workshops and innovation programmes that connect emerging technology with real business outcomes.

Wonsun Shin
(Moderator)

Wonsun Shin is a freelance consultant with extensive experience in co-production projects, festival strategies, and remake rights acquisitions. She began her career at CJ Entertainment, collaborating with Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks for film marketing. As Director of Film Festival Strategies, she built strong relationships with major festivals, a practice she continues today. Wonsun has been a jury and selection committee member for prestigious project markets and industry programs such as NAFF BIFAN, NFDC Film Bazaar Goa, and Fantastic 7 at Cannes. In 2024, she participated in the Cannes Investors Circle selection committee at Marché du Film and the first round of project selections for the Hubert Bals Fund. Her talent for identifying emerging voices and cultivating global connections has been a defining feature of her professional journey.
committee at Marché du Film and the first round of project selections for the Hubert Bals
Fund. Her talent for identifying emerging voices and cultivating global connections has been a
defining feature of her professional journey.

Jessie Hughes
(Speaker)

Jessie Hughes is the Senior Vice President, Innovation & Founding Director of the Innovation Lab at Endemol Shine Australia, part of Banijay Entertainment— the world’s largest independent content production company with a catalogue exceeding 265,000 hours of programming, including MasterChef, Survivor, Big Brother and Black Mirror. Jessie brings a decade of collaborating with tech giants like Canva, Google, Meta and Leonardo.Ai, designing emergent, imaginative technologies. She’s trained the US Television Academy and Hollywood Professionals Association in AI screen production, and is an awarded new media artist.

Meg White
(Speaker)

Meg White (PhD) is an engineer, researcher and creative technologist working across intelligent systems and electrical engineering. She is the founder of Slobberdog: a creative and technical R&D Lab bridging hardware, software, and the fuzzy places in between. Exploring how autonomous systems affect human agency, decision-making and the distribution of power, Meg’s research pushes novel workflows and systems that need to be invented before they can be implemented.

Wonsun Shin
(Moderator)

Wonsun Shin is a freelance consultant with extensive experience in co-production projects, festival strategies, and remake rights acquisitions. She began her career at CJ Entertainment, collaborating with Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks for film marketing. As Director of Film Festival Strategies, she built strong relationships with major festivals, a practice she continues today. Wonsun has been a jury and selection committee member for prestigious project markets and industry programs such as NAFF BIFAN, NFDC Film Bazaar Goa, and Fantastic 7 at Cannes. In 2024, she participated in the Cannes Investors Circle selection committee at Marché du Film and the first round of project selections for the Hubert Bals Fund. Her talent for identifying emerging voices and cultivating global connections has been a defining feature of her professional journey.