“Immersivity and Technological Innovations” is an international, interdisciplinary (and more importantly virtual!) conference focused on immersivity in all its forms and its related technological innovations (writ large). The event takes place mostly on Zoom over five days, October 26-30th, 2020.

Organized by Laboratoire CinéMédias, in the Departement of art history and film studies at Université de Montréal, this event is the product a collaboration between TECHNÈS (International Research Partnership on Cinema Technology), GRAFIM (Groupe de Recherche sur l’Avènement et la Formation des Identités Médiatiques) and CINEX (programme de recherche sur l’expérience cinématographique), as well as the Moving Image Research Laboratory (McGill University).

The guest of honour for the event will be Douglas Trumbull, celebrated special effect specialist (2001: A Space Odyssey; Blade Runner) and director (Silent Running; Brainstorm).

Register using the following link: https://bit.ly/Inscription_Immersivité

Web site