Paris XR Residency

The goal of the residency is to develop the prototype of a digital project, to foster the discovery of the digital ecosystem of France, as well as meaningful collaborations. The main goal of the Paris XR residency is to provide the space and time for the selected artist to work on their project and connect them with the digital, immersive arts and cultural ecosystem in Paris. At the end of the residency, the creator will be required to provide a report on their experience, work, and the progress of the project during this period.

The selected creator will be provided with:

• A round-trip flight from Canada to Paris and back.
• Between 4 and 8 weeks residency programme in Paris
• Between 4 and 8 weeks of accommodation in Paris
• A workplace at Universcience
• A 1950€ grant (including the per diem)
• Creator Pass accreditation to participate in the NewImages Festival
• Connection with international experts during the Festival
• Networking opportunities with the local ecosystem
• Participation in diverse events in Paris

This residency ensures, notably, for the selected artist:

• Access to a workplace on a regular basis.
• Access to state-of-the-art computer equipment
• Technical support: occasional technical assistance to help the artist advance their project
• Mentorship to provide feedback and assistance on the project and the
  artist’s approaches, and help facilitate the use of resources
• Provide networking opportunities within the digital, immersive arts and
  cultural community in Paris.
• Opportunities to present the project prototype to the audience.
• The artist will be supported during the residency by the staff of the
  professional workplace institution and the team of NewImages.

This programme is open to all types of XR projects (360 or interactive virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, installations involving immersive technologies, sound design or 4D technology, etc.).

Any candidate for a residency with an eligible project who is under investigation or has been judicially convicted for acts of violence, particularly of a sexist or sexual nature, will not be given the possibility to participate in the selection process, neither any visibility for the duration of the procedure or the penal sentence, out of respect for the victims. This applies to our Swapcard platform, our website, our social networks, and our communications. Consequently, the eligible project will be removed from the programme if the investigation, conviction, or accusations are known before the selection; and it will be removed from our website and Swapcard platform if the accusations become known afterward, for the year of the concerned edition.

The modalities of this exclusion from visibility are as follows:

2.3.1 The disclosure of the investigation or penal conviction decision may be
made public by the national media. This disclosure can also come from the
victim or their lawyer, who may contact the NewImages Festival team for this
purpose. The team will offer to involve an association or an organization for the
defense of victims of violence.
2.3.2 The individuals in question will be contacted by the NewImages Hub team,
who will inform them about the exclusion from visibility measure concerning
them and their potential recourse (if it is proven that the accusation is
inaccurate or if it has ended after a final decision of dismissal, acquittal, or by
serving the sentence)

Before you register, we invite you to read carefully what information, and documents have to be provided in the presentation file required in the registration form (in the same order as below):

• Application form-Residency XR 2026 (in english only) at: https://tally.so/r/Gx6NQk 
• A copy of identity card or passport
• A CV/Resume
• A portfolio of your previous projects
• A projected work plan
• An elaborated synopsis of your project
• A projected work plan for the residency
• Project stills (if any)
• A reference letter (optional)

The name of the selected creator will officially be announced in March 2026. Applicants will have been notified in advance by e-mail of the selection board’s decision concerning their application.

A contract mentioning all commitments on both sides shall be signed between the selected creator and the partners. Before the residency, the selected creator undertakes to share a projected work plan for his/her residency with the partner.

During/after the residency, the selected creator is asked to:

• Execute the work / production plan;
• To participate in conferences/masterclasses with local partners;
• To take sometime in Paris, before the end of the residency, to write a report on the residency;
• To showcase the outcome of their residency work (prototype, work-in-progress) at NewImages (Paris) (to be determined together);
• To include partners’ logos in credits and all communication materials 
  (Institut français du Canada and NewImages);
• To allow partners to showcase the project for promotional purposes in their year-round line-up
• Mention and tag all the partners organizing the Paris XR Residency in all online and written communication content and to add their logos when possible (NewImages and Institut Français du Canada).

Besides, regarding the project:

• To authorize partners to use, including but not limited to, reproduce, edit, adapt, publicly transmit, publicly broadcast, etc., project materials such as images, texts, sound recordings, or videos for promotional/educational purposes or to include the project in their annual programming.

The Embassy of France in Canada, and now the Institut français du Canada, has been committed to immersive creation since 2019. In Western Canada, it has been developing a specific immersive focus “XR Fall”, every year since 2022, in Vancouver (with an artistic residency, exhibition, professional meetings), with various partners in France and Canada (including NewImages Festival since 2024); and, also, a specific artistic residencies programme, the "Résidences Ouest-Ouest"