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Exploring the art of interactive and immersive non-fiction storytelling. Part of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. 13 - 22 November 2026. Festival: www.idfa.nl/doclab For Professionals: www.idfa.nl/newmedia

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Dana Linssen @danalinssen@mastodon.nl @danalinssen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
En ik kan niet wachten op wat daar weer allemaal voor spannends te zien is. @doclab.bsky.social is niet alleen een super interessant IDFA-programma, maar ook altijd van grote invloed op de manier waarop ik over de wereld nadenk (als journalist)
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XRMust.com 💫 @xrmust.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Editorial⎜About the XR Distribution Pipelines Report, by IDFA DocLab R&D and MIT Open Documentary Lab, by Karen Cirillo xrmust.com/xr-magazine/mit-open-doc…
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cirilism.bsky.social @cirilism.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The consideration of distribution as part of the creative process is a key component of the recent @doclab.bsky.social/ @opendoclab.bsky.social #XR Distribution Pipelines report. For @xrmust.bsky.social, a short reflection: xrmust.com/xr-magazine/...
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Editorial⎜About the XR Distribution Pipelines Report, by IDFA DocLab R&D and MIT Open Documentary Lab – XRMust
If you go to any lab or feedback session these days, one consistent question is “where do you see this going?” or “how will you distribute this piece?” On one hand, it seems a pre…
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The Postcolonial VR Lab at Utrecht University @postcolonialvrlab.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
We are at IDFA DocLab R&D Summit today! Listening and thinking along with creators, producers and distributors about the challenges of the industry and the state of the field. Some good thoughts in particular on what 'care' means in VR, and when feeling is or isn't quite enough. @doclab.bsky.social
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Explore the full program of IDFA DocLab 2025. Including the DocLab Exhibition, VR Gallery, Interactive Cinema, live performances, special installations, fulldome evenings at ARTIS-Planetarium, and the DocLab Playrooms: festival.idfa.nl/en/collectie... More information: www.idfa.nl/doclab
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
FULL SELECTION OF IDFA DOCLAB 2025 ANNOUNCED 💫 From an anti-big tech manifesto to frontline immersive journalism: explore all projects in the Digital Storytelling and Immersive Non-Fiction competitions + non-competition titles in DocLab Spotlight: festival.idfa.nl/en/section/a...
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
This year's theme explores the paradox of our time: the growing desire to disconnect, the impossibility of ever truly logging off, and the inherent privilege of stepping offline. With 'Off the Internet,' DocLab turns to interactive and immersive art in search of new forms of presence and connection.
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Reminder - we are looking for an intern to join the team:
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Immersive Arts UK @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
The final round of Immersive Arts funding is now open! UK-based artists can apply for £5k, £20k or £50k to develop work with immersive tech. Open until Mon 29 Sep 2025. This is the last open call—apply now. immersivearts.uk/news/the-final-round-of-immersive-arts-funding-is-now-open
A blue backgound with an image if immersive work called the Hum, texts reads, 'Are you and an artist based in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, or England?
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
📌 Become part of our team! As an intern in the New Media department, you learn about the ins and outs of creating a festival program, from the selection of interactive and immersive documentary projects to their exhibit during the festival.  jobs.idfa.nl/internship-n... ⏰ Deadline: July 27 (EOD)
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cirilism.bsky.social @cirilism.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Artist Alaa Minawi's work bridges installation & performance, engaging the audience in an immersive way. I talked to him about The Liminal, which recieved an award at IDFA's @doclab.bsky.social in its wip form, and his #arabfuturism series, for @documentary.org www.documentary.org/online-featu...
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“I Will Become My Own Institution”: Alaa Minawi Discusses His Immersive Installation ‘The Liminal’
Alaa Minawi’s The Liminal gives an alternative definition of “immersive” from the typical technological, digital one. In his practice, the Palestinian-Lebanese-Dutch interdisciplinary artist explores ...
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Attention artists! IDFA DocLab 2025 is open for entries! We're seeking interactive & immersive new media projects, XR, performances, web docs, digital art, games, audio works, installations & more, that engage with or expand our understanding of reality. Details: idfa.nl/doclab
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Starting next week at Het Documentaire Paviljoen: Shaping Bonds 🌀 The five-day program delves into the connections between humans, nature, and other living beings through films, installations, and the multisensory VR installation 'Symbiosis' (photo). FULL PROGRAM: www.idfa.nl/en/strands/s...
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
TODAY at @sxsw.com: The DocLab Showcase with Tamara Shogaolu (Ado Ato Pictures), Martijn de Waal (director of Centre of Expertise Creative Innovation), and @doclab.bsky.social founder/curator Caspar Sonnen. 11:30 - 12:30 | Fairmont | Manchester B | INFO: schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/... #SXSW
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DocLab Showcase: Tech vs Art vs Reality
SXSW 2025 Schedule | How can tech art surprise and connect us to physical reality, instead of just feeding us endless algorithmic distractions? How can radical immersive and interactive experiences re...
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Kent Bye (Voices of VR) @kentbye.com · 06/03/2025
ICYMI: The 85-page report I wrote up for the @doclab.bsky.social R&D Summit is NOW LIVE! Includes a ton of photos and highlights from folks in the XR industry talking about the art and practice of immersive stories, debates about AI, LBE distribution insights, research into awe + XR. #longread
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Every year, the IDFA DocLab R&D Summit reflects on the state of the new media sector and where it’s headed. XR journalist @kentbye.com was present to cover the industry event in its entirety. 🧠 Download and read the full report—85 pages in total: professionals.idfa.nl/stories/repo...
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
This Sunday at IDFA's Het Documentaire Paviljoen in Amsterdam: The multidisciplinary project 'Battlefield of Dreams,' as presented at last year's IDFA DocLab Forum. Sunday's program starts with a screening of 'OUR BODY,' and ends with an aftertalk. All info + tickets: www.idfa.nl/en/compositi...
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
While we’re gearing up toward IDFA DocLab 2025, photos like these keep reminding us of the wonderful times at last year’s edition. Take a look at the photo galleries at idfa.nl/doclab to revisit and relive the DocLab Exhibition and two of the DocLab Playrooms. #IDFA #IDFADocLab #virtualreality #XR
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
The "absurd and delicious world" of Humaneaty TV is featured at the 16th A.I.R Biennial (Jan 11-Feb 9). "Food, tech, and play collide to reimagine our digital souls." The project is derived from 'EAT TECH KITCHEN' (IDFA DocLab 2018: www.idfa.nl/en/film/612a...), which brought the artists together.
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
DocLab at the Planetarium: Homes Unbound presented full-dome adaptations of works by Gregor Petrikovič and Queer.Space, and a full-dome project by Emese Pálovics. We want to thank ARTIS-Planetarium and @wemakevr.bsky.social for making this evening possible. 🪐 RECAP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFwz...
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IDFA DocLab 2024 | DocLab at the Planetarium: Homes Unbound | Recap
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XRMust.com 💫 @xrmust.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Editorial⎜A look back at @doclab.bsky.social R&D Summit 2024, by @cirilism.bsky.social xrmust.com/xrmagazine/i...
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Editorial⎜A look back at IDFA DocLab R&D Summit 2024 - XRMust
There was an irony at the core of IDFA’s DocLab programme this year. Distribution, which has long been a topic of conversation in the community, was front and center at its day-long DocLab R&D Summit....
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
"Distribution is a difficult discussion for any art form, but as technologies are rapidly changing—both in the software used to create and produce, and the hardware to watch an exhibit—the issue at hand for XR is even more challenging." ✍️ @cirilism.bsky.social xrmust.com/xrmagazine/i...
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Editorial⎜A look back IDFA DocLab R&D Summit 2024 - XRMust
There was an irony at the core of IDFA’s DocLab programme this year. Distribution, which has long been a topic of conversation in the community, was front and center at its day-long DocLab R&D Summit....
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
"With 2 planetarium nights, we’ve been doing R&D into the potential of full dome to create collective experiences and versions of different works in the exhibition. And the new DocLab Playrooms honor and fuel the inherent playfulness and curiosity of the immersive field." xrmust.com/xrmagazine/c...
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“Reality is not a simulation” – Caspar Sonnen (IDFA DocLab 2024) - XRMust
The DocLab section of the IDFA is a key event for digital creation, in the broadest sense of the term, and returns this year with a new program of excellence, and a professional Forum showcasing futur...
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Kent Bye (Voices of VR) @kentbye.com · 20/11/2024
IDFA DocLab 2024 was really amazing this year with lots of mixed formats, AI, & XR. I saw all 28 immersive experiences, and recorded 23 interviews with artists, producers, & a XR scholar. 17.5 hours of Voices of VR coverage coming soon. Curator overview of selection: voicesofvr.com/1492-idfa-do...
Kent Bye’s schedule at IDFA DocLab 2024
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IDFA DocLab @doclab.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Tomorrow! Hosted by MIT's @opendoclab.bsky.social. Those who attended Anagram's Playroom at IDFA DocLab this year, know how playful and tactile their testing and creative process gets 👀 Photos coming soon... #DocLab #digitalstorytelling #immersivenonfiction #XR #mixedreality #VR #documentary
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