David Bardos presents a case study on transforming the Black Mirror universe into a physical and immersive experience. The talk examines how the original intellectual property was adapted and how physical sets, free-roaming VR and interactive storytelling were combined into a single audience journey. It highlights the creative and technical choices behind location-based entertainment and the challenge of maintaining coherence across multiple media.
In English.
Founded in 1995, the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF) is one of Geneva’s longest-standing cinema festivals and among the first in the world to integrate television into its programming. A hub for experimentation, encounters, and celebration, the ten-day festival presents films, series, and immersive audiovisual experiences to some 35,000 visitors each year. GIFF also hosts the Geneva Digital Market, Switzerland’s only meeting point for professionals in innovation and audiovisual content, and maintains year-round activities including school programmes and GIFF UNLIMITED events. Recognized as a key driver of Switzerland’s audiovisual sector, GIFF combines artistic ambition with international reach.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall many embraced Francis Fukuyama’s thesis of the ‘end of history’ and the final triumph of liberal order. This lecture interrogates that claim, examining how recent geopolitical upheavals and assertive power politics reshape global commerce. It explores current trade dynamics, supply-chain strategies and the emergence of hybrid economic orders, revealing how states and markets adapt. The talk highlights implications for policy, business and international cooperation.
In French.
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
Claire Rufenacht, dance therapist, Pedro Ratto, dancer, and Murielle Brunschwig, cultural mediator, bring complementary expertise in dance therapy, performance and cultural mediation to guided sessions for people with neurological conditions and their caregivers.
The workshops explore Argentine tango integrated with museum-inspired movement and sensory activities, addressing mobility, balance, expression and social connection. Sessions focus on practical movement exercises, improvisation and listening, adapted for participants with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, post-stroke and other movement disorders, fostering wellbeing and mutual support.
In French.
Director Romed Wyder and Ulrich Fischer of Memoways present a case study on where AI extends cinematic storytelling. Their discussion examines how audiences can continue engaging with Where Is Ava? after the screening by conversing with the film’s characters through artificial intelligence. The session reveals new narrative possibilities, while also raising questions about authorship, immersion, and the evolving relationship between cinema and interactive technology.
Thomas Dexmier and Eric J. Krueger join this panel on the next generation of immersive technologies, bringing perspectives from leading manufacturers and product development. Their discussion examines lighter headsets, augmented-reality glasses, spatial computing, and gesture- and voice-based interfaces.
The session explores how these tools could reshape creative workflows and audience experiences, while also revealing the practical challenges of adoption, design, and interoperability. It offers a clear view of how extended realities are evolving beyond novelty into infrastructure for future audiovisual and cultural practice.
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