Venice Immersive

Venice Immersive is the Extended Reality (XR) section of the 82^nd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia (August 27^th - September 6^th 2025).

The Venice Immersive section of the 82^nd Venice International Film Festival is dedicated entirely to the immersive arts and media, and includes all forms of creative XR expression: immersive videos, virtual and mixed reality, virtual worlds, XR and immersive installations.

The programme is hosted on the Venice Immersive Island (Isola del Lazzaretto Vecchio), located across from Riva di Corinto on the Lido di Venezia.

The 2025 selection is composed of a total of 69 projects from twenty-seven countries, divided as follows:

• 30 projects in Competition
• 34 projects in the Best of Immersive section divided into 11 Best of Experiences and 23 Best of Worlds
• 5 projects in the Biennale College Cinema - Immersive section

The 2025 Venice Immersive selection is accessible to all 82^nd Venice International Film Festival accreditation pass holders.

People over 18 years of age interested in viewing the immersive projects exclusively, can request a Venice Immersive accreditation, available in three formats:

2 DAYS  € 40
5 DAYS  € 60
11 DAYS  € 100

Get your Venice Immersive accreditation

The viewing of the experiences is available upon reservation only via a dedicated booking platform.

The daily program runs from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm, from 27^th August to 6^th September, on the Venice Immersive Island (Isola del Lazzaretto Vecchio), connected to Riva di Corinto on the Lido di Venezia by a free waterbus shuttle service. The crossing takes about 3 minutes.

For pass holders who use a wheelchair, the access to the Venice Immersive Island and to the experiences of the Venice Immersive section, is possible by sending an email with subject “ACCESSIBILITY VENICE IMMMERSIVE – accreditation code” to biglietteria.cinema@labiennale.org indicating: name and surname, the accreditation code, the details of the experiences to book and any additional requirement. The request must be sent at least 48 hours in advance.

All pass holders can book the viewing of the Venice Immersive projects on the 82^nd Venice International Film Festival dedicated platform.

Press previews will be on August 26^th.

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