Horror Calling

NIFFF ON TOUR@CERN: FUTURE STORYWORLDS, NOVEMBER 24 & 25
 
As part of NIFFF ON TOUR, and in close collaboration with CineGlobe, THE Port at CERN, and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), as well as with the support of the Pro HelvetiaArts Council, the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) has the pleasure of unveiling the winners of the call for projects selected by our partners. Said call aims at promoting visionary stories on themes related to science fiction and the existential risks linked to the technological development of society. The finalists will be offered the chance to partake in Future Storyworlds on November 24–25 at the CERN. This one-of-a-kind workshop in Switzerland will focus on writing for immersive media and offer a forum for exchange and reflexion between Swiss creators and international experts. Future Storyworlds will thus help flesh out the selected projects with scientific expertise, and interactive narrative mentoring (for video games, augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, 360°experiences, and so on).
 
The foremost scientists, researchers and storytelling specialists will be able to monitor candidates personally.
 
The selected projects are the following:

• Dominus from Vincent de Vevey - HEAD, Geneva
• Food 21 from Benoît Renaudin - HEAD, Geneva
• Generation Space from Fritz Muri - Fmquadrat, Zürich
• Polder - The series from Samuel Schwarz – Digitalbühne, Zürich
• Reya's Journey from Pilar Anguita-MacKay - Olympia Films, Lausanne
• The day we became aliens from Salômé Guillemin - HEAD, Geneva
• The love of parenthood from Marion Delavelle - HEAD, Geneva

In the end, the most promising project will be chosen by the panel of experts, and CHF 3,000 will be allocated to its development.
 
The final list of attending guests is as follows: 

• Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan, GCSP, Oxford Univ; Neuroscientist, Head of Geopolitics and Global Futures
• Jean-Philippe Aumasson, Kudelski Security; Principal Cryptographer, Principal Research Engineer
• Monika Bielskyte, Futurist & Co-Founder, ALL FUTURE EVERYTHING
• Mr. Alan Duric, CEO WireSwiss, privacy and telecommunications expert
• Kynan Eng, CEO of inilabs.com and researcher at the Institute of Neuroinformatics, Zurich University and ETH Zurich
• Benjamin Hoguet, writer and designer of interactive and transmedia works, Nouvelles Narrations
• Adam Koniuszewski, GCSP fellow, WAAS fellow, former Exec Dir. Green Cross International, co-founder The Bridge Foundation
• SP Mohanty, AI expert EPFL former UNIGE/CERN
• Fabienne Tsai, associate researcher for the Spatial Media department of the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
• David Varela, Narrative designer, Sherlock: The Network, The Trace, Perplex City and creative consultant for the Museum of the Future
• Michel Zai, CEO and co-founder at Somniacs Sa