VIDEO MAPPING FESTIVAL 2027: CALL FOR ENTRIES
International Residency / Video Mapping Contest / Video Mapping Awards
The 10th edition of the Video Mapping Festival kicks off on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th of April 2027, with a tour in Lille, followed by a tour in the Hauts-de-France region until October.
In this context, the Rencontres Audiovisuelles association, organiser of the Festival, is offering 3 calls for entries addressed to artists, professionals and students in the following fields: video mapping, audiovisual creation, animated film, digital arts, set design, graphic design, video games, music, sound design, etc., for both French and international individuals.
► Video Mapping Contest
Video mapping competition on the facade of the Palais des Beaux-Arts à Lille
The selected candidates will receive a grant to produce their work, which will be presented to the general audience and a professional jury during the opening of the Video Mapping Festival in Lille, on 9th and 10th of April 2027. The two winners (Grand Prize and Audience Prize) will receive a second financial prize to propose a creation in partner festivals.
• Application by file (storyboard, note of intent, portfolio…)
• Deadline for applications: 30th of November 2026
> Download the call for applications – Video Mapping Contest
► Video mapping creation residency
Creation residency with the aim of producing a video mapping work for the Video Mapping Festival 2027
Residents will be accommodated in Lille for a period of 2 to 3 months between January and July 2027 and will be paid under a French work contract or a monthly invoice.
• Applications by file and portfolio
• Deadline for applications: 30th of November 2026
> Download the call for applications – Creation
► Video Mapping Awards
Competition to reward the best productions of 2026
The mapping that have been selected in the pre-selection phase will be presented to the general audience and to a professional jury in the form of a screening, on Saturday 10th of April 2027 in Lille.
The awards are honorary.
• Applications by presentation of a video recording of an existing work
• Deadline for applications: 4th of January 2027
> Download the call for applications – Video Mapping Awards
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The Video Mapping Festival is supported by the Hauts-de-France Region, the DRAC Hauts-de-France, and the local authorities hosting the Festival.
