72H Digital Culture Mission
Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
Brussels, Leuven and Namur (Belgium)
19-21 June 2024
The Government of Catalonia, through the Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC) and its internationalisation brand, Catalan Arts, supports the internationalisation of Catalan cultural enterprises worldwide. Thanks to a network of five offices (Barcelona, London, Berlin, Brussels, and Paris).
Catalan Arts is organizing a 72H Digital Culture mission to Rotterdam, Brussels, Leuven and Namur for the first time. A pilot mission in which a delegation of digital culture professionals from Catalonia will visit 11 benchmark creative spaces (institutions, museums, studios, research and residence spaces), among other activities on a full three-day schedule.
The main objective of the mission is to discover and connect Dutch, Belgian and Catalan professionals. We want to improve, increase and strengthen relations between these territories. We also want to encourage interest in the Catalan scene from the Netherlands and Belgium, opening the way to future relations. In this respect, a series of networking activities are proposed to get to know territories and artistic and conceptual interests. In summary, the Catalan delegation will travel to the Netherlands and Belgium to learn about the Dutch and Belgian digital ecosystem, connect with professionals with similar profiles to their own, not only internationally, but also to promote ties between interlocutors in the
Catalan digital sector. Thus, the mission has a double purpose: to present the Catalan digital sector internationally and to establish ties with Belgian and Dutch professionals, while strengthening the Catalan sector from within.
This Catalan Arts booklet gathers all the contact information for the Catalan enterprises attending this mission, hoping to spark your interest in discovering and welcoming them into your structures.
If you wish to learn more, contact them directly or reach out to the Catalan Arts team. We would be delighted to see you!
CATALAN PARTICIPANTS
Blit.studio
Desilence
Eyesberg
Gabriel Casanova
Grup Lavinia
Hamill Industries
Insectotròpics
Mouawad Laurier
Mutacions
New Art Foundation
Sínoca
Tigrelab / Tiler Gab
XRWellness
Zertifier
INSTITUTIONS
Catalan Arts – Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC)
Catalunya Media City
DG Innovation and Digital Culture
Data last updated on June 2024
MVR · MAPPING · EVENTS · AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT
Thinking visuals, playing visuals, creating content for brands, events, music & arts.
Hector Mas Garcia Project Manager
LIVE VISUALS · IMMERSIVE · MAPPING · VISUAL SCENOGRAPHY
Tatiana Halbach (CAT) and Søren Christensen (DK) are the creative force of Desilence. Since 2005 we have been carefully creating by the name ‘Desilence’ - big stage shows, live visuals, visual scenography, musicals, dance performance, installations.
MAPPING360 · MAPPING · INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS ·LIGHT DESIGN ·FULLDOME
Eyesberg is a creative lab specialized in transforming spaces into immersive and interactive artworks: large format projections, interactive installations, light installations, fulldome films and immersive operas, among others.
IMMERSIVE · MAPPING · LIVE SHOW · LIGHT INSTALLATION
Digital Media Artist working in the arts and entertainment industry since 2010. His artwork focuses on live performances, mapping shows, film, and light installations blending creativity and storytelling on different canvases.
Gabriel Casanova Pastor Director
AUDIOVISUAL
CONTENT · MEDIA TECHNOLOGY · VIRTUAL PRODUCTION · XR
Content, technology and communication group that offers audiovisual digital and immersive and virtual solutions, always maintaining commitment to innovation, society, and people.
Hamill Industries are Barcelonabased artists Pablo Barquin and Anna Diaz. The duo specializes in developing innovative projects based on experimentation, blending emerging and traditional techniques to create new formats of visual communication.
DIGITAL ART · ROBOTICS · IMMERSIVE SHOW · LIVE SHOW
Performing and visual arts company committed to blending languages in multidisciplinary shows. It offers a journey through deep emotions using an experimental approach that combines live performance and cinema, digital art and music.
XR · LIGHT SCULPTURE · SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT · TECHNOLOGIES
We are artists focusing on the border of different fields, namely, contemporary art, research and technologies, light, music and environment.
IMMERSIVE INSTALLATIONS · ART · EVENTS · RECORD LABEL
Welcome to the world of sound innovation with MUTACIONS 3DML, where the boundaries of conventional audio are blurred, and possibilities expand into a three-dimensional horizon.
ART DIGITAL · FOUNDATION · PRODUCTION · CONSERVATION
The .NewArt { foundation;} is based in the city of Reus, Catalonia. Its ambition is to help the artistic community develop new technological, scientific, conceptual and social practices.
MAPPING · VISUAL SCENOGRAPHY · IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES · LIVE VISUALS
Creative multimedia studio specialized in video mapping, 360° projections and live AV shows. Our projects integrate art and technology to create experiences with evocative visual content for every type of event, space and audience.
Sílvia Isach
Creative director and
visual designer
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE · AV INSTALLATION · STAGE DESIGN · MAPPING
Tigrelab is a creative studio crafting dreamlike experiences that play with light, sound, space and motion. Tiler Gab is the artistic spin-off.
Mathieu Felix Partner / Creative Director
XR · DESIGN · RESEARCH · PRODUCT
As an XR designer and researcher, I design for XRWellness mental health VR therapies, NeuralPort’s UX for athletic performance, Kariboo’s Movie streaming solutions, and XR4Europe’s industry research initiatives.
ANTICOUNTERFEIT · PHYGITAL · NFC/NFT · BLOCKCHAIN
At Zertifier we use blockchain to enhance customer engagement bridging physical and digital worlds. We combine IoT and smart contracts to provide immutable and automated solutions including product traceability, anticounterfeit and NFT’s
The Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC) is a public institution attached to the Catalan Ministry of Culture, which deals with the development and consolidation of the creative sectors as a lever for their professionalisation. The ICEC advises and supports the development of Catalan cultural companies in a number of sectors, including music, performing arts, visual arts, audiovisual, books and digital.
Catalan Arts is the ICEC’s brand for the international promotion of Catalan companies. With a network of European offices (Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, London and Paris), the ICEC works in various areas of action to connect, accompany and support the internationalisation of creative businesses. To this end, Catalan Arts strengthens the presence of companies and their creations at international fairs and major professional events and publishes resources for professionals.
CONTACT AT 72H DIGITAL CULTURE MISSION
MARKET DEVELOPMENT -CATALAN ARTS
Maria Basora
Market Development Director (Barcelona) EMAIL
Brussels Office Delegate
Eva Colom
Digital Culture Project Manager (Barcelona) EMAIL
Paula Cáceres Collaborator, Brussels Office
Catalunya Media City is a multidisciplinary initiative that seeks to transform the Tres Xemeneies area, in Sant Adrià de Besòs, into an outstanding innovation and production centre for the audiovisual, digital and video game sectors. With a public-private and collaborative approach, this initiative promotes research, innovation and production in the audiovisual and digital sectors. Some of the initiatives linked to the Catalunya Media City project, like Nau Turbines, are scheduled to start in 2027.
Marc López Ribes
Director of the Catalunya Media City Programme
Digital Area - Catalunya Media City Programme
The Ministry of Culture, through its Innovation and Digital Culture Department, aims to support projects and initiatives that link art and culture with the digital world, working towards cultural exchange, growth, and innovation. We also aim to strengthen the video game sector in Catalonia, as well as create and support initiatives that help to promote and spread digital culture among Catalonia and its citizens.
CONTACT AT 72H DIGITAL CULTURE MISSION
Marisol López
Director
Generalfor Innovation and Digital Culture
Dani Gimeno Deputy Director General forInnovation and Digital Culture
Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC)
ICEC Barcelona +34 933 162 770
ICEC Berlin +49 30 551 95 40
ICEC Brussel / Bruxelles
+32 2 230 72 21
ICEC London +44 207 842 0853
ICEC Paris
+33 1 43 250 435
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