Call for Residency – Creative Futures
Applications are now open for the new edition of the Creative Futures residency program.
This 12-month residency program is open to start-ups, collectives (1 to 4 members), and entrepreneurs with less than three years of existence, whether Swiss or international, working at the intersection of digital creation and emerging technologies.
Special attention will be given to projects exploring the interactions between new forms of storytelling and emerging technologies, with the goal of supporting research, innovation, and the emergence of tomorrow's talents.
The four selected projects will join Explore at Downtown Studio and will benefit from:
an office provided free of charge for one year;
business domiciliation;
a one-year Downtown Studio membership;
preferential-rate access to production and post-production infrastructure;
technical and curatorial support within an outstanding professional ecosystem;
access to training programs offered by Downtown Studio;
visibility for their project across our communication channels.
In return, residents will take part in the community's life by organizing several expertise-sharing events related to their project.
Applications must be submitted by August 31.
Find the eligibility criteria, application process, and full residency details in the complete application.
Past Residents :
Vincent Ficher (O2) : "The Explore residency was a real game changer and a creative boost for our interactive movie "O2". Three international festivals selections from the pitch, an international coproduction and an asian diffuser, an AI projection tested by the Downtown community, and meeting many people who advanced the project in the production phase."
Salar Shahna : "The residency allowed me to build a new workflow, to create new projects around a platform, and to nourrish all of that at the contact of the other residents. Sharing with them and wih the whole Downtown community was a real motivation."