Extended reality is not just expanding cinema; it is defining a new medium altogether. In immersive experiences, stories unfold beyond the limits of the flat screen: narratives become spatial, and audiences turn into active participants.

This panel discussion by Munich Beyond explores how cinematic language evolves when editing, perspective, and space are reimagined within virtual, augmented, and mixed reality. Can this emerging medium translate the collective magic of cinema into shared immersive worlds, and in doing so, shape the cinema of the future?

Panelists: Katharina Weser, Ilja Mirsky, Silke Schmidtz

Moderator: Wolfgang Kerler

The technologies behind so-called Extended Reality (XR) not only expand cinema, but also define a completely new medium. In immersive experiences, stories unfold beyond the screen: narratives are spatially expanded and the audience becomes active participants.

The Munich Beyond panel examines how the language of film evolves when editing, perspective and space are rethought within virtual, augmented and mixed reality. Can these media spaces transfer the collective magic of cinema into immersive worlds and thus shape the cinema of the future?

Panelists: Katharina Weser, Ilja Mirsky, Silke Schmidtz

Moderation: Wolfgang Kerler