

Immersive Warsaw 2026
🎬 Meet the people shaping immersive cinema
Immersive Warsaw brings together an exceptional group of filmmakers, creative leaders, technologists and industry pioneers for an afternoon dedicated to the future of immersive filmmaking.
Hear directly from the people working at the forefront of this new medium:
Roz McNulty — Immersive Film Producer & Creative Director
Robyn Winfield-Smith — Artistic Director, Liminal
Dane Christensen — Documentary Filmmaker & Educator
Andrii Shramko — Inventor & Immersive Filmmaker
Marcin Magiera — Director of Photography
Ruben André Åeng — Lead Audio Engineer, Nomono
Miłosz Hermanowicz — Film Editor & Immersive Director
Matt Fisher — CEO, Spatial Sense LLC
Sam Baumel — Co-Founder & Executive Producer, Primary
Jonathan Bereyziat — Host and Founder of Immersa
Michael Potts — Q&A Host
Learn more here: Official event page
Including an Apple Design Award 2026 winner, the programme brings together perspectives from across filmmaking, cinematography, sound, editing, production technology, journalism and spatial storytelling.
The programme
From 2:00 PM, join an afternoon of talks and conversations exploring how immersive technology is changing the way stories are captured, crafted and experienced.
Immersive Fashion
Roz McNulty
How spatial media can transform the way we experience fashion, movement and performance.
The Spatial Landscape: Opportunities in Immersive Storytelling
Robyn Winfield-Smith
How theatre, film, television and games are converging to create new forms of spatial storytelling.
From Watching Stories to Inhabiting Them
Dane Christensen
The creative shift from traditional filmmaking towards experiences where audiences inhabit the story.
The Camera Doesn’t Exist Yet
Andrii Shramko
The technology behind impossible shots, from high-speed aerial rigs to extreme macro 3D and weatherproof camera systems.
🍸 Break · Screenings · Technology · Networking
Take a break over premium food and drinks, experience immersive films through Apple Vision Pro, explore camera and production technology, and connect with fellow filmmakers and industry professionals.
Lighting an Immersive Set
Marcin Magiera
Cinematography, lighting and visual composition for immersive film.
Sound as Presence: Spatial Audio for Immersive Storytelling
Ruben André Åeng
How spatial sound creates presence, emotional connection and a believable sense of place.
Cinema of Presence: From 2D to 3D
Miłosz Hermanowicz
Immersive editing, stereoscopic storytelling and the transition from traditional cinema into spatial filmmaking.
We Have the Hardware — Now We Need the Tools
Matt Fisher
The tools and workflows needed to turn new immersive capture hardware into practical production systems.
News, from a New Perspective
Sam Baumel
Drawing on the Apple Design Award-winning Primary: News in Depth, an exploration of how spatial video can bring audiences inside the news and closer to lived experience.
🎤 The Future of Immersive Cinema
The afternoon concludes with an open discussion and audience Q&A featuring Sam Baumel, Miłosz Hermanowicz, Robyn Winfield-Smith and Roz McNulty, hosted by Michael Potts.
A chance to ask questions, exchange ideas and discuss where immersive filmmaking goes next.
🥂 A premium afternoon for immersive filmmakers
This is more than a conference or screening programme.
Expect an intimate, carefully curated afternoon at Kinoteka in Warsaw’s iconic Palace of Culture and Science, with premium catering and drinks, immersive screenings, technology demonstrations and plenty of time to meet the people behind the work.
Come to hear the ideas.
Stay for the conversations.
Meet the people building what comes next.
Whether you are a filmmaker, producer, creative director, studio, cinematographer, editor, sound designer, technologist or simply working at the edge of cinematic storytelling, Immersive Warsaw is a place to exchange perspectives, discover new creative possibilities and build the relationships that will shape the next generation of cinema.
📍 Kinoteka, Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw
📅 5 November 2026
🕑 From 2:00 PM
One afternoon. The people shaping immersive cinema. Be among them.