B3 Biennial of the Moving Image

The main focus of the biennial is on the international discourse on the moving image and the developments in storytelling in the digital age.

The festival start of the Biennial of the Moving Image was 2013 with its theme "Expanded Narration".

The B3 festival strives to explore the expansion of narration and storytelling in art, games, cinema, TV series, immersion and transmedia.

It focused its exhibitions, filmscreenings and conference program on the four main themes art, film, games and VR/AR/MR.

[16] In 2019, the B3 Festival focused on art, film, games, AR/VR/MR, AI and immersive video environments.

The main exhibition as well as the Presentation of the B3 BEN Award took place at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

The second venue, the VR_PARK, filmscreenings and VR-Works with a focus on political commentary and personal lifeworlds were presented.

[17] In 2020, the B3 Biennial had to be held as a hybrid format with its guiding theme "Truths" due to corona.

Positionen zeitbasierter und immersiver Künste / Positions of time-based and immersive arts.