Mads Damsbo

Founder and lead producer, Makropol, Denmark

Mads is a creative producer from Makropol, an production studio based in Copenhagen. Makropol focuses on developing new narratives, utilizing new technology; provoking unexpected emotions and experiences in diverse audiences. Mads’ work includes The Doghouse (2014) – a first- person film installation screened at Festival Nouveau Cinema, NYFF, Cannes NEXT and The Future of Storytelling in New York; The Shared Individual (2016) – a collective VR experience premiering at Idfa DocLab; and Doom Room (2017) – a mixed reality VR performance that was highlighted at Sheffield Docfest and Rotterdam International Film Festival. Recently he produced and exhibited the world’s largest free-walking cinematic VR experience called ANTHROPIA. He is currently developing a slate of projects that challenge the premises of traditional filmmaking and utilize cutting-edge technology to achieve unprecedented experiences.


Workshops

Panel

XR & TV: New Platforms in the Age of Immersion