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July 15, 2025
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MUTEK Match, presented by OASIS Immersion

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MUTEK Match is the main curated networking event for the MUTEK Festival, Forum and Village Numérique market programs. Developed in collaboration with Xn Québec and presented by OASIS Immersion, it is designed to support the business development of creators and creative companies working in immersive and interactive media and in electronic music. By bringing together a handpicked group of Canadian and international professionals, including more than 80 curators from festivals, cultural institutions and city districts—MUTEK Match fosters cross-sector connections while also prioritizing diversity, inclusion, and regional representation.

Participants gain exclusive access to a diverse network of leading voices spanning electronic music, AI, XR, sustainability, and immersive storytelling—ranging from technology innovators and curators to influential international festival directors.

The experience includes:

- One-on-one meetings with carefully matched contacts
- Cosmologyscape, a performative lecture by Suzanne Kite, presented by ISO
- A networking cocktail presented in collaboration with ISO

What makes MUTEK Match unique:

- Targeted access to top-tier professionals: Meet with key decision-makers from across the immersive media and digital arts ecosystem—including XR, AI, music, and digital storytelling.
- Tailored matchmaking (“concierge-style” networking): Every participant is paired according to their creative and business objectives, enabling meaningful and strategic conversations.
- Immersive and collaborative environment: Hosted at OASIS Immersion, one of Montreal’s premier venues for immersive experiences, MUTEK Match offers a rich and inspiring setting for building new connections.
- An engaged event, supporting MUTEK’s broader mission to amplify underrepresented voices and strengthen the digital media and electronic music ecosystems in Québec and Canada.

Please note: This activity is only open to MUTEK Forum Passport holders with the exclusive MUTEK Match add-on. The session will be bilingual.

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MUTEK Immersive Cocktail, presented by OASIS in collaboration with the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO)

Join Québec, Canadian and international professionals and creators—including artists, creative studios, festival programmers, curators, cultural institutions, and delegates—for a networking cocktail at OASIS Immersion, one of Canada’s premier destinations for immersive and experiential culture. Set against a backdrop of immersive visuals, this gathering celebrates digital creation and creativity at MUTEK and Village Numérique.

OASIS Immersion is a new permanent immersive space located on the ground floor of the Palais des congrès de Montréal, spanning over 2,200 m² (more than 23,500 ft²). It features inspiring immersive exhibitions based on current trends, people, and places, both locally and internationally.

The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) is an independent, Indigenous-led organization in Canada focused on supporting and developing Indigenous storytellers and stories for screen-based media. It aims to increase Indigenous representation across the screen industries and foster narrative sovereignty.

Please note that the cocktail follows a performance talk from Suzanne Kite, presented by the Indigenous Screen Office.

PARTNERS

The MUTEK Market is made possible in part thanks to FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada’s private broadcasters. The project is funded by the City of Montréal and made possible with the financial support of the Government of Québec. With additional support from the Consulate General of France in Québec. MUTEK gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

The Market of Village Numérique is specifically supported by Xn Québec, the Canada Media Fund (CMF), and SODEC.


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