Conference fringe events located around the Conference Lounge and Lobby of UMN Building D. One of the main fringe events is a public film screening at the Lecture Theater with the theme “Past, Present, and Future of Filmmaking” which summarizes the evolution of cinema from the celluloid era to the AI era. In addition, we also offer a private movie screening experience through computer units at the venue. These screenings can also be accessed online through the filmkita.id platform managed by UMN’s Film Study Program, allowing more people to join this cinematic journey.

For a more immersive experience, we will also hold a private viewing for VR videos in collaboration with Arunika VR Studio. We hope that these conference fringe events can invite participants and the public to experience cinema in a new dimension and dig deeper into the past, present, and future of filmmaking. In addition, through the Conference Lounge available, it can also open up possibilities for collaboration from various parties which are expected to benefit UMN, especially the Film Study Program.