FilmGate Interactive 12 Returns — Igniting Miami With Resonance, Immersive Art, AI Performance, and Global Creative Collaboration.

February 22nd, 2026

FilmGate Miami announces the return of FilmGate Interactive 12, running March 18 through March 22, 2026, transforming Downtown Miami and Miami Beach into a living, breathing ecosystem of immersive art, creative AI, experimental performance, and next generation storytelling.

This year’s theme, RESONANCE, explores how stories, sound, technology, and human experience vibrate together emotionally, culturally, and spatially, creating lasting connection across disciplines and communities.

Timed to lead into Miami Music Week, FilmGate Interactive 12 turns the city into a playground of imagination, featuring immersive dome premieres, AI driven performances, interactive installations, AR experiences, hands on creative labs, global GenJams, panels, tech demos, a buzzing marketplace, and late night networking with creators from around the world.

Confirmed projects include a headline performance by AI performer Deathpixie, two collaborative GenJam creation labs producing original immersive films in real time, and international works from France, Germany, The Netherlands and the Dutch Caribbean, Japan, Taiwan, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the United States.

OPENING NIGHT: RESONANCE — MARCH 18

Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science Planetarium | Downtown Miami
6:00 PM to 11:00 PM

The festival launches with two Taiwan × Miami co produced immersive dome world premieres, alongside a locally produced experience from a Miami based studio featuring near 360° visuals and live spatial audio.

“Temporal Strata” utilizes algorithmic structures to transform the dome into a perceptual field, allowing audiences to experience the flow of time across varying scales.

Following this, “NEW MODERN TIMES” fuses Taiwan’s distinct cultural heritage with futuristic aesthetics to explore the theme of “Symbiotic Futures.”

Closing the night is “The Moment Before: A REPLICA Experience,” an immersive journey where scale, motion, and memory surround a consciousness on the edge of awakening.

Together, these collaborative works highlight the festival’s focus on international creative exchange and set the stage for five days of exploration centered on resonance and technology.

INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Thursday — Immersive Sound and Motion

Exhibitions, tech demos, marketplace activations, and GenJam creation labs at 420 Lincoln Road.

Friday — Oscillation

Talks, exhibitions, AI FilmFest, immersive showcases, and an evening cocktail reception with a surprise performance at The Bass Museum and 420 Lincoln Road.

Saturday — The Phase Shift

Tech Brunch, speed talks, Art, Culture, and Technology panels, market presentations, and startup pitches. The evening features GenJam film premieres and a reception at The Bass Museum, 420 Lincoln Road, and the Downtown Media Center.

Sunday — Integration

Wellbeing programming including yoga, music, wellness and technology talks, beach volleyball and tennis, public exhibitions, culminating in a South Beach sunset yacht awards ceremony.

ABOUT FILMGATE INTERACTIVE

Now in its 12th year, FilmGate Interactive has become Miami’s flagship platform for immersive media and creative technology. Artists, filmmakers, technologists, educators, and entrepreneurs come together to co create, exhibit, get inspired, build networks, and unlock real world business and career opportunities.

Beyond the experiences, FilmGate Interactive serves as a launchpad for creative careers and innovation. The festival actively connects artists and technologists with industry leaders, investors, cultural institutions, and global partners, strengthening Downtown Miami and Miami Beach as emerging hubs for immersive media, creative AI, and next generation storytelling.

“FilmGate Interactive is where imagination meets invention,” says Diliana Alexander, Executive Director and Festival Producer. “RESONANCE is about what happens when humans and technology truly listen to each other. We are building bridges between art and industry, creators and opportunity, and doing it Miami style: bold, luminous, collaborative, and unapologetically global.”

ABOUT FILMGATE MIAMI

FilmGate Miami empowers media artists across Florida through education, professional development, and year round programming in film, immersive storytelling, and creative AI. The organization champions innovation, diversity, and access, supporting underserved communities and emerging creators while expanding Florida’s creative economy through technology driven arts that educate, inspire, and connect.

PARTNERS

Produced by IFCM Corp dba FilmGate Miami, with support from:

Downtown Development Authority
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
City of Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority
Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau
TAICCA
Villa Albertine USA
Consulate General of Canada in Miami
Dutch Culture Kingdom of the Netherlands
AMD
Additional partners to be announced