Georgy Molodtsov, Estonia, Serbia
XR 2024 – LECTURER, CURATOR, MENTOR

Georgy Molodtsov is an award-winning XR Director and Producer, as well as Curator and Manager of cultural events using XR and metaverse (including XR Film Festivals, Virtual Events, and Concerts). Member of the Emmy Television Academy – Emerging Media Peer Group.

He received an M.A. in Film and Video from American University as a Fulbright Graduate Fellow (2015) as well as graduated from the All-Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK) as a documentary director (2008).

As a Director and Producer Georgy participated in the Webby Award-winning, PGA Innovation Award nominated “OXYMORE by Jean-Michel Jarre”, European XR Award Winning, Webby Award nominated “Welcome to the other side” by Jean-Michel Jarre, as well as worked at VRROOM on development of their own entertaining metaverse platform.As XR and documentary festival curator and producer was involved in programming the documentary sections of the Moscow International Film Festival (2007-2017), the Open Frame VR Award within goEast Film Festival (2018-2023, Wiesbaden, Germany), VR_SciFest (2017-2020, Stockholm Sweden.

He is a founder of Film XR,  where he produced cross-platformed Kitten Mormitten: Under the Pillow/ MormoVerse project which is being produced in Film XR was showcased in various existing formats and received Raindance Best Immersive Narrative Award 2023, Halo Award for Best Art Game 2020, was showcased in Cannes XR 2021, Bucheon IFF and many others.