International Immersive Works Competition

THE PIGEON RING

Swiss Premiere
Yuqi Zhang, Shixin Tao
China
2026, 35'
Genre
Recommended Age
All ages
VO. Chinese
ST. French, Chinese, English, Italian
With
Ran Chen
In an abandoned family home, Lyn accompanies her grandfather on a search for a pigeon’s ring. An intimate exploration of memories, regrets, and what is passed down from one generation to the next.
Lyn accompanies her grandfather to the old family home, which has been abandoned for years, to find a pigeon’s missing ring. As they explore, the rooms come alive with memories and reveal another side of this authoritarian man, shaped by his obsessions, his regrets, and his era. Inspired by director Yuqi Zhang’s family history, The Pigeon Ring transforms the setting into a space of memory to be explored. An intimate story about family ties and what is passed down from one generation to the next, it won the Venice Immersive Grand Prize in 2026.

Mathieu Gayet
Creation
Yuqi Zhang, Shixin Tao
Key collaborators
Jiaming Sun (Technical Supervisor), Siyu Zhang (Technical Developer), Yu Zhang (Technical Developer)
Screenplay
Yuqi Zhang
Image
Shiling Jiang
Editing
Runze Niu
Music
Qiuyu Wang
Sound
Xiangying Jiang, Zizheng Liu, Yujian Xiang
Production design
Yueyi Zhang, Yuxiao Xuan
Production
Hangzhou Ostar Media, Zhe Jiang Burning Innovative Film and Television Technology Film, Beijing Film Academy Sound School, Communication University of China, 4DV Productions
With
Ran Chen, Gang Huang, Ying Huang, Kaihua Liu, Luoxi Wang, Youyi Wang
Yuqi Zhang
2000, China
Previous works
The Pigeon Ring is her first work.
Shixin Tao
2000, China
Previous works
The Pigeon Ring is his first work.
From 30 Oct. to 8 November
Maison Communale de Plainpalais - Pigeon Ring