BIO
Éric Filion is a producer, designer and a scholar in the field of virtual reality. The main focus of his work is the design of three-dimensional environments.
His work and performances have been seen around the world in digital festivals such as Mutek, Elektra, Live Performer Meeting (LPM), Festival Futura, AVITUK, MTL Mapping, Music Gallery, Eastern Bloc, SAT, Nuit blanche, Festival 404, SHARE among others.
Eric holds a master’s degree in virtual reality and participates in research workshops, presents readings at many events such as Festival Regard, co-production Fr-Qc, Composite, RIDM, Vector Festival , XYZ Challenge, Amber Platform.
In addition to teaching interactivity and virtual reality at NAD (UQAC) in Montreal, Éric produces and realizes many immersive projects broadcasted around the world.
Éric Filion est un producteur, concepteur et chercheur dans le domaine de la réalité virtuelle. L'axe principal de son travail est la conception d'environnements tridimensionnels.
Son travail et ses performances ont été vus dans le monde entier dans des festivals numériques tels que Mutek, Elektra, Live Performer Meeting (LPM), Festival Futura, AVITUK, MTL Mapping, Music Gallery, Eastern Bloc, SAT, Nuit blanche, Festival 404, SHARE entre autres.
Eric est titulaire d'une maîtrise en réalité virtuelle, il participe à des ateliers de recherche, présente des lectures lors de nombreux événements tels que Festival Regard, coproduction Fr-Qc, Composite, RIDM, Vector Festival, XYZ Challenge, Amber Platform.
En plus d'enseigner l'interactivité et la réalité virtuelle au NAD (UQAC) à Montréal, Éric produit et réalise de nombreux projets immersifs diffusés à travers le monde.
CVEDUCATION
PHD (Virtual reality) Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (NAD) 2021 -
Master (Virtual reality) Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (NAD) 2016 - 2019
Cinéma 3D/FX Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (NAD) 2014 - 2015
Generative Art (workshop) Joshua davis actionscript programming FlashInTheCan Conference 2005
GRANT
Program
University in Quebec in Chicoutimi (phd)
Conseil des art du Canada Residency grant (Iceland) 2018
Hexagram Creation Research Scholarship 2017
Asociacion Argentina de Estudios Canadienses (404 Electronic Festival) 2006
AWARD
Université du Québec a Chicoutimi UQAC Honor Roll (excellent academic record) 2020
MEMBERSHIP
CQAM Member Membership 2020
Eastern Bloc Member Membership 2020
Hexagram Member Membership 2016 -
Minutes Moments (Moment Factory) Artist membership 2015 -
SHARE (Section Montréal) Administrator Artist Community 2005 - 2010
InterAccess Electronic Artist Membership 2005 - 2008
Projet IOMedia. Artist Community 2005 - 2007
TriggerMotion (flash content) Collaborator Community of Artists and Performers 2005 -
Mix Session - SAT Collaborator Community of Artists and Performers 2004 -
AVIT (International) Collaborator Community of Artists and Performers 2005 - 2010
Galerie Copie-Art Collaborator Community of Artists and Performers 1986 - 1987
Centre de Recherche NEoiste (Véhicule Arts)Collaborator Community of Artists and Performers 1984 - 1986
READING & CONFERENCE
Virtual reality (Projet Hereditas) COMPOSITE #26 Plateforme Agora 25 feb. 2021
Virtual reality (Projet Bergmal) FNC Hexagram 16 oct. 2019
Virtual reality (Projet Bergmal) COMPOSITE #21 Centre Never Apart 24 oct. 2019
Virtual reality (Projet Bergmal) Festival nouveau Cinéma Hexagram - UQAM 16 oct. 2019
Virtual reality Festival Regards Chicoutimi (Moulin à Cie.) 18 mar. 2017
Virtual reality co-productions Fr-Qc Montréal (Hotel St-Sulpice) 16 nov. 2016
Virtual reality COMPOSITE #7 RIDM Montréal (école des beaux-arts de Montréal 17 nov. 2016
Video/Interactive (VJ) Vector Festival InterAccess (Toronto) 17 July 2016
Virtual reality (Maytrise) DÉFI XYZ MTL. Mayson Notman (Montréal) 23 June 2016
Video/Interactif (VJ) Amber Platform Istanbul (Turkey) 24 feb. 2009
Video/Interactif (VJ) Electronic Festival 404 Rosario (argentina) 1 dec.. 2006
Video/Interactif (VJ) DorkBot Évènement InterAccess Electronic (Toronto) 8 June 2006
Video/Interactif (VJ) AVITUK Custard Factory Birmingham) 29 April 2005
VIRTUAL REALITY / 3D CINEMA / DOME
Project:
Radiograms InterAccess 360 Canada April 2023
Johatsu Venice Architecture Film Festival Italia 1-5 sept. 2021
Johatsu Rendez-vous quebec cinema Canada 28 April 2021
Johatsu 36th VIDEOFORMES digital art festival France 18 Mar. 2021
Johatsu FIFA (compétition short film) Canada 16-28 Mar. 2021
Johatsu Open Art 2020: Human Grande-Bretagne 19-21 nov. 202
Johatsu International Video art and Video show 433 Équateur 19 déc. 2020
Johatsu Digitalkunst Festival Allemagne 5-28 nov. 2020
Johatsu Festival 404 Argentine 19-21 nov. 2020
Bergmal Festival du nouveau cinéma Montréal (Canada) 11-24 oct. 2019
Bergmal Gamma Festival Russie August 2018
PERFORMANCE A/V
Project:
Spectral Sound System Victor festival Interaccess (Toronto) 17 July 2016
Spectral Sound System Live Performer Meeting Rome (Italy) 15 May 2015
Greyfield: Wavefield - Live Les minutes mappwwing Montréal (Canada) 18 May 2014
DPRK Videoart Festival Cologne Cologne (Germany) 10 Dec. 2014
DPRK / VIDIBOX SONAR Barcelona (Spain) 12 June 2014
Spectral Sound System MUTEK/ELEKTRA (EM15) Montréal (Canada) 30 May 2014
DPRK Festival Chromatic Montréal (Canada) 24 May 2014
DPRK Les minutes mapping Montréal (Canada) 26 May 2014
DPRK Kino - Au Théâtre Rialto Montréal (Canada) 25 May 2014
Greyfields: Wavefields Mutek/Elektra / MUTEK_IMG Montréal (Canada) 23 Nov. 2013
Greyfields: Wavefields Music Galerie Toronto (Canada) 29 Nov. 2013
Greyfields: Wavefields SIDIM 2011 Montréal (Canada) 25 May 2011
Wake Turbulence SHARE (Eastern Bloc) Montréal (Canada) 23 May 2010
Wake Turbulence SIGHTandSOUND Montréal (Canada) 21 May 2010
Wake Turbulence SHARE Vidéographe (Montréal - Canada) 26 feb. 2010
Spallation Mobile II Mobile II (Tokyo - Japan) 31 October 2009
Spallation Megahertz (Fukuoka - Japan) 30 October 2009
Spallation Kieth Flack (Fukuoka - Japan) 29 October 2009
Spallation SHARE / Vidéographe (Montréal - Canada) 28 August 2009
Spallation SONetVUE Eastern Bloc (Montréal - Canada) 29 May 2009
Yuki-Onna colloque médiation (Montréal - Canada) 4 Dec. 2008
Yuki-Onna Electronic music and media arts (Ottawa - Canada) 14 Nov. 2008
Semiosis SHARE / Videographe (Montréal - Canada) 9 Nov. 2008
Semiosis Eyewash / New Amsterdam (NY - USA) 11 July 2008
Semiosis Mutek Theatre national (mtl - Canada) 29 May 2008
Semiosis Luz Design (Montréal - Canada) 24 April 2008
Semiosis Cirque de Boudoir (Montréal - Canada) 19 Feb. 2008
Semiosis Futura festival (Eindhoven - Netherlands) 12 Jan. 2008
Semiosis Festival Arcadia / Stade Uniprix (Montréal - Canada) 8 October 2007
Semiosis NUIT BLANCHE LABO (Toronto - Canada) 28 Sep. 2007
Semiosis PUREDATA CONVENTION S.A.T. (Montréal - Canada) 28 August 2007
Semiosis CENSORED Festival (Montréal - Canada) 11 August 2007
Spring Moog battle Drake (Toronto - Canada) 18 April 2007
Semiosis Brite-Nite Resistor Galerie (Toronto - Canada) 23 March 2007
Descension Year End Party Centre Fractal (Montréal - Canada) 29 Dec. 2006
Descension With Bizune Ciao Edie Roxxx (Toronto - Canada) 22 Dec. 2006
Descension Festival 404 (Rosario - Argentina) 2 Dec. 2006
Descension Festival 404 (Rosario - Argentina) 1 Dec. 2006
Descension Festival 404 (Rosario - Argentina) 30 Nov. 2006
Descension Tempo (Nuit Blanche Évènement) (Toronto-Canada) 30 Sep. 2006
Descension X Avant music festival (Toronto-Canada) 23 Sep. 2006
Descension EBM festival / The Rivoli (Toronto-Canada) 9 Sep. 2006
Descension iomedia Interaccess art Galery (Toronto-Canada) 7 July 2006
Descension Bizune Projet / Elmocambo (Toronto-Canada) 15 June 2006
Travaux personnels DorkBot Interaccess (Toronto-Canada) 8 June 2006
Descension TheUpgrade / Mutek / SAT (Montréal-Canada) 30 May 2006
Descension Contemporary Art Musée of Sevilla(Sevilla-Spain) 30 May 2006
Descension iomedia Interaccess art Galery (Toronto-Canada) 21 April 2006
Bizune Projet iomedia Neutral Lounge (Toronto-Canada) 20 April 2006
Descension INTELLIGENT DESIGN (Toronto-Canada) 11 April 2006
Descension Vague Terrain Évènement (Toronto-Canada) 25 March 2006
Descension French Short Film Festival ONF (Toronto-Canada) 24 March 2006
Descension iomedia Interaccess art Galery (Toronto-Canada) 10 March 2006
Descension Elektra Festival PDA (Montréal-Canada) 25 Feb 2006
Descension Iomedia Interaccess (Toronto-Canada) 17 Feb. 2006
Personnal Works UltraSpin 09 The Guvernment (CLub) (Toronto-Canada) 4 Feb. 2006
Personnal Works THE AMBiENT PiNG Hacienda Lounge (Toronto-Canada) 31 Jan. 2006
Descension Projet Iomedia Interaccess (Toronto-Canada) 7 Jan. 2006
Bahiatronica (Monica Friere) Bahiatronica (Monica Friere) Club Soda (Montréal-Canada) 11 October 2005
Performance live (mix session) - Robo/tek V.6 S.A.T.(Montréal-Canada) 7 October 2005
Performance live SHARE Videographe (Montréal-Canada) 25 Sep. 2005
Performance live Bahiatronica (Monica Friere) S.A.T. (Montréal-Canada) 21 Sep. 2005
Performance live SHARE Videographe (Montréal-Canada) 21 August 2005
KARV (Fashion and Ice) - (live VJ set) KARV (Fashion and Ice) Centre-C (Montréal-Canada) 21 June 2005
SHIVA Projet (live VJ set) Mix Session S.A.T. (Montréal-Canada) 21 June 2005
SHIVA Projet (live VJ set) Club Uptopia (lancement) Club Uptopia (Montréal-Canada) 03 June 2005
Perplex&Lola New collection Perplex&Lola New collection S.A.T. (Montréal-Canada) 31 May 2005
SHIVA Projet (live VJ set) Mix Session S.A.T. (Montréal-Canada) 27 May 2005