Montevideo Scholarship Winners Announced

We are pleased to announce the winners of the TouchDesigner scholarships that we offered in collaboration with the Fulldome Festival Montevideo.

Given the high level of participation, we have decided to reward four instead of two submissions with access to our TouchDesigner Beginners Class 2025.
To further encourage experimentation with real-time performance, we have also added Simon Rydens excellent Pro Module Creative UI: Building Tools for Performing Artists.

The selected artists and researchers are:

Andrea Ronchi – Argentina / @an.ronchi

Karen Palacios – Colombia / @kapalaciosss

Mal Pouco – Brazil / @mal_pouco

Romina Galperin  – Uruguay / @fieraa_______

We are confident, that the participants will make good use of this opportunity and take advantage of it to create a fulldome artwork that they can submit to the Montevideo Fulldome Festival 2026:

The festival is launching its first edition, inviting artists and collectives from around the world to submit immersive audiovisual works in the fulldome format. The festival will take place from April 10 to 12, 2026 at the Agrónomo Germán Barbato Planetarium in Montevideo, Uruguay, a historic venue recently renovated with advanced digital technology, 8K projection and 5.1 surround sound.

Participation is free and open to proposals that explore the possibilities of immersive 360-degree audiovisual narratives, with no style limitations.

Apply to the Montevideo Fulldome Festival 2026

Submission deadline: February 1, 2026

Notification of selected works: February 23, 2026

Festival: April 10–12, 2026

Selected works will be shown on the planetarium’s dome, equipped with 6 laser projectors in an immersive audiovisual setting. The festival will award $1000 USD for the Best Work and other prizes such as Best Fulldome Innovation, Best Immersive Audio, and special recognitions for Latin American, Uruguayan, and emerging artists.

https://fulldomefestivalmvd.com/open-call