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Immersive Audio Network Festival
The Immersive Audio Network (IAN) is pleased to announce a Call for Works for its upcoming spatial audio Festival — curated listening events celebrating excellence, experimentation, and innovation in immersive sound.
We welcome submissions from spatial audio practitioners, sound artists, composers, and producers working across immersive formats such as Ambisonics and Dolby Atmos.
Festival Amenities
Accepted Content
Submission Categories
Emerging Talent
For early-career creators, students, or first-time submitters working in immersive audio who wish to showcase their spatial sound pieces in a supportive and exploratory environment.
Established Talent
For more advanced practitioners, professional sound/music artists, and spatial audio creators with a demonstrated body of work. This category celebrates refined, ambitious, and mature immersive audio compositions — works that push the boundaries of spatial sound.
Binaural Online Exhibition
A Binaural Online Exhibition will accompany this year's Immersive Audio Network Festival. We welcome binaural tracks of maximum 10 minutes.
Festival Rules
We are accepting audio-only submissions:
Please upload only one audio file or a link to one audio file.
1 file = 1 category = 1 submission:
When completing the form, you have the option to choose which category you are applying for. Please only apply for one category.
Once you choose one category, please upload your file or send us a link to access the file. Please do not upload both a link and a file. Choose whichever works best for you.
We kindly ask you to name the file with your name and track title and to be the same as the name(s)/title from the submitted form.
If the track is not accessible, your submission will be disqualified.
Maximum Duration:
Submissions may be excerpts, but on the day of the festival only up to 10 minutes of each work can be played (due to time constraints).
File formats and Submission Guidance:
Multichannel WAV or AIFF files ADM (Audio Definition Model) - Please share a link instead of uploading the file
Spatial formats supported: Ambisonics (preferably 3rd order or higher)
Dolby Atmos (rendered as 7.1.4 or 9.1.6, or submitted as an ADM file) - Please share a link instead of uploading a file
For any alternate formats, please do get in contact with us before submitting.
Submission materials:
A high-quality audio file (according to the formats above). You can add a Binaural Render of the work if you have it available.
A short description (150–300 words) of the piece: its concept, technical format, and spatial approach
An artist biography (50–150 words)
An artist picture (.jpeg, .png)
Optional: a short technical note (e.g., software/tools used, how it was mixed)
Terms & Conditions:
By submitting, you grant the Immersive Audio Network permission to play, record, and archive your work for promotional and non-commercial use within the festival context. You retain full copyright ownership and may continue to distribute your work elsewhere. Selected works must provide a high-quality render suitable for playback on our festival system.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
We warmly encourage both emerging and established spatial audio creators to apply, and we look forward to hearing your immersive sound visions.
