LIBRARY OF DREAMS Receives Funding Support from Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM)

2025-10-23 18:53

LIBRARY OF DREAMS, an interactive VR experience exploring how dreams reveal the psychological impact of political repression and war, has received funding support from Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM). The project was awarded EUR 45,000 through German co-producer Abduct Media as part of MDM’s Production New Media funding decisions.

Led by the artistic vision of artist and director Jane Rzheznikova, Library of Dreams is now moving closer to full production. The project is produced by Georgian-Israeli studio Less Media Group and developed as an international co-production with Germany-based XR studio Abduct Media, represented by Davide Maria Emanuel Cocchiara and Giovanni Cocchiara.

Based on real dream accounts from the Third Reich, the Soviet Union, and modern-day Russia, Library of Dreams invites audiences into an interconnected dream universe where the subconscious becomes a space of collective memory. The experience builds on documentary research and the pioneering work of German author Charlotte Beradt, whose book The Third Reich of Dreams laid the foundation for the study of political dreams.

The MDM support marks another important step for the project following its previous development milestones, including presentations and participation connected to Sunny Side of the Doc, European Creators Lab, Venice Biennale College Cinema — Immersive, Venice Production Bridge, and NewImages XR Development Market.

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Press contact:

Alina Mikhaleva / alina@lessmediagroup.com

About Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM)

Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung GmbH supports promising film and media productions in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, with funding schemes covering project phases from development through production and distribution. More information here.

About Abduct Media

Abduct Media is an independent XR studio based in Nuremberg, Germany, specializing in immersive AR, VR, and MR games and experiences. The studio brings creative and technical XR expertise to the Library of Dreams co-production. Learn more.

About Less Media Group

Less Media Group is a Georgian-Israeli creative studio founded by XR professional Alina Mikhaleva. The studio works across content creation, virtual events, festival organization, and narrative XR development, and has launched education programs for emerging digital artists in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Library of Dreams originated from one of the studio’s first digital art programs, organized in partnership with the French Institute in 2022. Learn more.