As the world is opening again to events and festivals, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) will happen on July 9-16. With its XR section, Beyond Reality, and a lot of surprises this…
CONTINUANCE, produced by Stratéolab for La Pulperie, a museum in the Saguenay region, is a virtual reality experience based on Portage-des-roches a painting by local artist Arthur Villeneuve.
We noticed Ethan Shaftel's work some time ago, his virtual reality films with fantastic, funny and terribly enthusiastic universes. Coming from the world of animation, Ethan never stops playing with …
For its 2020 edition, the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes’ XR program dedicated to virtual and augmented reality becomes CANNES XR VIRTUAL from June 24 to 26. This 3-day event will be entirely de…
Germany-based goEast - festival of Central and Eastern Film became the first festival in the world to make its VR-section available for online audiences.
Six projects and artist teams have been selected for the 2020 Sundance Institute New Frontier Story Lab, which supports independent artists working at the cutting-edge convergence of film, art, media…
After unveiling the Marché du Film Online, a standalone online market to be held from 22 to 26 June, the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes announces the reshape of Cannes XR in a digital only event…
As part of Tribeca Immersive - Cinema 360, UPSTANDER was screened few days in April on Oculus TV. A great opportunity to discover how the immersive medium could speak about bullying at school. We met…
Venice VR is not only an immersive festival and one of the most beautiful venue to showcase VR. Filmmakers and producers are also welcome all year long to work on their project through the Biennale C…
Building bridges with Asia (a strong partnership with Taiwan) and other continents (Africa was guest of honor 2020), this 100% immersive festival in the heart of Paris is gaining in importance each y…
Being a forum for virtual experiences, in its third edition at goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film the Open Frame Award continues to experiment with new forms and media formats.
Featuring a premiere of Alegría – A Spark of Light, created by Felix & Paul Studios, PHI VR TO GO explores the best narrative content in virtual reality from the comfort of your home.
In these times of stay-at-home confinement, we may not go out as much as we'd like, but at least we can invite you to a multi-dimensional VR trip back in time to 1995, an era that planted the roots o…
When you read something as a child you do not only enjoy a story. Everything about it comes to life around you: the voices, the sounds, the smells, the colors, even the tastes. There is no separation…
With its ability to create a rhythmic, spatial & particularly dark narrative, BLACK BAG is to virtual reality what film noir is to the cinema. A strange odyssey to discover quickly!
Due to the current situation, Tribeca Festival had to cancel his physical event and found its way online (see the complete line up). For the Immersive part the Cinema360 program will air on Oculus fr…
Established in 2016 as a content platform, VRrOOm (link) is developing as a distribution platform for festivals with a service of virtual rooms to broadcast projects and host XR users.
As its 2nd edition originally scheduled in June was postponed, we spoke with Astrid Kahmke (director of the festival and Head of the European Creators' Lab) and Benedikt Frank (PR manager) about the…
While the restoration works are ongoing, many are keeping alive in their minds and eyes – through videos, pictures and memories – the beauty of this sacred monument. Ubisoft joined them, creating a V…
Between innovation and art, the world is its playground, and we keep looking for talent everywhere. Africa is a great place of creativity, with a lot of VR films shot there. What about the local tal…
The SPACE EXPLORERS series from Montreal studio Félix & Paul was born from a crazy idea: to follow through on one of VR's promises, that is to allow us to access distant, fantastic or simply inaccess…
Presented at Tribeca last year, DOCTOR WHO: THE RUNAWAY (available on Steam and Rift) opens the doors of the Tardis for an exclusive episode of the saga. And a lot of troubles for our hero. What coul…
Since then, his passion for videogame and storytelling leaded to innovative and complex experiences. With THE SCREAM VR (co-created with Sandra Paugam) and 7 LIVES (co-created with Sabrina Calvo) rel…
Founder at la Générale de Production, Paris-based production company, Jérémy Pouilloux produced in 2019 the immersive documentary ACCUSED #2: WALTER SISULU, one of the most selected projects in festi…
Previously Head of Creative Innovation at Webedia (France), he is now entirely dedicated to creative and immersive experiences where storytelling is king. With his new company Wilkins Avenue, he has …
In 3 years, the company founded by Camille and Marc Lopato is operating as VR spaces creators for festivals (Venice VR, IDFA Doclab…) or brands, and opened last year a distribution department. With a…
Every year, on November 11, the world celebrates the end of the First World War. Last year XRMust dedicated an article to its 100th anniversary, interviewing Sébastian Tixador, director of the powerf…
“For art in all its forms”: Montreal-based Phi Centre is not new to immersive exhibitions and events. After their pop-up showcase at La Biennale di Venezia from May to October, Phi just launched thei…
Paris-based event SATIS-Screen4All (new merger between 37-years old SATIS and Screen4All Forum) is a 2-days show dedicated to creation and technological innovation in media, entertainment, and audio-…
In 2017, one of the works selected for the VR Days Europe was DREAMS OF BLUE, directed by Valentina Paggiarin, an Italian interactive writer specialized in new media and videoludic narrative.
Even with no feature film in the last ten years (COCO CHANEL AND IGOR STRAVINSKY in 2009), Jan Kounen has been busy: documentaries, books ... and this year no less than 3 works in virtual reality: no…
On August 21, 3pm, the online booking to reserve your slot for VR works presented at the 2019 Venice Film Festival opened. Two hours later, the installation COSMOS WITHIN US was almost sold out and i…
LucidWeb, a leading WebVR and WebAR startup based in Brussels, expands its offering by launching its premium virtual reality distribution platform today at the 76th Venice Film Festival. The event wi…
This month at Venice VR will be officially launched the new version of his platform Kaleidoscope, a marketplace for immersive contents, with more features to work with artists and funding companies. …
I was lucky enough to be there and listen to the teams of directors and producers sharing their ideas and stories. One of them, in particular, resonated in me for its compelling and meaningful conten…
Dana Dansereau is an interactive producer of the National Film Board of Canada’s Digital Studio, based in Vancouver. We met at the Annecy Film Festival where GYMNASIA (produced with Felix & Paul Stud…
Social networks and private groups are used to share news and events. Not the fear of missing something, but certainly the idea of a real community behind virtual worlds: this is not a fantasy. In ou…
And, while we are all waiting for the VeniceVR of the Venice Film Festival, we can enjoy other beautiful events that are working hard on bringing virtual reality to a wider audience.
It’s not only one of the most selected VR films in festivals this year (so far Tribeca, Annecy, New Images…), but WOLVES IN THE WALLS first segment was also well distributed in 2018. Now we are able …
Being as discreet as possible, the company based in Paris and Toulouse is however regularly selected in the biggest festivals of the world for their immersive experiences.
The Tribeca Film Festival is amongst the first entertainment event every year, and it’s still growing attention with a fearless line-up of talents and projects. This year’s Immersive selection seems …
The Atomic Tree is a journey into the memories of one of the most revered trees in the world—a 400-year-old Japanese White Pine bonsai that witnessed—and survived—the atomic blast in Hiroshima.
Celine Tricart is an acclaimed storyteller who has developed a unique and recognizable style involving highly emotional stories and strong visual artistry. Her work was showcased in numerous Academy …
From astronauts to astrophysicists, McNitt works alongside scientists to tell stories about the human connection to the cosmos. Her films and VR experiences have appeared at festivals including Sunda…
In this exquisite VR experience, it is 1983 on a cold night in Woodland City, and being a zombie is still illegal. Like all of his kind, Gloomy is hiding in the forest, away from bounty hunters.
The doors of virtual universes open again at New Frontier, the immersive section of the Sundance 2019’s festival. This year the regulars of the event in Park City will discover 2 sections dedicated t…
I was thinking about gender, masculinity, growing up in a patriarchal society I always wanted to be a man. I am drawn to the ambiguity of gender and capture it in my photographs. Going against the cu…
Filmmaker and architect, Mathieu Pradat inscribes his practice in the growing interaction between virtual and real worlds, like so many territories carrying knowledge and emotions. He explores new na…
Tulanana Bohela is a Tanzanian entrepreneur, journalist and filmmaker. She began reporting in Tanzania and the East African region on TV, radio and digital for BBC Africa and BBC Swahili. She became …
Cie Gilles Jobin is a Geneva-based international contemporary dance company. Gilles Jobin’s work has regularly fed on matter- and movement-related science and technology.