The possibility that virtual reality could push the limits of the moviegoing experience took a leap forward with Alejandro G. Inarritu’s immigration-themed installation “Carne y Arena” at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
But on the A-list festival circuit, it’s the Venice Film Festival that is leading the way in the Vr arena.
There are of course other film festivals around the world that to varying degrees have been dipping their toes into what is becoming the Vr craze.
Sundance, which was the first to explore and open up to interactive storytelling, has the New Frontier Story Lab residency program and showcases Vr works as a non-competitive sidebar; Tribeca has its immersive Storyscapes and Visual Arcades programs; Toronto last year launched a separate Vr strand called Pop Vr, which featured five pieces; Geneva Intl. Film Festival Tous Ecrans, which runs in November, started a competitive section with roughly 10 virtual reality works in 2016. And the Dubai...
But on the A-list festival circuit, it’s the Venice Film Festival that is leading the way in the Vr arena.
There are of course other film festivals around the world that to varying degrees have been dipping their toes into what is becoming the Vr craze.
Sundance, which was the first to explore and open up to interactive storytelling, has the New Frontier Story Lab residency program and showcases Vr works as a non-competitive sidebar; Tribeca has its immersive Storyscapes and Visual Arcades programs; Toronto last year launched a separate Vr strand called Pop Vr, which featured five pieces; Geneva Intl. Film Festival Tous Ecrans, which runs in November, started a competitive section with roughly 10 virtual reality works in 2016. And the Dubai...
- 8/16/2017
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety - Film News
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