Speakers at panel on AI put forward positive use cases for the technology.
A plea for creators to adopt a more positive view of artificial intelligence was one of the key take-aways from a panel discussion on the technology at the 2023 Geneva Digital Market (Gdm).
Named ‘Dreams and Chimeras of Artificial Intelligence,’ the panel ran as part of the Machine Learning x Audiovisuel talks programme Monday (Nov. 6).
The use of AI in the creative industries has been a hot topic in recent months, with the writers’ and actors’ strikes in the US both in part concerning the implementation of AI technologies.
A plea for creators to adopt a more positive view of artificial intelligence was one of the key take-aways from a panel discussion on the technology at the 2023 Geneva Digital Market (Gdm).
Named ‘Dreams and Chimeras of Artificial Intelligence,’ the panel ran as part of the Machine Learning x Audiovisuel talks programme Monday (Nov. 6).
The use of AI in the creative industries has been a hot topic in recent months, with the writers’ and actors’ strikes in the US both in part concerning the implementation of AI technologies.
- 11/8/2023
- by Stuart Kemp
- ScreenDaily
Speakers at panel on AI put forward positive use cases for the technology.
A plea for creators to adopt a more positive view of artificial intelligence was one of the key take-aways from a panel discussion on the technology at the 2023 Geneva Digital Market (Gdm).
Named ‘Dreams and Chimeras of Artificial Intelligence,’ the panel ran as part of the Machine Learning x Audiovisuel talks programme Monday (Nov. 6).
The use of AI in the creative industries has been a hot topic in recent months, with the writers’ and actors’ strikes in the US both in part concerning the implementation of AI technologies.
A plea for creators to adopt a more positive view of artificial intelligence was one of the key take-aways from a panel discussion on the technology at the 2023 Geneva Digital Market (Gdm).
Named ‘Dreams and Chimeras of Artificial Intelligence,’ the panel ran as part of the Machine Learning x Audiovisuel talks programme Monday (Nov. 6).
The use of AI in the creative industries has been a hot topic in recent months, with the writers’ and actors’ strikes in the US both in part concerning the implementation of AI technologies.
- 11/8/2023
- by Stuart Kemp
- ScreenDaily
Speakers at panel on AI put forward positive use cases for the technology.
A plea for creators to adopt a more positive view of artificial intelligence was one of the key take-aways from a panel discussion on the technology at the 2023 Geneva Digital Market (Gdm).
Named ‘Dreams and Chimeras of Artificial Intelligence,’ the panel ran as part of the Machine Learning x Audiovisuel talks programme Monday (Nov. 6).
The use of AI in the creative industries has been a hot topic in recent months, with the writers’ and actors’ strikes in the US both in part concerning the implementation of AI technologies.
A plea for creators to adopt a more positive view of artificial intelligence was one of the key take-aways from a panel discussion on the technology at the 2023 Geneva Digital Market (Gdm).
Named ‘Dreams and Chimeras of Artificial Intelligence,’ the panel ran as part of the Machine Learning x Audiovisuel talks programme Monday (Nov. 6).
The use of AI in the creative industries has been a hot topic in recent months, with the writers’ and actors’ strikes in the US both in part concerning the implementation of AI technologies.
- 11/8/2023
- by Stuart Kemp
- ScreenDaily
“The only way to really understand what it is is to play with it.”
Pressman Film CEO Sam Pressman is diving into artificial intelligence (AI) to explore the technology’s use in storytelling.
Pressman’s (Daliland) short film In Search Of Time co-created by Pierre Zandrowicz and Mathew Tierney premiered in Tribeca Festival on June 8 and is, they claim, the first AI-generated film to play at a major film festival.
It combines imagery from an iPhone with open source AI platform Stable Diffusion to create a meditation on memory and loss in honour of Pressman’s father Ed Pressman, the...
Pressman Film CEO Sam Pressman is diving into artificial intelligence (AI) to explore the technology’s use in storytelling.
Pressman’s (Daliland) short film In Search Of Time co-created by Pierre Zandrowicz and Mathew Tierney premiered in Tribeca Festival on June 8 and is, they claim, the first AI-generated film to play at a major film festival.
It combines imagery from an iPhone with open source AI platform Stable Diffusion to create a meditation on memory and loss in honour of Pressman’s father Ed Pressman, the...
- 6/10/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“The only way to really understand what it is is to play with it.”
Pressman Film CEO Sam Pressman is diving into artificial intelligence (AI) to explore the technology’s use in storytelling.
Pressman’s (Daliland) short film In Search Of Time co-created by Pierre Zandrowicz and Mathew Tierney premiered in Tribeca Festival on June 8 and is the first AI-generated film to play at a major film festival.
It combines imagery from an iPhone with open source AI platform Stable Diffusion to create a meditation on memory and loss in honour of Pressman’s father Ed Pressman, the pioneering independent...
Pressman Film CEO Sam Pressman is diving into artificial intelligence (AI) to explore the technology’s use in storytelling.
Pressman’s (Daliland) short film In Search Of Time co-created by Pierre Zandrowicz and Mathew Tierney premiered in Tribeca Festival on June 8 and is the first AI-generated film to play at a major film festival.
It combines imagery from an iPhone with open source AI platform Stable Diffusion to create a meditation on memory and loss in honour of Pressman’s father Ed Pressman, the pioneering independent...
- 6/10/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Manuela Martelli’s ‘1976’ wins Sutherland Award.
Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage led the winners at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival (October 5-16), taking the best film prize in the Official Competition.
The Official Competition jury, led by Tanya Seghatchian, praised the ”masterfully realised film for its mesmerising and original interpretation of the life of the Austrian Empress Elisabeth”, and said it was ”completed seduced by Vicky Krieps’ sublime performance of a woman out of time trapped in her own iconography and her rebellious yearning for liberation.”
Scroll down for the full list of winners
Corsage debuted in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in May,...
Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage led the winners at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival (October 5-16), taking the best film prize in the Official Competition.
The Official Competition jury, led by Tanya Seghatchian, praised the ”masterfully realised film for its mesmerising and original interpretation of the life of the Austrian Empress Elisabeth”, and said it was ”completed seduced by Vicky Krieps’ sublime performance of a woman out of time trapped in her own iconography and her rebellious yearning for liberation.”
Scroll down for the full list of winners
Corsage debuted in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in May,...
- 10/16/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The London Film Festival has revealed its jury line-up for this year’s awards.
The Official Competition jury is led by “Power of the Dog” and “Cold War” producer Tanya Seghatchian (pictured), while the First Feature Competition (Sutherland Award) jury will be headed up by director and actor Nana Mensah whose directorial debut “Queen of Glory” won the Best New Narrative Director prize at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.
Elsewhere, Italian filmmaker Roberto Minervini will lead the jury selecting the winner of the Grierson Award for Best Documentary after winning the award in 2018 for his film “What You Gonna Do When the World’s On Fire.”
Finally, the Immersive Art and Xr Competition will be led by photographer Misan Harriman, while producer and director Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor will lead the jury selecting the best short film.
See below for the full jury lists:
Official Competition
Seghatchian is joined this year by: actor...
The Official Competition jury is led by “Power of the Dog” and “Cold War” producer Tanya Seghatchian (pictured), while the First Feature Competition (Sutherland Award) jury will be headed up by director and actor Nana Mensah whose directorial debut “Queen of Glory” won the Best New Narrative Director prize at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.
Elsewhere, Italian filmmaker Roberto Minervini will lead the jury selecting the winner of the Grierson Award for Best Documentary after winning the award in 2018 for his film “What You Gonna Do When the World’s On Fire.”
Finally, the Immersive Art and Xr Competition will be led by photographer Misan Harriman, while producer and director Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor will lead the jury selecting the best short film.
See below for the full jury lists:
Official Competition
Seghatchian is joined this year by: actor...
- 10/4/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The BFI London Film Festival will debut Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin’s latest project as part of Lff Expanded, the festival’s Immersive Art and Extended Realities strand, which runs from October 5-16, 2022.
Programmed by Ulrich Schrauth, the BFI’s Immersive Art and Xr Curator, this year’s Lff Expanded lineup showcases 20 projects from 17 countries across the world, all of which feature artists working in emerging technologies, such as interactive virtual reality, screen-based installations, augmented reality, mixed reality, immersive audio experience and live performance.
The lineup includes the World Premiere of Guy Maddin’s latest work Haunted Hotel: A Melodrama in Augmented Reality. Presented at BFI Southbank, this evocative, immersive exhibition transports the audience into a surreal paper world, created from an eclectic selection of clippings drawn from Maddin’s own personal archive, set to an intricate soundscape by acclaimed composer Magnus Fiennes. The project was commissioned by the Lff...
Programmed by Ulrich Schrauth, the BFI’s Immersive Art and Xr Curator, this year’s Lff Expanded lineup showcases 20 projects from 17 countries across the world, all of which feature artists working in emerging technologies, such as interactive virtual reality, screen-based installations, augmented reality, mixed reality, immersive audio experience and live performance.
The lineup includes the World Premiere of Guy Maddin’s latest work Haunted Hotel: A Melodrama in Augmented Reality. Presented at BFI Southbank, this evocative, immersive exhibition transports the audience into a surreal paper world, created from an eclectic selection of clippings drawn from Maddin’s own personal archive, set to an intricate soundscape by acclaimed composer Magnus Fiennes. The project was commissioned by the Lff...
- 8/24/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The BFI London Film Festival has revealed the line-up for Lff Expanded, its immersive art and extended realities strand (Oct. 5-16).
Programmed by Ulrich Schrauth, the BFI’s immersive art and Xr curator, this year’s program features interactive virtual reality, screen-based installations, augmented reality, mixed reality, immersive audio experience and live performance. The program will be at multiple venues on London’s South Bank.
The highlight of the program is the world premiere, commissioned by the festival, of Guy Maddin’s “Haunted Hotel: A Melodrama in Augmented Reality,” which promises to transport the audience into a surreal paper world, created from a selection of clippings drawn from Maddin’s own personal archive, set to a soundscape by composer Magnus Fiennes.
Schrauth describes the work as one “that invites audiences to explore a vibrant tableau of desire, deception and death.”
Schrauth said: “This year’s program considers pertinent issues of...
Programmed by Ulrich Schrauth, the BFI’s immersive art and Xr curator, this year’s program features interactive virtual reality, screen-based installations, augmented reality, mixed reality, immersive audio experience and live performance. The program will be at multiple venues on London’s South Bank.
The highlight of the program is the world premiere, commissioned by the festival, of Guy Maddin’s “Haunted Hotel: A Melodrama in Augmented Reality,” which promises to transport the audience into a surreal paper world, created from a selection of clippings drawn from Maddin’s own personal archive, set to a soundscape by composer Magnus Fiennes.
Schrauth describes the work as one “that invites audiences to explore a vibrant tableau of desire, deception and death.”
Schrauth said: “This year’s program considers pertinent issues of...
- 8/24/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Venice’s Xr strand has rebranded to include immersive media beyond VR.
Venice Immersive, the Xr (extended reality) section of the Venice International Film Festival, has unveiled its official selection for 2022 with 30 projects playing in competition.
Six of the Xr competition projects come from the UK, including Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom, a VR spin-off from the hit drama series.
A dark action-adventure VR game that will immerse players in the world of the show, Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom is produced by UK games developer Maze Theory and will launch later this year.
Formerly known as Venice VR Expanded,...
Venice Immersive, the Xr (extended reality) section of the Venice International Film Festival, has unveiled its official selection for 2022 with 30 projects playing in competition.
Six of the Xr competition projects come from the UK, including Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom, a VR spin-off from the hit drama series.
A dark action-adventure VR game that will immerse players in the world of the show, Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom is produced by UK games developer Maze Theory and will launch later this year.
Formerly known as Venice VR Expanded,...
- 7/27/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Back together in person after two years of going virtual during the pandemic, the Austin-based SXSW Film Festival has announced its juried prizes. As in previous editions, the awards show happened at the midpoint of the nine-day event, before SXSW’s music events suck much of the attention away from film screenings.
The top prize in narrative feature competition went to “I Love My Dad,” written and directed by James Morosini, who also stars as a younger version of himself in this uncomfortable retelling of how he was catfished by his father (played by Patton Oswalt).
“Morosini displays massive empathy as a filmmaker to get into the mind of the father he feels betrayed by, and also as an actor portraying the impact of that betrayal,” said the jury, who also gave special jury prizes to the cast and crew of “It Is in Us All” and Elizaveta Yankovskaya, star of the Russian film “Nika.
The top prize in narrative feature competition went to “I Love My Dad,” written and directed by James Morosini, who also stars as a younger version of himself in this uncomfortable retelling of how he was catfished by his father (played by Patton Oswalt).
“Morosini displays massive empathy as a filmmaker to get into the mind of the father he feels betrayed by, and also as an actor portraying the impact of that betrayal,” said the jury, who also gave special jury prizes to the cast and crew of “It Is in Us All” and Elizaveta Yankovskaya, star of the Russian film “Nika.
- 3/16/2022
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
The Sundance Film Festival released the lineup for the 16th-anniversary edition of New Frontier, the fest’s track for showcasing multimedia, VR and emerging tech creative projects. The 2022 program includes 15 premieres from creators around the world.
The New Frontier program will be “a fully biodigital showcase,” according to Sundance. It will be globally accessible online via Sundance’s The Spaceship virtual venue from Jan. 20-28, 2022, with in-person extensions and live performances at The Craft, a new artist-centered venue in Park City. Ticketed New Frontier performances also will be presented in Park City’s Egyptian Theatre and simultaneously on The Spaceship.
See Also: Sundance 2022 Feature Lineup: Films From Lena Dunham, Amy Poehler and Netflix’s Kanye West Doc
Kicking off the festival on Jan. 20 will be a special hybrid digital/in-person presentation of Sam Green’s “32 Sounds” (pictured above), an immersive documentary film about the powerful effects of sound, featuring live music and narration.
The New Frontier program will be “a fully biodigital showcase,” according to Sundance. It will be globally accessible online via Sundance’s The Spaceship virtual venue from Jan. 20-28, 2022, with in-person extensions and live performances at The Craft, a new artist-centered venue in Park City. Ticketed New Frontier performances also will be presented in Park City’s Egyptian Theatre and simultaneously on The Spaceship.
See Also: Sundance 2022 Feature Lineup: Films From Lena Dunham, Amy Poehler and Netflix’s Kanye West Doc
Kicking off the festival on Jan. 20 will be a special hybrid digital/in-person presentation of Sam Green’s “32 Sounds” (pictured above), an immersive documentary film about the powerful effects of sound, featuring live music and narration.
- 12/9/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Venice VR Expanded will run online this year.
The virtual reality line-up for the Venice Film Festival (September 2-12) features 31 competition titles, including a project created by Jon Favreau.
Badged Venice VR Expanded, the strand will run entirely online. The out of competition line-up includes nine of the best international VR titles and four projects developed during the Biennale College Cinema - VR.
The Favreau project is Gnomes & Goblins, an original production from Wevr, MWMi and Golem Creations that features a virtual world created by the Lion King director in collaboration with VR director Jake Rowell.
The Venice VR digital platform,...
The virtual reality line-up for the Venice Film Festival (September 2-12) features 31 competition titles, including a project created by Jon Favreau.
Badged Venice VR Expanded, the strand will run entirely online. The out of competition line-up includes nine of the best international VR titles and four projects developed during the Biennale College Cinema - VR.
The Favreau project is Gnomes & Goblins, an original production from Wevr, MWMi and Golem Creations that features a virtual world created by the Lion King director in collaboration with VR director Jake Rowell.
The Venice VR digital platform,...
- 7/31/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Holland’s upcoming feature Charlatan among 51 headed to the Lido.
This year’s Venice Gap-Financing Market, returning for its sixth edition in 2019, has named the 51 projects that will participate across its four strands.
There are 28 features, fiction and documentaries, heading to the Lido this year. Among them is Agnieszka Holland’s upcoming feature Charlatan (Sarlatan), which is being produced by Czech outfit Marlene Film in co-production with Film & Music Entertainment (F&me)’s Irish outpost and Slovakia’s Furia Film.
The project is based on the life of Jan Mikolášek, a Czech healer who lived in totalitarian 1950s Czechoslovakia. Films Boutique is handling sales.
This year’s Venice Gap-Financing Market, returning for its sixth edition in 2019, has named the 51 projects that will participate across its four strands.
There are 28 features, fiction and documentaries, heading to the Lido this year. Among them is Agnieszka Holland’s upcoming feature Charlatan (Sarlatan), which is being produced by Czech outfit Marlene Film in co-production with Film & Music Entertainment (F&me)’s Irish outpost and Slovakia’s Furia Film.
The project is based on the life of Jan Mikolášek, a Czech healer who lived in totalitarian 1950s Czechoslovakia. Films Boutique is handling sales.
- 7/2/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The sixth edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market (August 30 – September 1), which takes place during the Venice Film Festival, will feature 51 projects in the final stages of development and funding.
Of those, 23 projects from Europe and beyond are narrative features with 70% funding in place. Five projects are documentaries.
Among highlights are Czech feature Sarlatan by Oscar-nominated Polish director Agnieszka Holland (Mr. Jones) about a man gifted with exceptional abilities set against the background of the events of the totalitarian ’50s; Russian film Air by Dovlatov director Alexey German Jr; Grbavica director Jasmila Zbanic’s Euro co-pro Quo Vadis Aida (working title); and Canadian pic Saint-Narcisse by Bruce La Bruce.
Here’s a full list of projects taking part in the market:
28 Selected Fiction And Documentary Projects
Air (Russia) by Alexey German Jr., SAGa, Metrafilms Alam (France, Lebanon, Belgium) by Firas Khoury, Mpm Film A la sombra de los árboles (Chile) by Matías Rojas Valencia,...
Of those, 23 projects from Europe and beyond are narrative features with 70% funding in place. Five projects are documentaries.
Among highlights are Czech feature Sarlatan by Oscar-nominated Polish director Agnieszka Holland (Mr. Jones) about a man gifted with exceptional abilities set against the background of the events of the totalitarian ’50s; Russian film Air by Dovlatov director Alexey German Jr; Grbavica director Jasmila Zbanic’s Euro co-pro Quo Vadis Aida (working title); and Canadian pic Saint-Narcisse by Bruce La Bruce.
Here’s a full list of projects taking part in the market:
28 Selected Fiction And Documentary Projects
Air (Russia) by Alexey German Jr., SAGa, Metrafilms Alam (France, Lebanon, Belgium) by Firas Khoury, Mpm Film A la sombra de los árboles (Chile) by Matías Rojas Valencia,...
- 7/2/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Atlas V, the thriving French Vr company with three films premiering in Annecy’s inaugural Vr competition lineup, has enlisted Tahar Rahim (“Looming Towers”) and Zita Hanrot (“Plan Coeur”) for Jorge Tereso and Fernando Maldonado’s animated “Gloomy Eyes” and Pierre Zandrowicz’s sci-fi experience “Mirror,” respectively.
“Mirror,” which is being presented at the Annecy Film Festival in the work-in-progress section, marks Zandrowicz’s follow up to “I, Philip.” “Mirror” is an English-language narrative Vr short in the veins of “Under The Skin,” “Annihilation” and “Solaris,” said Zandrowicz who wrote the script with Remi Giordano, his co-scribe on “I, Philip,” and Nicolas Peufaillit, the co-writer of Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet.”
“Mirror” takes place thirty years from now and stars Hanrot as a young woman, Claris, whose trip into space unravels, leading her to have hallucinations bringing back some painful memories. “The psychological drama allows us to follow the characters...
“Mirror,” which is being presented at the Annecy Film Festival in the work-in-progress section, marks Zandrowicz’s follow up to “I, Philip.” “Mirror” is an English-language narrative Vr short in the veins of “Under The Skin,” “Annihilation” and “Solaris,” said Zandrowicz who wrote the script with Remi Giordano, his co-scribe on “I, Philip,” and Nicolas Peufaillit, the co-writer of Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet.”
“Mirror” takes place thirty years from now and stars Hanrot as a young woman, Claris, whose trip into space unravels, leading her to have hallucinations bringing back some painful memories. “The psychological drama allows us to follow the characters...
- 6/12/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
“Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown is set to narrate an episode of Darren Aronofsky-produced Vr series “Spheres,” which will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
Aronofsky revealed that Brown had joined the voice cast of the three-part series “Spheres” on his Instagram account Wednesday.
The young actress, who plays Eleven in Netflix’s critically acclaimed series “Stranger Things,” follows in the footsteps of Jessica Chastain and Patti Smith, who narrated the first and third episodes, respectively. Directed by Eliza McNitt, the series’ third episode was showcased at Tribeca, and the first installment was shown at Sundance.
All three episodes will be shown together for the first time in Venice as part of the festival’s Vr section.
“Spheres” is an interactive journey inspired by the iconic “Pale Blue Dot” image of planet Earth. Antoine Cayrol, Pierre Zandrowicz, Arnaud Colinart and Fred Volhuer at Paris-based outfit...
Aronofsky revealed that Brown had joined the voice cast of the three-part series “Spheres” on his Instagram account Wednesday.
The young actress, who plays Eleven in Netflix’s critically acclaimed series “Stranger Things,” follows in the footsteps of Jessica Chastain and Patti Smith, who narrated the first and third episodes, respectively. Directed by Eliza McNitt, the series’ third episode was showcased at Tribeca, and the first installment was shown at Sundance.
All three episodes will be shown together for the first time in Venice as part of the festival’s Vr section.
“Spheres” is an interactive journey inspired by the iconic “Pale Blue Dot” image of planet Earth. Antoine Cayrol, Pierre Zandrowicz, Arnaud Colinart and Fred Volhuer at Paris-based outfit...
- 8/16/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The 46 projects include 25 feature and documentary works.
The Venice Gap-Financing Market has selected the projects for its 5th edition, to be held from August 31-September 2 during the Venice film festival.
Organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, the three-day event will present 46 projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding.
The titles include 25 feature fiction and documentary projects; 15 virtual reality works; and six projects developed during the workshop of Biennale College Cinema.
Fiction projects include Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s To The Ends Of The Earth (working title), which shot in Uzbekistan in April and May,...
The Venice Gap-Financing Market has selected the projects for its 5th edition, to be held from August 31-September 2 during the Venice film festival.
Organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, the three-day event will present 46 projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding.
The titles include 25 feature fiction and documentary projects; 15 virtual reality works; and six projects developed during the workshop of Biennale College Cinema.
Fiction projects include Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s To The Ends Of The Earth (working title), which shot in Uzbekistan in April and May,...
- 6/29/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The 46 projects include 25 feature and documentary works.
The Venice Gap-Financing Market has selected the projects for its 5th edition, to be held from August 31-September 2 during the Venice film festival.
Organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, the three-day even will present 46 projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding.
The titles include 25 feature fiction and documentary projects; 15 virtual reality works; and six projects developed during the workshop of Biennale College Cinema.
Fiction projects include Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s To The Ends Of The Earth (working title), which shot in Uzbekistan in April and May,...
The Venice Gap-Financing Market has selected the projects for its 5th edition, to be held from August 31-September 2 during the Venice film festival.
Organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, the three-day even will present 46 projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding.
The titles include 25 feature fiction and documentary projects; 15 virtual reality works; and six projects developed during the workshop of Biennale College Cinema.
Fiction projects include Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s To The Ends Of The Earth (working title), which shot in Uzbekistan in April and May,...
- 6/29/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Atlas V, one of Europe’s leading virtual reality studios, has partnered with the BBC and Arte to develop “Untold Story,” a Vr documentary series showcasing well-known directors exploring passion projects that never got made.
Directed by Clement Deneux (“Zombinladen”), the eight-part documentary will feature material created during pre-production, including storyboards, animatics, concept art, and original artwork. Footage of the featured directors will be shot with volumetric cameras and inserted into a Vr experience.
The directors, whose names will soon be unveiled, will narrate some key points of their respective projects, explain why the movie was important for them and why it never got made. Atlas V has enlisted high-profile casting agent Juliette Menager at Paris-based Joule Studio, who previously worked with Atlas V on their short “Alteration.”
A 10-part web format of “Untold Story” was previously made for Arte with Christophe Gans, Barbet Schroeder, Joe Dante, Tobe Hooper, Michel Hazanavicius,...
Directed by Clement Deneux (“Zombinladen”), the eight-part documentary will feature material created during pre-production, including storyboards, animatics, concept art, and original artwork. Footage of the featured directors will be shot with volumetric cameras and inserted into a Vr experience.
The directors, whose names will soon be unveiled, will narrate some key points of their respective projects, explain why the movie was important for them and why it never got made. Atlas V has enlisted high-profile casting agent Juliette Menager at Paris-based Joule Studio, who previously worked with Atlas V on their short “Alteration.”
A 10-part web format of “Untold Story” was previously made for Arte with Christophe Gans, Barbet Schroeder, Joe Dante, Tobe Hooper, Michel Hazanavicius,...
- 6/21/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Terror Films and iflix recently forged a partnership to distribute films digitally in multiple global markets, including Unearthed and Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary. Also: Monster Hunt DVD release details, The Passing clips, Matthew Quinn's The Thing in the Woods, and the winners recap for the 5th Annual Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival.
Terror Films and iflix's Global Distribution Digital Deal: Press Release: "Los Angeles, California (Friday, May 26th, 2017): Genre distributor Terror Films has teamed up with the world’s leading Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service, for emerging markets, iflix. This newly formed partnership will allow the distributor to expand their digital reach into multiple territories within iflix’s footprint including South East Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, with future territories to be announced.
The films set to launch under the deal will include a wide variety from the label. They will include: the post- apocalyptic film,...
Terror Films and iflix's Global Distribution Digital Deal: Press Release: "Los Angeles, California (Friday, May 26th, 2017): Genre distributor Terror Films has teamed up with the world’s leading Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service, for emerging markets, iflix. This newly formed partnership will allow the distributor to expand their digital reach into multiple territories within iflix’s footprint including South East Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, with future territories to be announced.
The films set to launch under the deal will include a wide variety from the label. They will include: the post- apocalyptic film,...
- 6/8/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Colcoa is keeping up with the times. Now in its twenty-first year, the lauded French film festival, sponsored by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, has added a pair of forward-thinking new categories for its newest edition. This year will include a virtual reality program and a web series competition, in addition to its Cinema, Television and Shorts competitions.
“These two new popular formats offer more opportunities to showcase the creativity of French producers and filmmakers as well as the diversity of French production,” said François Truffart, Colcoa Executive Producer and Artistic Director. “While entertainment is still the key word for the program, with a balanced mix of comedies and dramas, several topical issues will cover the program this year, including the environment, discrimination, racism, terrorism, and the role of the artist in society. More than ever, Colcoa will offer a unique opportunity to see these universal topics from different angles.”
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“These two new popular formats offer more opportunities to showcase the creativity of French producers and filmmakers as well as the diversity of French production,” said François Truffart, Colcoa Executive Producer and Artistic Director. “While entertainment is still the key word for the program, with a balanced mix of comedies and dramas, several topical issues will cover the program this year, including the environment, discrimination, racism, terrorism, and the role of the artist in society. More than ever, Colcoa will offer a unique opportunity to see these universal topics from different angles.”
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- 4/6/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The 16th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced today its lineup of immersive films, including 29 Vr and interactive projects in its Storyscapes and Virtual Arcade exhibits. Tribeca was one of the first U.S. festivals to showcase experimental storytelling projects, and as such the festival attracts world premieres from some of the vastly growing industry’s leading creators and studios.
Highlights include a virtual reality tour of the White House led by Barack and Michelle Obama; a new Vr collaboration from Chris Milk and by Pharell Williams; a mystery starring Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola from interactive studio Eko; and a multidisciplinary exploration of women of color’s experience through the lens of technology, society and culture, titled “NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism.”
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“As Vr has continued to evolve technologically, so has the storytelling. Our mission...
Highlights include a virtual reality tour of the White House led by Barack and Michelle Obama; a new Vr collaboration from Chris Milk and by Pharell Williams; a mystery starring Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola from interactive studio Eko; and a multidisciplinary exploration of women of color’s experience through the lens of technology, society and culture, titled “NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism.”
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“As Vr has continued to evolve technologically, so has the storytelling. Our mission...
- 3/3/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Vr is shaping up to be a combination of cinema, theatre and gaming, says the director of the UAE’s first Vr narrative short Flash.
Virtual reality (Vr) is shaping up to be a combination of cinema, theatre and gaming, according to Hassan Kiyany, Vr filmmaker and programmer of Diff sidebar DIFFerent Reality, which kicks off today (Dec 8).
“It definitely requires a different way of thinking – it looks like in the future it will add elements of live theatre and gaming to the cinematic experience,” said Kiyany, whose Vr work Flash is also screening in DIFFerent Reality. “Even now, people who have made Vr films say the experience is closer to directing theatre than traditional filmmaking.
Kiyany worked with Diff to select ten Vr works from all over the world to screen in DIFFerent Reality. The line-up includes Indian director Faiza Ahmad Khan’s When All Land Is Lost, about the polluted land of Korba; Italian director...
Virtual reality (Vr) is shaping up to be a combination of cinema, theatre and gaming, according to Hassan Kiyany, Vr filmmaker and programmer of Diff sidebar DIFFerent Reality, which kicks off today (Dec 8).
“It definitely requires a different way of thinking – it looks like in the future it will add elements of live theatre and gaming to the cinematic experience,” said Kiyany, whose Vr work Flash is also screening in DIFFerent Reality. “Even now, people who have made Vr films say the experience is closer to directing theatre than traditional filmmaking.
Kiyany worked with Diff to select ten Vr works from all over the world to screen in DIFFerent Reality. The line-up includes Indian director Faiza Ahmad Khan’s When All Land Is Lost, about the polluted land of Korba; Italian director...
- 12/8/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The History of Metal and Horror explores the overlapping interest in both heavy metal and the horror genre. Take a gander at the second promo for the project as well as some more info on the documentary. Also in today’s Highlights: Tales from the Dead Zone production and casting details and a look at the lineup for the 3rd Annual Philip K. Dick European Sci-Fi Film Festival.
The History of Metal and Horror Indiegogo Details: From Indiegogo: “The History of Metal and Horror is a documentary which explores the evolution of both heavy metal and horror and how the two genres have merged over time. It is common for fans of metal to be fans of horror, and vice versa.
This documentary contains the following:
An exploration into the evolution of both heavy metal and horror by historians, authors, and other experts. Commentary from horror icons, explaining how their films have influenced both genres.
The History of Metal and Horror Indiegogo Details: From Indiegogo: “The History of Metal and Horror is a documentary which explores the evolution of both heavy metal and horror and how the two genres have merged over time. It is common for fans of metal to be fans of horror, and vice versa.
This documentary contains the following:
An exploration into the evolution of both heavy metal and horror by historians, authors, and other experts. Commentary from horror icons, explaining how their films have influenced both genres.
- 9/1/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
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