Immersive Competition | Festival de Cannes
That’s a wrap for the first edition of the #ImmersiveCompetition at the 77th Festival de Cannes! 🥽✨
This year, festival and market attendees had the exciting opportunity to explore 8 immersive works in competition and 6 non-competitive works within our expansive 1,300m² exhibition space at the Cineum Cannes.
Take a look back at some of the highlights! 👇
🥽 Congratulations to Colored The Award Winner 🏆 of the first edition of the Compétition Immersive of the 77th edition of the Festival de Cannes & Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes at the Plage des Palmes!
🥽 🎥 Colored / Noire was presented to created by Tania de Montaigne, Stéphane Foenkinos & Pierre-Alain Giraud 🎥 🥽
The Compétition Immersive of Le Festival de Cannes recognizes the Best Immersive Works, and presents 8 in-competition virtual reality, augmented reality, video projection and holographic works.
The Jury, chaired by:
✨French filmmaker and screenwriter Marie Amachoukeli
✨French writer, director and producer Mathias Chelebourg
✨American producer, writer, and director Vassiliki Khonsari
✨Israeli filmmaker Uri Kranot
✨New Zealand and American filmmaker Raqi Syed
For its inaugural year, more than 3000 tickets were booked by Festival attendees to experience this new movement taking place at the 77th Festival de Cannes.
The selected works:
🥽 En amour
🥽 Evolver
🥽 Human Violins: Prelude
🥽 Maya: the Birth of a superhero
🥽 Noire
🥽 TELOS I
🥽 The Roaming
🥽 Traversing the Mist
🥽 🎥 Each Work used a variety of technologies and techniques to pave the way for new methods of storytelling.
🎤“With the Immersive Competition, the Festival de Cannes is showcasing a new art form that draws in part on the heritage of cinema. This approach is in line with our desire to explore new stories and new experiences. This is not the first time the Festival de Cannes has exhibited an immersive work. In 2017, Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s Carne y Arena was presented in the Official Selection, and it was a great success. Today the medium is more mature and we’re once again pioneering our approach, offering immersive art pride of place at the Festival, with a selection of 8 works in competition and an awards ceremony hosted by an international jury,’
Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate of the Festival de
🥽 Many thanks to the Wonder Festival de Cannes' Social Media Team for this special report 🎥reflecting the incredible energy of the Compétition Immersive at the Cineum Cannes!
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The Minister of Culture of Luxembourg Eric Thill and his delegation experiencing "The Roaming" of the Compétition Immersive at Le Cineum Cannes!
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About The Roaming:
THE ROAMING
France, Luxembourg, Canada
Mathieu Pradat
Casting Axel Beaumont, Pierre Tallaron, Tony Sanial, Mila Pousséo, Chloé Froget, Anne Klein, Marianne Bourg
Produced by La prairie productions, Wild Fang Films, Normal Studio, Small Creative
Cannes XR | 2022 Best Of Conferences
Actress Nora Arnezeder describes what it’s like watching Le Musk, a cinematic sensory experience produced, directed and scored by two-time Oscar & Grammy winning composer A.R. Rahman. 🌸☁
👉 Watch more highlights from our Cannes XR conference at Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3UzCidT
@noraarnezederofficial describes what it’s like watching “Le Musk,” a cinematic sensory experience produced, directed and scored by two-time Oscar & Grammy winning composer @arrahman. 🌸☁
👉 Watch more highlights from our @cannesxr conference at @mdf_cannes! ➡️ Link in bio
#MDF22 #bestof #VR #AR #XR #cinematicsensoryexperience #immersivecinema #augmentedreality #extendedreality #virtualreality
MDF 2022 Highlights | A.R. Rahman
Academy Award-winning film composer A.R. Rahman reveals why he decided to incorporate technology in his directorial debut: “Le Musk,” a cinematic sensory experience which premiered exclusively at #MDF22, thanks to Positron’s XR cinema! 🤖
Watch the full-length #CannesXR panel and catch-up on all the other insightful discussions from #MDF22, now available on replay on marchedufilm.online. 💻
VeeR Future Award Competition | Best Interactive Experience
Cannes XR and VeeR VR are delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 VeeR Future Award Competition! 🤩
The winner for Best Interactive Experience goes out to…
🏆 Glimpse by Benjamin Cleary & Michael O'Connor
With a high degree of emotional expression, exceptional design, and superb technical achievements, this project presents a breakup story in imaginative ways. Through the main character's art, we could delve back through the memories of his relationship from the heart-breaking end to the beautiful beginning.
Experience this emotional and poignant journey yourself on the VeeR and Alexandria platforms, and explore all the other impressive works in competiton! 🕶️
VeeR Future Award Competition | Best VR Story
Cannes XR and VeeR VR are delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 VeeR Future Award Competition! 🤩
The winner for Best VR Story goes out to…
🏆 The Soloist VR by Jonathan Griffith
This is the story of Alex Honnold from the Oscar-winning documentary feature film “Free Solo.” In this gripping two-part series, we follow the footsteps of Alex Honnold around his stomping grounds in the US before taking you to the high mountains of the European Alps. Using the latest in high-resolution 3D 360° capture in some of the most remote and wildest locations possible, this unique immersive experience brings you right by Alex’s side as he solos thousands of feet above the ground, demonstrating the thrill and beauty of extreme mountain climbing.
Dive into this breathtaking adventure yourself on the VeeR and Alexandria platforms, and explore all the other impressive VR works in competiton! 🕶️
Cannes XR | Alexandria
Get a preview of #Alexandria, Port of Worlds! 🌐
Immerse yourself now in 15 VR works, curated by Cannes XR x VeeR VR! Access is FREE — all you need is your VR headset and the Alexandria app (on Steam & Oculus)! ✨ Take a trip to different realities and dive into the virtual world, developed by Kreis Immersive.
Share your experience with us and check out the useful guide! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LMdsmM
📹 : NewImages Festival, Ilja Mirsky, Marvin Wilson, Johannes Kraus
Cannes XR x Positron
Come visit the Positron stand at the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes and experience the exclusive world premiere #LeMusk by award-winning composer & director A.R. Rahman! 🤩 Find them at 📍 Riviera (Stand E17)!
Get ready for the Cannes XR x VeeR VR Future Award Competition online showcase — featuring 15 immersive works — available from 17-28 May! ✨
Two of the jury members — Zhang Ziyi and Hannah Minghella — will announce the winners for Best VR Story and Best VR Interactive Experience at the Cannes XR x VeeR Future Award Ceremony, held virtually in Alexandria on 22 May.
The two winners will each be awarded $1000 and a Premium Plus Package! 🏆🏆
Learn more details about how to access the showcase on the VeeR and Alexandria platforms and discover all the projects in competition! ➡️ https://bit.ly/36z6JgP
