A pioneer of immersive creation, Shehani Fernando was for many years a producer of innovative current affairs content for the Guardian, the BBC and Al Jazeera, before moving into spatial storytelling to direct her own projects. Each time tackling societal or documentary subjects, she sees XR as a new medium to explore real world issues […]
In a year that has been marked by the return to in-person events, the fall edition of the Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories (FIVARS) is bucking the trend by continuing to offer a hybrid event. While I
Although festivals have been back in person for some time now, this past edition of Tribeca was my first experience attending a in-person XR festival outside of my hometown of Montreal. More importantly, this was also my first time attending
Luxembourg has been known for its support of innovative audiovisual industries for many years, becoming a creative and financial crossroads for international co-productions between Europe, North America and Asia. Alongside its film festival, the Luxembourg City Film Festival, and its
While the pandemic has forced the performing arts sector to develop virtual and eventually hybrid formats, in 2022 Les 7 Doigts put together the first “multi-reality” circus show. First shown in Vancouver in June and more recently in Montreal in
EMPEROR, an interactive virtual reality narrative experience directed by Marion Burger and Ilan J. Cohen, is available for free on Meta Quest 2 and 3. After numerous selections and awards winning at prestigious festivals like Venice, Annecy, Numix, SXSW, Siggraph or Anifilm, EMPEROR