XRMust XR Awards 2020: A Year in Immersive Storytelling

Mathieu G.

2020 will have been a special year, but the XR artistic scene will have known how to exist and develop in times of health crisis – through its various events (bravo to the festivals that have reinvented themselves) and online platforms that have offered unprecedented access to increasingly high quality content. It is therefore possible to discover today the best of the year that has just ended – no matter how special it may be.

XRMust XR Awards 2020 – FINAL RESULTS

These awards are the result of a pre-selection process carried out by several XR influencers (Agnese Pietrobon, Tom Ffiske, Philippe Bédard, Fabio Hofnik), and the participation of 355 professionals in the public vote that took place in December 2020.

Impact Award – AFRICAN SPACE MAKERS

Best Acting or Voice Acting – BABA YAGA

Best Storytelling – THE BOOK OF DISTANCE

Best Cinematography or Visual Design – THE BOOK OF DISTANCE

Creator of the Year – Randall Okita

Production Company of the Year – National Film Board (THE BOOK OF DISTANCE, AGENCE…)

Best Non-Interactive Video – UPSTANDER

Best Interactive XP – FINDING PANDORA X

Best XP of the year – THE BOOK OF DISTANCE

And Best XR Event of 2020 – Venice VR Expanded

“To change the way that we hold that history in our bodies” – Randall Okita & David Oppenheim (THE BOOK OF DISTANCE)

“I feel that animation is an awesome tool to enhance VR” – Van Phan (UPSTANDER)

“A completely new way of experiencing a festival” – Liz Rosenthal & Michel Reilhac (Venice VR Expanded)

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