VENICE IMMERSIVE at the 79th Venice International Film Festival to present 43 Projects from 19 countries / 32 Worlds in the Worlds Gallery @ LAZZARETTO VECCHIO
FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth
This spectacular data-driven work, created over the course of two years and utilizing a novel form of 3D time-lapse cinema, puts viewers nose to nose with climate change. There’s no escaping the dire and immediate shifts occurring in the landscape before them, where cliffs crumble and immense forces eradicate existence. Developed by the ever-impressive ScanLAB Projects, FRAMERATE’s hypnotic imagery turns the audience into witnesses of their own behavior—of society’s impact on the environment—and summons an urgency that is sure to shake perspectives.
FIGHT BACK
2020 Grand Prize Winner, Writer and Director Celine Tricart, returns this year with FIGHT BACK, “a virtual reality experience that offers a real crash course in self-defense by utilizing the unmatched potential of VR as a tool for learning and developing muscle memory,” world premiering August 30.
FIGHT BACK is an imaginative journey; read on for the synopsis:
A long time ago, the First Star defeated Darkness. But today, the Shadows have come back and stars have disappeared from the skies once again. As a newborn star, you have to rescue your sisters, and liberate them from darkness. With their help, you’ll reveal your incredible potential and learn the secrets of light and shadows Together as One.
VENICE IMMERSIVE In Competition
ASCENDERS
by JONATHAN ASTRUC, JONATHAN TAMENE
France, 35’
TU VIVRAS, MON FILS
by VICTORIA BOUSIS
Greece, USA / 35’
REIMAGINED VOLUME I: NYSSA
by JULIE CAVALIERE, MICHAELA HOLLAND
USA / 15’
RENCONTRE(S)
by MATHIAS CHELEBOURG
France / 15’
THE MAN WHO COULDN’T LEAVE
by CHEN SINGING
Taipei / 35’
ALL UNSAVED PROGRESS WILL BE LOST
by MÉLANIE COURTINAT
France / 10’
EURYDICE, EEN AFDALING IN ONEINDIGHEID [EURYDICE, A DESCENT INTO INFINITY]
by CELINE DAEMEN
Netherlands / 25’
OKAWARI
by LANDIA EGAL, AMAURY BURTHE
France, Canada / 45’
DAZZLE: A RE-ASSEMBLY OF BODIES
by RUTH GIBSON, BRUNO MARTELLI, ALEXA POLLMANN, BINE ROTH
UK / 25’
PEAKY BLINDERS: THE KING’S RANSOM
by RUSSELL HARDING, TIM JONES, MARCUS MORESBY
UK / 30’
FROM THE MAIN SQUARE
by PEDRO HARRES
Germany / 19’
SORELLA’S STORY
by PETER HEGEDUS
Australia, Hungary, Sweden / 15’
EGGSCAPE
by GERMAN HELLER, JORGE TERESO, FEDERICO HELLER
Argentina / 20’
TYPEMAN
by KEISUKE ITOH
Japan / 25’
KINDRED
by BAMBOU KENNETH
UK / 9’
SHIINEUI BANG [POET’S ROOM]
by BOMSOK KU
South Korea / 23’
GUMBALL DREAMS
by DEIRDRE V. LYONS, CHRISTOPHER DAVIS
USA / 60’
NAMUANKI
by KEVIN MACK
USA / 45’
TMÁNÍ [DARKENING]
by ONDŘEJ MORAVEC
Czech Republic, Germany / 25’
ALL THAT REMAINS
by QUINTERO CRAIG
Taipei / 12’
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS
by ALEX RUHL
UK / 7’
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR WORLD
by YU SAKUDO, TOSHIAKI HANZAKI
Japan / 33’
ETERNELLE, NOTRE DAME
by BRUNO SEILLIER
France / 45’
FRAMERATE: PULSE OF THE EARTH
by MATTHEW SHAW, WILLIAM TROSSELL
UK / 20’
MRS BENZ: VOJAGE OF DISCOVERY
by ELOISE SINGER
UK / 45’
UNCANNY ALLEY
by RICK TREWEEK
South Africa / 20’
FIGHT BACK
by CELINE TRICART
France, USA / 40’
TREASURE HEIST
by LUAN TRINH
USA / 60’
MANDALA – A BRIEF MOMENT IN TIME
by THOMAS VILLEPOUX
China, France / 45’
RED TAIL
by WANG FISH
Taipei / 20’
Best of Venice Immersive – Out of Competition
(an international selection of the best XR – Extended Reality works)
ON THE MORNING YOU WAKE (TO THE END OF THE WORLD)
by MIKE BRETT, STEVE JAMISON, PIERRE ZANDROWICZ, ARNAUD COLINART
France, UK, USA / 42’
(HI)STORY OF A PAINTING: THE LIGHT IN THE SHADOW
by QUENTIN DARRAS, GAELLE MOURRE
UK / 15’
AREA MAN LIVES
by AMY GREEN, RYAN GREEN
USA / 90’
LUSTRATION
by RYAN GRIFFEN
Australia, USA / 32’
ALEX HONNOLD : THE SOLOIST VR
by JONATHAN GRIFFITH
UK, France, USA / 60’
SPACE EXPLORERS: THE ISS EXPERIENCE- EPISODE 3: UNITE
by FÉLIX LAJEUNESSE, PAUL RAPHAEL
Canada/ 35’
SPACE EXPLORERS: THE ISS EXPERIENCE – SPACEWALKERS
by FÉLIX LAJEUNESSE, PAUL RAPHAEL
Canada / 20’
KINGDOM OF PLANTS WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
by IONA MCEWAN
UK, USA / 15’
THE MIRACLE BASKET
by ABNER PREIS
Netherlands / 14’
SHORES OF LOCI
by ELLEN UTRECHT, JAMES SUNDRA, DANI BITTMAN, DAISY BERNS
USA / 120’
Biennale College Cinema – VR – Out of Competition
ELELE
by SJOERD VAN ACKER, producers: FIRAT SEZGIN, ECEGÜL BAYRAM
Netherlands / 6’
produced with a grant from Biennale College Cinema VR, 6th edition (2021/2022)
MONO
by CHIARA TROISI, producers: FEDERICO LAGNA, ALICE DRAGO, MATTEO FRESI
Italy / 14’
developed during the Biennale College Cinema VR, 4th edition (2019/2020)
CHROMA 11
by TSANG TSUI-SHAN, producers: KATTIE FAN, TERESA KWONG
Hong Kong SAR / 13’
developed during the Biennale College Cinema VR, 4th edition (2019/2020)
Worlds Gallery
ADRIFT by M E R C
BAROQUE CATHEDRAL by OPCherry
CAVE OKINAWA by Tokoyoshi
CUE by 0b4k3
DISCONNECTED: VIDEO FEEDBACK WORLD by MomoTheMonster
DISTRICT ROBOTO by Fins
DREAM byZanderthaw
DUBROVINIK MAIN STREET & OLD PORT by nobelchoco
FIRE TORNADO by BigChickenLover
FRACTAL EXPLORER byikamon
FRACTAL EXPLORER 1001 by1001
FRACTAL LOVE bypema99
FRICTION [!] FUNCTION – PARTICLE LIVE by Norimaki_
I N I T I U M ⁄⁄⁄ イニシャル by Artsy Glitch
LLLL SILENT DAWN RELEASE PARTY byPK
MAGIC HEIST by Fins
NIGHT CHURCH by OPCherry
OLYMPIA NIGHTS by DrMorro
ORGANISM by DrMorro
OXYMORE byVRrOOm
PARTICLE LIVE FIXER by ฅらいちちゃんฅ
SHADOW FACTORY byemymin
THE DICE DIMENSION by FlyingFly
THE DINOSAUR BONE GALLERY MUSEUM by topgunsi
THE GREAT INVENTOR ESCAPE by FlowersRite花之祭P
THE RAT KING by _Digital
VENICE BASILICA SALUTE bynobelchoco
VENICE CANAL WIDMANN bynobelchoco
VMV CC TYPE 01 byskkn
ZENIARAI SHRINE CONNECTED WITH JAPANELAND by龍 lilea
Worlds Gallery – Special Events
SANCTUM by PammeMatth
SODA by Issit
Special Event –Out of Competition
WE MET IN VIRTUAL REALITY
by JOE HUNTING
UK / 91’
The first VIM – Venice Immersive Market (1 – 6 September), a part of the Venice Production Bridge, will take place on the Island of Lazzaretto Vecchio (Lido), in the Spazio Incontri Immersivo. There will be panel discussions and encounters dedicated to the world of XR – Extended Reality; also in attendance will be institutions, professionals, production, post-production and distribution companies, public and private funds linked to the Immersive world.
Finally, there will be a presentation of the Immersive projects selected for the Venice Gap-Financing Market (2 – 4 September):
16 IMMERSIVE STORY PROJECTS
16 Immersive Story Projects (11 from Europe and 5 from the rest of the world), The projects are both original stories and adaptations. All the projects have 30% of their budget guaranteed.
11 PROJECTS AT BIENNALE COLLEGE – IMMERSIVE STORY PROJECTS
11 projects developed during the Biennale College Cinema VR workshop, sixth edition, currently in various phases of development, from pre-production to post production.