NEXT - Cinando · 2018-05-06 · NEXT 70 EXHIBITORS IMVERSE (Switzerland) INT Chemin du Pré-Fleuri 3, CH-1228 Plan-les-Ouates – GENEVA Web: Cannes office: PALAIS -1 14.G Robin

For 6 days, NEXT welcomes innovation at the Blockchain Corner or in the space dedicated to Virtual Reality. Learn more about Blockchain applied to production and distribution, immerse yourself in VRE cinema (150 VR pieces), join the conferences to learn how to navigate our global, digital and virtual world.

8-13 May 2018

NEXT

PALAIS -1, AISLES 14 & 189:00 TO 18:30

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AMILUX FILMPRODUKTION (Austria) PROD

Sechskrügelgasse 10/14 – 1030 VIENNAEmail: [email protected] office: PALAIS -1 14.BActivity: ahdcvmaehlvkaejnbfvklajfvklajbfnv

Nira BOZKURT • Producer • Cell.: 49 1788887776Gerda LEOPOLD • CEO • Cell.: 43676 5504719Christian BAUERMEISTER • Lawyer • & 49 303279830Juan-Sebastian ENDLER • Director of Photography

B3 BIENNIAL OF THE MOVING IMAGE (Germany) FEST/TRNG/INT

Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach – Schlossstr. 31 – 63065 OFFENBACH& 49 69 800 59 178 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.b3biennial.deCannes office: PALAIS -1 Booth 14.K

Bernd KRACKE • Festival Director - President • Cell.: 49 172 610 348 5Anna-Katharina GERSON • Head of programming • Cell.: 49 172 610 348 5

CENTRE PHI (Canada) ORG/PROD

407 Saint-Pierre – QC H2Y 2M3 MONTREAL& 1 514 844 7474 – Email: [email protected] – Web: http://centre-phi.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.E

Myriam ACHARD • Director PR and Communications • Cell.: 1 514 779 8868

CINEMARKET (Germany) REP/DIS(All rights)/FUND/SALES

Tempelhofer Ufer 32 – 10963 BERLINEmail: [email protected] – Web: www.cinemarket.ioCannes office: PALAIS -1 18.02 – & 19176515075 – Blockchain CornerAdrian LUGOL • Founder • Cell. Cannes : 49 15732793404Jordan MATTOS • Co-Founder, Director of ContentAna SUA • Content ManagerAnne Sophie LEHEC • Content Manager • & 8613241328810 • Cell.: 33613037833Jordi WIJNALDA • Content Manager • Cell. Cannes : 31 617731557

CINEMAWELL.COM (Usa) DIS(Th-Tv-VOD)/MKTG/INT

Hollywood 78-348 – CA 90028 LOS ANGELES& 1 424 268 2889 – Web: http://cinemawell.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 18.03 – & 380 978218443 – Blockchain Corner

Serge PETROV • founder • Cell. Cannes : 7 9676393313Liliya VALIHUN • CEO

CINEZEN BLOCKCHAINED ENTERTAINMENT AB (Sweden) DIS(VOD)/VODP

Askims Fornborgsvag 12B – ASKIMEmail: [email protected] – Web: www.cinezen.ioCannes office: PALAIS -1 18.01 – Blockchain CornerSam KLEBANOV • CEO • Cell.: 46707214771Evgenia BORISOVA • Head of ContentPavel RABETSKI • CTO • Cell. Cannes : 46 733573674Dzmitry PAMAHA • Lead Developer

DIVERSION CINEMA (France) INT/EXH/DIS(Th-VOD)

373, rue des Pyrénées – 75020 PARISEmail: [email protected] – Web: www.diversioncinema.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.HCamille LOPATO • Acquisitions • Cell.: 33 6 77 92 69 53Marc LOPATO • Operation & business developmentStella JACOB • Communication

DREAM CHANNEL (Australia) INV/FUND/PROD/VODP

2 Oatley Road – Paddington – NSW 2021 SYDNEY& 61 420 530 079 – Email: [email protected] – Web: dreamchannelvr.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 18.06 – Blockchain Corner

Jonathan PETERS • Founder • & 61 61299694376

EDELMAN (United Kingdom) MKTG

Southside, 105 Victoria St – SW1E 6QT LONDONWeb: https://www.edelman.co.uk/Cannes office: PALAIS -1 14.J

Amy DYSON • Account Manager

GENERATION NUMERIQUE (SCREEN4ALL 360 FILM FEST) (France) TECH/INT

55 rue Henri Barbusse – 92190 MEUDON& 33 1 76 64 16 11 – Web: www.satis-expo.com/en/Cannes office: PALAIS -1 14.K

Georges COSTE • Cell.: 33 6 49 76 65 43Stephan FAUDEUX • President • Cell.: 33 6 09 67 39 66

GENEVA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - GIFF (Switzerland) FEST

16, Rue du Général Dufour – PO Box 5730 – 1211 GENEVA& 41 22 809 69 07 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.giff.chCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.GEmmanuel CUENOD • Executive - Artistic Director • Cell.: 41 79 681 54 27Nathalie GREGOLETTO • Deputy Artistic Director & Program Coordinator • Cell. Cannes : 41 22 809 69 20Marie MAYOLY • Match-Making Manager

Camille KAISER • Digital and Professional Programmes CoordinatorMark VAN RAAIPatrick KUNZLER

ELASTIC TIME – Mark BOULOS – Switzerland, Usa – Documentary, VR – 7 min – English – 2018 Screening on BoothLIMBIC CHAIR VR – Patrik KÜNZLER – Switzerland – VR – 2017 Screening on Booth

HP, INC. (Usa)1501 Pagemill Road – 94304 PALO ALTO& 1 650 200 5044 – Email: [email protected] – Web: http://hp.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.J

Angela MATUSIK • Head of Brand Journalism

IMMERSANT VR (Canada) PROD

42 Browning Ave – ON M4K 1V7 TORONTO& 1 604 347 5650 – Web: immersantvr.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.C

Michael GIBSONDanny MCNAIR • Producer • Cell.: 1 416 669 4457

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AMILUX FILMPRODUKTION (Austria) PROD

Sechskrügelgasse 10/14 – 1030 VIENNAEmail: [email protected] office: PALAIS -1 14.BActivity: ahdcvmaehlvkaejnbfvklajfvklajbfnv

Nira BOZKURT • Producer • Cell.: 49 1788887776Gerda LEOPOLD • CEO • Cell.: 43676 5504719Christian BAUERMEISTER • Lawyer • & 49 303279830Juan-Sebastian ENDLER • Director of Photography

B3 BIENNIAL OF THE MOVING IMAGE (Germany) FEST/TRNG/INT

Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach – Schlossstr. 31 – 63065 OFFENBACH& 49 69 800 59 178 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.b3biennial.deCannes office: PALAIS -1 Booth 14.K

Bernd KRACKE • Festival Director - President • Cell.: 49 172 610 348 5Anna-Katharina GERSON • Head of programming • Cell.: 49 172 610 348 5

CENTRE PHI (Canada) ORG/PROD

407 Saint-Pierre – QC H2Y 2M3 MONTREAL& 1 514 844 7474 – Email: [email protected] – Web: http://centre-phi.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.E

Myriam ACHARD • Director PR and Communications • Cell.: 1 514 779 8868

CINEMARKET (Germany) REP/DIS(All rights)/FUND/SALES

Tempelhofer Ufer 32 – 10963 BERLINEmail: [email protected] – Web: www.cinemarket.ioCannes office: PALAIS -1 18.02 – & 19176515075 – Blockchain CornerAdrian LUGOL • Founder • Cell. Cannes : 49 15732793404Jordan MATTOS • Co-Founder, Director of ContentAna SUA • Content ManagerAnne Sophie LEHEC • Content Manager • & 8613241328810 • Cell.: 33613037833Jordi WIJNALDA • Content Manager • Cell. Cannes : 31 617731557

CINEMAWELL.COM (Usa) DIS(Th-Tv-VOD)/MKTG/INT

Hollywood 78-348 – CA 90028 LOS ANGELES& 1 424 268 2889 – Web: http://cinemawell.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 18.03 – & 380 978218443 – Blockchain Corner

Serge PETROV • founder • Cell. Cannes : 7 9676393313Liliya VALIHUN • CEO

CINEZEN BLOCKCHAINED ENTERTAINMENT AB (Sweden) DIS(VOD)/VODP

Askims Fornborgsvag 12B – ASKIMEmail: [email protected] – Web: www.cinezen.ioCannes office: PALAIS -1 18.01 – Blockchain CornerSam KLEBANOV • CEO • Cell.: 46707214771Evgenia BORISOVA • Head of ContentPavel RABETSKI • CTO • Cell. Cannes : 46 733573674Dzmitry PAMAHA • Lead Developer

EXHIBITORS

DIVERSION CINEMA (France) INT/EXH/DIS(Th-VOD)

373, rue des Pyrénées – 75020 PARISEmail: [email protected] – Web: www.diversioncinema.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.HCamille LOPATO • Acquisitions • Cell.: 33 6 77 92 69 53 Marc LOPATO • Operation & business development Stella JACOB • CommunicationPaul BOUCHARD - VP Acquisitions & International Distribution

DREAM CHANNEL (Australia) INV/FUND/PROD/VODP

2 Oatley Road – Paddington – NSW 2021 SYDNEY& 61 420 530 079 – Email: [email protected] – Web: dreamchannelvr.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 18.06 – Blockchain Corner

Jonathan PETERS • Founder • & 61 61299694376

EDELMAN (United Kingdom) MKTG

Southside, 105 Victoria St – SW1E 6QT LONDONWeb: https://www.edelman.co.uk/Cannes office: PALAIS -1 14.J

Amy DYSON • Account Manager

GENERATION NUMERIQUE (SCREEN4ALL 360 FILM FEST) (France) TECH/INT

55 rue Henri Barbusse – 92190 MEUDON& 33 1 76 64 16 11 – Web: www.satis-expo.com/en/Cannes office: PALAIS -1 14.K

Georges COSTE • Cell.: 33 6 49 76 65 43Stephan FAUDEUX • President • Cell.: 33 6 09 67 39 66

GENEVA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - GIFF (Switzerland) FEST

16, Rue du Général Dufour – PO Box 5730 – 1211 GENEVA& 41 22 809 69 07 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.giff.chCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.GEmmanuel CUENOD • Executive - Artistic Director • Cell.: 41 79 681 54 27Nathalie GREGOLETTO • Deputy Artistic Director & Program Coordinator • Cell. Cannes : 41 22 809 69 20 Marie MAYOLY • Match-Making ManagerCamille KAISER • Digital and Professional Programmes Coordinator

ELASTIC TIME – Mark BOULOS – Switzerland, Usa – Documentary, VR – 7 min – English – 2018 Screening on BoothLIMBIC CHAIR VR – Patrik KÜNZLER – Switzerland – VR – 2017 Screening on Booth

HP, INC. (Usa) 1501 Pagemill Road – 94304 PALO ALTO& 1 650 200 5044 – Email: [email protected] – Web: http://hp.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.J

Angela MATUSIK • Head of Brand Journalism - [email protected]

IMMERSANT VR (Canada) PROD

42 Browning Ave – ON M4K 1V7 TORONTO& 1 604 347 5650 – Web: immersantvr.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.C

Michael GIBSONDanny MCNAIR • Producer • Cell.: 1 416 669 4457

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IMVERSE (Switzerland) INT

Chemin du Pré-Fleuri 3, CH-1228 Plan-les-Ouates – GENEVAWeb: www.imverse.chCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.G

Robin MANGE • CTO & co-founderJavier BELLO RUIZ • CEO & co-founder

INTEL CORPORATION (Usa) TECH

5200 NE Elam Young Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97124, USA – 97224 HILLSBORO& 1 469 667 7487 – Email: [email protected] – Web: intel.com/workstationsCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.F

Ravindra VELHAL • Cell.: 1 503 621 8201

LA VINGT-CINQUIÈME HEURE (France) DIS(All rights)/PROD/PUBL

8 rue Godillot – Pôle audiovisuel Commune Image – 93400 SAINT-OUEN& 33 7 60 38 89 64 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.25hprod.com/Cannes office: Palais -1 14.JPierre-Emmanuel LE GOFF • Producer - Director • & 33 6 64 26 22 58 • Cell. Cannes : 33 0664262258 Guilhem OLIVE - Producer - [email protected]•Distributeur•Cell.: 33 06 48 08 67 55

LIMBIC LIFE LTD. (Switzerland) Technoparkstrasse 1, Trakt Pauli 5.OG – 8005 ZÜRICHCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.G

Mark VAN RAAIPatrick KUNZLER

M31 ENTERTAINMENT INC. (Canada) TECH/PROD

457 Clinton Street – ON M6G 2Z1 TORONTO& 1 647 546 2873 – Email: [email protected] – Web: m31entertainment.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.C

Aurore DE BLOIS • Creator, Witer, Producer, Director, VFX Supervisor

MIRIQUIDIFILM - STUDIOS (Germany) PROD

Klemmstr. 4 – 04277 LEIPZIG& 49 1795054665 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.miriquidifilm.deCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.K

Michael GEIDEL • Producers Network • CEO - Producer

HOLOMAN SAVES THE WORLD – Germany – VR, Science-fiction, Action/Adventure – 6 min – German, Chinese – 2017 Screening on BoothLITTLE FROM THE FISH SHOP (MALÁ Z RYBÁRNY) – Jan BALEJ – Czech Republic, SLOVAK REPUBLIC, Germany – Romance, Drama, Animation – 72 min – M$ 1z3 – Czech, English – 2015 Screening on BoothSTOLEN (THE STOLEN) – Niall JOHNSON – United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany – Action/Adventure, VR – 90 min – English – 2016 Screening on BoothTHE (UNLUCKY) BIG BUSINESS (WT) – Germany – Romance, Black comedy – 90 min – German – 2019 DevelopmentTHE TROLLS FROM THE ORE MOUNTAINS – Germany – Drama, Fantasy, TV Series – 90 min – 2018 Development

NOISIA (Austria) Brentenmaisstrasse 1 – 3013 PRESSBAUMWeb: www.noisia.at

Wolfgang KRSEK • Postproduction coordinatorJulian KRSEK • VFX

NOZON (Belgium) TECH

Avenue Louise 326 – BRUSSELS& 32 2 701 93 75 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.nozon.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.D

Matthieu LABEAU

ORANGE (France) INT/TV/VODP

44 avenue de la République –92326 CHATILLON& 33 1 44 44 22 22 – Web: www.orange.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.D

PENROSE STUDIOS (Usa) TECH/INT/PROD

San Francisco – #3 – CA 94107 SAN FRANCISCO& 1 – Web: www.penrosestudios.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.M

Eugene CHUNG • FounderChristina TASOOJI • Producer • Cell.: 1 949 735 2112 • Cell. Cannes : 9497352112

POSITRON (Usa) INT

3501 Ocean View Blvd – 91208 GLENDALE& 1 512 576 3841 – Email: [email protected] – Web: gopositron.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.FJeffrey TRAVIS • Cell.: 1 512 744 5118Sara Jane JOHNSON • Cell.: 1 512 744 5118Jennifer RUNDELL • COO

SINGULARDTV (Usa)217 Water Street; Suite 201 – NY 10038 NEW YORK& 1 310 299 6010 – Web: www.singulardtv.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 18.04 – Blockchain Corner

Jake CRAVEN • Dir, Content PartnershipsOliver MAHRDT • Cell.: 1 917 495 5887

SODEC (Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles) (Canada) ORG/INV/FUND

215, Rue Saint-Jacques, # 800 – QC H2Y 1M6 MONTREAL& 1 514 841 2200 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.sodec.gouv.qc.caCannes office: VILLAGE INT’L - Riviera Side 127 & PALAIS -1 14.ELouise LANTAGNE • Présidente et chef de la direction • & 1 514 841 2250Elaine DUMONT • Directrice générale des affaires internationales • & 04 92 59 02 24 • Cell.: 1 514 242 6828Anne-Lyse HAKET • Déléguée des affaires internationales • Cell.: 1 514 841 2306 • Cell. Cannes : 1 514 473 4414Julie MORIN • Directrice, opérations et relations d’affaires • & 04 92 59 02 24 • Cell. Cannes : 1 514 917 6731

SPIN DIGITAL (Germany) TECH

Sekr EN-12 – Einsteinufer 17 – D-10587 BERLIN& 49 17 93 84 97 73 – Web: www.spin-digital.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.F

Mauricio ALVAREZ • CEO

TVZAVR DEVELOPMENT LLC (Russia) VODP/SERV

2 Troizky Pereulok 5 – 129090 MOSCOW& 7 495 640 1397 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.tvzavr.ruCannes office: PALAIS -1 18.05 – Blockchain CornerYana BORODYUK • Cell.: 89060616191Olesya TEPLOVA • Vice President for Strategic Communications • Cell.: 7 9639633686Elena KHLEBNIKOVA • Head of Acquisitions • Cell.: 7 074956401397Alexey EREMENKO

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IMVERSE (Switzerland) INT

Chemin du Pré-Fleuri 3, CH-1228 Plan-les-Ouates – GENEVAWeb: www.imverse.chCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.G

Robin MANGE • CTO & co-founderJavier BELLO RUIZ • CEO & co-founder

INTEL CORPORATION (Usa) TECH

5200 NE Elam Young Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97124, USA – 97224 HILLSBORO& 1 469 667 7487 – Email: [email protected] – Web: intel.com/workstationsCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.F

Ravindra VELHAL • Cell.: 1 503 621 8201

LA VINGT-CINQUIÈME HEURE (France) DIS(All rights)/PROD/PUBL

8 rue Godillot – Pôle audiovisuel Commune Image – 93400 SAINT-OUEN& 33 7 60 38 89 64 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.25hprod.com/Cannes office: Palais -1 14.JPierre-Emmanuel LE GOFF • Producer - Director • & 33 6 64 26 22 58 • Cell. Cannes : 33 0664262258Guilhem OLIVESofian KAMEL • Distributeur • Cell.: 33 06 48 08 67 55

LIMBIC LIFE LTD. (Switzerland)Technoparkstrasse 1, Trakt Pauli 5.OG – 8005 ZÜRICHCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.G

Patrick KUNZLERMark VAN RAAI

M31 ENTERTAINMENT INC. (Canada) TECH/PROD

457 Clinton Street – ON M6G 2Z1 TORONTO& 1 647 546 2873 – Email: [email protected] – Web: m31entertainment.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.C

Aurore DE BLOIS • Creator, Witer, Producer, Director, VFX Supervisor

MIRIQUIDIFILM - STUDIOS (Germany) PROD

Klemmstr. 4 – 04277 LEIPZIG& 49 1795054665 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.miriquidifilm.deCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.K

Michael GEIDEL • Producers Network • CEO - Producer

HOLOMAN SAVES THE WORLD – Germany – VR, Science-fiction, Action/Adventure – 6 min – German, Chinese – 2017 Screening on BoothLITTLE FROM THE FISH SHOP (MALÁ Z RYBÁRNY) – Jan BALEJ – Czech Republic, SLOVAK REPUBLIC, Germany –Romance, Drama, Animation – 72 min – M$ 1z3 – Czech, English – 2015 Screening on BoothSTOLEN (THE STOLEN) – Niall JOHNSON – United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany – Action/Adventure, VR –90 min – English – 2016 Screening on BoothTHE (UNLUCKY) BIG BUSINESS (WT) – Germany – Romance, Black comedy – 90 min – German – 2019 DevelopmentTHE TROLLS FROM THE ORE MOUNTAINS – Germany – Drama, Fantasy, TV Series – 90 min – 2018 Development

NOISIA (Austria)Brentenmaisstrasse 1 – 3013 PRESSBAUMWeb: www.noisia.at

Wolfgang KRSEK • Postproduction coordinatorJulian KRSEK • VFX

EXHIBITORS

NOZON (Belgium) TECH

Avenue Louise 326 – BRUSSELS& 32 2 701 93 75 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.nozon.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.D

Matthieu LABEAU

ORANGE (France) INT/TV/VODP

44 avenue de la République –92326 CHATILLON& 33 1 44 44 22 22 – Web: www.orange.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.D

PENROSE STUDIOS (Usa) TECH/INT/PROD

San Francisco – #3 – CA 94107 SAN FRANCISCO& 1 – Web: www.penrosestudios.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.M

Eugene CHUNG • FounderChristina TASOOJI • Producer • Cell.: 1 949 735 2112 • Cell. Cannes : 9497352112

POSITRON (Usa) INT

3501 Ocean View Blvd – 91208 GLENDALE& 1 512 576 3841 – Email: [email protected] – Web: gopositron.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.FJeffrey TRAVIS • Cell.: 1 512 744 5118Sara Jane JOHNSON • Cell.: 1 512 744 5118Jennifer RUNDELL • COO

SINGULARDTV (Usa) 217 Water Street; Suite 201 – NY 10038 NEW YORK& 1 310 299 6010 – Web: www.singulardtv.comCannes office: PALAIS -1 18.04 – Blockchain Corner

Jake CRAVEN • Dir, Content PartnershipsOliver MAHRDT • Cell.: 1 917 495 5887

SODEC (Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles) (Canada) ORG/INV/FUND

215, Rue Saint-Jacques, # 800 – QC H2Y 1M6 MONTREAL& 1 514 841 2200 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.sodec.gouv.qc.caCannes office: VILLAGE INT’L - Riviera Side 127 & PALAIS -1 14.ELouise LANTAGNE • Présidente et chef de la direction • & 1 514 841 2250Elaine DUMONT • Directrice générale des affaires internationales • & 04 92 59 02 24 • Cell.: 1 514 242 6828Anne-Lyse HAKET • Déléguée des affaires internationales • Cell.: 1 514 841 2306 • Cell. Cannes : 1 514 473 4414Julie MORIN • Directrice, opérations et relations d’affaires • & 04 92 59 02 24 • Cell. Cannes : 1 514 917 6731

SPIN DIGITAL (Germany) TECH

Helmholtzstr. 2-9 Aufgang H 10587 BERLIN& 49 30 270 14942 – Web: www.spin-digital.com Cannes office: PALAIS -1 14.FMauricio ALVAREZ • CEO

TVZAVR DEVELOPMENT LLC (Russia) VODP/SERV

2 Troizky Pereulok 5 – 129090 MOSCOW& 7 495 640 1397 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.tvzavr.ruCannes office: PALAIS -1 18.05 – Blockchain CornerYana BORODYUK • Cell.: 89060616191Olesya TEPLOVA • Vice President for Strategic Communications • Cell.: 7 9639633686Elena KHLEBNIKOVA • Head of Acquisitions • Cell.: 7 074956401397Alexey EREMENKO

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UNLTD VR (Canada) INT/PROD/SERV

2205 Pathenais – QC MONTREALWeb: www.go-unlimited.co/Cannes office: PALAIS -1 14.E

John HAMILTON • CEO/ProducteurElodie LORRAIN-MARTIN • VP Développement des affaires • & 1 514 815 8091

VRROOM (France) INT/FEST/VODP

108, rue Saint Honore – 75001 PARIS& 33 6 28 56 56 44 – Email: [email protected] – Web: https.vrroom.buzzCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.LLouis CACCIUTTOLO • CEO - Founder• Cell.: 33 0628565644Ricardo GOMES • Sales ManagerAntoine BERNARD • CEO • Cell.: 33 0611490913 George IOANNOU • DirectorJasmine LEE • General ManagerJesse AYALA • Director

WIDE (France) (ADEF) SALES/PROD/DIS(All rights)

9, Rue Bleue – 75009 PARIS& 33 1 53 95 04 64 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.widemanagement.comCannes office: RIVIERA G2 & PALAIS -1 14.ALoïc MAGNERON • Buyer • President - Acquisitions Director • Cell.: 33 6 60 43 96 86 • Cell. Cannes : 33 0153950464Ana PERROMAT • Buyer • Head of Sales • Cell. Cannes : 33 7 60 67 83 35Maxime MONTAGNE • Buyer • Business Affairs, Acquisitions, VR ProjectDanya HANNAH • Buyer • International Sales • Cell. Cannes : 33 761579686

2 HOURS FROM PARIS (A 2 HEURES DE PARIS) – Virginie VERRIER – France – Comedy, Drama – 80 min – French – 2018 ScreeningACID – Alexander GORCHILIN – Russia – Drama – 98 min – Russian – 2018 CompletedCARGA – Bruno GASCON – Portugal – Drama – 113 min – English, Russian, Portuguese – 2018 ScreeningCONSEQUENCES (POSLEDICE) – Darko ŠTANTE – Slovenia – Drama – 90 min – Slovenian – 2018 CompletedDENMARK – Kasper Rune LARSEN – Denmark – Drama – 90 min – 2018 ScreeningLIGHT AS FEATHERS – Rosanne PEL – Netherlands – Drama – 85 min – 2018 CompletedMEPRISES – Bernard DECLERCQ – Belgium – Drama, Thriller – 90 min – French – 2018 ScreeningNINA – Olga CHAJDAS – Poland – Drama – 130 min – Polish – 2018 ScreeningOBEY – Jamie JONES – United Kingdom – Drama – 92 min – English – 2018 ScreeningONE MAN DIES A MILLION TIMES – Jessica ORECK – Russia, Usa – Drama – 87 min – Russian – 2018 CompletedRAIN OF HOMS (صمح رطم) – Joud SAID – Syria – Drama – 100 min – Arabic – 2017 ScreeningSMILE – Steffen KÖHN – Germany – Drama – 81 min – German – 2018 ScreeningTAZZEKA – Jean-Philippe GAUD – France, Morocco – Family – 95 min – French, Arabic – 2018 ScreeningTHE PIG – Dragomir SHOLEV – Bulgaria – Drama – 100 min – Bulgarian – 2018 CompletedTHE PIGEON – Banu SIVACI – Turkey – Drama – 76 min – Turkish – 2018 ScreeningWE – Rene ELLER – Netherlands – Drama – 100 min – Dutch, Flemish – 2018 Screening

WITHIN (Usa) INT/PROD

3760 Motor Ave, 2nd Floor – CA LOS ANGELESEmail: [email protected] – Web: with.inCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.J,Colin DECKER • COODaniel COPLON • Business Development - [email protected] KOBLIN • Co-Founder/CTO

UNLTD VR (Canada) INT/PROD/SERV

2205 Pathenais – QC MONTREALWeb: www.go-unlimited.co/Cannes office: PALAIS -1 14.E

John HAMILTON • CEO/ProducteurElodie LORRAIN-MARTIN • VP Développement des affaires • & 1 514 815 8091

VRROOM (France) INT/FEST/VODP

108, rue Saint Honore – 75001 PARIS& 33 6 28 56 56 44 – Email: [email protected] – Web: https.vrroom.buzzCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.LAntoine BERNARD • CEO • Cell.: 33 0611490913George IOANNOU • DirectorJasmine LEE • General ManagerJesse AYALA • Director

WIDE (France) (ADEF) SALES/PROD/DIS(All rights)

9, Rue Bleue – 75009 PARIS& 33 1 53 95 04 64 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.widemanagement.comCannes office: RIVIERA G2 & PALAIS -1 14.ALoïc MAGNERON • Buyer • President - Acquisitions Director • Cell.: 33 6 60 43 96 86 • Cell. Cannes : 33 0153950464Ana PERROMAT • Buyer • Head of Sales • Cell. Cannes : 33 7 60 67 83 35Maxime MONTAGNE • Buyer • Business Affairs, Acquisitions, VR ProjectDanya HANNAH • Buyer • International Sales • Cell. Cannes : 33 761579686

2 HOURS FROM PARIS (A 2 HEURES DE PARIS) – Virginie VERRIER – France – Comedy, Drama – 80 min – French – 2018 ScreeningACID – Alexander GORCHILIN – Russia – Drama – 98 min – Russian – 2018 CompletedCARGA – Bruno GASCON – Portugal – Drama – 113 min – English, Russian, Portuguese – 2018 ScreeningCONSEQUENCES (POSLEDICE) – Darko ŠTANTE – Slovenia – Drama – 90 min – Slovenian – 2018 CompletedDENMARK – Kasper Rune LARSEN – Denmark – Drama – 90 min – 2018 ScreeningLIGHT AS FEATHERS – Rosanne PEL – Netherlands – Drama – 85 min – 2018 CompletedMEPRISES – Bernard DECLERCQ – Belgium – Drama, Thriller – 90 min – French – 2018 ScreeningNINA – Olga CHAJDAS – Poland – Drama – 130 min – Polish – 2018 ScreeningOBEY – Jamie JONES – United Kingdom – Drama – 92 min – English – 2018 ScreeningONE MAN DIES A MILLION TIMES – Jessica ORECK – Russia, Usa – Drama – 87 min – Russian – 2018 CompletedRAIN OF HOMS (صمح رطم) – Joud SAID – Syria – Drama – 100 min – Arabic – 2017 ScreeningSMILE – Steffen KÖHN – Germany – Drama – 81 min – German – 2018 ScreeningTAZZEKA – Jean-Philippe GAUD – France, Morocco – Family – 95 min – French, Arabic – 2018 ScreeningTHE PIG – Dragomir SHOLEV – Bulgaria – Drama – 100 min – Bulgarian – 2018 CompletedTHE PIGEON – Banu SIVACI – Turkey – Drama – 76 min – Turkish – 2018 ScreeningWE – Rene ELLER – Netherlands – Drama – 100 min – Dutch, Flemish – 2018 Screening

WITHIN (Usa) INT/PROD

3760 Motor Ave, 2nd Floor – CA LOS ANGELESEmail: [email protected] – Web: with.inCannes office: PALAIS -1 14.J,Colin DECKER • COODaniel COPLON • Business Development & Content LicensingAaron KOBLIN • Co-Founder/CTO

PALAIS -1, AISLE 148-13 MAY 2018 9:00 TO 18:30

EXHIBITION OF VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES

NEXTNEXT exhibitors are showcasing Virtual Reality experiences on their booths . Come visit them!

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SATURDAY 12 CROW : THE LEGEND14:00 (240’)Presented by Baobab Studios & Orange

All stations - Green Library

SUNDAY 13 WOLVES IN THE WALLS9:30 (600’)Presented by Fable Studio

Station 3 - Green Library

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ACROSS THE SPACE FRONTIER (ATSF)Canada – Drama – English – 24’

presented by Immersant VR (Booth 14 .C)

Directed by: Aurore de Blois, Doug Drexler, Mike Gibson, Danny McNair Produced by: M31 Entertainment

Astronaut Jo-Anne Kepler journeys beyond Earth and into an alternate universe of adventure .

Contact: Michael Gibson - mike@immersantvr .com

ARDEN’S WAKE (EXPANDED)

USA – Animation – English – 18’

presented by PENROSE STUDIOS (Booth 14 .M)

Directed by: Eugene YK Chung Produced by: Penrose Studios

Featuring the voice of Academy Award®-winner Alicia Vikander, “Arden’s Wake (Expanded)” begins the journey of Meena in Penrose Studios’ award winning ARDEN’S WAKE . Arden’s Wake (Expanded) follows the journey of Meena, a young woman living in a post-apocalyptic world and searching for her father in the depths of the ocean after his unexpected disappearance . This expansion of Penrose Studios’ award winning Arden’s Wake embraces the art of long-form storytelling in virtual reality .

Contact: Christina Tasooji - cannes2018@penrosestudios .com

AUTHENTICALLY US: SHE FLIES BY HER OWN WINGS

Shannon Scott – 9’

presented by VRrOOm (Booth 14 .L)

Directed by: Jesse Ayala Produced by: Fovrth Studios

From her grassroots advocacy to the marbled halls of Washington D .C ., Shannon Scott’s fight for justice honors those who championed equality before her .

Contact: Louis Cacciuttolo - louis@vrroom .buzz

AUTHENTICALLY US: WE’RE STILL HERE

USA – Documentary – English – 4’


Directed by: Jesse Ayala Produced by: Forvth Studios

Aiden Crawford, a Two-Spirit artist and historian in Boise, Idaho, struggles to preserve and revive his heritage in intergenerational struggle to learn, educate, and pass down the wisdom of his First Nations Two Spirit elders .


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AWAKE: EPISODE 1Australia, USA – Drama – English, Chinese (Mandarin) – 20’


Directed by: Martin Taylor Produced by: Start VR

Harry Whitbread, a broken man bound to his wheelchair, lives his life vicariously through his vivid dreams . In his dreams Harry still has use of his legs and his beloved wife, ROSE, is still alive .


BALLAVITAAustria – Drama – English – 4’

presented by Amilux Filmproduktion (Booth 14 .B)

Directed by: Gerda Leopold Produced by: Amilux Filmproduktion

Maria is a young hotheaded but insecure woman is lured into a mirror world by an old man, who is trying to steal her dreams . She is sent on a fantastic journey, which quickly turns into a nightmare . She can finally escape the old man’s realm by overcoming her fears and accepting who she really is .

Contact: Gerda Leopold - office@amiluxfilm .com

BEING AN ASTRONAUT (PART 1)France, Germany – Factual, Documentary – French – 15’

presented by HP (Booth 14 .J)

Directed by: Pierre-Emmanuel Le Goff and Jürgen Hansen Produced by: La Vingt-Cinquième Heure, Co-production: Prospect TV / France Télévisions/ DV Mobile

Part 1: At the NASA training centre in Houston (USA), experience the tests that prepare astronauts to travel into space . After the high G-force centrifuge, you will be plunged into the gigantic pool designed to simulate extravehicular activity .

Contact: Pierre-Emmanuel Le Goff - [email protected]

BEING AN ASTRONAUT (PART 2)France, Germany – Factual, Documentary – FRENCH – 15’


Directed by: Pierre-Emmanuel Le Goff and Jürgen Hansen Produced by: La Vingt-Cinquième Heure Co-production: Prospect TV / France Télévisions/ DV Mobile

Part 2: Thomas Pesquet is about to take off for the ISS . Closely witness the Soyuz spacecraft’s take-off and arrival at the ISS . Thanks to the very first 360° virtual reality images shot in space, explore the station and admire outer space and Earth as seen from the Cupola, before undertaking a spacewalk in the interstellar void .

Contact: Pierre-Emmanuel Le Goff - [email protected]

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CHORUSUSA – Animation, Interactive, Music – English – 8’


Directed by: TYLER HURD Produced by: A WITHIN Original, produced in Association with Annapurna Pictures. A Gentle Manhands Production

Chorus transforms you and five friends into fantastical female warriors, and sends you on an epic journey to battle space monsters in a faraway galaxy . Orchestrated to the song “Chorus” by Justice .

Contact: Daniel Coplon - [email protected]

CONSTRUCT VR

Belgium – action/drama – English – 8’

presented by Nozon (Booth 14 .D)

Directed by: Kevin Margo/Xavier Leconte Produced by: Nozon/Starbreeze

Since a month, Bill comes to work every day at the same construction site . He likes it, his boss and his colleagues are not very talkative but they are good fellows . But today Bill shows up a little bit early and what he will see will change his life forever .

Contact: Matthieu Labeau - matthieu@nozon .com

CROW: THE LEGEND SPECIAL EVENT


presented by BAOBAB Studios and Orange (Green VR Library on Saturday May 12 from 2pm - 6pm)

Directed by: Eric Darnell Produced by: Baobab Studios

From the director of Madagascar, Emmy Winning INVASION!, and ASTEROIDS! comes Baobab Studio’s latest visionary VR animation . The carefree forest animals imagine spring will last forever . However, winter comes and the animals soon realize that their lives are in danger . What they need is a hero; what they need is Crow .

Contact: Kane Lee - [email protected]

DREAMS OF “O”

Canada – 12’

presented by Québec Créatif (SODEC) and the Centre PHI (Booth 14 .E)

Directed by: FRANCOIS BLOUIN, FELIX LAJEUNESSE & PAUL RAPHAEL • Produced by: Felix & Paul Studios, Cirque du Soleil

Dive into the hypnotic world of DREAMS OF ‘’O’’ . Submerge yourself into a virtual reality universe comprised of aerial acrobatics, daring dives, fire and the surreal amphibious characters of the breathtaking aquatic masterpiece “O” by Cirque du Soleil .

Contact: Myriam Achard - [email protected]

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ELASTIC TIME

Switzerland, USA – mixed reality interactive documentary – English – 10’

presented by Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF) (Booth 14 .G)

Directed by: Mark Boulos Produced by: Imverse (Javier Bello Ruiz & Robin Mange

Elastic Time is a mixed reality interactive documentary about space-time narrated by astronomer Tony Stark .A real-time hologram of your body is integrated into the observatory room. Using the controllers, you bend space and time to your will, creating black-holes, worm-holes and time portals.

Contact: Camille Kaiser - camille .kaiser@giff .ch

FRENCH KISS

France – Comedy – English – 15’

presented by WIDE VR (Booth 14 .A)

Directed by: Pascal Tirilly Produced by: TEN2TEN Films, 2MORO Productions, Nexus Forward

You’re sitting at a table in the café of a theater, waiting for the show to start . You glance around the room and at the people seated at the other tables . Who are they? What are they talking about? Are they brothers, sisters, friends, colleagues or lovers? Get a little closer and slip into their intimate, personal stories .

Contact: Maxime Montagne - mm@widemanagement .com

ISLE OF DOGS: BEHIND THE SCENES (IN VIRTUAL REALITY)

United-States, Canada – Animation – English – 5’25’’


Directed by: FELIX LAJEUNESSE, PAUL RAPHAEL & WES ANDERSON Produced by: FoxNext, Fox Searchlight, Google Spotlight Stories / Felix & Paul Studios

Come face to face with the ‘dog’ cast of Wes Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion film, while the crew creates the animation around you .


KÀ THE BATTLE WITHIN

Canada – 13’28’’


Directed by: FRANCOIS BLOUIN, FELIX LAJEUNESSE & PAUL RAPHAEL Produced by: Felix & Paul Studios, Cirque du Soleil

Enter the world of KÀ The Battle Within, a virtual reality epic adventure of heroism and martial arts .


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NOMADS: HERDERSCanada – Factual, Documentary – English subtitles – 7’46’’


Directed by: Felix Lajeunesse & Paul Raphael Produced by: Felix & Paul Studios

The first part of this trilogy offers a meditative look at a community of nomadic yak herders in Mongolia through a series of scenes presented in single takes, including a man playing the harp, herders at work, and a family eating together .


NOMADS: MAASAI

Canada – Factual, Documentary – English subtitles – 11’58’’



This episode showcases the Maasai’s formidable living heritage in the village of Enkutoto (something hollow), like coming-of-age jumping dance competitions, and the men’s crafting of unmatched hunting abilities over the repeated walkabouts they led alongside the zebras, giraffes, lions and hyenas of the stunning Great Rift Valley .


NOMADS: SEA GYPSIES

Canada – Factual, Documentary – English subtitles – 9’



An encounter with the Sama-Bajau people, who have lived on the sea along the coasts of Borneo for centuries . Nomads: Sea Gypsies transports the viewer north of Borneo to experience daily life of the Bajau Laut . Nomads from the sea, with no land nor nationality, the Bajau live on either stilt houses or houseboats and always share a communal spirit .


PRELUDE TO LEMUSK CINEMA VRE

India – Drama VRE – English – 241’

presented by INTEL CORPORATION (Booth 14 .F)

Directed by: A R Rahman Produced by: Y M Movies, Intel Corporation, Zilvermeer productions, Ideal entertainment, Sri Thenandal Films

Le Musk is an upcoming multi-sensory olfactory Virtual Reality (VR) film directed by two time Oscar and Grammy winner A .R . Rahman . The film revolves around an orphaned heiress Juliet played by French actress Nora Arnezeder, a part time musician, for whom the smell of musk is a trail that runs from her childhood to adulthood . Shot in Rome, the film stars Guy Burnet, Munirih Jahanpour and Mariam Zohrabyan in lead roles .

Contact: Ravindra Velhal - ravindra .velhal@intel .com

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RIO CARNIVAL 2018 VRE TEASER

Brazil – Musical VRE – Portuguese – 224’


Directed by: Ravindra Velhal Produced by: Globo and Intel Corporation

Rio Carnival 2018 VR experience trailer will transport viewers to the world-famous Rio de Janerio Carnival 2018 parade captured in a high resolution 360 Virtual Reality . Immerse yourself in the rhythm of Samba dance and experience feeling of being inside Rio Sambadrome to be a part of Carnival Parade in virtual reality produced by Globo and Intel Corporation .


SAVE EVERY BREATHE: THE DUNKIRK VR EXPERIENCE

USA – Action and Adventure VRE – English – 276’


Directed by: Matthew Lewis Produced by: Warner Bros, Practical Magic, Microsoft, Dell and Intel Corporation

Save Every Breath: The Dunkirk VR Experiencewill propel viewers into the action on land, sea and air . The pulse-pounding 360-degree short film immerses the viewer in the world of Christopher Nolan’s epic action thriller “Dunkirk .” Through three tightly woven sequences, the virtual reality experience offers a tantalizing taste of the much-anticipated film, in which 400,000 Allied soldiers are trapped on the beach of Dunkirk, France, with their backs to the sea as the enemy closes in . “Dunkirk” opened in conventional theatres and IMAX on July 21, 2017 .


SPACE EXPLORERS: A NEW DAWN

Canada, USA – Factual, Documentary – English – 19’35’’


Directed by: Felix Lajeunesse & Paul Raphael Produced by: Felix & Paul Studios, Warrior Poets

Space Explorers: A New Dawn is a VR series about the new age of space exploration, and will shine a light on mankind’s most ambitious journey to understand our planet, our universe and our origins .


THE LAST CHAIR

Netherlands – Factual, Documentary – English – 19’


Directed by: Jessie van Vreden, Anke Teunissen Produced by: Pieter van Huystee Film

The Last Chair is a Virtual Reality documentary series about the last stage of life . With a mix of audio, 360° video and animation you step into the daily life of Fred or Egbert . The voices of the elderly (narrated in English by legendary actors Rutger Hauer and Derek de Lint) take you into the story and slowly change the perspective .


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THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE: INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE WITH BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA

Canada – Factual, Documentary – English – 8’



An intimate tour of the White House that gives the viewer extraordinary access to explore the iconic institution’s profound history - from the past eight years of the Obama administration to defining events of the last two centuries .


THE REAL THING

France – Documentary – Chinese/Mandarin – 960’

presented by Diversion cinema (Booth 14 .H)

Directed by: Benoit Felici and Mathias Chelebourg Produced by: Artline Films, DVgroup, and ARTE France

THE REAL THING is a VR journey into a copy of our world . Around China’s largest cities, entire neighbourhoods have been inspired by foreign models . The film explores the most stunning of these “fake cities” . It travels from Paris to London and Venice - without leaving China . The inhabitants guide us in the parallel world where they have chosen to live . As VR leads the way to virtual tourism, copycat cities compete to offer a real experience of static travel . Walking the thin line between reality and virtuality, this documentary combines both to enhance a whole new feeling of ubiquity .

Contact: Paul Bouchard - paul@diversioncinema .com

THE WILD IMMERSION : AFRICA

France – Documentary – English – 608’

presented by Diversion cinema (Booth 14 .H)

Directed by: Adrien Moisson & Raphaël Aupy Produced by: Virtual Reserve Ltd, BrainWorks

Wild Immersion is a 360 VR experience which drives you in the Wild Habitat around the world . Teleport yourself to the other side of the planet, feel its wonders and experience what it means to be several inches away from lions, elephants, hyenas and more . Wild Immersion is supported by Jane Goodall, the famous Doctor who dedicated her life to preserving environment and Wild Life . Jane Goodall is Peace Ambassador for United Nations, she also has 66 PHD from Cambridge .

Contact: Paul Bouchard - paul@diversioncinema .com

THROUGH THE MASKS OF LUZIA

Canada – 14’30’’


Directed by: FRANCOIS BLOUIN, FELIX LAJEUNESSE & PAUL RAPHAEL Produced by: Felix & Paul Studios, Cirque du Soleil

Through the Masks of Luzia, based on the acclaimed Cirque du Soleil production, is a vibrant celebration of Mexican culture, shrouded in surrealism and dreamlike fantasy .


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TRINITY

Canada – Science fiction – English – 13’

presented by Québec Créatif (SODEC) and UNLTD (Booth 14 .E)

Directed by: Patrick Boivin • Produced by: UNLTD

Trinity is a live-action, immersive, interactive, sci-fi head-trip . In a future where humans have been extinct, the surviving androids fight a final war for freedom against an all powerful Singularity

Contact: John Hamilton - [email protected]

WOLVES IN THE WALLS SPECIAL EVENT


presented by FABLE STUDIO (Green VR Library on Sunday May 13 from 9:30am-6pm)

Directed by: Pete Billington Produced by: Fable Studio

Not everything is as it seems when eight year old Lucy’s imagination proves to be a reality . Based on the work by Neil Gaiman, this immersive fable asks: “What would it be like to interact, have a relationship, and go on a quest with a character inside a VR movie?”

Contact: Edward Saatchi - [email protected]

YOUR SPIRITUAL TEMPLE SUCKS

Taiwan – Comedy – English – 10’


Directed by: John Hsu Produced by: Serendipity Films

Mr . Chang arrives to his “Spiritual Temple,” a place that represents one’s destiny .To solve his marital crisis and financial problems, he summons his guardian - The Thunder God .They attempt to tidy his life, which turns out to be a big mistake… with hilarious consequences .


PALAIS -1, AISLE 14 8-13 MAY 2018 10:00 TO 18:00

VIRTUAL REALITY THEATRE

NEXTAt NEXT VR Theatre you can experience VR cinema as a simultanous and collective screening for 30 spectators. Each curated market screening, has a duration between 30 and 45 minutes.

Access: Only for Market badge and entrance with ticket. Tickets must be picked-up on the day before the screening at the VR Ticket Office located at NEXT.

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WEDNESDAY 9 FULLEYE.NET - CINEMATIC VR12:00 (60’)Presented by Full Eye

VR Theatre

A DISCOVERY OF CHINA AND ITS PEOPLE14:00 (60’)Presented by VRrOOm

VR Theatre

THE CLIFFS OF V. FULL VERSION - VR WITH A SOUL15:00 (60’)Presented by GENGISKHAN PRODUCTION

VR Theatre

TRENDS PRESENTS16:00 (60’)Presented by Trends

VR Theatre

TUESDAY 10 ARTE VR EXPERIENCES11:00 (60’)Presented by ARTE

VR Theatre

BEST OF VIRTUALITY EUROPEAN CINEMA12:00 (60’)Presented by Virtuality

VR Theatre

WONDERS OF THE WORLD: AN IMMERSIVE TOUR14:00 (60’)Presented by VRrOOm

VR Theatre

MK2 FILMS & V15:00 (60’)Presented by MK2

VR Theatre

GO! INSIDEVR SHOWCASE16:00 (60’)Presented by Go! Picture

VR Theatre

DIVERSION SPECIAL SHOWCASE17:00 (60’)Presented by DIVERSION CINEMA

VR Theatre

FRIDAY 11 Russian VR Seasons Showcase 2017-201810:00 (60’)Presented by Russian VR Season

VR Theatre

ARTE VR EXPERIENCES11:00 (60’)Presented by ARTE

VR Theatre

BEST OF TRENDS - VIRTUALITY LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA 360 @ CANNES NEXT12:00 (60’)Presented by VIRTUALITY & TRENDS

VR Theatre

KOREAN CINEMATIC VR14:00 (60’)Presented by EVR STUDIO

VR Theatre

JAPENESE FUN VR FILM15:00 (60’)Presented by EJE

VR Theatre

DIVERSION SPECIAL SHOWCASE16:00 (60’)Presented by DIVERSION CINEMA

VR Theatre

SATURDAY 12 CANADA, BIG ON VR - PROGRAM 110:00 (60’)Presented byTéléfilm Canada & Canada Media Fund & PHI Centre

VR Theatre

ARTE VR EXPERIENCES11:00 (60’)Presented by ARTE

VR Theatre

VRrOOm@CANNES PART 112:00 (60’)Presented by VRrOOm

VR Theatre

COLLECTIVE REALITY/BYRON BAY FF: AUSTRALIAN IMMERSION14:00 (60’)Presented by the Byron Bay International Film Festival and Collective RealityVR Theatre

TRENDS PRESENTS15:00 (60’)Presented by Trends

VR Theatre

BEST OF TRIBECA CINEMA 360 @ NEXT16:00 (60’)Presented by TRIBECA

VR Theatre

VIDEOOFABRIKA PRESENTS HERMITAGE VR17:00 (60’)Presented by VIDEOFABRIKA

VR Theatre

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SUNDAY 13 CANADA, BIG ON VR - PROGRAM 210:00 (60’)Presented byTéléfilm Canada & Canada Media Fund & PHI Centre

VR Theatre

I TO EYE: STORIES OF DISABILITY IN VR11:00 (60’)Presented by GESHER MULTICULTURAL FILM FUND

VR Theatre

FROM SONG TO CINEMA: IMMERSIVE EXPLORATIONS12:00 (60’)Presented by TWICE OUT & RYOT

VR Theatre

VRrOOm@CANNES PART 2 14:00 (60’)Presented by VRrOOm

VR Theatre

IMMERSIVE CHINA: BEST OF CHINESE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES15:00 (60’)Presented by POLYHEDRON

VR Theatre

MK2 FILMS & VR16:00 (60’)Presented by MK2

VR Theatre

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A DISCOVERY OF CHINA AND ITS PEOPLE

Wednesday 9 May-14:00-15:00

Presented by VRrOOm

BOERTALA: THE MYSTERY BENEFICEDirected by: Diao LONGProduced by: HRDVRCountry: China

Boertala is located in the northwest edge of Xinjiang . The special geographical environment and long history have created the unique style of Boertala . There are mountains, lakes and grasslands . There are also “living fossils” that are more ancient than dinosaurs .

COLORFUL CHINA Directed by: Hailang ZHANGProduced by: SightpanoCountry: China

Colorful China is a documentary about the ethnic minorities in China . Experience life as it is in the original rainforest .

DREAM SHOW Directed by: Michael GUProduced by: MXVRCountry: China

Attend a creative fashion show in China, and find everything you can dream of .

HANI GIRLDirected by: Li BOProduced by: Escher VRCountry: China

Yuanyang County is well known for its spectacular rice terraces . It is the ancestral homeland to Hani people and it is where I live, it is my place, my home .

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NO, 33, BEI STREET Directed by: Guo DONGDONGProduced by: Escher VRCountry: China

Luomu is a little town where you may have the chance to see traditional crafts being practised, out of the bustle of the modern world .

TERRACOTTA ARMYDirected by: Shaohua QIProduced by: SightpanoCountry: China

The Terracotta Warriors are one of the most famous historical relics in China . Archaeologists are now bringing this past back to life .

ARTE VR EXPERIENCES

Thursday 10 May 11:00-12:00, Friday 11 May 11:00-12:00, Saturday 12 May 11:00-12:00

Presented by ARTE

700 REQUINS: AU CŒUR DE LA MEUTEDirected by: Manuel LEFÈVRE avec la collaboration de Frédéric GOURDETProduced by: Le cinquième rêve, NeotopyCountry: France

Une expédition scientifique en Polynésie Française menée par Laurent Ballesta, une immersion au sein de la meute de requins prédateurs (1er épisode) .

700 REQUINS: LE MYSTÈRE DE FAKARAVAUne expédition scientifique en Polynésie Française menée par Laurent Ballesta, une immersion au sein de la meute de requins prédateurs (2e épisode) .

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A BAR AT THE FOLIES-BERGÈRESDirected by: Gabrielle LISSOTProduced by: IKO, Arte FranceCountry: France

A four-acts immersion into Manet’s famous painting .

I SAW THE FUTUREDirected by: François VAUTIERProduced by: Da ProdCountry: France

I SAW THE FUTURE invites the viewer to plunge into a three-dimensional space reflecting the futuristic predictions of Arthur C . Clarke .

ISLE OF THE DEADDirected by: Benjamin NUELProduced by: Les Produits FraisCountry: France

Isle of the Dead is a timeless trip, from an average apartment towards our final destination, guided by Charon, the ferryman of the Underworld .

MC360Directed by: Sami BATKHIProduced by: SourdoreillCountry: France

MC360° est un projet collaboratif autour de l’esthétique hip-hop, avec un beatmaker en chef d’orchestre et plusieurs rappeurs de la scène française invités à réaliser un freestyle .

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MOZART 360Directed by: Colin LAURENTProduced by: CAMERA LUCIDA / INSULA ORCHESTRACountry: France

Insula orchestra et Laurence Equilbey vous invitent à une immersion dans l’orchestre à 360° avec son 3D spatialisé .

AUSTRALIAN IMMERSION

Saturday 12 May 14:00-15:00

Presented by the Byron Bay International Film Festival and Collective Reality

CARRIBERIEDirected by: Dominic ALLENProduced by: Red Dogs VRdomCountry: Australia

From the heart of the outback, David Gulpilil guides viewers on a journey through time & space . Moving from traditional ceremonies to contemporary expressions of Australia’s indigenous culture .

EVERY KING TIDEDirected by: Aaron FA’AOSO and Craig DEEKERProduced by: Bunya Productions in association with The Gingerbread ManCountry: Australia

Poruma, a tiny island in the Torres Strait of Australia, is slowly being eroded & swallowed by the sea . A 1st-person perspective of a community’s spirit, faith & passion for the island they call home .

INSIDE MANUSDirected by: Lucas TAYLORProduced by: A Hoodlum, Chemical Media and Cutting Edge Production for SBS and Screen QueenslandCountry: Australia

Graphic novel-style tilt-brush animations from Stuart Campbell (Sutu) bring Manus Island Detention Centre vividly to life .

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RONEDirected by: Lester FRANCOISProduced by: StudioBentoCountry: Australia

A distinctive portrait of the street artist Rone, whose stunning large-scale portraits of women’s faces can be found adorning soon to be forgotten spaces .

BEST OF TRENDS - VIRTUALITY LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA 360 @ CANNES NEXT

Friday 11 May-12:00-13:00

Presented by VIRTUALITY & TRENDS

BROOKLYN EXPERIENCEDirected by: José Celestino CAMPUSANOProduced by: Cine BrutoCountry: Argentina EEUU

Through intimate stories this immersive drama explores a dysfunctional American family in today’s Brooklyn .

CAMPFIRE CREEPERS: MIDNIGHT MARCHDirected by: Alexandre AJAProduced by: Oculus, Future Lighthouse, Dark CornerCountry: Spain, USA

Master of horror Alexandre Aja invites you to join the summer camp fire circle as a group of kids take turns telling scary stories in this fun, frightening horror anthology .

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EURYDICEDirected by: Priscila GUEDESProduced by: Feel XRCountry: Brazil

Eurydice and Orfeu are living a new love story in Rio Carnival these days .

K.I.S.S.I.N.G. ON A TREEDirected by: Carlos HAGERMANProduced by: GIFF in colaboration with OniriaCountry: Mexico

A group of teenagers play hide an sike in the woods until an innocent prank gets out of hand .

KIDNAPPEDDirected by: Mauricio Velez DOMINGUEZ, Luisa VALENCIAProduced by: Explora Films, Signal Space LabCountry: Colombia, Canada

Kidnapped is a 360 / 3D experience that will transport the viewer to the horrifying world of kidnapping, turning him into a kidnapped victim in the jungles of Colombia .

BEST OF TRIBECA CINEMA 360 @ NEXT


Presented by TRIBECA

02:09Directed by: Svante FJAESTADProduced by: Virtual Reality ProductionsCountry: Sweden / China

In 3 minutes, the world will end . The rich have left Earth; those who couldn’t afford private shuttles are stranded . A couple watches as the last human refugees leave the planet before it is too late .

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INTO THE NOWDirected by: Michael MULLERProduced by: RSA FilmsCountry: USA

Legendary shark photographer Michael Muller’s lifelong fear of sharks eventually led him to discover the tranquility that is possible underwater, engaged with these curious and intimidating creatures .

MEETING A MONSTERDirected by: Gabriela ARPProduced by: VR FOR GOOD / LIFE AFTER HATECountry: USA

Through audio recordings and re-enactments, former white supremacist Angela King relives the memories of the eight years she spent inside the white power movement—and the path she took to get out .

THE CARETAKERDirected by: Jacob WASSERMAN, Nicholas PESCE, AdamProduced by: Hidden Content, RealMotion VFXCountry: USA

After their car breaks down on the side of the road, a couple checks into a strange hotel . When the woman’s boyfriend suddenly goes missing, she begins to suspect that something sinister is at work .

THIS IS CLIMATE CHANGE: FEASTDirected by: Danfung DENNIS & Eric STRAUSSProduced by: Participant Media / Condition OneCountry: USA, Brazil

In this expansive virtual reality docu-series from Participant Media and Condition One, journey to the far corners of the earth to discover the people and places being hit hardest by climate change .

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BEST OF VIRTUALITY EUROPEAN CINEMA

Thursday 10 May-12:00-13:00

Presented by VIRTUALITY

DESSINE MOI UN FUTURDirected by: Alice BÉDARD, Sandrine CORBEIL, Hugo DENEPOUX, Florian PANNETIER, Quentin PIAT and Alexandre ROSENTHALProduced by: INA / CREATIVE PEPPERCountry: France

En 1962, Simone, 10 ans, dessine ce qu’elle s’imagine du futur .

I SAW THE FUTUREDirected by: François VAUTIERProduced by: Da ProdCountry: FRANCE

I saw the Future” invites the viewer to plunge into a three-dimensional space reflecting the futuristic predictions of Arthur C . Clarke .

OUT OF THE BLUEDirected by: Sophie ANSELProduced by: Sophie ANSELCountry: France, USA, Mexico, Australia, Russia , Hong Kong

A journey into the legacy inherited by 8-years old Yerick, a child amongst a community of fishermen in Mexico who became unexpected conservationists when faced the depletion of their marine resources .

THE REAL THING Directed by: Benoît FELICI, Mathias CHELEBOURGProduced by: DVgroup, ArtlineCountry: France

All around China, vast neighbourhoods are inspired by foreign models . THE REAL THING sets out on a VR journey inside this world of “fake cities” to discover their real stories .

COPRODUCTION.IT’S A BIG DEAL. ASK US!

PROUD PARTNER OF THE PRODUCERS NETWORK

SPOTLIGHT ON CANADIAN PRODUCERS

BREAKFAST MEETINGMonday, May 14, from 9 to 11 a.m.Plage des palmes

Caramel FilmsValérie D’Auteuil

JA ProductionsJessica Adams

Clique PicturesLauren Grant

PeripheriaYanick Létourneau

Goodbye ProductionsAmber Ripley

Violator FilmsLori Lozinski

Get more info and meet the Canadian delegation at the Canada PavilionVillage international Nº 122T +04 92 59 00 01

RDVCANADA.CA

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CANADA, BIG ON VR - PROGRAM 1


Presented by Téléfilm Canada & Canada Media Fund & PHI Centre

BLIND VAYSHA Directed by: Theodore USHEVCountry: Canada

Vaysha is not like other little girls . Her left eye sees only the past . Her right, only the future . Blind Vaysha, they called her .

ISLE OF DOGS: BEHIND THE SCENES (IN VIRTUAL REALITY)Directed by: Felix LAJEUNESSE, Paul RAPHAEL & Wes ANDERSONProduced by: FoxNext, Fox Searchlight, Google Spotlight Stories et Felix & Paul StudiosCountry: Canada, USA



Directed by: Felix LAJEUNESSE & Paul RAPHAELProduced by: Felix & Paul StudiosCountry: Canada


TIDAL TRACESDirected by: Nancy LEE & Emmalena FREDRIKSSONCountry: Canada

Tidal Traces is a 360-video VR dance piece where the viewer joins in—directly composing the performance through their gaze .

COPRODUCTION.IT’S A BIG DEAL. ASK US!

PROUD PARTNEROF THE PRODUCERS NETWORK

SPOTLIGHT ON CANADIAN PRODUCERS

BREAKFAST MEETINGMonday, May 14, from 9 to 11 a.m.Plage des palmes

Caramel FilmsValérie D’Auteuil

JA ProductionsJessica Adams

Clique PicturesLauren Grant

PeripheriaYanick Létourneau

Goodbye ProductionsAmber Ripley

Violator FilmsLori Lozinski

Get more info and meet the Canadian delegation at the Canada PavilionVillage international Nº 122T +04 92 59 00 01

RDVCANADA.CA

SEE BIG.

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CANADA, BIG ON VR - PROGRAM 2

Sunday 13 May 10:00-11:00

Presented by Téléfilm Canada & Canada Media Fund & PHI Centre

BLIND VAYSHADirected by: Theodore USHEVCountry: Canada


ISLE OF DOGS: BEHIND THE SCENES (INVIRTUAL REALITY)Directed by: Felix LAJEUNESSE, Paul RAPHAEL & Wes ANDERSONProduced by: FoxNext, Fox Searchlight, Google Spotlight Stories et Felix & Paul StudiosCountry: Canada, USA


SPACE EXPLORERS: A NEW DAWN Directed by: Felix LAJEUNESSE et Paul RAPHAELProduced by: Felix & Paul Studios et Warrior PoetsCountry: Canada


THROUGH THE MASKS OF LUIZADirected by: Francois BLOUIN, Felix LAJEUNESSE & Paul RAPHAELProduced by: Felix & Paul Studios & Cirque du SoleilCountry: Canada


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DIVERSION SPECIAL SHOWCASE

Thursday 10 May 17:00-18:00, Friday 11 May 16:00-17:00

Presented by DIVERSION CINEMA

THE REAL THINGDirected by: Benoit FELICI and Mathias CHELEBOURGProduced by: Artline Films, DVgroup, and ARTE FranceCountry: France

THE REAL THING is a VR journey into a copy of our world, exploring real-life stories inside China’s replicas of Paris, Venice and London .

THE WILD IMMERSION : AFRICADirected by: Adrien MOISSON & Raphaël AUPYProduced by: Virtual Reserve Ltd, BrainWorksCountry: France


THE WILD IMMERSION: ASIA OCEANIADirected by: Adrien MOISSON & Raphaël AUPYProduced by: Virtual Reserve Ltd, BrainWorksCountry: France


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FROM SONG TO CINEMA: IMMERSIVE EXPLORATIONS

Sunday 13 May 12:00-13:00

Presented by TWICE OUT & RYOT & BIZART

PLAYING TOGETHERDirected by: Federico GIUSEPPINI and Gabriele GIULIANIProduced by: BIZART S.R.L. and TWICEOUT S.R.L. (AN ITALIAN COPRODUCTION)Country: Italy

Playing together is the first italian fictional VR music experience .

TAKE EVERY WAVE: LAIRD IN VRDirected by: Produced by: RYOTCountry: USA

Laird and his friends chase perfection in the form of 8-10 foot waves stretching over a mile, where rides up to 6 minutes become normal atop the innovative hydrofoil surfboard design .

WAR TOURISTDirected by: Emiliano RUPRAHProduced by: RYOTCountry: USA

War Tourist is an immersive 360 film shot in and around Mosul during the offensive to retake the city .

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FULLEYE.NET - CINEMATIC VR

Wednesday 9 May - 12:00 - 13:00

Presented by FULL EYE

BEYOND SIN VRDirected by: Samuel IVASKAProduced by: FULLEYE.NETCountry: Slovakia

Get behind the scenes of Slovak National Theater Ballet .

NOSFERATU VRDirected by: Samuel IVASKAProduced by: FULLEYE.NETCountry: Slovakia

The last vampire Master awakes to prolong the magic of his immortality for another century through the blood of a noble virgin .

RAILWAY VRDirected by: Samuel IVASKAProduced by: FULLEYE.NETCountry: Slovakia

Onboard the new Siemens Vectron train engine .

SYNTHESY VRDirected by: Samuel IVASKAProduced by: FULLEYE.NETCountry: Slovakia

How deep does the virtual world go?

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TRUE PASSIONDirected by: Samuel IVASKAProduced by: FULLEYE.NETCountry: Slovakia

On the stage with ballet dancers in Slovak National Theater

GO!INSIDEVR SHOWCASE

Thursday 10 May 16:00-17:00

Presented by Go! Pictures

HEROES OF NIGHT AND TRAGIC Directed by: Bruno MARGETI_Produced by: AteatarCountry: Croatia

What happens when your ‘average you’ comes to claim your life? Do you run, do you hide or do you fight back?

OUR NORTH POLEDirected by: Olesya KUSTOVAProduced by: Vivalter, Kustova Media GroupCountry: United Kingdom, Russia

Real expedition to the top of the world aboard the most powerful nuclear-powered icebreacker “50 Years of Victory” .

REMAIN AT HOMEDirected by: Gero A.E. EGGERProduced by: GO! Pictures KGCountry: Austria

EPISODE I - A cinematic VR experience where you slip into the role of an altruistic grandmother who needs to convince her grandson and his family to abandon their home and escape the war .

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VIRTUAL TARKINE RAINFOREST RIVER– TASMANIA, AUSTRALIADirected by: Fraser JOHNSTONProduced by: Crows Nest Media & Bob Brown FoundationCountry: Australia

Immerse yourself in a world largely untouched by modern humanity and discover a unique, fragile and threatened ecosystem at the edge of the world: Tasmania’s takayna/Tarkine .

I TO EYE: STORIES OF DISABILITY IN VR

Sunday 13 May 11:00-12:00

Presented by GESHER MULTICULTURAL FILM FUND

MISS VERTIGO Directed by: Rona SOFFERProduced by: Daroma ProductionsCountry: Israel

Rona lost her voice & body balance in a car accident, and yet she always dreams to be able to move to the rhythm of music . In her mind she never lost her freedom, but can her body follow her mind?

MOSHIDirected by: Iddo GRUENGARDProduced by: Daroma ProductionsCountry: Israel

Just before the family moves from Tel-Aviv to London – Moshi the cat runs away from the taxi . Iddo, a paraplegic father, jumps to his wheelchair and chases the cat to find new meanings in his life .

NO WORDSDirected by: Ivgeny GASHINSKYProduced by: Daroma ProductionsCountry: Israel

Dror hangs with friends in a dance-bar and flirts with Bar without saying a single word . An unexpected fight erupts, but in the end – Dror gets to communicate with Bar In his own special way .

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PUFFDirected by: Gaston DRUGUERProduced by: Daroma ProductionsCountry: Israel

2 brothers – one visually impaired from youth and the other injured in the Israeli army - set out on an obstacle-filled journey to smoke a joint on the hospital’s rooftop .

IMMERSIVE CHINA: BEST OF CHINESE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES

Sunday 13 May 15:00-16:00

Presented by POLYHEDRON VR STUDIO

02.09Directed by: Svante FJAESTADProduced by: Virtual Reality ProductionsCountry: China, Sweden


DESTROYDirected by: Gianluigi PERRONEProduced by: Polyhedron VR Studio/Blur LimitCountry: China

The cameras that control the safety of a nuclear factory find out something abnormal happening but can you really tell what, where and mostly when?

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FREE WHALEDirected by: Peibin ZHANGProduced by: Sandman StudiosCountry: China

As a new fetcher from Starfleet Academy whose responsibility is to bring back AI samples from far distance deployments, Shem is completing his latest assignment to fetch on Planet Kandinsky . After surprisingly encountering a machine whale and going through a dream-like experience, he starts to understand more about his work .

THE LIGHT OF FAITH Directed by: Marsh MAProduced by: Blur LimitCountry: China

A journey into the deepest Tibet .

TRANSCEND Directed by: Gianluigi PERRONEProduced by: Polyhedron VR Studio/Blur LimitCountry: China

“When we transcend our own thoughts, we get in touch with the womb of creation .” Deepak Chopra

JAPANESE FUN VR FILM

Friday 11 May 15:00-16:00

Presented by EJE

BLUE THERMAL VRDirected by: Shinichiro UEDAProduced by: dub inc.Country: Japan

This is a live action film based on an original story for Blue Thermal a popular manga series that depicts a group of young boys and girls in an Aviation Athletic Club .

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TIED TO POLE Directed by: Chiaki MishiroProduced by: EJE IncCountry: Japan

A dance play based on a classical Kyogen farce . A master is irritated that his two servants always drink his wine while he is out . He plots with his servant Tarokaja to trick the other servant Jirokajainto demonstrating his skill at stick fighting, tying him to the stick . The master then ties up Tarokajaas well, but nevertheless, the two get into the sake storehouse and end up dancing exuberantly, despite the fact that they are tied up .

ULTRAMAN ZERO VRDirected by: Kiyotaka TAGUCHIProduced by: TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONSCountry: Japan

Japanese Hero/ A certain place in Minato ku Tokyo .During the conference at the office building suddenly the space monster eleking appears . When you open the door of the emergency exit from life, There was a big battle with the huge monster and Zero Ultraman…!

KOREAN CINEMATIC VR

Friday 11 May 14:00-15:00

Presented by EVR STUDIO

BOHWAGAK - A LONG THE WAY TO UTOPIADirected by: Bryan KUProduced by: EVR StudioCountry: South Korea

Surrealistic expression of the journey in search of the utopia and an aspiration to demonstrate the finest examples of Korean Art .

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STAY WITH MEDirected by: Bryan KUProduced by: Barunson E&A, EVR STUDIOCountry: South Korea

A VR romance film about bittersweet first love story of a stage-frightened prospective musician Woo-Jin and vivacious would-be actress Yeon-Soo .

MK2

Thursday 10 May 15:00-16:00, Sunday 13 May 16:00-17:00

Presented by MK2

ALTERATIONDirected by: Jérôme BLANQUETProduced by: Okio-Studio, ArteCountry: France

Alexandro volunteers for an experiment carried out to study dreams . He doesn’t even imagine that he’s going to be subjected to the intrusion of Elsa, a form of Artificial Intelligence, who’s going to digitize and dematerialize his subconscious in order to feed off it .

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: KA THE BATTLE WITHINDirected by: Produced by: A Cirque du Soleil and Felix & Paul Studios Co-ProductionCountry: Canada

Enter the world of KÀ The Battle Within, a virtual reality epic adventure of heroism and martial arts .

OVERVIEW SATURNDirected by: Paul MEZIERProduced by: I.C.E.B.E.R.G / Orbital ViewsCountry: France

OVERVIEW is a 30 minutes narrative experience on the objects of the cosmos, from the planets in our Solar System to the galaxies beyond the Milky Way . Much more than a documentary, OVERVIEW is an immersive real-time simulation tested with astronauts . It is the journey to the stars we have all dreamed of .

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THE SUN LADIES VRDirected by: Christian STEPHEN, Celine TRICARTProduced by: Jack Blue Inc., Lucid Dreams ProductionsCountry: Iraq, USA

An in-depth look at the personal journey of Xate Singali, captain of an all-female Kurdish brigade who take up arms against ISIS in order to rescue their Yazidi sisters from sex slavery .

RUSSIAN VR SEASONS SHOWCASE 2017-2018

Friday 11 May 10:00-11:00

Presented by Russian VR Season

HERE AND THEREDirected by: Kiryl HALITSKYProduced by: Feeling Films LLCCountry: Belarus

He lives among barricades of books . He is searching for the right story but should overcome the resistance of his characters and his importunate wife .

OUT OF BODY Directed by: Maxim NIKONOVProduced by: LenVRCountry: Russia

An ingenious scientist carries out a dangerous experiment to prove the theory of life after death .

RESERVED PEARLS OF RUSSIADirected by: Anton ZHDANOVProduced by: Planetpics Film LLCCountry: Russia

The film in 360-degree format transfer the viewer to the amazing places of Russia: from watching the birds of the Volga River delta or to the breathe the northern air of the Kola Peninsula forests .

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REVOLUTION 360: ART TO THE PEOPLE!Directed by: Alexander SKRYABINProduced by: RTCountry: Russia

The events of 1917 engulfed the capital and spread further to other cities and towns of Russia . Many estates, abandoned by their previous owners, were taken over by locals .

UNCAPITALS: POMORS IN 360Directed by: Georgy MOLODTSOV, Taisa SEVENARDProduced by: FridaymilkCountry: Russia

360 piece of the collective art-project where the team of young artists and cultural workers are getting a_quainted with the ancient Pomor traditions, history and culture .

THE CLIFFS OF V. FULL VERSION - VR WITH A SOUL

Wednesday 9 May 15:00-16:00

Presented by GENGISKHAN PRODUCTION

THE CLIFFS OF V. - CHAPTERS 1 AND 2Directed by: Laurent BAZINProduced by: Gengiskhan ProductionsCountry: France

Facing an organ shortage crisis, the government offers sentence remission to long-term prisoners, in exchange of a part of their body . Wearing a VR headset, the viewer is invited to share the life of a prisoner who is about to trade something for years

of freedom .

GENGISKHAN- VR with a Soul -

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TRENDS PRESENTS

Wednesday 9 May-16:00-17:00 Saturday 12 May-15:00-16:00

Presented by TRENDS

COLLAB Directed by: Marcela LIZCANO, Lorraine PRICEProduced by: Viceversa Cine, Little Window ProductionsCountry: Colombia, Canada

Collab is a virtual reality art laboratory . We invite artists from six different countries and ask them to collaborate on unique pieces of art in VR .

DEEP BOLIVIADirected by: José Celestino CampusanoProduced by: CINE BRUTO, FUNDACIÓN COMPA, INT.CINECountry:

The documentary Deep Bolivia has an anthropological record with the less intervention in the life of its protagonists . The project seeks the most uncontaminated and unconditional documentary record possible, taking advantage of the artistic potential of the 360 video, which puts the audience at the center of the story for the first time .

ETIÉNNEDirected by: Mariana ACUNA, Tanya LEALProduced by: JoltVRCountry: USA

ETIÉNNE (360° SCI-FI CORTOMETRAJE) Etienne is a 360 short, in which the spectator will find out he is not just a passive observer .

FIRE IN THE FORESTDirected by: Tadeu JUNGLEProduced by: ISA - ACADEMIA DE FILMESCountry: BRAZIL

The film portrays a Brazilian indigenous ethnic group which fights against the out-of-control fires resulting from deforestation around the village .

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HOTEL ZENTAIDirected by: Leo MEDELProduced by: MercedCountry: Chile

In a zentai meeting space, four stories intersect . The discipline and sexual fetish in which its practitioners wear lycra suits covering themselves from head to toe .

IN THE CLOUD: VR AFTERLIFEDirected by: Produced by: Future LighthouseCountry: USA

Ready to be uploaded to the Cloud? Explore your mind virtually with Cloud, Inc . But be warned, entering the cloud might not be as safe as you think . Based off the Crackle Original Movie, In The Cloud .

THE INCIDENT: DINNER PARTYDirected by: Angel Manuel SOTOProduced by: Skybound EntertainmentCountry: Spain

Dinner Party is a VR short based on the true story of Betty and Barney Hill, an interracial couple who in 1961 reported the first nationally known UFO abduction .

VIDEOFABRIKA PRESENTS HERMITAGE VR


Presented by VIDEOFABRIKA

HERMITAGE VRDirected by: Mikhail ANTYKOVProduced by: Videofabrika/Super8Country: Russia

Based on the key events in the history of the State Hermitage Museum, the story spans from the era of Catherine The Great until the modern day .

experienceВиртуальная реальность в ЭрмитажеVirtual reality in the Hermitage

experienceexperienceВиртуальная реальность в ЭрмитажеVirtual reality in the Hermitage

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VRROOM@CANNES - PART 1

Saturday 12 May: 12:00-13:00

Presented by VRrOOm

AUTHENTICALLY US: SHE FLIES BY HER OWN WINGSDirected by: Jesse AYALAProduced by: Fovrth StudiosCountry: USA

Shannon Scott pulls the levers of democracy to urge freedom and justice for all . Shannon’s fight for justice honors those who championed equality before her .

AUTHENTICALLY US: WE’RE STILL HEREDirected by: Jesse AYALAProduced by: Fovrth StudiosCountry: USA

Aiden Crawford struggles to preserve and revive his heritage in intergenerational struggle to learn, educate, and pass down the wisdom of his First Nations Two Spirit elders .

EVERYTHING FLOWSDirected by: Yumeng DUCountry: China/USA

Returning to your hometown after being away for year, you realize everything has changed or is distorted beyond recognition . It’s like feeling homesick for a place that doesn’t even exist .

MASTERS OF THE SUN Directed by: will.i.am, Pasha SHAPIRO, Ernst WEBERProduced by: Black Eyed PeasCountry: USA

In 1983, Los Angeles was facing utter destruction driven by an ancient evil . The ghetto became ground zero for a drug epidemic that transformed citizens into soul-sucking zombies through Z-Drops .

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THE GREEN LINEDirected by: Ioannis BEKIARIS, Alexis MAVROSProduced by: PolarEffectCountry: Cyprus

Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided by a UN patrolled buffer zone known as the Green Line, a no-man’s land spanning the entirety of Cyprus .

VRROOM@CANNES - PART 2

Sunday 13 May 14:00-15:00

Presented by VRrOOm

02.09Directed by: Svante FJAESTADProduced by: Virtual Reality ProductionsCountry: Sweden / China


ANTHOLOGY I & IIDirected by: Tristan Tyler DANIELSProduced by: AuberweirCountry: USA

Synopsis I

A young girl searches for a mysterious relic only to unleash terror upon her world . What will become of her after the horror has set in?

Synopsis II

Battling consciousness due to a fatal strike, the girl continues her struggle by unleashing wrath upon the land of the dead .

AU REVOIRDirected by: Lucas DOPPELT, William DUCHENEProduced by: REALITY - INACountry: France

1981: former President V . Giscard d’Estaing addresses the nation on television for the last time before he steps down . This short movie lets us relive in a humouristic way his poignant speech .

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MASTERS OF THE SUN Directed by: will.i.am, Pasha SHAPIRO, Ernst WEBERProduced by: Black Eyed PeasCountry: USA

In 1983, Los Angeles was facing utter destruction driven by an ancient evil . The ghetto became ground zero for a drug epidemic that transformed citizens into soul-sucking zombies through Z-Drops .

THE DREAM COLLECTORDirected by: Mi LIProduced by: Pinta StudiosCountry: China

An old man and his playful dog collect other people’s dreams

WONDERS OF THE WORLD: AN IMMERSIVE TOUR

Thursday 10 May-14:00-15:00

Presented by VRrOOm

AIRPANO: JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLDDirected by: Sergey SEMENOV, Sergey RUMYANTSEVProduced by: AirPano LLCCountry: Russia

An amazing Journey Around the World with one of the best Aerial 360 video production team .

DRAGONDirected by: Qi YUEProduced by: Jiangsu Mytimes Culture Communication Co., Ltd.Country: China

A girl gamer enters the game space in virtual reality where reincarnates as a warrior to fight a fierce dragon .

PALAIS -1, AISLE 149:30 TO 18:30

VIRTUAL REALITY LIBRARY

NEXT

Access: Marché Badge.

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02:09Directed by: Svante FJAESTAD • Produced by: Virtual Reality Productions in Stockholm • Running time: 4’

In three minutes, the world will end . A man and a woman are waiting together on a rooftop . In front of them, the last human refugees are leaving Earth before it is too late .

Contact: Louis CACCIUTTOLO - louis@vrroom .buzz

700 REQUINS - AU CŒUR DE LA MEUTEDirected by: Manuel LEFÈVRE avec la collaboration de Frédéric GOURDET • Produced by: Le cinquième rêve, Neotopy • Running time: 5’

Dans cette vidéo, nous plongeons parmi les 700 requins gris qui chassent la nuit . La technique du bullet time shot, qui décompose une scène d’action rapide sous une multitude de points de vue, permet enfin de mieux comprendre les stratégies de chasse des requins grâce à des images saisissantes .

Contact: Caroline OLTZ - c-oltz@artefrance .fr

700 REQUINS - LE MYSTÈRE DE FAKARAVADirected by: Manuel LEFÈVRE avec la collaboration de Frédéric GOURDET • Produced by: Le cinquième rêve, Neotopy • Running time: 5’

Nager en immersion avec la plus grande meute de requins au monde, observer leur stratégie de chasse, apprécier les splendeurs sous-marines et aériennes de la passe de Fakarava ainsi que le quotidien des explorateurs . Cet épisode explique ce qui a conduit Laurent Ballesta et toute l’équipe à orienter leurs recherches sur les requins gris .


A BAR AT THE FOLIES-BERGÈREDirected by: Gabrielle LISSOT • Produced by: IKO, Arte France • Running time: 5’43’’

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère VR takes us into the head, the eyes and thoughts of four characters : the painter, his model Suzon, the client observing her and a visitor at the Courtauld Gallery where the masterwork is currently exposed .

Contact: Igal KOHEN - igalkohen@gmail .com

A DREAM OF INSPIRATIONDirected by: Marijn KORVER • Produced by: &samhoud • Running time: 7’40’’

We come into this world pulsing with dreams, hopes, ambitions Looking for that one true thing . The thing that makes our blood run through our veins . How to make it real? Not knowing how it will be . You may have tried before You may have found yourself On the verge of letting go, wondering: How to take that leap from curiosity to courage? You know your truth . Jump into the deep end and dare to connect .

Contact: Laura TALSMA - l .talsma@samhoudmedia .com

A T S F Interactive

Directed by: Aurore DE BLOIS • Produced by: M31 Entertainment • Running time: 720’

Aurore de Blois’ original mini-series production of ATSF comes alive with an immersive VR experience that takes the viewer beyond Earth and into an alternate universe of adventure .

Contact: Mike GIBSON - mike@immersantvr .com

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AIRPANO: JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLDDirected by: Sergey SEMENOV, Sergey RUMYANTSEV • Produced by: AirPano LLC • Running time: 837’

The most beautiful places of our planet captured from drones, helicopters, boats, ships and even underwater in VR . The videos were taken on all continents of our planet, including Arctic and Antarctica, America and Asia: the highest waterfalls, the most dangerous sharks, erupting volcanoes, the highest mountains, polar lights, bears and much more!

Contact: Louis CACCIUTTOLO - [email protected]

ALTERATIONDirected by: Jérôme BLANQUET • Produced by: Okio-Studio, Arte • Running time: 18’

Alexandro volunteers for an experiment carried out to study dreams . He doesn’t even imagine that he’s going to be subjected to the intrusion of Elsa, a form of Artificial Intelligence, who’s going to digitize and dematerialize his subconscious in order to feed off it .

Contact: Victoire THÉVENIN - victoire .thevenin@mk2 .com

ANTHOLOGY I & II: KORADirected by: Tristan TYLER DANIELS • Produced by: Auberweir • Running time: 7’38’’

A young girl searches for a mysterious relic only to unleash terror upon her world . What will become of her after the horror has set in?


ARDEN’S WAKE (EXPANDED) Interactive

Directed by: Eugene CHUNG • Produced by: Penrose Studios • Running time: 18’

Featuring the voice of Academy Award®-winner Alicia Vikander, “Arden’s Wake (Expanded)” begins the journey of Meena in Penrose Studios’ award winning ARDEN’S WAKE . Arden’s Wake (Expanded) follows the journey of Meena, a young woman living in a post-apocalyptic world and searching for her father in the depths of the ocean after his unexpected disappearance . This expansion of Penrose Studios’ award winning Arden’s Wake embraces the art of long-form storytelling in virtual reality .

Contact: Christina TASOOJI - cannes2018@penrosestudios .com

AUTHENTICALLY US: SHE FLIES BY HER OWN WINGSDirected by: Jesse AYALA • Produced by: Fovrth Studios • Running time: 9’

Shannon Scott driven by the military tenet of “Leave No One Behind,” pulls the levers of democracy to urge freedom and justice for all . From her grassroots advocacy to the marbled halls of Washington D .C ., Shannon’s fight for justice honors those who championed equality before her .


AUTHENTICALLY US: WE’RE STILL HEREDirected by: Jesse AYALA • Produced by: Fovrth Studios • Running time: 4’

Aiden Crawford, a Two-Spirit artist and historian in Boise, Idaho, struggles to preserve and revive his heritage in intergenerational struggle to learn, educate, and pass down the wisdom of his First Nations Two Spirit elders .


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AWAKE: EPISODE ONE Interactive

Directed by: Martin TAYLOR • Produced by: Start VR • Running time: 20’

Harry Whitbread, a broken man bound to his wheelchair, lives his life vicariously through his vivid dreams . In his dreams Harry still has use of his legs and his beloved wife, ROSE, is still alive . But when a strange force enters his dream-state, Harry is pointed towards a mysterious ARTEFACT that holds the power to transform his world forever .


BEYOND SIN VRDirected by: Samuel IVASKA • Produced by: FULLEYE.NET • Running time: 7’

The film brings you to backstage of a ballet production “The Brothers Karamazov” in the spirit of contemporary prodigy of choreography Boris Eifman . Feel what it’s like to stand on the stage next to professional dancers and experience the preparations for the grand premiere from a different perspective .

Contact: Samuel IVASKA - samuel .ivaska@fulleye .net

BLIND VAYSHADirected by: Theodore USHEV • Produced by: Theodore USHEV • Running time: 8’


Contact: Myriam MACHARD - machard@centre-phi .com

BLUE - RISE BEFORE DEMISEDirected by: Michael GEIDEL • Produced by: MiriquidiFilm • Running time: 12’

The user follows the water and plastic life cycle from the bath tub to the sewer, the deep sea and back to witness the changing marine flora and fauna . The journey features real life radio news . In the end an exclusive 360° short docu from the North Pole is shown to connect with reality . The 360° animation is rendered from Unity .

Contact: Michael GEIDEL - m .geidel@miriquidifilm .de

BLUE THERMAL VRDirected by: Shinichiro UEDA • Produced by: dub inc. • Running time: 12’

I, a freshman at Aonagi University, accidentally end up joining the Aviation Club, in which members fly around in engine-less aircraft called gliders .This is a live action film based on an original story for Blue Thermal a popular manga series that depicts a group of young boys and girls in an Aviation Athletic Club .

Contact: Katsutoshi MACHIBA - machiba@eje-c .com

BOERTALA: THE MYSTERY BENEFICEDirected by: Diao LONG • Produced by: HRDVR • Running time: 8’12’’

Boertala is located in the northwest edge of Xinjiang . The special geographical environment and long history have created the unique style of Boertala . There are mountains, lakes and grasslands . There are also “living fossils” that are more ancient than dinosaurs .


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BOHWAGAK - A LONG THE WAY TO UTOPIADirected by: Bryan KU • Produced by: EVR STUDIO • Running time: 5’

Bohwagak, which means ‘House of Brilliant Treasures’, is the old name of Kansong Art Museum, founded by Kansong Chun Hyungpil in 1938 . The work shown reinvents Bohwagak through the lens of virtual reality, inviting viewers to visit the museum through virtually reality .

Contact: Young MIN KIM - ym@evrstudio .com

BROKEN Interactive

Directed by: Pritham KUMAR & Prashant KRISHNA • Produced by: Wonda VR / Institut Français • Running time: 15’

The oppressive challenges of gender in the workplace . A project produced in 48h during Wonda VR Jam World Tour in partnership with Institut Français and Bonjour India Festival .

Contact: Arnaud DRESSEN - arnaud@wondavr .com

BROOKLYN EXPERIENCEDirected by: José Celestino CAMPUSANO • Produced by: Cine Bruto • Running time: 6’

Through intimate stories this immersive drama explores a dysfunctional American family in today’s Brooklyn . Greg and Liz are two teenagers with a strong social vocation who are fighting to build their identity by fleeing the memory of a psychotic mother and of an absent father .

Contact: Martiniano CABALLIERI - mcaballieri@gmail .com

CAMPFIRE CREEPERS: MIDNIGHT MARCHDirected by: Alexandre AJA • Produced by: Oculus, Future Lighthouse, Dark Corner • Running time: 12’

A group of kids at summer camp gather around the fire to tell each other tales of mystery and horror . In this episode, a sadistic counselor forces a group of campers to go on a brutal midnight march, but little do they know one boy has a dark secret . He turns the tables on the bullies, resulting in a wild ride of laughs, chills, and screams .

Contact: Teal GREYHAVENS - teal@darkcornerstudios .com

CARRIBERRIEDirected by: Dominic ALLEN • Produced by: Red Dogs VRdom • Running time: 9’46’’

From the heart of the outback, David Gulpilil guides viewers across Australia on a journey through time & space . Moving from traditional ceremonial dance & song, to contemporary & modern expressions; from Uluru, to rainforests & funeral songs in the desert & from the most Northern tip of Australia to Sydney’s iconic Opera House .

Contact: J'aimee SKIPPON-VOLKE - [email protected]

CHASING THE WORLD: NEPALDirected by: Daniel BURY • Produced by: Chasing the World • Running time: 8’

Among the highest mountains in the world, Daniel befriends a man named Hari Bahadur Roka on the bus from Kathmandu to Pokhara . Together, they embark on an adventurous trek through the heights of the Himalayas to Hari’s home in the earthquake epicenter Gorkha, where they come face to face with devastated people who must rebuild their homes and their hearts .

Contact: Daniel BURY - dbury11@gmail .com

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CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATIONDirected by: Yanai ARFI • Produced by: HOLY PLACES PRODUCTIONS • Running time: 7’

However, according to the Greek Orthodox tradition, the Angel Gabriel announced to Virgin Mary she will have a son of God at this place, in center of downtown Nazareth, next Maryís Well . Indeed the Church is located over the spring that fed Maryís Well, where she was usually going to take the water for her household .

Contact: Yanai ARFI - Yoann@HolyPlaces .TV

CHURCH OF THE MULTIPLICATIONDirected by: Yanai ARFI • Produced by: HOLY PLACES PRODUCTIONS • Running time: 5’

This location associated with the story of Jesus feeding 5,000 people with only five loaves and two fish (Mark 6:30-44) . It is under the care of the Benedictine Order . The contemporary church is a replica of the original building and it was completed in 1982 . It is the 3rd church to be constructed there . . .


COLLABDirected by: Marcela LIZCANO , Lorraine PRICE • Produced by: Viceversa Cine, Little Window Productions • Running time: 5’

The Collab virtual reality project pairs artists from 6 different countries and artistic disciplines, giving each ‘side’ a virtual canvas of 180 degrees within the 360 degree frame . The two ‘sides’ interact and play off one another, creating a dialogue between them . The user stands in two places at once but experiences one cohesive work of art .


COLORFUL CHINADirected by: Hailang ZHANG • Produced by: Sightpano • Running time: 8’14’’

Colorful China is a documentary about the ethnic minorities in China . It will take you away from the city, and experience a direct transition from slash-and-burn and deforestation to experience life as it is in the original rainforest .


CROW: THE LEGEND SPECIAL EVENT presented by Orange – Saturday 12 May – 14:00-18:00 (Green VR Library)

Directed by: Eric DARNELL • Produced by: Baobab Studios • Running time: 12’

From the director of Madagascar, Emmy Winning INVASION!, and ASTEROIDS! comes Baobab Studio’s latest visionary VR animation . The carefree forest animals imagine spring will last forever . However, winter comes and the animals soon realize that their lives are in danger . What they need is a hero; what they need is Crow .

Contact: Kane LEE - kane@baobabvr .com

DEEP BOLIVIADirected by: José Celestino CAMPUSANO • Produced by: CINE BRUTO | FUNDACIÓN COMPA | INT.CINE • Running time: 7’36’’

The documentary Deep Bolivia has an anthropological record with the less intervention in the life of its protagonists . The project seeks the most uncontaminated and unconditional documentary record possible, taking advantage of the artistic potential of the 360 video, which puts the audience at the center of the story for the first time .

Contact: Paulina PORTELA - mcaballieri@gmail .com

IFFR PRO worldwide support

35 years of CineMart | 30 years of Hubert Bals Fund (HBF)

#IFFR IFFR.com/PRO

La omission by Sebastián Schjaer

Argentina

HBF Script and Project Development Support in 2014 & NFF+HBF support in 2016

Hard Paintby Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher

Brazil

HBF Script and Project Development Support 2014

The Reports on Sarah and Saleem by Muayad Alayan

Palestine,Netherlands,Germany,Mexico

HBF Script and Project Development Support and part of BOOST NL in 2016, NFF+HBF and HBF+Europe in 2017

Tiempo compartido by Sebastian Hofmann

Mexico/Netherlands

HBF Script and Project Development Support in 2014 and part of CineMart 2014 selection

La cama by Mónica Lairana

Argentina/Netherlands

HBF Script and Project Development Support in 2014, NFF+HBF support in 2015 and part of BoostNL in 2017

Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie

Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France

Won the Arte France Cinéma Award with a value of €10,000 at CineMart 2011

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DESSINE-MOI UN FUTURDirected by: Alice BÉDARD, Sandrine CORBEIL, Hugo DENEPOUX, Florian PANNETIER, Quentin PIAT and Alexandre ROSENTHAL • Produced by: INA / CREATIVE PEPPER • Running time: 4’

En 1962, Simone, 10 ans, dessine de folles inventions dans le but d’améliorer la vie des gens qui l’entourent . Cette expérience VR invite le spectateur dans le canevas de Simone, alors que son trait s’anime et donne vie à ces idées inspirées des visions du futur des années 50-60 .

Contact: Sarah FONTAINE - intlfest@mk2 .com

DESTROYDirected by: Gianluigi PERRONE • Produced by: Polyhedron VR Studio/Blur Limit • Running time: 10’

The cameras that control the safety of a nuclear factory find out something abnormal happening but can you really tell what, where and mostly when?

Contact: Sonia DI CLEMENTE - touchme@polyhedronvrstudio .com

DEVIL’S LUNGS Interactive

Directed by: Alla KOVGAN • Produced by: Loikka Kontakti, Capefinn Oy • Running time: 10’15’’

Mystical Finnish accordion music thighed together with an eclectic mix of folk dance traditions. Director Alla Kovgan's surreal deadpan 3D 360º experience is challenging boundaries between traditional and contemporary, male and female, hellish and heavenly, ecstatic and everyday, celebrating power of women through Finnish music and dance.

Contact: Loikka KONTAKTI - [email protected]

DINNER PARTYDirected by: Angel Manuel Soto • Produced by: RYOT, Skybound, Telexist • Running time: 13’

DINNER PARTY is a VR short based on the true story of the Hills, an interracial couple who in 1961 reported the first UFO abduction . When the Hills could not recall details of an event, they sought hypnosis . At a dinner party they play their recorded hypnoses to their friends, which leads to a radically different account of the Hills’ abductions .

Contact: Jake Sally - jake .sally@ryot .org,

DRAGONDirected by: Qi YUE • Produced by: Jiangsu Mytimes Culture Communication Co., Ltd. • Running time: 3’15’’

The film tells of the story that in a specific time and space of the vast universe, a gamer enters the game space in virtual reality where she, in the incarnation of warrior, fights with a fierce dragon with heart and blood and finally tames it with her “notebook” . Bian Liunian, the well-known Chinese composer, has created the film’s soundtrack .

Contact: Louis CACCIUTTOLO - [email protected]

DREAM SHOWDirected by: Michael GU +86 15800982818 • Produced by: MXVR • Running time: 9’58’’

Attend a creative fashion show in China, and find everything you can dream of .


IFFR PROworldwide support

35 years of CineMart | 30 years of Hubert Bals Fund (HBF)

#IFFR IFFR.com/PRO

La omission by Sebastián Schjaer

Argentina

HBF Script and Project Development Support in 2014 & NFF+HBF support in 2016

Hard Paintby Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher

Brazil

HBF Script and Project Development Support 2014

The Reports on Sarah and Saleemby Muayad Alayan

Palestine,Netherlands,Germany,Mexico

HBF Script and Project Development Support and part of BOOST NL in 2016, NFF+HBF and HBF+Europe in 2017

Tiempo compartido by Sebastian Hofmann

Mexico/Netherlands

HBF Script and Project Development Support in 2014 and part of CineMart 2014 selection

La cama by Mónica Lairana

Argentina/Netherlands

HBF Script and Project Development Support in 2014, NFF+HBF support in 2015 and part of BoostNL in 2017

Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie

Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France

Won the Arte France Cinéma Award with a value of €10,000 at CineMart 2011

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EARTH 360 °Directed by: Yana YERLASHOVA • Produced by: RT • Running time: 8’

Specially for 360-degree filming in outer space we developed a rig made of two cameras . The film’s innovative approach is in combination of real and vr experiences . Two friends, Russian cosmonaut and American astronaut experience spacewalking in vr googles and share their impressions .

Contact: Georgy MOLODTSOV - gm@russianvrseasons .ru

ETIENNEDirected by: Mariana ACUNA, Tanya LEAL • Produced by: JoltVR • Running time: 5’39’’

Originally commissioned for the Art Exhibit THE FUCHUR: A 22nd Century Cultural Retrospective hold at the Think Tank Gallery in DTLA, Étienne is a 360- degree short that puts the viewer in first person point of view as an observer in a park where not so ordinary things start to happen; at the end the viewer discovers he is not just an observer .

Contact: Mariana ACUNA - mariana@joltvr .com

EURYDICEDirected by: Priscila GUEDES • Produced by: Feel XR • Running time: 2’30’’

During the carnival in Rio de Janeiro Orpheus and Eurydice are the ones who love the most in the midst of this effervescence . But when Eurydice suddenly dies in the crowd, He goes down into the darkness to retrieve her and to retrieve her forever, he must leave the abyss without turning to look at her . Will he turn? Up to you to decide .

Contact: Priscila GUEDES - conception@feelxr .com

EVERY KING TIDEDirected by: Aaron FA’AOSO and Craig DEEKER • Produced by: Bunya Productions in association with The Gingerbread Man • Running time: 10’21’’

A tiny island in the Torres Strait is slowly being eroded and swallowed by the sea . The people of Poruma are one of Australia’s first victims of climate change, and are at risk of losing their homes & their connection to history, country and culture . A first-person perspective of a community’s spirit, faith & passion for the island they call home .


EVERYTHING FLOWS Interactive

Directed by: Yumeng DU • Running time: 4’54’’

Returning to hometown after many year’s of absence, the Director has a strange feeling . Everything has changed or is distorted beyond recognition . However, the memories are still vivid . This VR experience presents a surreal city views with a mixture of painting, video capture, sounds, dreaming, memory, and reality .


EXODUS: THE GREAT MIGRATIONDirected by: Ulrico GRECH-CUMBO, Telmo DOS REIS • Produced by: Deep VR • Running time: 9’

The Great Migration is known as nature’s greatest show due to its epic proportions . Every year, 2 million wildebeest make a treacherous journey from Tanzania to Kenya and back again . Many drown, may others are eaten by predators or die simply of exhaustion . Exodus: The Great Migration throws the viewer into the very middle of this phenomenon, for an unparalleled view into its magic .

Contact: Ulrico GRECH-CUMBO - ulrico@deepvr .co .za

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FINDING JAKOBDirected by: Olivier PESCH • Produced by: Samsa Film • Running time: 10’

Imagine opening your eyes and finding yourself in the middle of a Mexican Standoff! 4 people including you, 4 guns and a confrontation from which no participant can retreat without being exposed to danger . Who is your friend, who your foe? Are you willing to help the girl in front of you find her baby, Jakob? Can you trust her? How will you get out of this situation?

Contact: Wesley DEGLISE - samsa@samsa .lu

FIRE IN THE FORESTDirected by: TADEU JUNGLE • Produced by: ISA - ACADEMIA DE FILMES • Running time: 6’55’’

The film portrays the Waurá people, an indigenous ethnic group who live in the Xingu Reserve, in Brazil . The story raises awareness about the out-of-control fires resulting from deforestation around the reserve .

Contact: Mr . Alexandre QUESADA - alexandre@academiadefilmes .com .br

FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBITDirected by: Chuck CHAE • Produced by: Dexter Studio • Running time: 4’

Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, an ordinary high school girl takes a journey to a strange land with a white rabbit, in search for long lost key from her childhood - It’s an emotional journey that takes us on a journey to our childhood innocence as we become the hero ourselves .

Contact: Rachel JOO - rachel@mline-distribution .com

FREE WHALEDirected by: Peibin ZHANG • Produced by: Sandman Studios • Running time: 7’

As a new fetcher from Starfleet Academy whose responsibility is to bring back AI samples from far distance deployments, Shem is completing his latest assignment to fetch on Planet Kandinsky . After surprisingly encountering a machine whale and going through a dream-like experience, he starts to understand more about his work .


GHOST BIKESDirected by: Dora Alicia RUBIO BORREGO, Mario CEPEDA MEDINA & Mario Francisco Jesus CEPEDA RUBIO • Produced by: Cienciacinema • Running time: 3’

There are many Ghost Bikes in this city, once you find one you will know its meaning .

Contact: Mario Cepeda - karmario@gmail .com

HANI GIRLDirected by: Li BO • Produced by: Escher VR • Running time: 4’16’’

The Hani people live on plowing from generation to generation, so do my families . Field is the lifeblood of the Hani people . My forefathers and our cattle farmed for generations in mountains, which have turned into terraced fields . This is the place where I live . For me, this is the place of my own, my home, Yuanyang .

Contact: Jasmine LEE - louis@vrroom .buzz

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HANNAHDirected by: Piet SONCK • Produced by: Gypsy Productions • Running time: 10’

HannaH is a Belgian 360video short, about a young girl getting into new territory like 360° cameras & a boy she really likes, on the eve of her 13th birthday .

Contact: Piet SONC - pietsonck .gypsyproductions@gmail .com

HELP ME Interactive

Directed by: YOU Tae-kyung • Produced by: DEXTER STUDIO • Running time: 10’

A woman knocking the door when it rains, saying help me .

Contact: Rachel JOO - rachel@mline-distribution .com

HERE AND THEREDirected by: Kiryl HALITSKY • Produced by: Feeling Films LLC • Running time: 10’

He lives among barricades of books . He is searching for the right story but should overcome the resistance of his characters and his importunate wife . The scene is laid in two worlds . It seems that the door between is open . A madcap boy sneaks in the real world and uses the author’s laptop to write his own story . The characters perform a weird dance created by him . Finally the boy decides to play computer games . The author takes the occasion and shows the boy the door to the fiction world . The story is incomplete . But how dare you even think about finishing it by yourself .

Contact: Georgy MOLODTSOV - gmolodtsov@gmail .com

HERMITAGE VRDirected by: Mikhail ANTYKOV • Produced by: Videofabrika/Super8 • Running time: 18’

Would you like to get inside of the Hermitage? Together we will not only be able to get there, but travel to the past and learn its history . This is not simply a museum with collected works of art, it is imperial residence – home of the Russian monarchs .

Contact: Mikhail ANTYKOV - 1@videofabrika .ru

HEROES OF NIGHT AND TRAGICDirected by: Bruno MARGETI_ • Produced by: Ateatar • Running time: 9’

A person wants to tell a story about someone being trapped inside a shoebox . And the very next moment he becomes a protagonist in his never told story . Even worse, he is threatened by his average self who comes to claim his life .

Contact: Gero EGGER - production@gopictures .at, 00436763834217

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HOLOMAN SAVES THE WORLDDirected by: Carl WHITE, Michael GEIDEL • Produced by: MiriquidiFilm • Running time: 5’

Holoman is the only known survivor of a CSI team from the future sent back to Berlin today to stop a digital virus that will rule the world . Holoman has an AI unit implemented as well as Chinese student Anne and actor Daniel to help . But their enemies are powerful . A race against time starts as the virus begins to gain consciousness .


HOTEL ZENTAI - TRAILERDirected by: Leo MEDEL • Produced by: Merced • Running time: 3’40’’

Hotel Zentai tells four stories that intersect in a zentai meeting space, the discipline and sexual fetish in which its practitioners wear lycra suits, which cover them from head to toe to rub each other or go out on the street anonymously but visible . It’s a film about shame in Chile .

Contact: Daniel FERREIRA - daniel@merced .cl

I AM AZAI AKHAI Interactive

Directed by: Elena VASSILIEVA • Produced by: AMAITUS VR Production • Running time: 15’

In the middle of Siberia at the cross-roads between the Western and Asian cultures, the young generation of the local Buryat people strive to define their cultural and social identity . Alhan Dze is a rapper and musician whose goal is to bring Buryat millennials back to the cultural roots of their ancestors through his music using Buryat language, folk tunes and shaman chants . All in an effort to help discover who they are .

Contact: Elena VASSILIEVA - havasupai3@gmail .com

I SAW THE FUTUREDirected by: François VAUTIER • Produced by: DA PROD • Running time: 7’

In 1964, Arthur C . Clarke revealed his vision of the future to the cameras of the BBC . The British author, famous for having collaborated with Stanley Kubrick on the screenplay for “2001 A Space Odyssey”, looked forward with extraordinary precision to the changes brought about today by the advent of the digital era .


IN THE CLOUD: VR AFTERLIFEProduced by: Future Lighthouse • Running time: 4’08’’

In the Cloud VR Afterlife begins as Theo James (Tomiwa Edun), the genius inventor behind Cloud Inc ., walks you into the Cloud, a technology that maps the human brain . As he digs into your soul and better understands your morality, you begin to learn that your inner truth may not be what it seems . Based off the Crackle Original Movie, In the Cloud .

Contact: Mari KYLE - mari_kyle@spe .sony .com

INCITEMENTDirected by: Wiebe VAN DEN ENDE • Produced by: LA MADO FILMS / P’TITES MADELEINES PRODUCTIONS • Running time: 10’

Sara’s been abroad for work, and the welcome home dinner her boyfriend Luis just surprised her with has ended with some passionate dessert between the sheets . When she admits that she’s going to have to go back to Paris for more meetings, Luis sees a window of opportunity . He gets a big confession off his chest . . . with a very peculiar motive .

Contact: Wiebe VAN DEN ENDE - jperion@hotmail .fr

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INSIDE MANUSDirected by: Lucas TAYLOR • Produced by: A Hoodlum, Chemical Media and Cutting Edge Production for SBS and Screen Queensland • Running time: 11’30’’

This powerful testimony of 3 refugees who were held in Australia’s (now closed) Manus Island immigration detention centre transports the audience behind the razor-wire of Australia’s secretive offshore processing regime - sharing their heartbreaking stories, told in their own voices & in their own words . . .


INTO THE NOWDirected by: Michael MULLER • Produced by: RSA Films • Running time: 10’

Legendary shark photographer Michael Muller’s lifelong fear of sharks eventually led him to discover the tranquility that is possible underwater, engaged with these curious and intimidating creatures . This stunning stereoscopic VR experience explores marine life and ocean conservation via Muller’s own internal journey .

Contact: Loren HAMMONDS - lhammonds@tribecafilm .com

IPHUPHO Interactive

Directed by: Grace DE LA HUNT, Phumulani NTULI, Amy LOURETH WORSTER • Produced by: Wonda VR - Institut Français • Running time: 15’

“Iphupho” means “a dream” in the various Nguni languages of South Africa . In this short virtual reality experience, you are invited to arrange the audio from a group of three musicians in various combinations . Produced as part of Wonda VR Jam World Tour 2017 in partnership with Institut Français and Digital lab Africa .

Contact: Arnaud DRESSEN - guillaume@wondavr .com

ISLE OF DOGS: BEHIND THE SCENES (IN VIRTUAL REALITY)Directed by: Felix LAJEUNESSE, Paul RAPHAEL & Wes ANDERSON • Running time: 5’25’’


Contact: Myriam ACHARD - machard@centre-phi .com

ISLE OF THE DEADDirected by: Benjamin NUEL • Produced by: Les Produits Frais • Running time: 8’

Isle of the Dead is the VR adaptation of the 1883 best-known painting of the Swiss symbolist painter Arnold Böcklin . Directly inspired from the painting, Rachmaninov’s symphonic poem accompanies the VR experience .

Contact: Oriane HURARD - oriane@lesproduitsfrais .com

JOURNEY OF GOLD : CONGODirected by: Jenn DUONG • Produced by: StoryUP XR • Running time: 7’07’’

Every day you may hold a piece of Congo in the palm of your hand . Gold is used in everything from electronic devices to medical equipment . However, much of the gold in Congo is illegally mined and exported . “Journey of Gold” follows miners in Nyamurhale as they work to create a safe haven through the Bwenge Buchiza Project .

Contact: Sarah HILL - sarah@story-up .com

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K.I.S.S.I.N.G ON A TREEDirected by: Carlos HAGERMAN • Produced by: GIFF in colaboration with Oniria • Running time: 10’

A group of teenagers play hide an sike in the woods until an innocent prank gets out of hand

Contact: Pilar GARDUÑO - direccionoperativa@guanajuatofilmfestival .com

KÀ THE BATTLE WITHINDirected by: Félix LAJEUNESSE, Paul RAPHAËL, François BLOUIN • Produced by: A Cirque du Soleil and Felix & Paul Studios Co-Production • Running time: 13’

Enter the world of KÀ The Battle Within, a virtual reality epic adventure of heroism and martial arts . Two rival clans from an ancient and mythical world confront one another in a furious clash of vertiginous acrobatics and breathtaking combat . The very fabric of reality is transcended, as the physical world is broken into horizontal and vertical choreographies . KÀ The Battle Within pushes the narrative and experiential boundaries of the universe of KÀ, the colossal theatrical production by Cirque du Soleil, to epic new heights .

Contact: Victoire THEVENIN - intlfest@mk2 .com

KIDNAPPEDDirected by: Mauricio VELEZ DOMINGUEZ, Luisa VALENCIA • Produced by: Explora Films / Signal Space Lab • Running time: 10’

Based on true accounts from victims of kidnapping, “Kidnapped” recreates the world of a person who after being abducted by an insurgent group, is held in the jungles of Colombia, next to a man who has been chained by his neck to a tree for 11 years .

Contact: Martiniano CABALLIERI - mcaballieri@gmail .com

LAS MENINAS BY DIEGO VELAZQUEZDirected by: Carlos FRANKLIN • Produced by: Les Poissons Volants • Running time: 5’

Diego Velázquez stared at us behind his easel . His gaze invites us . We pass to the other side of this miror painting and bust into the heart of the work to submerge along with the painter into the vertigo and the enigmatic echoes that he won’t stop playing . Between illusion and reality, Velázquez seizes our senses and endlessly questions our reason .

Contact: Saskia NILLY - saskia .nilly@poissonsvolants .com

LOST IN TIMEDirected by: Adriano PEREZ GIL • Produced by: Adriano Perez gil • Running time: 15’

After years of work, the protagonist manages to create a time machine . On his first voyage the machine fails and begins to leap into the future uncontrollably . After traveling through different eras, he manages to send a message back to his time from the future . he has discovered something we should all know .

Contact: Perez GIL - adriano .perez .gil@gmail .com

MARIE ANTOINETTE VRDirected by: Carol LIU • Produced by: U-Ma Studios (US) co-produced with DVMobile (France) • Running time: 4’

Marie Antoinette VR is a cinematic 360 interactive live-action episodic series that dramatically explores the historical misrepresentation of the last queen of France . Includes additional interactive features .

Contact: Thomas VILLEPOUX - carol@u-mastudios .com

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MASTERS OF THE SUNDirected by: will.i.am, Pasha SHAPIRO, Ernst WEBER • Produced by: Black Eyed Peas • Running time: 20’

In 1983, Los Angeles was facing utter destruction driven by an ancient evil . The ghetto became ground zero for a drug epidemic that transformed citizens into soul-sucking zombies through Z-Drops, until a ragtag crew of musicians and a nightclub owner found their unified voice, and used a new weapon to take their city back - Hip Hop .


MC360°Directed by: Sami BATKHI • Produced by: Sourdoreill • Running time: 8’

Le tout se déroule dans une pièce filmée à 360°, avec un son binaural spatialisé . Thématique commune à l’ensemble des rappeurs : les nouvelles technologiques (pouvant être élargie aux réseaux sociaux) .

Contact: Jose CORREIA - j-correia@artefrance .fr

MEETING A MONSTERDirected by: Gabriela ARP • Produced by: VR FOR GOOD / LIFE AFTER HATE • Running time: 9’

Through audio recordings and re-enactments, former white supremacist Angela King relives the memories of, and motivations behind, the eight years she spent inside the white power movement—and the path she took to get out .


MISS VERTIGODirected by: Rona SOFFER • Produced by: Daroma Productions • Running time: 14’

Rona had a car accident which left her disabled in her body and voice . Still free in her mind, she depends on a cane and a whispering prayer that she will not lose her step . The music in her head comes to life when she runs into a choreographer who tries to sweep her off her feet .

Contact: Liz SHREM - Lizs@gesher .co .il

MOSHIDirected by: Iddo GRUENGARD • Produced by: Daroma Productions • Running time: 13’

Iddo and his family are about to fly to London today, but a mistake lets Moshi the cat run away from his cage in the taxi . The father, Iddo, jumps to his wheelchair and chases the cat in the neighborhood while his wife tries to stop him . The chase brings Iddo to subconsciously re-confront his past .


MOZART 360 : GLORIADirected by: Colin LAURENT • Produced by: CAMERA LUCIDA / INSULA ORCHESTRA • Running time: 5’19’’

Expérience sensorielle: Une plongée dans la matière sonore, un parcours dans l’orchestre, capté et enregistré dans un chef-d’œuvre du gothique flamboyant classé aux Monuments Historiques, la Cathédrale de Saint-Omer . Une façon unique de ressentir la musique, une “lecture presque physique” de l’œuvre de Mozart . A la manière des audio-guides muséaux, l’utilisateur est accompagné tout au long de son parcours . Un texte aiguillera son attention vers un musicien ou un procédé d’écriture, et lui proposera ainsi quelques entrées plus techniques dans la matière musicale .

Contact: Kay MESEBERG - kay .meseberg@arte .tv

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NIMITZ: A CITY AT SEADirected by: Sarah HILL • Produced by: StoryUP XR • Running time: 4’12’’

The USS Nimitz is the oldest US war carrier in active service . In this 360 experience, sailors aboard the USS Nimitz give a personal message to aging World War II Veterans thanking them for their service . “Nimitz” is a rare glimpse inside an active warship with more than five thousand US service members on this floating city at sea .


NO WORDSDirected by: Ivgeny GASHINSKY • Produced by: Daroma Productions • Running time: 7’

Dror is a deaf guy who’s hanging with friends in a dance-bar . There he meets and flirts with Bar, a hearing girl . Due to the loud music, Dror manages to win her heart - without saying a single word . But when a fight over Bar erupts, Dror’s secret is revealed and he must find new ways to “speak” .


NO.33, BEI STREETDirected by: Guo DONGDONG • Produced by: Escher VR • Running time: 5’34’’

Located on the foot of Mount Emei is an ancient town named Luomu . There is a small famous restaurant in No .33 Bei Street . We found that in this town there were many people with skills like them . Hope they will forever living a peaceful life in the small quite town, not be disturbed, and not be forgotten .

Contact: Jasmine LEE - louis@vrroom .buzz

NOSFERATU VRDirected by: Samuel IVASKA • Produced by: FULLEYE.NET • Running time: 9’

In the year of 1922, deep in the Carpathian Mountains, the last vampire Master awakes to prolong the magic of his immortality for another century through the blood of a noble virgin . The story takes place in one of the most magical castles of the world, the Orava Castle, the part of UNESCO cultural heritage .

Contact: Samuel IVASKY - samuel .ivaska@fulleye .net

NOW!Directed by: Roberto CANO • Produced by: El Señor De Los Vídeos • Running time: 4’

The broadcast TV concert is not going as planned, so enjoy the moment .

Contact: Roberto CANO - roberto .cano .lopez@gmail .com

OUR NORTH POLEDirected by: Olesya KUSTOVA • Produced by: Vivalter, Kustova Media Group • Running time: 7’11’’

Become a part of this unique VR project and discover yourself at the North Pole . This is the first 360° film that was made during an actual expedition to the geographic top of the world, 90º north latitude . It captures in amazing detail the extraordinary voyage aboard the most powerful nuclear-powered icebreaker in the world, 50 Years of Victory .

Contact: Gero Egger - production@gopictures .at

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OUT OF BODYDirected by: Maxim NIKONOV • Produced by: LenVR • Running time: 13’

An ingenious scientist carries out a dangerous experiment to prove the theory of life after death . During the experiment, he must die so that his spirit leaves the body and then return back, but everything goes not according to plan, and the scientist is forced to fight for the opportunity to return to life .


OUT OF THE BLUEDirected by: Sophie ANSEL • Produced by: Sophie Ansel • Running time: 10’

A child in Mexico inherits an unexpected future after his family of fishermen, facing ever shrinking catches, make a bold decision to change their fate . Their choice has a profound impact on both their environment and the education of the child . This VR experience dives into the story of a mother’s love and the legacy she leaves to her son .

Contact: Sarah FONTAINE - intlfest@mk2 .com

OVERVIEWDirected by: Paul MEZIER • Produced by: I.C.E.B.E.R.G / Orbital Views • Running time: 4’

OVERVIEW is a 30 minutes narrative experience on the objects of the cosmos, from the planets in our Solar System to the galaxies beyond the Milky Way . Created by Orbital Views and film director Paul Mezier with a team of scientists using data from NASA and the European Space Agency, OVERVIEW is an accurate and poetic adventure for all ages . How big is our galaxy? How far are we from the Sun? What does it feel like to be inside a nebula? You can now find, from your own perception, the answers to these questions . Much more than a documentary, OVERVIEW is an immersive real-time simulation tested with astronauts . It is the journey to the stars we have all dreamed of .

Contact: Victoire THEVENIN - intlfest@mk2 .com

PLAYING TOGETHERDirected by: Federico GIUSEPPINI and Gabriele GIULIANI • Produced by: BIZART S.R.L. and TWICEOUT S.R.L. (an Italian Coproduction) • Running time: 10’

What if you could snoop inside a rehearsal of an orchestra? Giovanni Allevi is working with his musicians on the the song “Together”, from the new album Equilibrium . Thanks to VR you can feel the unique experience of being on the stage in front of Giovanni Allevi and his particular way of finding the perfect harmony between music and creativity .

Contact: GABRIELE GIULIANI - gabriele@twiceout .com

POLDER THE SERIES Interactive

Directed by: Samuel SCHWARZ, Janina WOODS • Produced by: Digitalbühne Zurich • Running time: 15’

In the POLDER VR Series, humans are battling the game engine of a computer game that has become a super-intelligence . Each episode tells another story of a user trying to shut the engine down and possibly saving the human spirit .

Contact: Samuel SCHWARZ - info@digital-buehne-zurich .com

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POMPEII. VOICES FROM THE PASTDirected by: Stanislav DEMCHENKO, Oleg VASILKOV • Produced by: ARVIZIO • Running time: 5’05’’

Stanislav Demchenko, Oleg Vasilkov

Contact: Oleg VASILKOV - o .vasilkov@arvizio .com

PORTALDirected by: Adrián RUÍZ DEL CERRO • Produced by: Futura VR Studio • Running time: 5’

In this atmospheric take on a seance with a powerful psychic - the viewer is unexpectedly taken on a fearful encounter with the dead when a portal opens and spirits emerge . Directed by Adrián Ruíz del Cerro - this creepy VR experience is given an extra touch of haptic interactivity through the use of real world props while carefully composed binaural sound design amplifies the impending dread .

Contact: Patricia M .VAL - patriciamval@gmail .com

POSITIVITY: YOUR BRAIN AS A VR INPUT Interactive

Directed by: Sarah HILL and Dr. Jeff TARRANT • Produced by: Healium XR, StoryUP XR, Everywoah, Neuromeditation Institute, IM Real Life • Running time: 4’

Float up the side of a beautiful waterfall using the power of your brain’s positivity . See your own brainwaves displayed in VR goggles and become more self-aware how your thoughts control things not only in the virtual world, but the real world as well . This experience is powered by gamma asymmetry which is associated with feelings of positivity .


PUFFDirected by: Gaston DRUGUER • Produced by: Daroma Productions • Running time: 10’

2 brothers who were born in Argentina & raised in Israel are the best of friends . While one brother is visually impaired and the other brother was injured in the Israeli army, they both need each other to perform a simple task – smoking a joint on the hospital’s rooftop .


RAILWAY VRDirected by: Samuel IVASKA • Produced by: FULLEYE.NET • Running time: 4’44’’

See the brand new Vectron train engine and find out what it’s like to work as engine-driver and conductor .


REMAIN AT HOMEDirected by: Gero A.E. EGGER • Produced by: GO! Pictures KG • Running time: 3’52’’

In EPISODE I of the cinematic VR series REMAIN AT HOME the viewer slips into the role of altruistic grandmother ZAHIRA who needs to convince her grandson MAHMUT and his young family to abandon their home and escape the war, despite the heart-wrenching realization that they might not make it if she accompanies them .

Contact: Gero EGGER - production@gopictures .at

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RESERVED PEARLS OF RUSSIADirected by: Anton ZHDANOV • Produced by: Planetpics Film LLC • Running time: 11’

The film transfer the viewer to the amazing places of Russia . The film included footages of : Lena Pillars, Kandalaksha Reserve, Caucasus Reserve, Lazovsky Reserve, Kronotsky Reserve, Astrakhan Reserve, Losiny Ostrov .


REVOKEDDirected by: Stevo CHANG • Produced by: Chaos Labs • Running time: 17’

Set in a not-to-distant American dystopian future, when the President revokes all Iranian-born U .S . residents’ green cards, Jane Manesh must flee the United States or else face deportation to Iran . With the help of her childhood friend, Tessa Greene, Jane must find a way to Canada while evading the President’s newly formed immigration secret police, the Bureau of Anti-Government Security . (Virtual Reality Experience)

Contact: Fran ERVIN - fran@thechaoslabs .com

REVOLUTION 360: ART TO THE PEOPLE!Directed by: Alexander SKRYABIN • Produced by: RT • Running time: 3’

The events of 1917 engulfed the capital and spread further to other cities and towns of Russia . Many estates, abandoned by their previous owners, were taken over by locals . Peasants and farmers erect revolutionary slogans painted in red, musicians rehearse the L’Internationale and poems about “the new freedom” resound .


RONE Interactive

Directed by: Lester FRANCOIS • Produced by: StudioBento • Running time: 8’

RONE is a distinctive portrait of the titular street artist, whose stunning large-scale portraits of women’s faces can be found adorning soon to be forgotten spaces . The 360’ film and interactive VR art gallery takes the viewer inside Rone’s world, giving them a front-row seat to his epic murals .

Contact: Lester FRANCOIS - lester@studiobento .tv

ROSE COLORÉ Interactive

Directed by: Adam COSCO • Produced by: INVAR Studios • Running time: 18’

Victoria’s personal AI, Klive is only doing what his program thinks will benefit his user, and that’s his job: to make sure she’s happy . No matter what . But deep down, Victoria knows something is amiss . From her perfect boyfriend to her perfect face, everything is just a bit too… .PERFECT . And when she begins to pull on the stray thread of doubt hanging from the hem of her life, the whole sweater of her existence begins to unravel as well…

Contact: Vincent EDWARDS - vincent@invarstudios .com

SPACE EXPLORERS: A NEW DAWNDirected by: Felix LAJEUNESSE et Paul RAPHAEL • Produced by: Felix & Paul Studios et Warrior Poets • Running time: 19’


Contact: Myriam MARCHARD - machard@centre-phi .com

JOIN THE BEST IN GENRE FILMFrontières International Co-Production MarketFantasia International Film Festival — Montreal July 19-22

INDUSTRY REGISTRATION NOW OPENOver the course of 4 DAYS in Montreal, the genre film industry will convene for a series of pitch sessions, one to one meetings and networ-king sessions. 20 PROJECTS from across Europe & North America will be presented to over 400 INDUSTRY LEADERS.

Visit FRONTIERESMARKET.COM to register

FRONTIÈRES PLATFORM IN CANNES Marché du Film — Festival de CannesMay 12—13

Join us at the Marché du Film for the Frontières Proof of Concept Presentation (MAY 12, PALAIS K, 10—11:30AM) and the Frontières Buyers Showcase (MAY 13, PALAIS K, 4—6PM).

Access open to Marché du Film badges.

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SPEED KILLS VR (8 EPISODES)Directed by: Travis CLOYD • Produced by: TopDogVR • Running time: 60’

Legendary Speedboat Racing Champion and multimillionaire leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law, women and drug lords . With casting: John Travolta, Katheryn Winnick, Kellan Lutz, James Remar, Jordi Molla, Mathew Modine, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Weston and Amaury Nolasco

Contact: Travis CLOYD - travis@observemedia .com

STAY WITH MEDirected by: Bryan KU • Produced by: Barunson E&A, EVR STUDIO • Running time: 829’

Woo-Jin who wants to be a singer has not been able to sing a song in front of the public yet . He decides to perform his first busking in a place where he encounters Yeon-Soo while she is doing her acting practice . They feel more profound love as they support their dreams and hopes . One day, an unexpected misery puts them into a sudden separation . . .

Contact: Young MIN KIM - ym@evrstudio .com

SUZDAL. A WHITESTONE CHRONICLEDirected by: Stanislav DEMCHENKO, Oleg VASILKOV • Produced by: ARVIZIO • Running time: 6’32’’

The history of the ancient Russian city from the IX century to the present day

Contact: Oleg VASILKOV - o .vasilkov@arvizio .com

SYNTHESY VRDirected by: Samuel IVASKA • Produced by: FULLEYE.NET • Running time: 3’

An experimental music video combining real world footage with CGI .


TAKE EVERY WAVE: LAIRD IN VR Produced by: RYOT Films • Running time: 4’

Laird Hamilton’s life is unlike many others in that his pursuit of excellent physical condition and forward-thinking wave-riding is still thriving at the age of 53 . Enter what’s regarded as the longest wave in the world: Chicama, Peru . Join Laird and friends as they chase perfection in the form of 8-10 foot waves stretching over a mile, where rides up to 6 minutes become normal atop the innovative hydrofoil surfboard design . In Take Every Wave: Laird in VR, Laird takes you on a journey in virtual reality that’s as beautiful as it is poetic . The reminder here being that even after all these years, this legendary waterman is still finding novel ways to experience the ocean while breaking boundaries with the newest technology .

Contact: Benjamin VACCARO - benjamin .vaccaro@oath .com

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TERRACOTTA ARMYDirected by: Shaohua QI • Produced by: Sightpano • Running time: 8’10’’

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are one of the most famous historical relics in China, symbolizing China’s long history and civilization . Archaeologists are now bringing this past back to life .

Contact: Jasmine LEE - [email protected]

TESTIMONYDirected by: Zohar KFIR • Produced by: Dpt.

The Brock Turner case, Bill Cosby’s sexual assaults and the current accusations against Harvey Weinstein leading to the #MeToo campaign . These recent examples have helped create the perfect storm of public outcry over sexual assault and issues around consent .

Contact: Zohar KFIR - zohar@zzee .net

THE CARETAKERDirected by: Jacob WASSERMAN, Nicholas PESCE, Adam • Produced by: Hidden Content, RealMotion VFX • Running time: 13’

After their car breaks down on the side of the road on a cold winter night, a couple checks into a strange hotel while they wait for a mechanic to arrive . When the woman’s boyfriend suddenly goes missing—the latest in a series of unsettling occurrences within the hotel—she begins to suspect that something more sinister is at work .


THE CLIFFS OF V. - CHAPTER 1 AND 2Directed by: Laurent BAZIN • Produced by: Gengiskhan • Running time: 26’

Facing an organ shortage crisis, the government offers sentence remission to long-term prisoners, in exchange of a part of their body . Wearing a VR headset, the viewer is invited to share the life of a prisoner who is about to trade something for years of freedom .

Contact: JB BRUCENA - jb@gengiskhan .paris

THE DREAM COLLECTORDirected by: Mi LI • Produced by: Pinta Studios • Running time: 12’

An old man and his playful dog live together in a garbage dump, where they spend their days sorting through the trash left behind by others . The objects are the remnants of people’s abandoned dreams . Determined to bring these dreams back to life, the man tinkers away until he can re-gift it to someone who will cherish it .


THE EMPATHY MACHINEDirected by: Avril FURNESS • Produced by: Furness Films, Floss Creative, Familia Films, London Film Academy • Running time: 8’13’’

In this 360 live action VR film, the viewer is the central detective character in the drama and the action unfolds around you like an immersive theatre performance . Shot in London’s eerie Victorian hub space beneath The Roundhouse Theatre Camden, the cast of two actors play out all seven noir characters .

Contact: Anna MACDONALD - anna@londonfilmacademy .com

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THE GREAT OCEAN DEBRIS Interactive

Directed by: Michael GEIDEL • Produced by: MiriquidiFilm • Running time: 20’

The user follows the water and plastic life cycle from the bath tub to the sewer, the deep sea twice to witness the changing marine flora and fauna while navigating freely in 5 environments and interactively learning with real life radio news, touchpoint information, Call to Actions and an exclusive 360° short docu shot at the North Pole .


THE GREEN LINEDirected by: Ioannis BEKIARIS, Alexis MAVROS • Produced by: PolarEffect • Running time: 6’15’’

Since 1974, after a Turkish invasion, Cyprus has been divided by a UN patrolled buffer zone known as the Green Line, a no-man’s land spanning the entirety of Cyprus . In 2016, the GLP team was granted access into the Green Line, where we documented glimpses of areas barred from their original inhabitants for almost half a century .


THE INCIDENT: DINNER PARTYDirected by: Angel Manuel SOTO • Produced by: Skybound Entertainment • Running time: 13’50’’

DINNER PARTY is a VR short based on the true story of the Hills, an interracial couple who in 1961 reported the first UFO abduction . When the Hills could not recall details of an event, they sought hypnosis . At a dinner party they play their recorded hypnoses to their friends, which leads to a radically different account of the Hills’ abductions .

Contact: Jake SALLY - jake .sally@ryot .org,

THE LIGHT OF FAITHDirected by: Marsh MA • Produced by: Blur Limit • Running time: 12’

Join us on this spellbinding journey to find balance in southwestern China where we examine Tibetan Buddhism on the plateau, meet the monk who guards the soul of Budda, glimpse their faith, art pursuit for truth and enlightenment by faith .


THE NOMINAL EMPIRE Interactive

Directed by: Denis SEMENOV, Natalia SEVERINA • Produced by: Cultural Revolution • Running time: 7’

Vsevolod Meyerhold kills the highest ranks of Soviet power and becomes a totalitarian leader . He proclaims the dictatorship of proletariART – a society, where art – is the only value . Then he calls all Soviet territories “Nominal Empire”, where artists, directors and actors become political bosses . His antagonist tells his story to a spectator .



Directed by: Felix LAJEUNESSE & Paul RAPHAEL • Produced by: Felix & Paul Studios • Running time: 22’


Contact: Myriam ACHARD - machard@centre-phi .com

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THE REAL THINGDirected by: Benoît FELICI, Mathias CHELEBOURG • Produced by: DVgroup, Artline • Running time: 16’

Around China’s largest cities, entire neighbourhoods have been inspired by foreign models . The film explores the most stunning of these “fake cities” . It travels from Paris to London and Venice - without leaving China . The inhabitants guide us in the parallel world where they have chosen to live . As VR leads the way to virtual tourism, copycat cities compete to offer a real experience of static travel . Walking the thin line between reality and virtuality, this documentary combines both to enhance a whole new feeling of ubiquity .

Contact: Paul BOUCHARD - [email protected]

THE SUN LADIES VRDirected by: Christian STEPHEN, Celine TRICART • Produced by: Jack Blue Inc., Lucid Dreams Productions • Running time: 7’

In 2014, ISIS fighters invaded Iraq and targeted the Yazidi community of Sinjar . The men were killed, and the women and girls taken as sex slaves . Some of the women who escaped started a female-only fighting unit called the Sun Ladies to bring back their sisters and protect the honor and dignity of their people .

Contact: Celine TRICART - celine@luciddreamsprod .com

THE WEDDING AT CANA BY PAOLO VERONESEDirected by: Joséphine DEROBE & Carlos FRANKLIN • Produced by: Les Poissons Volants • Running time: 7’

Paul Veronese leads us on the sumptuous stage of the Wedding at Cana . He tells us the biblical story of Christ’s first miracle and takes us away in a festive and unbridled Venetian setting .

Contact: Saskia NILLY - saskia .nilly@poissonsvolants .com

THE WILD IMMERSION : AFRICADirected by: Adrien MOISSON & Raphaël AUPY • Produced by: Virtual Reserve Ltd, BrainWorks • Running time: 10’08’’



THE WILD IMMERSION : ASIA OCEANIADirected by: Adrien MOISSON & Raphaël AUPY • Produced by: Virtual Reserve Ltd, BrainWorks • Running time: 11’08’’



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THIS IS CLIMATE CHANGE: FEASTDirected by: Danfung DENNIS & Eric STRAUSS • Produced by: Participant Media, Condition One • Running time: 9’

In this expansive virtual reality docu-series from Participant Media and Condition One, journey to the far corners of the earth to discover the people and places being hit hardest by climate change .


THROUGH THE MASKS OF LUZIADirected by: Francois Blouin, Felix Lajeunesse & Paul Raphael • Produced by: Felix & Paul Studios & Cirque du Soleil • Running time: 14’30’’


Contact: Myriam Achard - machard@centre-phi .com

THROUGH YOUDirected by: Lily BALDWIN, Saschka UNSELD • Produced by: Fictionless Films • Running time: 14’

Using dance to inhabit a common mortal story of love born, lived, lost, burned, and seemingly gone forever, dancers Joanna Kotze and Marni Thomas Wood, and actor Amari Cheatom, take us through the coursing periods of time, from the 1970s to 2046 and beyond, where the question is harbored, “Can love be found again?”

Contact: Brighid GREENE - brighid .greene@gmail .com

TIED TO A POLEDirected by: Chiaki MISHIRO • Produced by: EJE Inc • Running time: 12’45’’

A dance play based on a classical Kyogen farce . A master is irritated that his two servants always drink his wine while he is out . He plots with his servant Tarokaja to trick the other servant Jirokajainto demonstrating his skill at stick fighting, tying him to the stick . The master then ties up Tarokajaas well, but nevertheless, the two get into the sake storehouse and end up dancing exuberantly, despite the fact that they are tied up .


TRANSCENDDirected by: Gianluigi PERRONE • Produced by: Polyhedron VR Studio/Blur Limit • Running time: 8’

Transcend is the mother of meditation immersive experiences . From the empting of mind until being as one with the universe, through the opening of the 7 chakras, thanks to a sensorial experimentation on CGI and sound design, Transcend will lead you inside of the womb of the Universe and the origin of everybody’s existence .


TRINITY Interactive

Directed by: Patrick BOIVIN • Produced by: UNLTD • Running time: 13’

Trinity is a live-action, immersive, interactive, sci-fi head-trip . In a future where humans have been extinct, the surviving androids fight a final war for freedom against an all powerful Singularity

Contact: Elodie LORRAIN-MARTIN - elodie@go-unlimited .co

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TRUE PASSION VRProduced by: CINEMATIC VR PRODUCTION • Running time: 1’43’’

Now you can enjoy the world of dance full of movement and passion via mesmerizing 360° video . Thanks to the Slovak National Theater, you have an opportunity to dance together with ballet dancers directly on the stage .


ULTRAMAN ZERO VRDirected by: Kiyotaka TAGUCHI • Produced by: TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS • Running time: 6’40’’

Japanese Hero/ A certain place in Minato ku Tokyo .During the conference at the office building suddenly the space monster eleking appears . When you open the door of the emergency exit from life, There was a big battle with the huge monster and Zero Ultraman . . . . . .!


UNCAPITALS: POMORS IN 360Directed by: Georgy MOLODTSOV, Taisa SEVENARD • Produced by: Fridaymilk • Running time: 6’

Vorzogory is a is one of the oldest and unique Pomor places untouched by time . In September 2017 Northern artists and curators visited Onega, Arkhangelsk region, to research Pomor history and culture . They cooperated to tell their own story using novel approaches .


UNFRAMED, INTIMACIESDirected by: Martin CHARRIÈRE • Produced by: RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse) • Running time: 6’

In Intimacies, Misia Sert guide you through Félix Vallotton’s engravings depicting the love life of a woman in the Paris of the late XIXe century .

Contact: Camille KAISER - camille .kaiser@giff .ch

UNFRAMED, THE ISLE OF THE DEADDirected by: Martin CHARRIÈRE • Produced by: RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse) • Running time: 6’

In The Isle of the Dead, get aboard a rowboat for Arnold Böcklin’s famous island and discover from a unique point of view what secrets lies inside .

Contact: Camille KAISER - camille .kaiser@giff .ch

VIRTUAL TARKINE RAINFOREST RIVER– TASMANIA, AUSTRALIADirected by: Fraser JOHNSTON • Produced by: Crows Nest Media & Bob Brown Foundation • Running time: 8’26’’

“The Crayfish Man”, Todd Walsh, explains the ecology of the Tarkine river systems which are still largely intact by comparison to other rivers in Tasmania, allowing these giants to grow up to a meter in length! The Bob Brown Foundation is calling for World Heritage protection to allow continuation of an ecosystem unchanged .

Contact: Gero EGGER - production@gopictures .at

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WAR TOURISTDirected by: Emiliano RUPRAH • Produced by: RYOT • Running time: 29’

This 360 documentary explores the role images play in militarizing civilians . We will follow a rookie war journalist as he goes deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness to understand the conflict at the frontlines . Coming face to face with a violent act will force him to question everything .

Contact: Gabriele GIULIANI - gabriele@twiceout .com

WHITE SYNAGOGUE CAPERNAUMDirected by: Yanai ARFI • Produced by: HOLY PLACES PRODUCTIONS • Running time: 5’

The name of the city was originally Kfar Nahum [ney-huh m], which means ìThe village of ahumî (Named after somebody called Nahum) The name of the village was translated as Capernaum by the Greeks, and the word is used in the Gospels and by Joseph Flavius in his writings . Thus, we keep saying Capernaum in the modern language .


WILDE EASTERNDirected by: Penelope LAWSON • Produced by: Pink Revolver Pictures • Running time: 6’50’’

In this multi-ending immersive 360 experience, follow William through the historic Manor filled with curious characters with questionable intentions . Be sure to pay attention, you wouldn’t want to miss a clue, that could have dire consequences .

Contact: Christina Elizabeth HALL - ceh503@nyu .edu

WOLVES IN THE WALLS SPECIAL EVENT – Sunday 13 May – 9:30-18:00 (Green VR Library)

Directed by: Pete BILLINGTON • Produced by: Fable Studio • Running time: 9’

Not everything is as it seems when eight year old Lucy’s imagination proves to be a reality . Based on the work by Neil Gaiman, this immersive fable asks: “What would it be like to interact, have a relationship, and go on a quest with a character inside a VR movie?”

Contact: Edward SAATCHI - edward .saatchi@fable-studio .com

Meet the Norwegian & Swedish Film CommissionsInternational Village Pantiero #217 Facebook: Norwegian & Swedish Film Commissions in CannesCheck it out for updated activities

Meet the Norwegian & Swedish Film CommissionsInternational Village Pantiero #217Facebook: Norwegian & Swedish Film Commissions in CannesCheck it out for updated activities

PALAIS -1, AISLE 149:30 TO 18:00

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TUESDAY 8 THE FUTURE OF CINEMA AND TV ON BLOCKCHAIN15:00 (120’)

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WEDNESDAY 9 BLOCKCHAIN BLOCKBUSTERS11:00 (120’)


CINEMA VRE AND FUTURE OF IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES14:00 (120’)


STORY + TECH: ACCELERATING FUTURE BU-SINESS MODELS THROUGH ESTONIAN DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM16:00 (120’)


THURSDAY 10FILMS, SERIES AND STREAMING - CAN BLOCKCHAIN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?9:30 (90’)


WHO IS ADRAID OF VR? CAN VR REPLACE TRADITIONAL FILM?11:00 (120’)


WITHIN : BUILDING THE FUTURE OF VR & AR DISTRIBUTION AND STORYTELLING14:00 (60’)


CINEZEN : BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION IN VOD15:00 (60’)


DIGITAL LAB AFRICA: MEET WITH AFRICAN CREATIVITY16:00 (60’)


FRIDAY 11 2nd EDITION OF THE IMMERSIVE SUMMIT9:30 (150’)

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DO OR DIE - A MOMENT OF THRUTH FOR EUROPEN FILM10:00 (120’)


BLOCKCHAIN - HOW WILL IT CHANGE SALES, DISTRIBUTION AND FUNDING10:00 (120’)


CINANDO SUBTITLES: SHARE AND MONETIZE YOUR SUBTITLES WORLDWIDE12:00 (60’)


BEYOND CINEMA: THE SWISS DIGITAL SHOWCASE14:00 (60’)


“GLOOMY EYES”, FIRST VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) COPRODUCTION BETWEEN FRANCE AND ARGENTINA.15:00 (60’)


TRENDS’ IMMERSIVE IBEROAMERICAN CATALOGUE PRESENTATION16:00 (120’)


SATURDAY 12 BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION: DECENTRALIZATION OF INDEPENDENT FILM DISTRIBUTION MARKET10:00 (120’)


STORY-LIVING: FEATURE FILMS WITH HOLOGRAPHIC ACTORS A NEW REALITY12:00 (60’)


FINANCING AND MONETISING IMMERSIVE CONTENT14:00 (90’)


WHAT CHALLENGES LIE AHEAD FOR FRENCH VIRTUAL REALITY16:00 (120’)


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SUNDAY 13 INTERACTIVE AR/VR CHARACTERS IN THE HOME - THE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT?9:30 (90’)


IMMERSIVE CHINA: A FERTILE GROUND FOR THE VIRTUAL WORLDS11:00 (90’)


PRODUCING STORIES IN VIRTUAL REALITY (FROM CONCEPT AND PRODUCTION, TO MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION)12:30 (60’)


GLOBAL XR WOMEN14:00 (90’)


ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: THE EMERGING TOOL FOR NON-LINEAR STORYTELLING IN VR15:30 (90’)


CLOSING KEYNOTE BY MR. ERIC PETERS, SENIOR ADVISER AT THE CABINET OF MARIYA GABRIEL, EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER FOR DIGITAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY.17:00 (60’)NEXT Conference Room

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TUESDAY 8 MAY

THE FUTURE OF CINEMA AND TV ON BLOCKCHAIN 15:00-17:00 – NEXT Conference Room

CinemaWell .com is a blockchain-based platform, which pays viewers for watching movies and provides advanced metrics for producers and filmmakers! Moreover, now filmamkers can use all necessary tools on the platform to be seen by the whole world, monetize their work (set the price per tickets as preferred), and employ other benefits of the platform! The CinemaWell .com platform goes beyond cash rewards by offering its users the opportunity to connect with other viewers across the globe . This is possible through the platform?s Internet Video Co-Viewing (IVCV), a new way of distributing video, which allows an unlimited number of online users to gather together and view the same video content in one virtual theater at the same time . This fosters an entirely new social network with unlimited potentials in today’s digital world . Indeed, Blockchain technology is introducing humankind to a world of several new possibilities . Who could have assumed a filmmaking industry with so much fun and opportunities packed in one place at almost no cost!

Speakers: Serge PETROV (CinemaWell .com) USA, Liliya VALIHUN (CinemaWell .com) USA

WEDNESDAY 9 MAY

BLOCKCHAIN BLOCKBUSTERS11:00-13:00 – NEXT Conference Room

Can the blockchain revolution really produce blockbusters? Get into the game of trust, transparency and financing in a new innovative way .

Speakers: Dan HYMAN (SingularDTV) - USA, Arie LEVY-COHEN (Blockhaus) - Switzerland

Moderator: Tiffany PRITCHARD (Screen International) - UK

CINEMA VRE (VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES) AND THE FUTURE OF IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES14:00-16:00 – NEXT Conference Room

Latest trends in CinemaVRE revolution driven by immersive technologies: from the production of Dunkirk VRE, Prelude to Le Musk VRE by A .R Rahman, Intel brings immersive Cinema VR experience to life . Panel highlights motion VR chair and ultra high-res video technologies (8K and beyond) driving the next generation immersive media experiences .

Speakers: Ravindra VELHAL (Intel Corporation) - USA, Jeffrey TRAVIS (Positron) - USA, Mauricio ALVAREZ-MESA (Spin Digital) - Germany, A venir

Moderator: Ravindra VELHAL (Intel Corporation) - USA

STORY + TECH: ACCELERATING FUTURE BUSINESS MODELS THROUGH ESTONIAN DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM16:00-18:00 – NEXT Conference Room

Storytek Accelerator (www .storytek .eu), launched in 2017 is an innovation & development platform that brings together deep audiovisual sector knowledge, technology and funding with a global selection of hand-picked tech entrepreneurs and content creators . Come and learn more about Storytek, and how the accelerator takes advantage of Estonian digital ecosystem and legal regulation, helping to facilitate raising capital for startups and running audiovisual creatives and media companies .

Speakers: Tihana SMITRAN (Amulet Studio Nordics) - Croatia, Charles-Stephane ROY (La Maison De Prod/VFC) - Canada, Adam RANG (Enterprise Estonia) - Estonia

Moderator: Sten-Kristian SALUVEER (Storytek Accelerator) - Estonia

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THURSDAY 10 MAY

FILMS, SERIES AND STREAMING - CAN BLOCKCHAIN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?9:30-11:00 – NEXT Conference Room

Alan R . Milligan presents White Rabbit . White Rabbit allows you to reward the films and series you stream, on whatever peer-to-peer platform you choose to stream from . White Rabbit technology recognizes content and utilizes blockchain to facilitate payment between you and the films rights holders . Followed by AMA session (ask-me-anything) and guest panel .

WHO IS AFRAID OF VR? CAN VR REPLACE TRADITIONAL FILM?11:00-13:00 – NEXT Conference Room

A panel with new storytellers presented by Amiluxfilm

Speakers: Gerda LEOPOLD (Amiluxfilm) - Austria, Celine TRICART (Lucid Dream Productions) - USA, Nick RISHER (Hologate) - USA, Christina Elizabeth HALL (Tisch School of the Arts) - USA

Moderator: Juan-Sebastian ENDLER (Amiluxfilm) - Austria

WITHIN : BUILDING THE FUTURE OF VR & AR DISTRIBUTION AND STORYTELLING14:00-15:00 – NEXT Conference Room

A discussion about the state of Art in Virtual Media presented by WITHIN, a leader in immersive media, with apps & experiences on every major platform spanning AR/VR . WITHIN believes VR’s transformative power can foster meaningful human connection, especially through shared experiences .

Speakers: Aaron KOBLIN (WITHIN) - USA, Colin DECKER (WITHIN - USA

Moderator: Joanna POPPER (HP) - USA

CINEZEN : BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION IN VOD15:00-16:00 – NEXT Conference Room

Blockchain is a new powerful technology, which transforms old business models and introduces unparalleled transparency and verifiability . CINEZEN employs it to revolutionize film distribution and to create the world’s first truly decentralized and community-driven BVOD-marketplace . Learn how blockchain can monetize your films .

Speakers: Sam KLEBANOV (Cinezen Blockchained Entertainment) - Sweden, Pavel RABETSKI (Cinezen Blockchained Entertainment) - Sweden, Harris TULCHIN (Harris Tulchin & Associates) - USA, Maarten MELCHIOR (Fintage House) - Netherlands, Ray YOUNG (Rights Ledger) - USA

Moderator: Evgenia BORISOVA (Cinezen Blockchained Entertainment) - Sweden

DIGITAL LAB AFRICA: MEET WITH AFRICAN CREATIVITY16:00-17:00 – NEXT Conference Room

Digital Lab Africa is the 1st platform dedicated to creative content linked with innovation in Africa . The 10 winning projects of the DLA Online Pitch Competition (vote .digilabafrica .com) will be revealed at Next in the presence of DLA partners . The Award Ceremony will be followed by a cocktail .

Speakers: Gilles FREISSINIER (ARTE) - France, Lesley WILLIAMS (Tshimologong) - South Africa, Antoine CAYROL - Atlas V (France), Alizée DALLEMAGNE - Digital Lab Africa (France)

Moderator: Erika DENIS (Media, Film & Music, French Embassy | Digital Lab Africa) - South Africa

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FRIDAY 11 MAY

2ND EDITION OF THE IMMERSIVE SUMMIT09:30-12:00 – Carlton Hotel

In partnership with the Marché du Film, Winston Baker will host its 2nd Annual Immersive Summit at the prestigious Carlton Hotel . Immersive technologies are expected to grow into a $95 billion market by 2025 . The strongest demand currently comes from industries in the creative economy . As the film industry navigates its way through the world of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR), we will hear how award-winning filmmakers and producers are utilizing this nascent technology, from content development and production to distribution and marketing .

DO OR DIE - A MOMENT OF THRUTH FOR EUROPEN FILM 10:00 - 12:00 – NEXT Conference Room

A high-energy presentation of the fifth annual Nostradamus Report from the Göteborg Film Festival on the near future of the screen industries . This year’s report discusses whether the film industry as we know it will survive, and what European film makers, financiers and exhibitors need to do to compete with the global majors .

Moderator: Johanna KOLJONEN (Göteborg Film Festival) - Sweden

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BLOCKCHAIN - HOW WILL IT CHANGE SALES, DISTRIBUTION AND FUNDINGJohanna Koljonen of the Nostradamus Project hosts Blockchain experts for an earnest and in-depth discussion of how Blockchain technology is impacting the screen industries in the short and longer term . What should you be thinking about today?

Speakers: Erwin M SCHMIDT (Berlin based Cinemathon, The FilmTech Office) - Germany, Maria TANJALA (Big Couch and FilmChain) - UK, Dana O’KEEFE (Cinetic Media) - USA, Alan MILLIGAN (White Rabbit As) - Norway

Moderator: Johanna KOLJONEN (Göteborg Film Festival) - Sweden

CINANDO SUBTITLES: SHARE AND MONETIZE YOUR SUBTITLES WORLDWIDE12:00-13:00 – NEXT Conference Room

Cinando introduces: Cinando Subtitles . This game-changing online tool will boost the appeal and distribution of European films by promoting and sharing available subtitles . Cinando Subtitles allows industry players to store, promote, browse, find, buy and reuse existing subtitles easily . Cinando Subtitles is supported by the European Commission with key partners like Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Europa International and TitraFilm .

Moderator: Speaker: Nicolas COIG (Cinando - Marché du Film) - France

BEYOND CINEMA: THE SWISS DIGITAL SHOWCASE14:00-15:00 – NEXT Conference Room

The Geneva International Film Festival presents two of the most prominent and innovative Swiss VR projects: Elastic Time, a mixed reality interactive documentary about space-time narrated by astronomer Tony Stark and Limbic Chair VR, a hands-free navigation device for VR combining neuroscience-based research and ergonomic design .

Speakers: Javier Bello RUIZ, (Imverse) - Switzerland, Robin MANGE (Imverse) - Switzerland, Mark BOULOS (Filmmaker) - USA, Patrik KÜNZLER (Limbic Life) - Switzerland, Mark VAN RAAI (Limbic Life) - Switzerland

Moderator: Camille Kaiser (Geneva International Film Festival) - Switzerland

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GLOOMY EYES?, FIRST VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) COPRODUCTION BETWEEN FRANCE AND ARGENTINA.15:00-16:00 – NEXT Conference Room

Presentation of the first co-production in virtual reality between France and Argentina . “Gloomy Eyes”, directed by the Argentine Jorge Tereso and produced by Atlas V (France) and 3DAR (Argentina), will shake the world of international immersive animation . “Gloomy Eyes” has been chosen as the best Ibero-American development project by Trends of Ventana Sur and Virtuality-Paris .

Speakers: Antoine CAYROL (Atlas V) - France, Jorge TERESO (3DAR) - Argentina

Moderator: Gabriel GIANDINOTO (Trends) - Argentina

TRENDS’ IMMERSIVE IBEROAMERICAN CATALOGUE PRESENTATION16:00-18:00 – NEXT Conference Room

Trends of Ventana Sur together with the Neo Media Lab of the National University of Tres de Febrero launch the first Catalog of Ibero-American Companies and Institutions of Immersive Technologies . With panelists from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, among others, they will review the state of XR disciplines with the statistics obtained in this guide .

Speakers: Ralph HAYEK (INCAA) - Argentina, Marcela LIZCANO (Viceversa Producciones) - Colombia, Leo MEDEL (Merced) - Chile, Priscila GUEDES (XRBR) - Brasil, Sarah HOCH (Guanajuato IFF) - Mexico

Moderator: Jeremy KAY (Screen International) - UK

SATURDAY 12 MAY

BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION: DECENTRALIZATION OF INDEPENDENT FILM DISTRIBUTION MARKET10:00-12:00 – NEXT Conference Room

MoviesChain by tvzavr is the first film distribution platforms built using blockchain technology . It connects independent filmmakers directly to viewers and helps to reduce the costs that producers face when it comes to marketing and distribution .

Speakers: Elena KHLEBNIKOVA (TVZavr Development LLC) - Russia, Olesya TEPLOVA (TVZavr Development LLC) - Russia, Alexey EREMENKO (TVZavr Development LLC) - Russia, Dr . Jessica HOPE - Jordan

Moderator: Dr . Alexey EREMENKO (TVZavr Development LLC) - Russia

STORY-LIVING: FEATURE FILMS WITH HOLOGRAPHIC ACTORS A NEW REALITY12:00-13:00 – NEXT Conference Room

VR Content Labs creates new & exciting long form immersive experiences: re-imagining traditional & developing new stories to take the audience inside the screen . Utilising leading volumetric technology from start up Humense we will introduce immersive feature length “films” to be realised in three different viewing formats: VR, AR and “flattie” 2D .

Speakers: Dr Ross HOWDEN (VR Content Labs) - Australia

Moderator: Dr Ross HOWDEN (VR Content Labs) - Australia

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FINANCING AND MONETISING IMMERSIVE CONTENT14:00-15:30 – NEXT Conference Room

Whilst immersive content formats evolve rapidly, the finance, licensing and distribution ecosystem is nascent . This session explores emerging business practices . Leading figures from production, funding, distribution and exhibition will outline and analyse a myriad of new financing and revenue opportunities across industry silos and platforms .

Speakers: Stéphane CARDIN (Canada Media Fund) - Canada, Antoine CAYROL (Atlas V) - France, Andy WHITTAKER (The Other Set & Dogwoof) - UK, Wendy BERNFELD (Rights Stuff) - The Netherlands, Daniel COPLON (Within) - USA

Moderator: Liz ROSENTHAL (Power to the Pixel | Venice International Film Festival) - UK

WHAT CHALLENGES LIE AHEAD FOR FRENCH VIRTUAL REALITY16:00-18:00 – NEXT Conference Room

Over the past few years French VR has acquired a strong reputation worldwide . Remarkable projects like Notes on Blindness, I Philip, Firebird or Alice have paved the way to a new ‘French Touch’ but there are still major challenges ahead . Creative talents and public partners must elaborate incentive strategies for VR production and distribution .

Speakers: Marion THÉVENOT (Institut Français) - France, Frédéric BEREYZIAT (UniFrance) - France, Antoine CAYROL (Atlas V) - France, Marie JOURDREN (DV Group) - France, Vincent RAVALEC (writer & director) - France

Moderator: Valérie LÉPINE-KARNIK (Film France) - France

SUNDAY 13 MAY

INTERACTIVE AR/VR CHARACTERS IN THE HOME - THE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT?9:30-11:00 – NEXT Conference Room

30-minute presentation followed by panel discussion with writer-director and producer of WOLVES IN THE WALLS

Speakers: Pete BILLINGTON (Fable Studio) - USA, Jessica SHAMASH (Fable Studio) - USA

Moderator: Edward SAATCHI (Fable Studio) - USA

IMMERSIVE CHINA: A FERTILE GROUND FOR THE VIRTUAL WORLDS11:00-12:30 – NEXT Conference Room

China reserved a leading role in the future of Virtual Reality Industry . How the influence of the chinese resources is going to influence massivly the market and how to be part of this long term business plan in terms of coproduction, distribution, monetization .

Speakers: Gianluigi PERRONE (Polyhedron VR Studio) - China, Eddie LOU (Sandman Studios) - China, Marisa SOMMERVILLE (Artist Lane) - USA, Azel JAMES (LUCI/Blur Limit) - USA

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PRODUCING STORIES IN VIRTUAL REALITY (FROM CONCEPT AND PRODUCTION, TO MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION)12:30-13:30 – NEXT Conference Room

Creators of 2018 most successful virtual reality projects discuss the challenges of AR-VR production and share their experience, from idea and funding to pipeline and distribution .

Speakers: Pasha SHAPIRO (Creator of Masters of the Sun) - USA, Ernst WEBER (Creator of Masters of the Sun) - USA, Martin TAYLOR (Start VR - Creator of Awake) - USA, Jesse AYALA (Fovrth Studios - Creator of She Flies By Her Own Wings, Tribeca 2018; We’re Still Here) - USA, Gilles FREISSINIER (Arte) - France

Moderator: Louis Cacciuttolo (Cinder, The Last Footprint | VRrOOm) - France, Hong Kong

GLOBAL XR WOMEN14:00-15:30 – NEXT Conference Room

A conference with women from across the globe working hard for the progress of XR industry .

Speakers: Joanna POPPER (HP) - USA, Sarah HOCH (Guanajuato International Film Festival) - Mexico, Ash MARIE (Haptic Media) - UK, Marine HAVERLAND (Screen .Brussels Film Commission) - Belgium, Maud CLAVIER (Maison des Scénaristes) - France, Johanna VAUDE (Artist & Filmmaker) - France, Soraya JABER (Opuscope & VR/AR Association-Paris Chapter) - France

Moderator: Priscila GUEDES (Feel XR Studio) - Brazil

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: THE EMERGING TOOL FOR NON-LINEAR STORYTELLING IN VR15:30-17:00 – NEXT Conference Room

World experts describe how artificial intelligence (AI) is currently revolutionizing immersive (VR…) contents by enabling innovative, non-linear, elastic, stretchy storytelling that provides unheard-of, exceptional user experiences (UX), ideally taking into account the user state of mind such as emotions and gaze direction .

Speakers: Jim CHABIN (Advanced Imaging Society) - USA, Jake ZIM (Sony Pictures) - USA, Thomas VILLEPOUX (DV Mobile) - France, Antoine CAYROL (Atlas V) - France, Lilia SCHNEIDER (Ciné-Litté Productions) - Germany, Fabienne GIEZENDANNER (Zéro de Conduite) - France, Marine HAVERLAND (Screen .Brussels Film Commission) - Belgium

Moderator: Jacques VERLY (Stereopsia) - Belgium

CLOSING KEYNOTE BY MR. ERIC PETERS, SENIOR ADVISER AT THE CABINET OF MARIYA GABRIEL, EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER FOR DIGITAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY.17:00-18:00 – NEXT Conference Room

After six days of an intensive market at NEXT, where Virtual Reality & Blockchain pioneers shared their experiences and views on new models, Eric Peters will explain how EU policies help innovative entrepreneurs in the creative and audiovisual sectors take full advantage of the digital future

Speakers: Eric PETERS (The Cabinet of Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society)

Moderator: Wendy MITCHELL (Screen International)

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