Vancouver: VIFF Immersed
The Vancouver International Film Festival goes all in on XR
When: Sep. 28 —29 (Conference); Exhibition thru Oct. 3, 2019
Where: 1181 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC
Price: $15–149
Tags: #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #mixedreality, #festival, #conference
The Vancouver International Film Festival presents a two-day conference and a week’s worth of exhibitions on “ exceptional narrative storytelling in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality.”
- New Realities in Storytelling Conference Day (Sep. 28)
- BC Immersed Workshop Day (Sep. 29)
- VIFF Immersed Exhibition (Sep. 28–Oct 3. Pre-booking required)
NoPro readers and E.I. members take note: the New Realities in Storytelling Conference Day includes an opening keynote from Pseudonym Productions’ Ricky Brigante, and a closing panel “Inside the International VIFF Immersed Competition” moderated by NoPro’s own Noah Nelson.
Official Description Follows
VIFF Immersed is dedicated to exceptional narrative storytelling in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality.
A two-day conference (September 28–29), Immersed features case-studies, roundtable discussions and hands-on workshops with some of the world’s leading immersive content creators. In addition, a week-long exhibition offers fans firsthand engagement with immersive experiences that are re-imagining storytelling.
New Realities in Storytelling
A high-level conference day focused on connecting BC content creators with creative opportunities in the XR industry, New Realities in Storytelling presents a series of case studies and panel discussions with industry leaders speaking about the latest in content creation, production technologies and distribution.
BC Immersed
A day of valuable workshops for producers, directors, technologists and content commissioners wishing to understand multiple aspects of immersive production. Top industry experts will deliver a series of interactive workshops and showcase presentations on subjects such as volumetric camera systems, Blockchain distribution and VR, image capture, live 360 broadcasting and more.
VIFF Immersed Exhibition
VIFF Immersed Exhibition is a public marketplace exhibition featuring the finalists of this year’s International VIFF Immersed Competition and special features from the creative nexus that is British Columbia. The exhibition celebrates the best of immersive storytelling, showcasing VR, AR and MR experiences staged on a wide range of immersive technology platforms from some of today’s leading creators.
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