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VR Film Festivals Look To Inspire Fresh New Talent For Hollywood

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Japan’s very first VR-focused international film festival, Beyond the Frame Festival , is currently underway thanks to a partnership with HTC Vive. The festival, which runs from February 12 through February 21 , will showcase VR films from artists all around the world. Beat // Image Credit: Keisuke Itoh.

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VIVE X Startup Mindesk Secures $900K to Create VR Multiuser Design Software

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The company joined VIVE X, HTC’s global VR/AR accelerator program, for its second batch back in 2017, which included investments and mentorship for a total of 33 startups working in the areas of software and hardware for both augmented and virtual reality. Mindesk was founded in Bari, Italy.

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30th Raindance Film Festival to Showcase Skits & Giggles, the First Live VR Comedy Show in Horizon Worlds

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Comedy skits go virtual for the first time ever in Horizon Worlds with Skits & Giggles VR comedy show at the 30th Raindance Film Festival. The 30th Raindance Film Festival will feature the top indie films in the United Kingdom for 2022. Celebrating Variety Comedy Shows in the Metaverse.

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How ‘The Lion King’ Was Filmed Using Virtual Reality

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Although The Lion King (2019) might have garnered a tepid reception from film critics, there’s no debating that Jon Favreau’s photorealistic remake of the 1994 original film roars in the visual department. “Evolving the workflow was crucial,” says Francesco Giordana, realtime software architect at MPC.

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Microsoft Now Lets You Film Mixed Reality With HoloLens Hack

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First off, you’ll have to download a specific app that enables other software to run as a shared experience. Given HoloLens itself is still in its developer kit stages, we wouldn’t expect to see official products from Microsoft that film in MR until the device itself is available to consumers.

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Shot on Lytro’s Light-field Camera, ‘Hallelujah’ Is a Stunning Mix of Volumetric Film and Audio

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Hallelujah is a new experience by VR film studio Within that’s captured using Lytro’s latest Immerge light-field camera which captures volumetric footage that makes for a much more immersive experience than traditional 360 video. Hallelujah was that experience, and now I can talk about it.

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Creepy VR Films Coming to Fantastic Fest Next Month

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The Austin-based film festival will be premiering VR content for the first time. As with many other film festivals, including Sundance and Tribeca , virtual reality has been slowly solidifying its position into festival programs. As one of the largest genre film festivals in the U.S.,

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