Following up on the successful 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival Immersed programming, VIFF announced this week the lineup for VIFF Immersed 2020 at the 39th Vancouver International Film Festival.
Running September 24 through October 7th, the event will be available via the new VIFF Connect platform. That means that the curious from across the globe will be able to attend the includes The International VIFF Immersed Competition and Exhibition, the BC Showcase, and the two-day long Volumetric Market. Highlights include the Canadian Premiere of The Book of Distance by Randall Okita, one of NoPro’s favorite experiences on the festival circuit this year. Both StoryTech Immersive and Kaleidoscope are again involved in the curation of the Exhibition and Market, respectively, as they were in 2019.
All in all the full VIFF Immersed programming will be available on multiple platforms: Amaze VR, Littlstar, Museum of Other Realities, Oculus TV, VeeR, and the VIFF Immersed YouTube 360 Channel. For more about accessing the VIFF Immersed Exhibition on different platforms, consult this document provided by the Festival.
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Note that VIFF Immersed’s festival content is free. “There is no charge for this year’s all-virtual exhibition. Both the applications used to access the festival and the content are free.”
Press Release Follows
The following has been modified to remove the Indie Day and VIFF AMP listings.
VIFF UNVEILS 2020 EVENTS AND SPEAKERS FOR TOTALLY INDIE DAY, VIFF IMMERSED AND VIFF AMP
39th Vancouver International Film Festival September 24–October 7, 2020
VANCOUVER, B.C. (SEPTEMBER 8, 2020) Vancouver International Film Festival 2020 (VIFF) is thrilled to announce the complete lineup for Totally Indie Day, a gathering space for emerging filmmakers and independent creators, September 26; VIFF Immersed, which takes a deep dive into exceptional XR storytelling, September 28–29; and VIFF AMP, an exploration of the essential role of music in film, October 3–4.
VIFF’s festival lineup and events will be primarily available on the new VIFF Connect streaming platform. While film programming will be geo-blocked to the province, Totally Indie Day, VIFF Immersed and VIFF AMP will be available across Canada and internationally, providing an unprecedented level of access to filmmakers and fans around the globe.
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VIFF Immersed will be hosted on six channels in 2020 — becoming the most widely accessible festival platform for XR content. 31 works will be featured across the Immersed Exhibition and Volumetric Market, including three world premieres, seven North American premieres, and two Canadian premieres in the exhibition. The program will be available on Littlstar, Oculus, VeeR, Amaze, YouTube and The Museum of Other Realities, a BC-created app.
“Now more than ever, there is a real hunger to get out of our homes and see the world,” says Ken Tsui, Director of Creative Engagement & Live Programming. “We’re proud that VIFF Immersed is currently the only festival to provide a focus on narrative XR films and a commitment to championing volumetric content, which captures the real world with new dynamic depth. This is a critical moment to support XR creators. Through our two-day VIFF Immersed Volumetric Market, we will be creating a digital space to engage decision makers with creators, setting them up for success as they seek investment or distribution for their projects. With BC being the second largest XR ecosystem in the world, we have carved out space to feature some of the most exciting homegrown talent.”
Highlight pieces include the Canadian Premiere of The Book of Distance by Randall Okita, an official selection of Sundance Film Festival and a poignant look at Japanese internment camps in BC; Kusunda by Gayatri
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The following complete lineup will take place online.
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VIFF IMMERSED
Supported by the Province of British Columbia and Western Economic Diversification Canada, and in partnership with the Canadian Media Producers Association
VIFF Immersed Exhibition | September 24–October 7
Narrative-lead XR films, including the finalists of the International VIFF Immersed Competition, will be showcased for free via publicly accessible virtual platforms. The VIFF Immersed Exhibition is curated by StoryTech Immersive.
Animation
The Book Of Distance (dir. Randall Okita, Canada) | Canadian Premiere
In the Land of Flabby Schnook (dir. Francis Gélinas, Canada) | North American Premiere LOTB: Girl and the Crane (dir. SUTU, USA) | North American Premiere
Documentary
Ecosphere: Raja Ampat (dir. Joseph Purdam, Australia)
By the Waters of Babylon (dir. Kristen Lauth Shaeffer, Andrew Halasz, USA) | North American Premiere With the Wind and the Stars (dir. Rachel Bracker, USA)
Full Circle (dir. Naomi Condo and Craig Commanda, Canada) | World Premiere
Live Action
Geimu (dir. Dorian Goto Stone, Japan) | World Premiere
VR Hero Sakura (dir. Kazuaki Kashima, Japan) | North American Premiere
Inside Lieutenant Gustl (dir. Sebastian Brauneis, Austria) | North American Premiere Kowloon Forest (dir. Alexey Marfin, Hong Kong/China) | North American Premiere
BC Showcase
HIREATH (dir. Yao Wang, Canada) | North American Premiere Orders of Magnitude (dir. Filip Vesely, Canada)
Dustnet (dir. Neilson Koerner-Safrata, Canada) | Canadian Premiere Orpheus (dir. Debi Wong and Conrad Sly, Canada) | World Premiere
VIFF Immersed Volumetric Market | September 28–29
A two-day summit, presented by the Canada Media Fund and curated by Kaleidoscope, that connects Canada’s foremost Canadian XR creators and industry leaders in order to co-produce, co-finance and distribute the next wave of XR narrative projects from live action, documentary and animation.
Empowering spatial communication and 3D stories. What’s ahead for the volumetric market? | Monday, September 28, 10am PDT
Christina Heller, Metastage
Adam Rogers, Intel Studios
Ieva Stelingyte, EF EVE
Simon Thompson, Head of Enterprise Partnerships for RYOT/Verizon Media UK Jason Waskey, Microsoft Capture Studios
Observations, Opportunities, and Lessons from a Decade of Volumetric Capture | Monday, September 28, 11:10am PDT
Jason Waskey, Microsoft Capture Studios
The role of spatial storytelling in shaping new artistic languages | Monday, September 28, 11:45am PDT Victoria Bousis, Stay Alive My Son
Aaron Bradbury, Vestige
AsadMalik,T erminal3,AJester’sTale
Illya Szilak, Queerskins
VIFF Immersed Volumetric Market Pitching Session | Monday, September 28, 12:30pm PDT Layer, David Clarkson
There Exists, Anrick Bregman
A Vocal Landscape, Anne Jeppesen, Omid Zarei
Uninterrupted, Nettie Wild, Betsy Carson
Our Home and Haunted Land, Nadine Valcin Before Our Time, Timur Musabay, David Cameron Stay Alive My Son, Victoria Bousis
Overwhelm, Ollie Rankin
VIFF Immersed Volumetric Market Mixer | Monday, September 28, 2:15pm PDT
Extended Reality Made in Canada | Tuesday, September 29, 10am PDT
Presenting the best of Canadian XR including leading voices in Indigenous immersive and a spotlight on the Canadian premiere of Randall Okita’s The Book of Distance.
Meet The Industry: Brave New 3D World | Tuesday, September 29, 12pm PDT Roi Lev, Tetavi
Victor Pardinho, Sense of Space
Ieva Stelingyte, EF EVE
VIFF Immersed Volumetric Market Pitching Session | Tuesday, September 29, 1:45pm PDT Trauma Drama, Scott Lynch, Dai Minenger
Image Technology Echoes, Lauren Moffat
Dust, Andrej Boleslavsky, Maria Judova
Blueplanet VR, Eric Hanson
The Holy City, Nimrod Shanit
Lessons of Auschwitz, Kirill Karnovich-Valua, Denis Semionov Kusunda, Gayatri Parameswaran, Felix Gaedtke
Gimme One, Harry Silverlock, Montague Carroll
VIFF Immersed Volumetric Market Mixer | Tuesday, September 29, 3:30pm PDT
VIFF AMP Music in Film Summit: October 3–4
Presented by Amplify BC and FACTOR Canada, with support from the Province of British Columbia and Music BC
AMP Keynote | Friday, October 2, 5:30pm PDT Terence Blanchard, Composer, Da 5 Bloods
Masterclass | Saturday, October 3, 1pm PDT Nora Felder, Music Supervisor, Stranger Things
Music for Animation: From Concept to Mix | Saturday, October 3, 12pm PDT Alexandra Nickson, DreamWorks Animation, SVP Music
Kevin Noel, Sony Pictures Animation, SVP Development
Brian and Caleb Chan, Composers, My Little Pony
The Art of Music Supervision | Saturday, October 3, 4pm PDT Morgan Rhodes, Music Supervisor, Selma, Dear White People Toko Nagata, Music Supervisor, Always Be My Maybe
Kaya Pino, Music Supervisor, How to Buy a Baby
Music BC’s SOUNDOFF | Saturday, October 3, 5:30pm PDT Madonna Wade-Reed, Music Supervisor, Batwoman
Janet Lopez, Music Supervisor, The Twilight Zone
The Sync Stays In The Picture: How To Get Your Music in Visual Media | Sunday, October 4, 12pm PDT Jodie Ferneyhough, CS Rights, Canadian Music Publishers Association
Cassie Lord, Sync Stories, The Purge
Tarik Bradford, Dahomey Music
Lyle Hysen, Bank Robber Music
The Producers Lounge: AMP Edition | Sunday, October 4, 5:30pm PDT Meshell Ndegeocello, Composer/Recording Artist, Queen Sugar
Kinnie Starr, Composer, Edge of the Knife
Tickets and Information
VIFF Connect Festival Subscriptions $60 Regular / $30 Students VIFF Connect Gold Subscription $95
VIFF Connect Streaming Tickets $9 / In-Cinema Tickets $15 VIFF Talks $10
VIFF AMP Pass $45 / Tickets $10 Totally Indie Day $45 / $30 Students VIFF Immersed Free
Single Tickets and Subscriptions available at viff.org
To explore VIFF’s complete 2020 programming, visit viff.org
With the generous support of these partners:
Social Media
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About VIFF | viff.org
Founded in 1982, the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society is a not-for-profit cultural society and federally registered charitable organization that operates the internationally acclaimed Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) and the year-round programming at the VIFF Centre. VIFF produces screenings, talks, conferences and events that act as a catalyst for the community to discover the creativity and craft of storytelling on screen. For its 39th year, VIFF brings the world of cinema to homes across British Columbia with an online festival from September 24–October 7, 2020, showcasing the top international, Canadian and BC films along with creators and industry professionals from around the globe.
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