This year’s VR section takes us to the space between classic cinema and immersive media. How are VR adaptations of film classics made? And can we even call them “adaptations” in this context? From 360° films to interactive storytelling and VR gaming worlds, this section explores what happens when the viewer goes from being a passive observer to becoming an active participator. How does narration change when the camera disappears and the whole space opens up around us? And what is left of the magic of cinema once we transfer it to the “wide screen” of virtual reality?
Programmers:
Ondřej Moravec is an independent director, screenwriter, and producer who focuses on VR media. His debut VR film Darkening was premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2022. It was the very first VR film that was nominated for a Czech Lion. His subsequent projects about the war in Ukraine, Fresh Memories: The Look (2023) and Fragile Home (2024) toured more than 40 festivals worldwide. Fragile Home won two awards at Annecy Festival. Ondřej Moravec programmes VR sections at several Czech film festivals, including Anifilm, Summer Film School, and Zlín Film Festival. In 2022, together with Daniela Hanusová, he founded the ART*VR, which is the first festival in Central and Eastern Europe entirely dedicated to immersive movies and VR experience.
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