The 26th Raindance Film Festival in partnership with VIVE announced this year’s Immersive Stories Award winners at Vue Piccadilly on 6th October.
Showcasing the best of interactive VR experiences, multi-person VR experiences, VR animations and curated mobile playlists showcasing 360° films, Raindance Immersive Stories in aims to promote and nurture that next generation of virtual reality creators creators. Read on to see the full list of winners.
Best Interactive Narrative VR Experience
Transference
WINNER: Transference – by SpectreVision (Elijah Wood, Josh C. Waller, Daniel Noah, Kyle McCullough, Lisa Whalen) and Ubisoft (Patrick Plourde, Sylvain Bernard, Christian Bedard)
Awake: Episode One – by Martin Taylor
The Archivist – by Orly Rodriguez
Kobold – by Max Sacker and Ioulia Isserlis
Best Animation Experience
WINNER: Crow: The Legend
Arden Wake: Tide’s Fall – by Eugene YK Chung
Madrid Noir: Prologue – by James A. Castillo
Shennong: Taste of Illusion – by Li Mi and Zheng Wang
Yeti and Spaghetti – Craig Phillips and Harold Hayes, Jr.
Best Cinematic Narrative VR Experience
Dinner Party
WINNER: Dinner Party – by Angel Manuel Soto
Hotel Zentai – by Leonardo Medel
Kinch And The Double World – by Colin Arnold and Steve Cholerton
King of Infinite Space – by Taylor Myers, Dan Hasse and Darren Emerson
Best Documentary VR Experience
WINNER: Grenfell: Our Home – by Jonathan Rudd
Inside Tumucumaque – by Ina Krüger and Patrik de Jong
Is Anna OK? – by Camila Ruz
Nothing To Be Written – by Lysander Ashton
The Sun Ladies – by Celine Tricart and Christian Stephen
Best Social Impact VR Experience
WINNER: The Evolution of Testicles – by Ryan Hartsell
Being Me – by Peter Collis
The Dairy Industry
My Africa – by David Allen
My Africa: Elephant Keeper – by Adam May and Elliott Round
Window To Our World – by Ben Perry
Best Music VR Experience
WINNER: Chorus – by Tyler Hurd
Nothing To Be Written – by Lysander Ashton
Opinions – by Kenneth Henderson and Alyssia Frankland
Ukiyo Cave: Surely – by Chagall and Eduardo Fitch
Best Multi-Person VR Experience
WINNER: The Apple – by Bin Gu, Kaoru Naito, and Liquan Liu
Chorus – by Tyler Hurd
Is Anna OK? – by Camila Ruz
British Award: Best UK Experience
Nothing To Be Written
WINNER: Nothing To Be Written – by Lysander Ashton
Grenfell: Our Home – by Jonathan Rudd
Judi Dench: My Oak Tree VR
Kinch And The Double World – by Colin Arnold and Steve Cholerton
Opinions – by Kenneth Henderson and Alyssia Frankland
Discovery Award: Best Debut Experience
WINNER: Madrid Noir: Prologue – by James A. Castillo
Crackle Pop – by John Lynch
The Archivist – by Orly J Rodriguez, Jr. and Kemal Can Kirdar
Trail of Angels – by Kristina Buozyte
Ukiyo Cave: Surely – by Chagall and Eduardo Fitch
Grand Jury Prize: Best Immersive Story
Arden’s Wake: Tide’s Fall
WINNER: Arden’s Wake: Tide’s Fall
7 Miracles – by Rodrigo Cerqueira and Marco Spagnoli
Crow: The Legend – by Eric Darnell
Transference – by SpectreVision (Elijah Wood, Josh C. Waller, Daniel Noah, Kyle McCullough, Lisa Whalen) and Ubisoft (Patrick Plourde, Sylvain Bernard, Christian Bedard)
Spirit of Raindance: VR Film of the Festival
7 Miracles
WINNER: 7 Miracles by Rodrigo Cerqueira and Marco Spagnoli
Check out the rest of the Award Winners here.
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