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A virtual and extended reality exhibition kicks off at Casino Luxembourg starting 9 June, giving visitors a chance to experience 13 films, including six world premieres and three immersive selections from this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
The “New Images - XR3” event, initiated by NewImages Festival the virtual and digital side of Paris, Tribeca and Cannes XR includes four VR stations and runs internationally through partner satellite venues.
During a Friday press briefing, Film Fund Luxembourg director Guy Daleiden explained that while immersive is more difficult to arrange than normal film, he was “very excited” about the upcoming event at the Casino Luxembourg, an organisation with which “we’ve been in relation in VR for many years, and they offered us the location to show the 13 works issued from the festivals.”
live panels,
special events, a selection of
360° videos from the Virtual Cinema program, as well as 2D video feeds of SXSW programming. Austin venues recreated in the space include The Paramount Theatre, the Contemporary Austin, Mohawk, Empire Control Room & Garage, and Cedar Street Courtyard. SXSW worked with world-renowned artists and the social XR events studio VRrOOm to design and produce the festival’s virtual edition, which will be hosted on VRChat.
The complete
Virtual Cinema Program, including previously-announced Virtual Cinema Competition and Virtual Cinema Spotlight projects, will also be accessible and downloadable via the VRrOOm store online. The VRChat worlds can be experienced on PC, PCVR and Oculus Quest headsets.