FIVARS is the original narrative-specific Virtual and Augmented Reality stories festival. Unlike many other festivals, it is a standalone event…
FIVARS 2018
FIVARS 2018 Panels Announced
FIVARS 2018 isn’t just about amazing content from around the world – it is also an opportunity for wristband-holders to…
Battlescar
New York City, 1978: When Lupe, a Puerto Rican-American teen, meets fellow runaway Debbie, the Bowery’s punk scene and the…
FIVARS 2018 Spotlight on “William”
William is a short dramatic Virtual Reality film that immerses users in the shoes of William, a Canadian Aboriginal child,…
FIVARS 2018 Spotlight on “Second Date” from Jennifer Lyon Bell
From award-winning erotic filmmaker Jennifer Lyon Bell, “Second Date” is a lighthearted, unscripted Virtual Reality 3D 360° portrait of two young people fumbling towards ecstasy; it is a portrait of intimacy, emotional and physical.
I’m Fine
Using Augmented Reality, this piece sheds a light on the inner thoughts of those suffering with anxiety.
FIVARS 2018 Spotlight on “Filamu” by Maud Clavier
After 4 years at the head of Clap & Zap – a 360° & VR content company – Maud Clavier…
A Curious Mind
Dominic Monaghan takes 360-degree viewers beyond the bounds of earth to explain the breakdown of the atmospheres that surround the…
Deerbrook
Two strangers show up at a family’s cottage claiming to have spent their childhood summers there, but their behaviour seems…
Mel’s Wake
Mel’s Wake is a captivating, character-driven VR experience of self-discovery. In this interactive, 15-minute, cinematic VR users will experience multi-branched…
Acrobatic Conundrum
From director Gary Yost – dancing in the air…capturing the ineffable joy of flying in stereoscopic 360° at the San…
Help Me
Why didn’t you open the door back then? In this cel-shaded visual novella for VR, you are asked, why didn’t…
Contravision
In 2025 technology is almost too friendly; augmented reality is embedded in everyday life. Experience the future of technology through…
From the Earth
A journey to Space to find the heartwarming love between a father and a daughter. In this strange but heartwarming…
Ferris’s Room
Step inside the mind of one of the coolest teenagers ever with Ferris’s Room. Like most teenagers, Ferris Bueller’s bedroom…
Fly Beyond Les Logis
Reminiscent of Umbrellas of Cherbourg, this musical art experience mixes live action and animation, following a playful group of dancers…
Portal: An Extreme VR Experience
In this atmospheric take on a seance with a powerful psychic – the viewer is unexpectedly taken on a fearful…
The Hidden
Step into the shoes of an undocumented immigrant as you watch your daughter being grilled by two ICE officers while…
Going Home
Going Home is a surreal glimpse into the mind of an elderly man suffering a massive heart attack. As doctors…
as it is: A Grand Canyon Documentary
Drop into the heart of the Grand Canyon, held sacred and protected for millennia, to meet the people fighting a…
Humanity
Based on true events, we see the British and German troops take to no man’s land in a historical recreation…
Where Thoughts Go
Where Thoughts Go is an intimate, interactive Virtual Reality narrative and magical world full of non-fictional, user generated stories. A…
Lionhearted
Rida is 8-years-old. The extroverted girl fled with her family from Pakistan to Europe. Now she lives in Hotel City…
Window to Our World
5 days, 3 different locations and more than 20 professionals, 14 actors and 50 extras, moved to build this exceptional…
Unframed – The Intimacies
In this moving and whimsical black and white illustrated animation, we hear from the spurned mistress of Swiss painter and…