Interview with Kathleen M. Ryan About Pin Up! The Movie: An Interactive Documentary FIVARS is always on the lookout for…
Spotlight
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight – Terra TV in the Virtual Dome
Terra TV is an extraordinary visual work from German-Polish director Marek Jacek Slipek showcased in the virtual dome at FIVARS 2021. Learn more in this exclusive interview
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight – Breaking Ground
An interview with the team behind Breaking Ground VR at FIVARS 2021 “As the world falls apart around them, Caleb, Manny, and Lilah must come to terms with themselves and each other before the end.”
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight – SHAED – Once Upon A Time
“SHAED – Once Upon a Time” is a beautifully choreographed and produced immersive experience playing the FIVARS in FALL 2021…
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight – Cities of Ladies (We. You. I)
FIVARS asked artist Kim Noce about her 360 animated work City of Ladies (You), screening at FIVARS in FALL 2021.
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight – The Residents – Inside A Circle Of Dreams
Interview with David Lawrence We couldn’t be more excited than to receive and debut the world premiere of The Resident’s…
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight – Mementorium
In Mementorium, the interactive narrative prompts the player to find alignment between their emotions and the narrator’s emotions and make choices about how to respond to instances of harm in the future. Mementorium features at the FIVARS in FALL Festival 2021.
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight – MONTEGELATO
FIVARS interviews Davide Rapp about his groundbreaking work Montegelato that uses the 360 format perfectly to demonstrate how over 180 films were shot at matched to their framed placement at the location.
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight – Bystanding- The Feingold Syndrome
Bystanding is a chilling voyeuristic event where a womna’s life in danger, is further threatened by the inaction of the onlookers. Learn about it creation in this interview
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight – OnBoardXR -The Aquaians
FIVARS has the opportunity to chat with OnBoardXR’s Brendan Bradley who’s performance troupe will be showcasing the emergent art form of live performances in Virtual Reality and in this case in WebXR – the new spatialized 3D format for the web.
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight: The Land of Milk & Honey
The Land of Milk and Honey grapples with fertility, loss and the physical, poetic and psychological complexities of the human…
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight: I Prevail feat. Joyner Lucas – DOA (Official 360° VR Music Video)
Virtuality presents a “VR Remix” of the original music video, featuring intimate hi-res band performance mixed with innovative picture-in-picture techniques….
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight: Lifetime Achievement
FIVARS 2020 shines the spotlight on visually arresting 360 film experience “care(less) 2,” in a quick interview with the creators.
FIVARS 2021 Spotlight: CLAWS – Telephonic Thriller
FIVARS 2020 shines the spotlight on visually arresting 360 film experience “care(less) 2,” in a quick interview with the creators.
FIVARS 2020 Spotlight: care(less) 2 – Virtual Hallucinations Explore Elder Care in Britain
FIVARS 2020 shines the spotlight on visually arresting 360 film experience “care(less) 2,” in a quick interview with the creators.
FIVARS 2020 Spotlight: In the Land of the Flabby Schnook
A little brother asks his big sister how she managed to stop being afraid of the dark. She draws him…
FIVARS 2020 Spotlight: Hominidae
A spotlight interview with Director Brian Andrew on his “Hominidae” VR experience, showing at the FIVARS 2020 Festival.
FIVARS 2019 SPOTLIGHT – HOLLYWOOD ROOFTOP
FIVARS 2019 Spotlight – “HOLLYWOOD ROOFTOP” by Brett Leonard Even if we have never been to Hollywood, we have all…
VR SPOTLIGHT – STATE POWER
FIVARS 2019 Spotlight – “STATE POWER” by Jeff Stanzler STATE POWER, is a speculative future experiment which submerges you under…
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.
FIVARS 2018 Spotlight on “Filamu” by Maud Clavier
After 4 years at the head of Clap & Zap – a 360° & VR content company – Maud Clavier…
FIVARS 2017 Spotlight: EXTRAVAGANZA is a Provocative VR Spectacle in 3D!
EXTRAVAGANZA is an audacious 3D animated comedy where you play the role of a figurine in an old fashioned penny arcade designed to titillate and amuse the senses!
FIVARS 2017 Spotlight: “Sanctuary” by Shivani Mulekar focuses on Refugees in Canada
It is often the quieter, more nuanced experiences that truly underscore the power of this medium and it relationship with presence. Shivani Mulekar’s “Sanctuary” is one such piece – exploring the conditions of life for a refugee family in Canada and the simple day to day life living in a Church awaiting their fate.
FIVARS 2017 Spotlight: Songs of the Vine
An interview with the creators of VR 360 Video documentary Songs of the Vine about ayahuasca rituals in the Amazon, premiering at FIVARS 2017 VR Festival.
The FIVARS 2017 Official Selections Have Been Announced
The official selections for the 2017 FIVARS Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories have been finalized and announced. See the complete list here.
FIVARS 2016 Spotlight: “Cardboard Goliath” from Dpyx Studios
CARDBOARD GOLIATH, is a live action Virtual Reality film chronicling the construction of a thirteen foot cardboard sculpture of Ivan Drago maing its Canadian premiere at FIVARS 2016.
FIVARS 2016 Spotlight: Wild Things starring Dominic Monaghan from Cream360
A spotlight on the immersive video from Cream 360 “The King Cobra” starring Dominic Monaghan from Andrew MacDonald and Tristan Cezair from the series Wild Things on The Travel Channel.
FIVARS 2016 Spotlight: Adam Cosco’s “KNIVES”
A spotlight on the singular body of work in the Virtual Reality narrative form from visionary director Adam Cosco, and his latest virtual reality short “KNIVES.”
FIVARS 2016 Spotlight: Lilian Mehrel’s “Invisible” a VR Short
Today we shine a light on FIVARS 2016 selection “Invisible” – an extraordinary short film by director Lilian Mehrel created for immersive 360 video playback technology that is full of heart and nuance.
FIVARS 2016 – Spotlight on Randal Kleiser’s VR Series “DEFROST”
The FIVARS Festival of International Virtual & Augmented Reality Stories is very pleased to present DEFROST Episodes 1&2 – a Feral Dog Production – as part of this years year’s selections, from director Randal Kleiser (Flight of the Navigator, Grease).