Virtual | Mixed Reality (VR) (MR)
Black Public Media selected a documentary and two science fiction immersive projects as winners of the 2025 PitchBLACK Awards; and California Film Institute selected five documentary projects as winners of DocPitch 2025.
Watch the official trailer for Bono: Stories of Surrender, the film based on singer Bono’s celebrated memoir, “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story,” and the accompanying book/theatre tour.
From virtual reality and mixed reality to video mapping and artificial intelligence, 16 works from 9 countries will be presented in the Immersive Selection, at the 78th Cannes Film Festival
Titled In Search of Us, the Immersive program of the 2025 Tribeca Festival will spotlight 11 projects – including six world premieres.
Daisy Ridley stars in Trailblazer: The Untold Story of Mrs. Benz, the VR experience set in 1888 Germany, that brings to life the remarkable true story of Bertha Benz.
Venice Immersive, the XR – Extended Reality section of the 81st Venice International Film Festival will present 63 projects from 25 countries.
Cannes Film Festival revealed the eight projects presented in the new Immersive Competition including collective location-based virtual reality and mixed reality experiences.
Rosario Dawson narrates Soul Paint, the SXSW extended reality project merging art and science to illustrate the infinite and complex networks of emotion.
Eternal Spring VR is the virtual reality experience based on the animated documentary feature Eternal Spring.
Artists and filmmakers Shirin Neshat, Karen Palmer, and Anagram are on the line-up for LFF Expanded at the 67th BFI London Film Festival.
The 2023 Venice International Film Festival unveiled the selection of projects for Venice Immersive, the XR – Extended Reality section.
“Monstrorama is just the most magical immersive story. This project is a real leap forward as it really does contain both worlds,” said Andy Serkis, Narrator.