VR In Progress: VR VR Virtual Reality 9 VR VR VR (Storytelling VR) VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR Taipei Film Festival first introduced

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2 Words from Taipei Film Festival 2 Venue 4 Ticket Information 6 VR In Progress: VR Frontline 8 VR Screening Information 17 Screening Schedule 18 VR In Progress: VR Exhibition 20 VR In Progress: Open VR Site 21 VR In Progress: Talking VR 30 I Saw the Future 1

3 VR In Progress: VR VR Virtual Reality 9 VR VR VR (Storytelling VR) VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR Taipei Film Festival first introduced a new strand In Person in 2017, working with music artist Lim Giong. We not only screened key films scored by Lim Giong, but also presented his process of making film music with discussion in front of an audience. The whole process was filled with variables, unknowns, and excitement for both the artist and audiences involved, and also for Taipei Film Festival. Building on the In Person project we discussed the direction for 2018 and decided to focus the theme around a new realm: VR (Virtual Reality). At the beginning of our exploration last year September, we decided to establish a basic understating of VR step by step through a combination of experience and lectures. Like newborns, we had to learn a new language and a new way of understanding. Since then we have developed four sections covering VR film screenings, exhibition, making VR on site, as well as talks. All of these will happen this summer in Taipei Zongshan Hall over two weeks. It is both a response to our process of learning the incredible possibilities of this new digital art especially as a narrative media; a learning that is brought to life in a physical space. In Progress: VR Frontline focuses on story telling VR and includes animation, documentary, traditional narrative films, experimental art installation, and interactive exhibition. Asked to actively engage in what to see, our traditional passive viewing experience changes. Instead, we need to open all our senses and adjust our perception to actively produce meaning. In Progress: Open VR Site combines different creative elements and personalities from various backgrounds. We hope to open the In Progress: Open VR Site project as an initiation of experiments, and attract artists from different professions to discussion ideas in an attempt to breed an ecosystem of cross-field cooperation. In Progress: Talking VR invites pioneers from the VR industry to share their experience in order to inspire current and future artists to invest in the imagination of VR production, and to invite audiences to explore the blueprints of VR movie s future development. From the combination of all the programs, we are looking forward to exciting and unknown sparks and hope the audience will share that excitement. The realm of VR invites us to adjust our sense and perception in relation to time and dimension that newly stretches our imagination. Within the solid physical space and limited time available to us, Taipei Film Festival invites you all to experience virtual reality, and try to describe, discuss, and construct the reality between each and all of us th Taipei Film Festival In Progress: VR Exhibition presents to the audience the revolutionary processes of VR and its core concepts throughout the film festival. 2 3

4 IN PROGRESS:VR 98 No. 98, Yanping S. Rd., Taipei City VR In Progress: VR Frontline VR In Progress: VR Exhibition 3 Stairs VR Cinema 1 VR In Progress: Open VR Site VR In Progress: Talking VR Guangfu Auditorium 1 Access to 2F Stairs 2 VR Cinema 2 VR Cinema 3 Stairs F, Main Entrance Sioushan St. Entrance Youyang St. Entrance VR In Progress: VR Frontline 4 5

5 In Progress: VR Frontline VR VR VR Ticket Package PRICE: NTD 500 (contains 4 VR program tickets) WHEN AND WHERE TO BUY: Available at the Ticket Package Sale on Sun. 3rd June 13:00 until sold out. HOW TO USE: Each VR Package can be used to book up to 4 VR program tickets via starting from Sat. 9th June 13:00. VR Individual Tickets ADMISSION PRICES GENERAL ADMISSION: NTD 150 PER ADMISSION STUDENT: 100 PER ADMISSION (valid student ID required at entrance) DISABLED OR SENIOR CITIZEN: NTD 75 (for senior citizens aged 65 and over or disabled person plus one companion; valid ID required) WHEN AND WHERE TO BUY: Available from Wed. 13th June 13:00 via All VR screenings are FREE SEATING. Please arrive 5 minutes prior to the commencement of the screening and take your seat as instructed by venue staff. VR screenings are not recommended for children under the age of 13 as their eyesight may still be developing. In Progress: Open VR Site Single-Day Tickets ADMISSION PRICES GENERAL ADMISSION: NTD 50 PER ADMISSION DISABLED OR SENIOR CITIZEN: NTD 25 (for senior citizens aged 65 and over or disabled person plus one companion; valid ID required) WHEN AND WHERE TO BUY: Available from Thu. 29th June to Sat. 7th July at Guangfu Auditorium, Zhongshan Hall. A Single-Day Ticket is only valid for one day; multiple re-entry is permitted. Free Admission After July 7th, 17:30 Refunding/Exchanging Tickets Any Ticket Package can only be refunded if the entire package (including all exchanged but unused tickets and gifts) is returned prior to Wed. 27th June Partial refunds are not accepted. A handling fee of 10% per package will be charged. From 4th June to 21th June, please apply for refunds during weekdays 11:00-22:00 at the Taipei Film Festival Office (2F, No.141 Guangzhou St. Taipei City 10852, Taiwan). From 23nd June to 27th June, please apply for refunds during weekdays 11:00-22:00 at the temporary Taipei Film Festival office (1F, No.98 Yanping South Rd. Taipei City 10042, Taiwan) From 28th Jun onward, refunds of Individual Tickets can only processed at the venue's information desk. Ticket Packages cannot be refunded after 27th June. Refunds of Individual Tickets/Single-Day Tickets must be processed no later than a day prior to the screening. A handling ticket of 10% per ticket will be charged. Ticket exchanges are regarded as refunds and should be applied for in accordance with the same procedures above. Tickets that have been purchased or booked cannot be refunded via Please Note Admissions with valid tickets only. Tickets will NOT be re-issued if they are lost or damaged. All concession ticket holders must present a valid ID at the venue. If no valid ID is presented, the confession ticket holder must pay the price difference between the concession ticket and the full priced ticket before entry is permitted. Latecomers to VR screenings will NOT be admitted 5 minutes after the film begins. Tickets of latecomers cannot be refunded or exchanged. Food and drinks are not allowed inside Zhongshan Hall. Tickets to each screening are available at For safety reasons, please do not linger, stand or sit in access ways or other non-seating areas. only until one hour before the film starts. After that, they can only be purchased at the venues. In the event of natural disasters or force majeure events, the Taipei FF may cancel screenings based on instructions given by the Taipei City Government. Updates will be posted on our official website as soon as practicable. Taipei FF reserves all rights to change the programme due to unforeseen circumstances. Latest updates will be announced on our official website as soon as practicable. Customer Service: / (02) Taipei Film Festival Office Customer Service: (02) (Office Hours: Mon to Fri 11:00-20:00) 6 7

6 䠮㸽 嵶歲 In Progress: VR Frontline 殯㞯Ⰵ㣆 Alteration 㸪 䋒 㤇 Jérôme BLANQUET 岁㕜 France 2017 VR min 薊铃涮갉 English 娜㿋 荈격 莅 갪㣆㞯㻜뀿 尝剤䟝ⵌそ 蒕尪涸➃䊨兰䢵 姻㖈鷷姿Ⰵ 侸 䱍盘 涸悴䠑陏 շ殯㞯ⰵ㣆ո㽍㥶 ➃䊨兰䢵涸渿 鎊 殹➃䊨兰䢵须俲涸 䱳眕㕠鹎Ⰵⵌ猙㺙涸魨 넓䠮㸽 䞕筱莅鎹䥊 ➃겳㥶 㛚㸛Ⱖ飅 笞欰 涸䙼䟝걆㕼 侸 猰䪮涸怵鹎䌟 涸 僽倞涸䟝 瑠 ⶾ 罏 㖈 程㼩䥰涸䕧 侃 䩛岁 錚罏 劥晚 贡亼㻜㞯䱳㉏➃䊨兰䢵 ⶾ鸤搂㶰 Ⰵ涸 䖰걧 㨥钢陏ꡠ 㶶 㷸绢椚鍑涸铃䕀 73 侃 䕧晚莅 窡 䕧剤 ず ➊랃僽導嵶 兞瑠 錚滞 搭尐嵶㖈筝廔涸ꖏ걧 侃 鋷娜猰䪮䌟 涸 堥 䒭 73 䕧晚 73 䕧晚穪㼩 錚溏 鼩暽嶍聃錏 钢濼 ず椚䗱 錚罏 莅穉籽䠑纏 Alexandro volunteers for an experiment carried out to study dreams. He doesn t even imagine that he s going to be subjected to the intrusion of Elsa, a form of Artificial Intelligence, who s going to digitize and dematerialize his subconscious in order to feed off it. 劥妄鼝㾝涸 鿈侃 73 ㅷ㖈㕜ꥹ㖳Ⱘ 邍䚍 瑳灶瑠 侃 儘 涸䏠垦 僽㔐 ⵌ 私劣 䕧涸ⴲ㨥 怏㣼錚 僽 ⶾ倞㯯 铃鎊涸麕玑 A selection of 14 internationally recognized storytelling VR films, exploring the variety of techniques and ideas in image, sound, cognition, empathy and immersive experience 综頺 䕧㾝 Tribeca FF 2017 Paris Virtual Film Festival Jury Special Prize 2017 㪮㽳倛䕧㾝 Venice FF Prog A Яｉ䑼 VR Cinema 1 湨滚笞蛏 Blind Vaysha - VR 銯㤹㢵 㽍䌏㣗 Theodore USHEV 䭭㣐 Canada 2017 VR 360 8min 薊铃涮갉 English 㥏㷛笞蛏涸滚酭尝剤չ植㖈պ 欰 僽㥶姽 㥠涸 䊩滚 腋溏ⵌչ麕 պ 〸滚 腋澌鋅չ劢 պ 鸏 垺涸鋕䊴捀㥠䬸䟧 㼱란撖 ㆹ㷸䒭涸㣐ㆂ ㉏ 儘儘禾糼衽㥠 瑖界僽鑪殆 麕 鼩僽鼇 乵劢 剎栽㤹倛 䲿そ涸 殥瀊晚 秹 73 晝 加ⵠ晝殥菛涸鋕錏Ⲵ植滚 鼝锞錚滞鑑衽漎 滚 滚 鋷魨넓뀿佦 錬娂殯涸鋕歲 Vaysha isn t like other girls: her left eye sees only the past, her right eye only the future. Where, then, should she live her life when she cannot see the present? In the comfort of the past or the uncertainty of the future? Experience Vaysha s dilemma in this mysterious, philosophical folk tale, told through vibrant 3D woodcut images in a visually stunning Oscar nominated VR film. 荩 䋑 㿋㛔 垜չ73 䕧䑼պ VR Cinemas, 2nd Floor, Taipei Zhongshan Hall 飑牱Ⰵ㜥 Ticket Required 㖒 涸 歲 Planet 㸞ꐣ 殥䕧㾝 VR Annecy IAFF Official Selection - VR Prog B Яｉ䑼 VR Cinema 1 9

7 I Saw the Future François VAUTIER France 2017 VR 360 6min English Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness Arnaud COLINART, Amaury LA BURTHE, Peter MIDDLETON, James SPINNEY France 2016 VR min English 2017 Venice FF In 1964, science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, predicted the future. More than 50 years later, his ghostly, dematerialized presence returns. Speaking from a time of cathode ray tubes and magnetic voice recordings, the famed author of 2001: A Space Odyssey remarkably describes the digital revolution, his voice and image now fittingly merged with the enveloping spectral surround of virtual reality. A mesmerizing collision of science, prophecy and poetry. Prog D VR Cinema Sundance FF 2016 Tribeca FF- Storyscapes Award VR Sheffield Doc/Fest - Alternate Realities VR Award In 1983, John Hull lost his sight. To make sense of it, he documented his experiences on audio tape: a unique testimony of loss, rebirth and renewal, excavating his interior world of blindness. His recordings form the basis of this remarkable and deeply moving experiment in virtual reality, using binaural audio and real-time 3D animations to create a fully immersive exploration of the cognitive and emotional experience of blindness. Prog F VR Cinema 2 Miyubi Planet Félix LAJEUNESSE, Paul RAPHAËL Canada 2017 VR min English SETO Momoko France 2017 VR 360 7min No dialogue A poignant, intimate and endearing interactive comedy about a Japanese toy robot inhabited by you, the viewer gifted to a young boy on his birthday in 1980s suburban America. Through the following year, you experience the ups and downs of family life and the increasing interruptions of technical malfunction. And remember to unlock the bonus scene by locating three key objects throughout the film. A world in ruins. Only fungi and mold grow amid the bodies of gigantic dried insects. As the weather changes, rain irrigates the arid planet, gradually flooding it. In the water springs an ecosystem, populated by giant carnivorous tadpoles Sundance FF 2017 Venice FF Prog E VR Cinema Festival Nouveau Cinéma 2017 Sheffield Doc/Fest Prog C VR Cinema

8 The Real Thing VR Benoît FELICI France 2018 VR min Chinese Summation of Force Narelle AUTIO, Trent PARKE, Matthew BATE Australia 2017 VR min No dialogue Around China s largest cities entire neighbourhoods have been inspired by foreign models. Putting you in the midst of the most stunning of these fake cities, this immersive VR documentary takes you to Paris, London and Venice without leaving China, while the city s inhabitants reflect on the parallel worlds they call home and on the meaning of reality and imitation. In a mind-bending 360-degree space two brothers battle in a mythical sporting contest. An immersive study of the motion, physics and psychology of elite sporting competition, this virtual reality artwork is cosmic, surreal and darkly beautiful. With echoes of Muybridge and the birth of cinema, old technologies and new collide in a mesmerizing, all-encompassing dreamscape NewImages Festival - Best Immersive Experience Award Prog D VR Cinema Sundance FF Prog F VR Cinema 2 Space Explorers: A New Dawn Félix LAJEUNESSE, Paul RAPHAËL Canada, U.S.A 2017 VR min English Space Explorers: A New Dawn is a cinematic VR series about the new age of space exploration. Witness the lives of NASA astronauts as they navigate the trials and sacrifices of their training and missions. Explore the camaraderie of space programs around the world, and discover the latest advancements and plans for deep space exploration. Space Explorers: A New Dawn will shine a light on mankind s most ambitious journey to understand our planet, our universe and our origins. Through The Masks of LUZIA François BLOUIN, Félix LAJEUNESSE, Paul RAPHAËL Canada 2017 VR min No dialogue From the acclaimed Cirque du Soleil show, a celebration of Mexican culture shrouded in surrealism and dreamlike fantasy. A mysterious child guides you through mythical worlds: a swinging demigod crosses the gateway to the Mayan afterlife, a contortionist grants access to awe-inspiring wildlife, a monarch butterfly evokes the dancing of ancient peoples. Combining theatre, circus and the breath-taking colors of hand-painted, early cinema into a dynamic, futuristic experience Sundance FF Prog G VR Cinema 2 Prog C VR Cinema

9 Your Spiritual Temple Sucks John HSU Taiwan 2017 VR min Chinese Manic VR Kalina BERTIN Canada 2018 VR Interactive VR 10min English Mr. Chang visits his Spiritual Temple, a miraculous place where one s destiny will be revealed. Determined to solve his marital crisis and financial problems and reprogram his future, he summons his guardian, the Thunder God. Together they conspire to rebuild his life but the results are far from what they intended in this hilarious, topsy-turvy, multi-layered experience. 3D Explore the exuberant and chaotic worlds of an imagination haunted by bipolar disorder. Guided by the compelling voices of Felicia and François who, for the past 3 years, have used their sister s voice mail as their personal diary, the user will embark on a journey to decipher the whirlwind of mania, psychosis and depression. Through room-scale interaction and 3D animation, unearth the destabilizing effects of bipolarity delve into the heightening of senses and the untamed imagination that accompanies this complex and mysterious condition Kaohsiung FF 2018 Sundance FF 2018 Best Innovative Storytelling Award, World VR Forum, Switzerland Prog B VR Cinema Sheffield Doc/Fest Prog H VR Cinema 3 FIREBIRD - The Unfinished The Scream World Premiere Balthazar AUXIETRE France 2018 VR Interactive VR 21min English Sandra PAUGAM, Charles AYATS France 2018 VR Interactive VR 15min English You are the curator in a museum dedicated to the sculptor, Rodin. At the Grand Opening, you are surrounded by suddenly living sculptures. They whisper the sad love story of Rodin and his apprentice, Camille, and the masterpiece they worked on together but were never able to complete. The Scream is a sensory-driven documentary that brings Munch s thoughts and demons to life. This virtual reality experience uses The Scream as a launching pad, exploring the painter s obsessions and works in an audio-visual staging of the most famous scream in the history of art. It all starts in a museum hall, where the viewer is free to walk around and interact with the space. As he turns his gaze to the painting, he is thrust into another world, an imaginary sensory-packed world. A world on the outskirts of reality that taps into the painter s psyche and unfolds in three chapters Tribeca FF Prog H VR Cinema 3 Prog I VR Cinema

10 1. VR Some people may experience nausea when using a VR headset. Please note that you agree to view the VR screenings at your own risk. We are unable to refund or exchange tickets in the event of anyone being unable to complete a screening VR screenings are not recommended for children under the age of 13 as their eyesight may still be developing. 3. VR 5 Tickets are not allocated with seat numbers. You may sit in any available seat. Please arrive 5 minutes prior to the commencement of the screening and take your seat as instructed by venue staff. 4. VR 5 Latecomers to VR screenings will NOT be admitted 5 minutes after the screening begin. Tickets of latecomers CANNOT be refunded or exchanged. 5. Please follow the instructions of festival staff to avoid any accidental damage to the equipment due to improper use. 6. VR In order to show the films in their best quality, subtitles are not provided. The Chinese / English dialogue lists will be provided at the venue. 7. If you experience dizziness or discomfort during the experience, please take off the head-mounted device immediately, and inform onsite staff for assistance. 8. The head-mounted devices and headphones will be sterilized after each session, so relax and enjoy. 9. Please do not smoke, or bring food, drink or pets into the screening room. In the interests of all users, please keep your voice down. Summation of Force 16 17

11 Prog A Alteration 20 min Prog E Miyubi 40 min Prog B Blind Vaysha - VR + Your Spiritual Temple Sucks 18 min Prog F Summation of Force + Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness 43 min Prog C Planet + Through The Masks of LUZIA 20 min Prog G Space Explorers: A New Dawn 19 min Prog D I Saw the Future + The Real Thing VR 22 min Prog H FIREBIRD - The Unfinished + Manic VR 31 min Prog I The Scream 15 min VR Cinema 1 6/29 FRI 7/3 TUE 7/7 SAT 7/11 WED 6/30 SAT 7/4 WED 7/8 SUN 7/12 THU 7/1 SUN 7/5 THU 7/9 MON 7/2 MON 7/6 FRI 7/10 TUE VR Cinema 2 6/29 FRI 7/2 MON 7/5 THU 7/8 SUN 7/11 WED 6/30 SAT 7/3 TUE 7/6 FRI 7/9 MON 7/12 THU 7/1 SUN 7/4 WED 7/7 SAT 7/10 TUE VR Cinema 3 6/29 FRI 7/12 THU * 10:00 A C B D 10:50 B D C A 11:40 C A D B 12:30 D B A C 13:20 A C B D 14:10 B D C A 15:00 C A D B 15:50 D B A C 16:40 A C B D 17:30 B D C A 18:20 C A D B 19:10 D B A C 20:00 A C B D 20:50 B D C A 10:00 E F G 11:00 F G E 12:00 G E F 13:00 E F G 14:00 F G E 15:00 G E F 16:00 E F G 17:00 F G E 18:00 G E F 19:00 E F G 20:00 F G E 21:00 G E F 10:00 H 16:00 H 10:10 I 16:10 I 10:50 I 16:50 I 11:00 H 17:00 H 11:30 I 17:30 I 12:00 H 18:00 H 12:10 I 18:10 I 12:50 I 18:50 I 13:00 H 19:00 H 13:30 I 19:30 I 14:00 H 20:00 H 14:10 I 20:10 I 14:50 I 20:50 I 15:00 H 21:00 H 15:30 I * :50 VR Screenings after 18:50 at Cinema 3 on July 6th and 10th will be on hold for seats booking. * :40-17:30 12:00 13:00 Due to operational reasons, the screenings of Cinema 1, 11:40-17:30 and Cinema 2, 12:00 and 13:00 will be hold for seat booking for now

12 ꬆ䢀㾝 In Progress: VR Exhibition 植㜥 In Progress: Open VR Site 贡亼㻜㞯僽➊랃 錚滞〳 㥶 輑Ⰵ贡亼㻜㞯넓뀿 䕧僽㥶 䬝伢ⴀ 涸 贡亼㻜 䒂糵 䎃涸չ 䕧姻涮欰պ 〵 䕧眏䭰糵䲿㉏չⶾ պ涸 畮捀 竤麕➊랃垺涸娜 㼟鷴麕㕬晚 俒㶶须俲 䍌䖕蔅窛䕧晚 㾝爚贡亼㻜㞯䪮遯涸怵隶娜玑 倞涸侃 䩛岁 䭍 伢䕧䌌 莻骪㹻 须鎝䊨玑䌌 耫갉ⶾ 罏 䖕醢暶佪䌌 ꏗ 莅猰䪮谁遯瘼㾝➃ 㞯 䕧㾝植➊랃垺涸騗歲䙼笞 䧮 〳 㥶 妇颣 鎣锸㸐 չ 䕧姻涮欰 73 ꬆ䢀㾝պ 呍䗱嚌䙂 㥶 䬝伢莅簧ざ 瑠 侃 岁 魨넓䠮濼瘞 ず儘鼝锞錚滞鋷荆植㜥 錚颣 翕聃 73 谁遯 ㅷ晚媯 鷷姿䱳程 饥鹎贡亼㻜㞯ⶾ 罏涸䗱 嫄㛔 玑 䎃涸 겗翹搋㖈 73 ⶾ 鷴麕捀劍 㣔涸䊨 植㜥 捀 73 㻜뀿㜥涸 畮 鼝锞 瘞Ⱏず 莅 鎣锸 넓뀿 73 ⶾ 涸麕玑 䖰㻜驏 钢陏 ꬠ倞 73 䕧涸㹁纏 䒂糵 䎃涸礶牟 䧮 鼝锞錚滞鹎Ⰵⶾ 植㜥 Ⱏず鎊铞 䟝 73 䕧涸劢 垺頗 A comprehensive exhibition of images, designs, documentation and Become involved as an international team of VR specialists, including behind the scenes materials outlining the evolution of VR technology and a cinematographer, choreographer, data engineers, curator and the development of immersive storytelling. post-production specialists, discuss, devise, create and finally pitch a VR concept :00-21: :00-21:30 荩 䋑 㿋㛔 垜鶬䐤 荩 䋑 㿋㛔 䗂䑼 顥Ⰵ㜥 崞 劍 植㜥 牱 7/7 17:30 䖕 佞錚滞荈歋Ⰵ㜥 The Wing Galleries, 2nd Floor, Taipei Zhongshan Hall Free Admission Guangfu Auditorium, Taipei Zhongshan Hall Tickets Available at Door ( Free Admission after 17:30, 7th July) 剓䖕 佞Ⰵ㜥 21:00 (Last entry 21.00) 聃鋅 僈 Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness 20 21

13 VR Open VR Site The project In Progress: Open VR Site responds to a new, worldwide trend in the film industry: Virtual Reality. In recent years, the rapid progress of technical aspects of virtual reality impacted on the matter of film production, and also triggered a new wave of innovative film narrative. In order to realize the unique narration of VR and to create new forms of viewing experience, more cross-field communication and cooperation is always needed. In addition, when it comes to virtual reality movies, audiences no longer passively watch the images but actively intervene with the scenarios, or even act as characters in the story. Taipei Film Festival aims to establish the project In Progress: Open VR Site as the initiation of an experimental locus, and to attract artists in various realms to create discussion and to nurse a cross-field ecosphere where different creative genes can reassemble. At the same time, the festival intends to extend the spirit of the In Person strand from last year allowing close contact between audiences and artists to witness the happening of VR creation. VR exhibition will display the evolutionary process, core concepts and examples of virtual reality techniques in the forms of images, texts, and videos. Secondly, we will invite the audiences to participate in the site of VR creation in the interactive exhibition covering three days of special activities. The audience can gain a new understanding of VR creation by participating in the process of artistic creation, and also share their sensory and perceptive experience. We invite people in different professions such as photographers (including aerial photography, underwater holography), animators, architects, dancers, information technology engineers, sound artists, after effects artists, and technology art curators to have discussions, to display the processes of VR creation, to share the features of VR narration, and to interpret and reform the definitions of VR filmmaking through collaboration and practice. By showing the results of experts from multiple fields cooperating together on VR creation, and revealing their creative processes in front of the public a new generation of artists and the general public can enter, explore and experience the black box of VR creation. Through a combination of communication, discussion, cooperation, and gradual exploration, In Progress: Open VR Site invites people to imagine the future of VR movies together. Open VR Site & Exhibition Curator KO Yi-chun 22 23

14 VR Open VR Site THU FRI SAT VR In Progress: Open VR Site Manifesto Data Collection Drone Workshop A. Drone Photogrammetry + Drones for Artistic Projects B Video Live Monitoring and Stitching C. 360 Aerial and Underwater 360 Filmmaking D. 360 Spatial Audio E. Motion Capture Data Collection: Motion Capture VR What is VR? Discussion between Artists from Different Fields Hackathon Participants Report: Call for Support! Data Collection: Sound Data provided by National Museum of Taiwan History and Great River Studio TALK: The Potentials of VR Storytelling A. Sound Storytelling B. VR VR through Crossover Images Narration C. VR The Virtuality and Reality of VR Images D. Spatial Storytelling Data Collection: Image, Footage, etc. Data provided by Taiwan Film Institute and photographer KUO Cheng-chang Meet Hackathon Participants Hackathon Participants Report TALK: How to Improve Interdisciplinary Collaboration? Your Spititual Temple Sucks - Transitioning from filmmaking to VR: where to start first? / Speaker: Estela Valdivieso Chen, Serendipity Films Alteration - The Creation and Development of VR Storytelling and Where It Is Heading / Speaker: Antoine CAYROL, Atlas V Summation of Force - Expanding Dimensions: from Video Installation to VR Project / Speaker: Anton ANDREACCHIO, Jumpgate VR The Real Thing - Technological Innovation and Representing the Real World in VR Documentary / Speaker: Thomas VILLEPOUX, DV Group; Antoine CARDON,DV Group The Scream - From Painting to VR: Creating Accessible Interactive Experiences for A Fresh Approach to Audience Participation / Speaker: Thomas VILLEPOUX, DV Group; Antoine CARDON,DV Group Pitch Rehersal (Not Open to Public) Free Admission, admission start at 17:30, first come first serve Pitch Competition Jury Comments and Awards Ceremony Closing Remarks 24 25

15 VR VR Open VR Site & Exhibition Curator CHOU Tung-yen CHANG Wei-te CAMEO VR/AR Tomi KUO VR VR KO Yi-chun DigiARTS 2017 VR FILM LAB PhD Institute of Aesthetics, Science and Technology of Art at the University of Paris 8, France. Her work We Wave II was selected for Laval Virtual ReVolution Award (2016). In Kaohsiung Film Festival 2017, she was VR FILM LAB programmer and the host of "NEW FRONTIER: VR WORKSHOP. VR Open VR Site Speakers LEE Ching-Hang PhD Candidate, Civil Engineering at Tamkang University. Adjunct Lecturer at Tamkang University. Specializes in Parametric Design and Generative Form in Architecture. LI Kuei- mu 2016 : VR Film Lab Filmmaker and theater professional. In 2017, LI worked on the short film, Looking at Zuoying Through the Kinetoscope, in the VR Film Lab, Kaohsiung Film Festival. He assembled a 360 camera rig to make the film. MA in Scenography at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, UK. He works primarily in video art and theatre. His theater work Emptied Memories won the Interactive and New Media Award at World Stage Design LIN Zi-xiang VR Freelance sound designer in long-term collaboration with FORGOOD SOUND. His recent work includes VR film The Deserted, PTS Originals The Juice Dealer, short film The Riverside Apartment, Xiao Hsiang Xiao Yi. KO Chun-jung PhD Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. Assistant Professor at Tamkang University. Specializes in Design Methodology, Open systems, Multi-Agent Systems for urban planning and architectural design applications. AU Sow Yee HKW Malaysian artist. Co-founded Kuala Lumpur s Rumah Attap Library and Collective. She s currently a researcher in the Center for Art and Technology, TNUA. Her work has been exhibited in various exhibitions and festivals. VR VR VR VR/AR project manager in CAMEO. He participated in VR projects such as Birdly Interactive Experience, Penghu Blue Cave, and The Museum's VR Collection at the National Museum of Natural Science, Taiwan. Vincent HSU VR, PADI VR Founder of Into Caerulus, he led the very first team to film underwater VR videos in Taiwan. This year, he launched Into Caerulus as a platform providing 360 VR experience for booking diving trips. HSU Yen-ting HSU creates audio documentaries, soundscapes and sound performances. She investigates the cultural context of sounds, exploring the connection between life, environment and ethnic cultures. KUO Cheng-chang advertising, film, television, and performing arts. He has built his own aesthetic style of classical photography with a humanistic approach. 53 KUO is an VFX Supervisor with many years experience in the Asian film industry. In his VFX career, he has worked on various blockbuster film projects, such as MILES, Omotenashi, KANO, Roof Top, and LOVE. CHEN Yi-hsiu (CAMEO Strategic planner at CAMEO. CHEN specializes in user experience design and converting daily observations into original interpretations through interactive technology and artistic design. Estela Valdivieso CHEN Producer and founder of SERENDIPITY FILMS, producing projects with new technology and transmedia storytelling, including Your Spiritual Temple Sucks selected by New Frontier Sundance Film Festival Vera CHEN Vera is the art director of Multi-X Theatre Company. She has worked as an acting teacher, theatre director, and film actress for over 10 years. She specializes in physical comedy, site-specific, and cross-field performance

16 HUANG Wen-Hao LUOH Yu-Chen Everduit Technology, Inc. Taiwan Film Institute HUANG is a curator and installation artist. Huang founded ET@T in From 2009 to 2017, Huang served as CEO of the Digital Art Center, Taipei. In 2018, Huang founded the Digital Art Center, Taiwan. LAU Kek Huat VR LAU was born and brought up in Malaysia. A graduate of National Taiwan University of Arts, he is currently developing his first feature, A Love of Boluomi. He also won the Tokyo Talent Award in HSIAO Chi-Fu PhD Civil Engineering at Tamkang University. Adjunct Assistant Professor at Tamkang University. Specializes in Parametric Design, BIM, and Multimedia Interactive Technology. CJ LAI Everduit Co-founder & CEO of Everduit startup in Silicon Valley, USA, with more than 10 years R&D industrial experience. PhD Computer Science at UCLA. LAI Kuan-Yuan VR Film director. He graduated from SUPINFOCOM in France. He is committed to multi-media visual arts creation. His VR short film The Train Hamasen was selected for the NewImages Festival in Paris. PhD Civil Engineering at Tamkang University. Adjunct Assistant Professor at Tamkang University. Specializes in History of Modern Architecture. HSIEH Chen-wei (CAMEO VR Senior design director in CAMEO. He received his PhD from the Institute of Aesthetics, Sciences & Technology of Art, University of Paris 8. He continues to explore the latest innovations in technology and media. HSIEH Chieh-hua (2011) Second Body (2015) Artistic director of Anarchy Dance Theatre. His works possess a creative perspective dealing with time, space and energy. His interactive dance choreography includes Second Body (2015) and Seventh Sense (2011). CAMEO Co., Ltd Data Mining Machine Learning / / CAMEO Co., Ltd. was founded in June 2000, mainly focus on data mining, machine learning, AI, data analysis, IoT, data visualization, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. They conduct multiple-workflow during projects, such as agile project management/ software development, user experience design, and super-adaptive decision-making processes. Everduit Technology, Inc. is a software startup company headquartered in Silicon Valley, USA, offering an innovative IoT platform specifically for drones. It provides a B2B solution that includes cloudbased SaaS and edge-computing SDK for embedded systems integration, which can facilitate on-demand, location-based, and securely-managed drone services, for consumers traveling anywhere. This year, it is planning to set up a new branch in Taipei for R&D projects and business development. Into Caerulus Founded by enthusiastic diving lovers, Into Caerulus offers the best diving booking website experience in Taiwan and uses VR technology to explore the underwater world. National Museum of Taiwan History National Museum of Taiwan History's main objectives are the collection, categorization, preservation, research, exhibition, education and promotion of artifacts that are related to Taiwan's history and culture. The Museum intends to become a haven for the secure, collective and long-term preservation of artifacts, and in turn to become the leading research center for Taiwanese history. Taiwan Film Institute (TFI) is a foundation set up by the Ministry of Culture on July 28, It was upgraded from the Chinese Taipei Film Archive (CTFA), which was founded in 1978 originally as a film library. TFI s core mission is to preserve and promote Taiwan s film heritage. Besides vigorously undertaking the tasks of film preservation and digital restoration, TFI also plays a significant role in domestic film education and international promotion of Taiwan s narrative and documentary cinema. Ultra Combos A digital interactive design team from Taiwan formed at the end of Believes that the synergies among different disciplines yield extraordinary creative works, and uses digital content creation tools to blend together aesthetics, creativity, concepts, visuals, technologies, space installations, and sounds to come up with their creative works. 7/7 VR p32-33 Please see p to find bios for speakers of 7th July VR case studies

17 In Progress: Talking VR Opening Remarks VR VR Accessibility - Including Multiple Voices in VR Innovation Speaker: Karen VANDERBORGHT, VR documentarian, DP, Editor International VR practitioners discuss key issues for the future of VR film production, including coproduction and distribution, initiatives for commercial and public sector finance, and operating a VR company VR VR as Creative Challenge - New Ideas and New Possibilities Jumpgate VR Speaker: Anton ANDREACCHIO, Jumpgate VR VR VR When the Public Sector Takes Initiative The Role of Arte and Public Sector Support in Advancing VR in France ARTE Speakers: Sascha HARTMANN, Digital Department ARTE ; Aurélien DIRLER, Bureau Français detaipei VR Why International Coproduction Matters Atlas V Speaker: Antoine CAYROL, Atlas V :30-18:30 Guangfu Auditorium, Taipei Zhongshan Hall Free Entry with online registration. Please check Taipei Film Festival website for details mid June VR Strategies and Future Business Models for VR DV Group Speaker: Antoine CARDON, DV Group VR VR Panel Discussion: VR Moving Forward: Competing Technologies or A Pioneering, Knowledge Sharing Community? Panelists: Anton ANDREACCHIO, Antoine CARDON, Antoine CAYROL, Sascha HARTMANN, Celest Hsiao-ching TING (Deputy Minister of Culture), Karen VANDERBORGHT Simultaneous translation equipment can be provided for a fee. NASA Space Explorers: A New Dawn 30 31

18 Anton ANDREACCHIO Antoine CAYROL Sascha HARTMANN Karen VANDERBORGHT Jumpgate VR Managing Director of Jumpgate VR, Producer of Summation of Force Atlas V Founder & Producer of Atlas V, Producer of Alteration ARTE Digital Department ARTE VR VR documentarian, DP, Editor Jumpgate VR Convergen VR A producer and the founder of Jumpgate VR, and the animation company Convergen. He has produced feature VR works with leading Australian directors Matt Bate, Trent Parke, Narelle Autio, Piers Mussared and Khoa Do, and has supported several feature films and development projects in various capacities over the past three years Pierre Zandrowica Lorenzo Benedetti OKIO STUDIO VR 2017 ATLAS V A Master II Communication and Media II Assas and a Master II PLA at the Sorbonne. In 2014 he created the production company, OKIO STUDIO, specializing in the production of content for Virtual Reality, partnering with Pierre Zandrowicz and Lorenzo Benedetti. The company have created short experiences screened at film festivals including Tribeca, Cannes and Venice. In October he teamed up with new producers to create an immersive production company ATLAS V, linking Paris, Lyon, New York and Los Angeles. ARTE VR 360 Sascha Hartmann is a commissioning editor in the Digital department of ARTE France in Paris. She oversees online magazines, short formats (fiction and documentary), VR and 360 videos. At ARTE France, she formerly managed a team in charge of editing online-content. She holds a Masters in Sinology. 15 VR VR Karen Vanderborght has worked as a DOP and Editor for over 15 television series and documentaries. Her interests in innovative technologies converge with her professional video expertise in developing a visual language for VR. She has directed documentary VR experiences for a variety of collaborators and with different communities. Antoine CARDON Aurélien DIRLER Celest Hsiao-ching TING Thomas VILLEPOUX DV Group Founder & Head of Innovation DV Group, Technical Director of The Real Thing Audiovisual Attaché of Bureau Français de Taipei Deputy Minister of Culture DV Group Head of Immersive Content of DV Group, Production Manager of The Real Thing 20 VRML VR 2011 DV Antoine has served in many industries: advertising & communication, digital, television & cinema and architecture & simulation. He started working with Virtual Reality 20 years ago as a simulation expert and founding member of the VRML community. In 2011 he created DV; an innovation studio. He is responsible for overseeing post-production and project development La Fémis Audiovisual Attaché at the French Office in Taipei since September 2016, Aurélien Dirler is in charge of promoting French cinema, digital content and enhancing audiovisual cooperation between France and Taiwan. He held various positions in the film sector, successively as Film Programmer at the Paris International Film Festival, Audiovisual Attaché at the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau, and Project Manager (International Affairs) at France s national film school, La Fémis. Celest Hsiao-ching Ting is a reporter, producer and documentary director. She has worked for FTV News Channel, Taiwan Public Television and Next Media. With both practical and management experience in the media industry ranging from news programs to TV drama, and covering commercial and public channels, Ting has driven innovation in TV production, led public issues, and set new records for awards and nominations in the Golden Bell Awards and at international film festivals. She is now served as the Deputy Minister of Culture VR DV Group VR DIGITAL RISE Director and Stereographer. Graduate of the famous Louis Lumière cinematography school in Paris. In 2012 he joined the VR department at DV Group, which has since grown to be the leading VR studio in France. In 2018, he co-founded DIGITAL RISE, a new media development lab for new talent. He is a teacher and lecturer in stereography and VR

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