CANNES, France, May 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- After being selected
by 2019 SXSW Film Festival and 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
consecutively, 5x1, the VR film produced by HTC VIVE and
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, had its
grand premiere in Cannes on
May 16th. The event was highly
regarded by hundreds of international film professionals and press.
The immersive experience of VIVE ORIGINALS works received great
feedbacks from its audiences, of which the top fifty production
company in the U.S. especially expressed their interest in future
collaborations. Just so it happened, the two directors who
participated in the VR film project 5x1, Midi Z and
Qiu Yang, was also nominated by the
2019 Cannes Film Festival with Nina
Wu and She Runs, each entering the "Un certain
regard" and "La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes" categories. On the
other hand, director Lee Chung's VR
film Mr.Buddha and HTC VIVE ORIGINALS and France international co-production VR
animation Gloomy Eyes were also nominated by NewImages Film
Festival VR Competition.
5x1, the VR film produced by HTC VIVE and Taipei Golden
Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, was screened in
Cannes on the 16th,
attracting the attention of hundreds of international film
professionals and press. International film festival selectors from
Venice, Tribeca, Three Continents
Festival, Geneva, Bucheon
International Fantastic Film Festival, and Mexican Film Festival
all experienced the VR works enthusiastically. Director Midi Z,
whose film Nina Wu has just
been selected by the Cannes Film
Festival, along with the film's lead actresses Wu Ke-Xi and Hsia
Yu-Chiao, came to the event. Also, Qiu Yang, with his new short film She
Runs being nominated by Cannes
Film Festival, joined in on the celebration as well. The two
directors are excited about how both their latest work and their VR
works are being screened in the festival. Director Midi Z said
modestly that it is a great honor to be selected by Cannes Film Festival, and that the
co-production with HTC, The Making of, is an attempt very
different from traditional film making. He is amazed and happy to
be able to showcase the piece in Cannes, and he looks forward to the audiences'
reaction. Wu Ke-xi, the lead actress
in Nina Wu and The Making
Of, said that she is very grateful to be in Cannes as a scriptwriter and actress and that
it is a fresh experience for her as a film professional. She also
stressed that the VR collaboration in The Making Of was an
enthralling filming experience for her. Director Midi Z also
revealed a twist in Cannes, saying
that an unexpected surprise about The Making Of could be
found hidden in Nina Wu.
Director Qiu Yang, who has been
nominated by Cannes Film Festival
for the third time, exclaimed, "VR creation is fascinating!"
Qiu Yang attempts to magnify
emotions directly to the audience through virtual reality. The
intense viewing experience forces the audience to face matters that
most people choose to turn a blind eye and stay silent about. When
asked about his short film being selected by the festival, Qiu
said, "I must thank Cannes for
their recognition for my new short film. I truly hope I did not use
up all my luck this time!"
HTC VIVE ORIGINALS is committed to creating self-produced
content and developing original IPs. VR film 5x1 producer
and VIVE ORIGINALS president Liu
Szu-Ming said in the 5x1 Cannes premiere event on the 16th, "From our
collaboration with director Tsai
Ming-Liang in the film The Deserted two years ago to
our newest work 5x1, our team continues to challenge
ourselves to create work with better and higher quality. This year
we are focusing on developing VR immersive animation. Moreover, our
VR installation art piece which we worked with Japanese
contemporary artist Miwa Komatsu for
almost a year is about to be completed. We all look forward to its
completion. I am also happy to share that director Lee Chung's Mr. Buddha of 5x1 and
our VR animation, an international co-production with France, Gloomy Eyes are once again
nominated by an international film Festival, NewImages Film
Festival from France. VIVE
ORIGINALS will continue to realize more diverse possibilities of
story-telling through the charism and creative power of virtual
reality. We hope to charm the world with our self-produced VR
content."
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