VR NOW Con

31/07/2020

We are flabbergasted! Our incredible African Spacemakers The BUS from European Film Market - EFM VR NOW Beyond Storytelling - from time to Space has driven straight into competition at La Biennale di Venezia VR!
Congratulations!
Let's keep the fingers crossed for The BUS, Black Rhino VR and I N V R !

AFRICAN SPACE MAKERS has been officially selected to the Venice VR Expanded Competition, at the 77th Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica 2020.

The Nrb Bus, Black Rhino VR and INVR.SPACE would like to thank the entire cast and crew, our partners and supporters for this incredible experience!!

African Space Makers is the first 360 interactive mockumentary series ever made in Africa. Our journey starts in Nairobi and tells the story of five amazing urban collectives, Maasai Mbili, Brush Tu, Keroche and the graffiti artists of the Railway's Station Museum, Jessy and the skaters of Sunken Park, EA-WAVE and the Jaba Juicers. It's about space makers and their Afro-Punk ethos "do it yourself", create your own space, support creativity and work out your own way!

more info at https://africanspacemakers.space/

The BUS BlackRhino VR Goethe-Institut Nairobi La Biennale di Venezia Culture at Work Africa I N V R Cultural Video Maasai MBILI ART Collective EA Wave #360documentary #vrmokumentary #africanspacemakers #spacemakers #immersiveafrica #creativekenyans #virtualreality #culturalvideo #thenrbbus #blackrhinovr #invrspace #invr

30/06/2020

You have seen Second Step in the Planetarium and heard Maria Courtial speak at European Film Market - EFM VR Now 2020.. Now there's great news!
“1st Step”, VR Film by VRBB - Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin Brandenburg Member Faber Courtial, has been awarded the VeeR Future Award at this year’s Marché du Film XR edition “Cannes XR”.
Want to have a look? The film - together with the other selected film projects - is available online until July 3rd at the VeeR VR Video Platform (https://veer.tv/) as well as through the Museum of Other Realities (https://www.museumor.com/)

Congratulations, Faber Courtial !

09/03/2020

EFM VR NOW: Beyond Storytelling - from Time to Space!

A short look back on an intensive day: Beyond Storytelling - from Time to Space! VRBB - Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin Brandenburg goes Zeiss-Großplanetarium Berlin With the one and only AfricanSpaceMakerShuttle and Party from The BUS with Vincenzo Cavallo. Panel and Dome screenings organized by Myndstorm and I N V R, plus our wonderful Conférencieuse Kathleen Schroeter! Thanks to everyone who made this unique event possible - many more than we can mention here!

28/02/2020

EFM VR NOW Summit Aftermovie

@EFM VR NOW Summit 2020 Aftermovie! A packed day on #VR, from #VirtualProduction to #LocationbasedVR at Berlinale 2020!

27/02/2020

The second day -
EFM VR NOW Beyond Storytelling: from Time to Space
VRBB goes Planetarium!

This unique event was organized & curated by mYndstorm productions & INVR.SPACE
in cooperation with The Bus, African Space Makers and Zeiss-Grossplanetarium

We had a great panel on central topics of future narration in VR and film!

Keynote by: Kathrin Brunner

With:
Michel Reilhac, Founding Curator Venice VR
Fred Kelemen, Director and DOP
Mila Schlingemann, Head of Programming Eye Film Museum Amsterdam
Tupac Martir, Creative Director Satore Studios
Vincenzo Cavallo, Director & Co-Founder Cultural Video Production,
Oliver Czeslik, CEO mYndstorm productions
Virtual guest appearance: Karolina Markiewicz, Pascal Piron und Hsin-Chien Huang
Conferencieuse: Kathleen Schroeter

Screenings in the dome were presented by

VRBB members myndstorm productions, amilux film, INVR, Studio actrio and FaberCourtial who showed examples of their current works.

That was a mindful fun and a fantastic start into the future! Wait for more to come!

© Photo: Dominik Elstner

The second day -
EFM VR NOW Beyond Storytelling: from Time to Space
VRBB goes Planetarium!

This unique event was organized & curated by mYndstorm productions & INVR.SPACE
in cooperation with The Bus, African Space Makers and Zeiss-Grossplanetarium

We had a great panel on central topics of future narration in VR and film!

Keynote by: Kathrin Brunner

With:
Michel Reilhac, Founding Curator Venice VR
Fred Kelemen, Director and DOP
Mila Schlingemann, Head of Programming Eye Film Museum Amsterdam
Tupac Martir, Creative Director Satore Studios
Vincenzo Cavallo, Director & Co-Founder Cultural Video Production,
Oliver Czeslik, CEO mYndstorm productions
Virtual guest appearance: Karolina Markiewicz, Pascal Piron und Hsin-Chien Huang
Conferencieuse: Kathleen Schroeter

Screenings in the dome were presented by

VRBB members myndstorm productions, amilux film, INVR, Studio actrio and FaberCourtial who showed examples of their current works.

That was a mindful fun and a fantastic start into the future! Wait for more to come!

© Photo: Dominik Elstner

26/02/2020

(c) Dominik Elstner

VR NOW SUMMIT @ Berlinale 2020: From Virtual Production to Location based VR to VR as a Social Space - that's where we're heading in VR! Bringing a great international audience together - we had a marvelous time!
#Berlinale2020 #EFMHorizon
© Dominik Elstner/Elstner Fotografie

25/02/2020

For everyone at Martin Gropius Bau waiting for the African Space Maker Shuttle: watch out for this! It’ll take you to Zeiss-Großplanetarium vor VRBB - Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin Brandenburg goes Planetarium!

24/02/2020

It's a wrap! A marvelous EFM VR NOW Summit 2020 summit is over and we have a plethora of thoughts to take home. One of the largest questions posed at the Summit today was: what is the bridge between film and VR?
The good news: we'll know more tomorrow! At VRBB - Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin Brandenburg goes Planetarium - beyond Storytelling: from Time to Space.
We are happy to announce two guest appearances tomorrow: Hsin-Chien Huang - director of wonderful VR experiences together with Laurie Anderson, Karolina Markiewicz & Pascal Piron who will give us their thoughts on the topic.
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!

24/02/2020

Get your headsets on and chase Leopard Seals in VR with Axel Steinkuhle‘s Evrbit at EFM VR NOW Summit - the power of syncvr.

24/02/2020

Zerolatency brings action into VR - roam freely and team up with up to eight players in a virtual space - from Las Vegas to Barcelona. Alberto Marcos talks #LocationbasedVR at European Film Market - EFM VR NOW Summit - and on his problems in getting tickets before he worked with ZeroLatency - three months waiting time!
And it‘s not only the teenagers that love it - audience ranges from 20 to 55. 70 sites worldwide planned for 2020!

24/02/2020

A Virtual Dolly in the Virtual Production Set of The Lion King
Caleb Deschanel at EFM VR NOW Summit, hosted by VRBB - Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin Brandenburg

24/02/2020

Caleb Deschanel on flying through a Virtual Set on the production of THELIONKING !
What a lively and wonderful talk at #berlinale2020 European Film Market - EFM

24/02/2020

Come inside 😊 Look for the big red sign just a few steps from the Marriot

24/02/2020

Tension is rising, countdown is running!
Looking forward to see you 13:00 at berliner.freiheit.

23/02/2020

Just a few hours to go!
Check your planner! That's the detailed Schedule for
EFM VR NOW Summit 2020

BERLINER FREIHEIT
February 24th

Buy your EFM VR NOW Ticket last minute to get exclusive access.

1:00 pm
DOORS

1:20 pm
Welcome and Introduction
Ioulia Isserlis (VRBB - Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin Brandenburg), Tim Rittmann (Booster Space)

1:30 pm
Virtual Production – why Virtual Reality is a revolution for film making?
Caleb Deschanel (Director of Photography, The Lion King)
Disney’s stunningly beautiful “The Lion King” was shot using a virtual film set. A game engine and Virtual Reality hardware catapulted director Jon Favreau, DOP Caleb Deschanel and key team members from a storage hall in LA to the African Savannah in seconds. In a keynote speech followed by a fireside chat, Caleb Deschanel, a six-time Oscar-nominated cameraman, talks about the incredible possibilities offered by a virtual production film set. He will give insights in how Virtual Reality headsets can be set up for collaborative workflows and real time production.

2:30 pm
Immersive content production of Fulldome experiences and beyond
Peter Popp (CEO, Reef Distribution & Softmachine)
The Munich based production company Softmachine is specialized in Fulldome experiences for theaters. Softmachine started producing Fulldome films in 2003 and is distributing its productions worldwide to digital Fulldome theaters. Peter Popp is giving an insight into the creative production specifics and challenges of Fulldome filmmaking, the development and potential of the growing worldwide market of dome theaters and the requirements of the international distribution of immersive content.

3:00 pm
HOT DRINKS & RECREATION

3:30 pm
Location Based Virtual Reality
Alberto Marcos (Business Development Manager, Zero Latency Munich)
The session with Caecilia Charbonnier from Dreamscape Immersive was replaced with a talk by Alberto Marcos from Zero Latency, one of the world’s biggest providers of multi-user Location Based VR.

4:00 pm
1st Step – This View Changes Everything
Maria Courtial (Co-founder and Managing Director, Faber Courtial)
50 years ago, the Apollo missions were an exceptional adventure – FaberCourtial’s desire was to celebrate them in an extraordinary way through VR. The VR specialists from Darmstadt, Germany wanted to give the film a feeling of authenticity by not only using 3D animation, but also live-action astronauts in stereo 3D. Besides the challenge that everything had to be scientifically accurate, all the single steps of the mission had to be produced, the best “perspectives” to be selected. A mad ride within a tight schedule.

4:30 pm
VR in the year 2020 – between disruptive power and unfulfilled expectation
Caleb Deschanel (Director of Photography, The Lion King), Ferhan Özkan (Co-Founder & CEO von VR First)
With so called Virtual Production, which is shooting CGI scenes in a complete virtual film set, the development of Virtual Reality has seen some unexpected turns. Rather than disrupting the way movies are watched, immersive technologies are radically going to change the way movies are made. But what about the promise that VR is going to be the next big thing in home entertainment? How is Location Based Entertainment holding up in 2020? And generally speaking: Is this year going to be the year that VR is finally making a break through?

5:15 pm
And this was just the beginning – insights of pioneering VR mass operations
Stephan Heininger (Head of VR/AR, Deutsche Telekom AG), Axel Steinkuhle (CEO, Evrbit)
In order to make fascinating Virtual Reality worlds accessible for all people, the threshold must be low. In 2019, evrbit and Telekom Deutschland took entered movie theatres with 100 Oculus Go headsets per location. Viewers could watch cinematic VR shorts from their seats, the audio was provided by the cinema’s sound system. In their presentation Axel Steinkuhle and Stephan Heininger will share their experiences of the sold out Magenta VR Cinema Tour. Starting with the film selection, the marketing campaign and the communication with the cinemas, the on-site deployment, the target groups and the subsequent analysis.

6:00 pm
END OF THE SUMMIT

Grab your tickets: http://bit.ly/2TKL7oZ

© Picture: FaberCourtial MakingOf "1st Step" Close to EVA

22/02/2020

Le #winkebaer at #berlinale

22/02/2020

Today at the Masterclass at the MagentaTV lounge at the Zoo Palast Berlin, on Monday, February 24th at the EFM VR NOW Summit 2020:
Catch insights of Sync VR! Deutsche Telekom AG and service provider Evrbit make virtual reality accessible for everyone.
Meet Stephan Heininger, Head of VR/AR Deutsche Telekom AG, and Axel Steinkuhle, CEO of Evrbit, at EFM VR NOW Summit 2020 and learn about their experience of the sold out Magenta VR Cinema Tour.
Grab your ticket now: http://bit.ly/2TKL7oZ
Join the EFM VR NOW Summit 2020
www.vrnowcon.io/efm-summit

21/02/2020

Check your planner! That's the Schedule for
Beyond Storytelling: from Time to Space
VRBB - Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin Brandenburg goes Planetarium!

Buy your EFM VR NOW Ticket to get exclusive access.

February 25th

Starting 15:15
African Space Makers Shuttle from Gropius Bau
includes African Space Makers Screening
[Shuttle schedule to be published]

16:00 Welcome at the Planetarium

Conférencieuse: Kathleen Schroeter

16.30 Panel:
Beyond Storytelling: from Time to Space
Welcome and Intro
Key Note by Kathrin Brunner
Panel Discussion:
Beyond Storytelling: from Time to Space
Panelists: Kathleen Schroeter and
Michel Reilhac, Founding Curator La Biennale di Venezia/Venice VR
Fred Kelemen, Director and DOP
Mila Schlingemann, Head of Programming Eye Filmmuseum Amsterdam
Tupac Martir, Creative Director Satore Studio
Vincenzo Cavallo Faras, Director & Co-Founder Cultural Video Production,
Oliver Czeslik, CEO Myndstorm productions

18:30 Dome Screenings
- BrainSpace - on the road to Me & My Brain, Myndstorm productions
presented by Marc Hermann, Sebastian Esposito, Thy-Diep Ta, Kathrin Brunner, Juliane Fuchs
- Ballavita, Amilux Films
presented by Gerda Leopold und Sebastian Endler
- Don’t just watch – experience! From flat to immersive movies, I N V R
presented by Sönke Kirchhof & Philipp Wenning
- Brazil - Water and Fire, Actrio Studio
presented by Michael Geidel
- 2nd Step, Faber Courtial
presented by Maria Courtial

20:00 Reception

22:00 African Space Makers Shuttle to ACUD Kunsthaus Afterparty

Shuttle will tour Zeiss-Großplanetarium/ ACUD Kunsthaus/ Gropius Bau

organized & curated by: Myndstorm productions & I N V R in cooperation with The BUS
Event Partners: African Space Makers & Zeiss-Großplanetarium

Grab your tickets: http://bit.ly/2TKL7oZ

21/02/2020

Berliner Freiheit

Be quick to grab the last tickets for EFM VR NOW Summit 2020!
And watch the bustling builders setting up European Film Market - EFM Horizon at berliner.freiheit. We are ready!
Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/37MOn6u

20/02/2020

EFM VR NOW Summit Welcome

This sweet little guy wants to be the one to welcome you: Welcome to Berlin! Exciting arrivals and future perspectives @ EFM VR NOW Summit 2020 including VRBB - Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin Brandenburg goes Planetarium!
24.02/25.02.2020 @ BERLINER FREIHEIT & Zeiss-Großplanetarium
Grab your tickets: http://bit.ly/2TKL7oZ

...a small hint for the next days... stay tuned... meet mindful... follow the bear...

18/02/2020

Makers and Shakers! I N V R and Myndstorm getting ready for VRBB - Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin Brandenburg goes Planetarium.
To be continued. On February 25th, @ Zeiss-Großplanetarium.
Grab your tickets now: http://bit.ly/2TKL7oZ

17/02/2020

Speaker VRBB - Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin Brandenburg goes Planetarium: Oliver Czeslik & Mila Schlingemann
Again! EFM VR NOW Summit 2020 beyond storytelling: from Time to Space Planetarium announces two internationally renowned experts for the panel! Amsterdam meets Berlin.
Let us to welcome - from Amsterdam: Mila Schlingemann, programmer, curator, Head of Programming @ Eye Filmmuseum Amsterdam, and from Berlin: Oliver Czeslik, CEO of Myndstorm productions, creator & author. His VR Installation Me & My Brain creates a shared social space, providing a new vision of the brain through art.
Grab your tickets now: http://bit.ly/2TKL7oZ

16/02/2020

Ready for you! At EFM VR NOW Summit 2020/European Film Market - EFM. Maria Courtial, Co-founder and Managing Director of Faber Courtial, will give an insight into the development of 1st step - how to celebrate the Apollo missions in an extraordinary way through VR. You can experience her work "2nd Step" in the Dome on February 25th at Zeiss-Großplanetarium!
On top of that, we have the honor to welcome Ioulia Isserlis, with Anotherworld VR, where she is CEO/ Creative Producer. She is a frequent guest at La Biennale di Venezia/ Venice VR competition. Also a Board member of VRBB - Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin Brandenburg, she will welcome and introduce you to EFM VR NOW Summit 2020
Grab your tickets now: http://bit.ly/2TKL7oZ

14/02/2020

VRBB - Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin Brandenburg goes Planetarium:
And again! VR NOW beyond storytelling: from Time to Space announces two internationally renowned directors for the panel! London meets Berlin.
Let us to welcome - from London: Tupac Martir from Satore Studio, a light magician, creative visionary and an artistic genius, and from Berlin: the award winning director, DoP and script writer Fred Kelemen.
Grab your EFM VR Now Summit Tickets now and get premium access: http://bit.ly/2TKL7oZ

13/02/2020

Getting ready!

One more week and Berlinale European Film Market - EFM will start! So for all of you busy film market people, take a minute break to watch the bustling builders set up the Spiegelzelt. And on tuesday, Feb 24, head on to the EFM VR NOW Summit 2020 at Berliner Freiheit.
Get your tickets now at http://bit.ly/2TKL7oZ
Or register here as EFM Market Badge Holder: https://www.efm-berlinale.de/en/horizon/programme/vr-at-efm/content_initiative.html