Speakers debated Vr’s place in the film industry, and how content can be successfully and profitably distributed.
This year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) provided a platform for attendees to discuss the ever-present topic of virtual reality, and its place in the film industry, at Wednesday morning’s (Feb 1) Vr Days session at CineMart.
Introducing the programme of talks and panels, festival director Bero Beyer admitted that in previous years the Iffr team had been sceptical about putting too much emphasis on what is still a fledgling medium.
“We were sceptical, we thought it was an intriguing spectacle. CineMart centres around people with good ideas. We thought that was the place to start, with the projects and ideas [for Vr]. I’m very curious what will come out of this, whether [we will see results] in a month or a year,” he commented in his opening remarks.
The event’s moderator, Vr Days organiser Benjamin de Wit, said that Vr...
This year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) provided a platform for attendees to discuss the ever-present topic of virtual reality, and its place in the film industry, at Wednesday morning’s (Feb 1) Vr Days session at CineMart.
Introducing the programme of talks and panels, festival director Bero Beyer admitted that in previous years the Iffr team had been sceptical about putting too much emphasis on what is still a fledgling medium.
“We were sceptical, we thought it was an intriguing spectacle. CineMart centres around people with good ideas. We thought that was the place to start, with the projects and ideas [for Vr]. I’m very curious what will come out of this, whether [we will see results] in a month or a year,” he commented in his opening remarks.
The event’s moderator, Vr Days organiser Benjamin de Wit, said that Vr...
- 2/1/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
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