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Ollia Horton

Postcard from Cannes #2: the rising potential of immersive cinema

Human Violins is a virtual reality project, designed by Ioana Mischie from Romania, running in this year's Cannes Film Festival Immersive Competition. © RFI / Ollia Horton

The Cannes Film Festival has rolled out the red carpet for immersive cinema and, for the first time, its own competition. With evolving techniques in virtual, augmented and mixed reality, storytelling is being taken to a whole new level.

The Cineum, with its steely grey Guggenheim-like shape emerging on the horizon, is just 20 minutes from downtown Cannes in the beachside suburb of La Bocca.

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