ANIDOX: VR Award 2023

Event Description
ANIDOX and Viborg Animation Festival, have initiated a new award scheme – ANIDOX:VR Award, which distinctively addresses factual and visual storytelling in emerging media/VR. Awards include a cash prize and a residency grant for the development of new works
Viborg Animation Festival, as well as the ANIDOX:VR Award is produced and organized by The Animation Workshop, Viborg Denmark.
2023 Call for Entries
The ANIDOX:VR Awards competition is open to all original works, immersive and/or interactive VR experiences which can be justified as an animated documentary.
• Submissions are opened to all works completed 2022 -2023.
• A jury made up of a number of international industry professionals from the fields of XR, cinema and the arts will evaluate the experiences that have been selected.
• The jury will award prizes recognizing the best immersive and/or interactive works in the competition, for their contribution to innovative storytelling and production.
• The devices that may be used to watch the experience: HTC Vive or focus, Oculus Rift or Quest 2, or Playstation VR. Only playable builds are accepted.
- Full regulations and entry form via FilmFreeway
- Deadline: 15 July 2023
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2020 Award Coverage
Selection:
- Hush by Vibeke Bryld, Final cut for real, DK (12 min.)
- Minimum Mass by Raqi Syed and Areito Echevarria, Floreal films FR/NZ (20 min.)
- Missing Pictures: Birds of Prey by Clément Deneux, Atlas V (8 min.)
- The Dawn of Art by Pierre Zandrowic, Atlas V, FR (10. min.)
Watch the trailers:
2019 Award Coverage
The winners of the first-ever ANIDOX:VR Awards:
- Best Immersive work (1000 €): *The Scream* (Sandra Paugam and Charles Ayats / Cineteve)
- Innovative storytelling (Residency): *Another dream* (Tamara Shogaolu / Ado Ato pictures)
- Jury and expert panel: Klara Grunning (Swedish Film Institute), Simon Løvind (Danish Film Institute), Uri Kranot (ANIDOX) and Monica Hellström (Final cut for Real).
In Competition:
Ayahuasca Kosmik Journey - 2019 / 18 Min / France, Luxemburg, Director: Jan Kounen, Production: Atlas V, a_BAHN, Small
Accused # 2 Walter Sisulu - 2018 /15 min. / france, Director: Nicolas Champeaux and Gilles Porte, Production: La générale de production
Homestay - 2018 / 15 min / Canada
Directors: Paisley Smith, Jam3 and the NFB Digital Studio, Production: National Film Board of CanadaAnother dream - 2019 / 20 Min. / Netherlands Directors: Tamara Shogaolu, Production: Ado Ato pictures
The Scream - 2018 / 15 Min. / France Directors: Sandra Paugam and Charles Ayats, Production: Fabienne Servan Schreiber and David Bigiaoui
Out of Competition:Songbird VR Installation – 2018 / 10 Min. / United Kingdom/ Denmark Directors: Lucy Greenwell / Michelle & Uri Kranot
Event Dates
- From 27/09/2023 to 01/10/2023