Belfast XR Festival

Are you missing the Belfast XR Festival 2024? We are, so we thought we would create this re-cap of the highlights from last week. https://lnkd.in/eYxTrkFB Heartfelt thanks to the people of Belfast for making this Festival the incredible success it always deserved to be. For the 3rd year in a row we SOLD OUT and you LOVED our stories. 30% of our audience this year were young people from all backgrounds and it was a joy to watch them absorb and enjoy the programme so thoroughly. Eva Robinson Aura Studios Excalibur Press Tina Calder Will McConnell Thomas McVea Jim Corr Black Box Arts Council of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Screen Department for Communities Studio Ulster Belfast City Council Ulster University FutureScreens NI Queen's University Belfast Digital Catapult Northern Ireland The National Lottery Community Fund British Film Institute (BFI) Film Hub NI Belfast Film Festival Léo Tavares Raphael Haddad Small Creative GEDEON Experiences Claudia Montes CinemaLeap Inc. Lucid Realities Atlas V DARKFIELD Victoria Eyton Victoria Bousis, MBA, JD UME Studios #BXRF24 #bxrf #festival #audienceconnection #younglearners #XR #VR #stayalivemyson #stayalivemysonvr #familyunity #refugeedignity #vrforgood #storytellingwithimpact #femaledirectors #emergingtechnology #vr #digitalhumans #compassion #changeagent #ue #immersive #SoundDesign #SpatialAudio #SEN CinemaLeap #KeisukeItoh #flow #Emperor #gaudi

Thank you The Guardian newspaper for promoting Belfast XR Festival and In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats coming to Belfast February 2025! East City Films https://lnkd.in/eAKjeHVR

Exciting News 📣 We are delighted to announce “In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats” as our programme for 2025. In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats takes audiences on a multi-sensory joyride into the past, bringing to life the stories of the promoters, police officers, and rave-goers, whose rivalries and relationships drove a revolution in music and society. The multi-sensory room-scale interactive VR enables participants to feel the anticipation, trepidation, excitement, and euphoria that was Acid House. "Northern Ireland has an incredible track record when it comes to music which is internationally recognised. It made sense to bring this work to Belfast as it features music by leading Northern Irish artist Max Cooper. Belfast also holds the prestigious UNESCO City of Music title. This marks a debut and premiere for the work on the island of Ireland. We are looking forward to this exciting collaboration with East City Films" said Deepa Mann-Klerr, founder of Belfast XR Festival. Watch this space for updates! #BelfastXRFest2025

BXRF24 - Completed! What an amazing festival we had this year. Deepa Mann-Kler knocked it out of the park again, bringing world class immersive experiences to the Black Box and the people of NI and beyond! A huge thank you to Tina Calder, Alexandra, Lyndsey, Adam and all of the team at Excalibur Press, we could not have achieved this without you. The beautiful photography & videography once again from Jim Corr Will McConnell Thomas Pollock thank you. My amazing team & friends at Aura Studios Josh McAvoy Sinead Burns Clio Young-McGahey Eoin Peel Daniel Toland for delivering tech-ops, always with a smile on their faces. Our funders and sponsors we are very grateful Arts Council of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Screen Department for Communities Studio Ulster Ulster University FutureScreens NI Queen's University Belfast Digital Catapult Northern Ireland The National Lottery Heritage Fund Thank you Léo Tavares Raphael Haddad for traveling from Paris to share the spectacular Gaudi, Atelier of the Divine Small Creative GEDEON Experiences with the people of Belfast. We loved having you here! Thank you SEN CinemaLeap Inc. FLOW Lucid Realities EMPEROR Atlas V Eternal DARKFIELD Stay Alive, My Son Victoria Bousis, MBA, JD UME Studios for enabling us to share your beautiful experiences and stories. #BXRF24 #XR #VR #immersive #festival #northernireland

Thank you to our creators! Without the creators, none of this would have been possible. A huge thank you to them and their amazing works. Thank you Léo Tavares and Raphael Haddad for being here in Belfast with us and sharing GAUDI The Atelier of the Divine with everyone! Thank you Small Creative GEDEON Experiences Victoria Bousis, MBA, JD UME Studios DARKFIELD Atlas V Lucid Reality Labs CinemaLeap Inc. 📷 Jim Corr & Excalibur Press

A massive thank you to our funders and sponsors! Thank you to the National Lottery Good Causes through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen, Digital Catapult Northern Ireland, FutureScreens NI, The Ulster Screen Academy, Film Hub NI, BFI Film Audience Network, Belfast City Council and HILL BUSINESS GROWTH CONSULTANTS LTD for believing in our vision and helping us bring immersive experiences to life. We couldn’t have done it without you all! #BXRF2024

For the third year in a row, Belfast XR Festival SOLD OUT! 30% of our audience this year were young people from all backgrounds - and they all seemed to love it! A massive thank you to everyone who came out and experienced our incredible programme! #ACNISupported #NationalLottery #NIScreen #ThanksToYou Lottery Good Causes and Belfast City Council 📷 Jim Corr

Today is the final day of Belfast XR Festival! We’ve got a full day of events at The Black Box. It’s your last day to see: ❗️ Stay Alive, My Son, ❗️ GAUDI, The Atelier of the Divine, ❗️ Eternal, DARKFIELD And more experiences too! Get your tickets for today's events now >> https://lnkd.in/epkdHhPt  #ACNISupported #NationalLottery #NIScreen #ThanksToYou Lottery Good Causes and Belfast City Council

Today is the final day of Belfast XR Festival! We’ve got a full day of events at The Black Box. It’s your last day to see: ❗️ Stay Alive, My Son, ❗️ GAUDI, The Atelier of the Divine, ❗️ Eternal, DARKFIELD And more experiences too! Get your tickets for today's events now >> https://lnkd.in/epkdHhPt  #ACNISupported #NationalLottery #NIScreen #ThanksToYou Lottery Good Causes and Belfast City Council

Need a last minute ticket for today? You can still get a ticket to any of the experiences - If you've got a ticket for a main experience, you'll also have exclusive access to three additional free experiences. You won’t want to miss out! Get your tickets for today or tomorrow’s events now >> https://lnkd.in/epkdHhPt  #ACNISupported #NationalLottery #NIScreen #ThanksToYou Lottery Good Causes and Belfast City Council