The real thing VR
Real life in fake cities
What is it like to live in monumental architectural copies of buildings located on a completely different continent?
The VR-documentary “The real thing VR” offers an immersion into a life-size Chinese copy of large districts of European cities. The user explores Paris Tiandu Cheng, Venice Water-Town and the London Tower Bridge, all located in the region of Shanghai.
Through brief encounters with the inhabitants talking about their home, their aspirations and their activities, we are confronted with a strange situation: ordinary daily Chinese life taking place within replicas of famous European architecture built in a completely different cultural context.
“The real thing VR” is available for free on the ARTE360 VR-app (Android, iOS, Gear VR, Apple TV, Windows MR, and Daydream).
Nominations and Awards
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Winner
Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International
VIRTUAL REALITY STORYTELLING
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Winner
New Images 2018 (Paris)
Masque d'or / Best immersive experience
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Winner
Sandbox Immersive Festival 2018 (Qingdao, China)
Best 360 experience
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Winner
Guanajuato International Film Festival 2018 (Mexico)
Best film in VR
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Winner
Cervignano Film Festival 2018 (Italy)
Best film in VR
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Winner
VR Festival (Mexico)
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Winner
SATIS (France)
Best VR-documentary
Credits
- A film by - Benoit Felici
- Direction - Benoit Felici and Mathias Chelebourg
- A co-production - ARTE France, Artline Films and DV Group (France 2018 - 17 min.)