News from StoryFutures and StoryFutures Academy
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StoryFutures Academy, June 15th 2022
The BFI is investing £1.1 million in 15 new, bold and ambitious animation projects as it announced the recipients of the latest round of the BFI Short Form Animation Fund. For the second iteration of the Fund, the BFI partnered with StoryFutures Academy.
Read moreStoryFutures Academy, June 8th 2022
StoryFutures Academy is delighted to announce that three projects supported by our Development Funding will be participating in the Tribeca Film Festival 2022 programme. Two of the three projects, GLIMPSE and INTRAVENE, have been nominated for awards; whilst the Wilder Films Production Fireworks will be celebrating its US premiere.
Read moreStoryFutures Academy, May 20th 2022
Eight leading immersive companies have successfully secured a place on the groundbreaking Virtual Production partnership programme ‘VP Futures’ with StoryFutures Academy and Future Screens NI supported by Epic Games and ILM.
Read moreStoryFutures Academy, May 17th 2022
StoryFutures research powers BBC's 'The Green Planet AR Experience' success
Read moreStoryFutures Academy, May 11th 2022
Hyper Luminal Games and Sugar Creative awarded £35,000 to be part of Inclusive Design Accelerator programme in conjunction with InGAME and StoryFutures Academy
Read moreStoryFutures Creative Cluster, May 6th 2022
For creative and digital companies working in Virtual Production
Read moreStoryFutures International, April 5th 2022
The Keeper of Paintings and the Palette of Perception is The National Gallery’s first immersive augmented reality (AR) app. Suitable for ages 7–11, this free mobile-based experience uses AR technology to encourage children to explore the Gallery and learn about its paintings.
Read moreStoryFutures Academy, March 17th 2022
The Oscar-winning filmmaker will host in-person Q&As following each VR presentation.
Read moreStoryFutures Academy, March 15th 2022
Fifty of the next generation of UK creative talent have been recruited by StoryFutures Academy to help develop and deliver StoryTrails, a unique immersive storytelling experience for audiences in 15 town and cities across the UK as part of UNBOXED, the ground-breaking UK-wide celebration of creativity in 2022.
Read moreStoryFutures Academy, March 11th 2022
On Thursday 10th March 2022, StoryFutures Academy launched the world premiere and masterclass of short film Fireworks that uses cutting edge Virtual Production to tell its story.
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