This year\u2019s festival will take place from June 8-19. This year\u2019s games lineup features nine titles that demonstrate phenomenal storytelling, art, and innovation through interactive experiences, and celebrates the convergence of games, entertainment, and culture. Each selection will vie for the Tribeca Games Award, which honors an unreleased game for its excellence in art and storytelling through design, artistic mastery, and highly immersive worlds.<\/p>\n
\nTribeca\u2019s immersive program showcases cinematic and cutting-edge virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and participatory experiences by top artists who push the boundaries of creative and emotional storytelling. Here’s everything you need to know about the French authors and productions featured in this year’s selection!<\/p>\n
A Plague Tale: Requiem<\/strong><\/em>, (France) – World premiere. This direct sequel to\u00a0A Plague Tale: Innocence<\/em>\u00a0follows Amicia and her brother Hugo on a heartrending journey into a breathtaking, brutal medieval world twisted by supernatural forces as they discover the cost of saving loved ones in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell, and overcome foes and challenges with a variety of weapons, tools, and unearthly powers.\u00a0A Plague Tale: Requiem<\/em>\u00a0will be released in 2022 on consoles and PC.<\/p>\n \nDeveloper: Asobo Studio \u00a0<\/p>\n EVOLVER<\/strong><\/em>, (United Kingdom, France, United States) – World premiere.\u00a0EVOLVER<\/em>\u00a0is a mesmerizing virtual reality experience that celebrates our journey through life and death through the inner landscape of the human body. This musical real-time multiplayer experience invites audiences to follow oxygen\u2019s flow deep into our bloodstream and inner branching, exploring the invisible human connection with the outside world. From executive producers Edward R. Pressman and Terrence Malick. Featuring Cate Blanchett, Meredith Monk, J\u00f3hann J\u00f3hannsson, Howard Skempton, and music by Jonny Greenwood.\u00a0<\/p>\n \nProject Creators: Marshmallow Laser Feast, Jonny Greenwood, Meredith Monk, J\u00f3hann J\u00f3hannsson, Howard Skempton \u00a0<\/p>\n Kubo Walks The City<\/strong><\/em>, (France, South Korea) – North American premiere. Seoul, 1934. Korea is under Japanese occupation. Like \u201cethno-detectives,\u201d viewers follow in the footsteps of Kubo, a Korean writer, in his urban fl\u00e2nerie. Through caricatures that mock the shortcomings of a Korean society emerging from the poverty and archaisms of the past, explore a city recklessly discovering the modernity and prosperity that come with occupation. Directed by Hayoun Kwon and produced by Innerspace VR.<\/p>\n \nProject Creator: Hayoun Kwon \u00a0<\/p>\n Missing Pictures Ep. 3-5<\/strong><\/em>, (France, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Republic of China, Luxembourg, South Korea) – World premiere. For every movie made, dozens of pictures remain missing forever.\u00a0Missing Pictures<\/em>\u00a0gives directors a chance to tell a story that would otherwise never be told. Each episode invites one filmmaker to narrate some key points of the movie, why the movie is important for them, and why it was never made.\u00a0Missing Pictures<\/em>\u00a0brings to life unmade films by Abel Ferrara, Tsai Ming-Liang, Catherine Hardwicke, Lee Myung-Se, and Naomi Kawase.<\/p>\n \nProject Creators: Cl\u00e9ment Deneux, Joseph Beauregard \u00a0<\/p>\n
\nPublisher: Focus Entertainment<\/p>\nIMMERSIVE<\/h3>\n
\nProducers: Nicole Shanahan (Bia-Echo), Edward R. Pressman & Sam Pressman (Pressman Film), Terrence Malick (TF Malick Productions), Antoine Cayrol (Atlas V), Mike Jones (Marshmallow Laser Feast)<\/p>\n
\nProducer:\u00a0 Innerspace VR<\/p>\n
\nProducers: Atlas V, Arte France, BBC, PTS Taiwan, Serendipity Films, Wild Fang Films, Giioii<\/p>\n