It started in North America. London joined last year, as with Tokyo and eight other cities around the world. Now Hong Kong is set for its first virtual-reality (VR) film festival in April this year.
“The festival will showcase to local VR creators top quality content from around the world. Not only will they benefit from what top-tier VR creators will show, they will also get a chance to present their works on an international platform in future,” said Sophie Chui, the community director behind Kaleidoscope VR in Hong Kong, which organized the festival.
The festival, which started in 10 cities across the United States in 2015 sponsored by Vrideo, a VR streaming-video startup, and Samsung among others, also ran in cities such as London, Melbourne and Tokyo in 2016.
“What differentiates Kaleidoscope from virtual reality segments presented at big film festivals such as Sundance and Tribeca is its Ted-like approach in fostering local communities,” said Chui.
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The response from the local VR community has been “very positive” so far and the event has drawn “lots of interest” from VR equipment manufacturers.
The dates of the festival will be released soon and tickets can be bought through Eventbrite once details are firmed up, said Chui.
Source: Atimes