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VENICE VR
EXPANDED
– SATELLITE
PROGRAM
09.02.2020 —
09.12.2020
Produced by With the support of
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VENICE VR EXPANDED Curating and designing this fully online network of 15 prestigious institutions 2020 edition of Venice VR, rebranded in 15 cities across the world that make as “Expanded” for the occasion, has up our Venice VR Expanded Satellites, proven to be one of the most exciting embarking with us on this most exciting and challenging experiences. We challenge of redefining how immersive decided from the start that we would art can become a part of our lives. need to respect the choice of the original platforms that each project Liz Rosenthal had been designed for in order to Michel Reilhac protect their technical and creative Curators of Venice VR Expanded integrity. This meant that we would have to partner with the best platform providers in a new collaborative way so as to best help viewers to navigate between a constellation of different access points in virtual worlds. Add to this the very new appearance of collective performance-based projects online in real time, the growing sophistication of interactive interfaces, viewer’s agency driven by artificial intelligence, and playability constraints... It has been a very steep learning curve with the unprecedented support from our partners Viveport, Facebook’s Oculus, VR Chat and VRROOM. Yet here we are, offering you what we consider not only to be the most exciting and diverse state-of-the-art VR experiences gathered from all around the world, but also a window into what the future of immersive art and digital culture may become. And here with us, for the first time in the history of the La Biennale di Venezia, is the most impressive p. 2
As a pioneer in the dissemination of Always seeking new ways of artistic
new narrative forms, PHI has developed exploration and human connection,
a deep appreciation and curiosity in PHI is dedicated to sharing the most
the XR community, cultivating close compelling stories and art of our time.
relationships with our industry peers. The challenges of the current situation
In designing thoughtful exhibitions, reinforce our desire to maintain
we help make award-winning works of a dialogue with the international
international stature accessible. community and to have art presented
in Montreal and beyond.
We are pleased to be the only venue
in the country to host the full Venice PHI
VR Expanded program, as part of the
La Biennale di Venezia 2020, and to
present the 39 immersive works of this
selection. This is an opportunity for PHI
to transport Montrealers into the world
of this iconic event, which is normally
reserved for the limited audience
that travels to the famous Lazzaretto
Vecchio island off of the Lido, and to
introduce them to the creations of
artists from 24 countries. The majority
of the works are presented as world
premieres, including a few by Canadian
artists.
As a curator, presenter and producer
of immersive experiences, PHI plays
a leading role in the XR community.
We are honoured to include Montreal
as one of the 14 satellites of Venice
VR Expanded, alongside renowned
institutions in major cities such as
Copenhagen, Paris and Beijing.
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Oculus Quest
PROGRAMMING
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AJAX ALL
POWERFUL
by ETHAN SHAFTEL Henry Winkler is a genie addicted to
USA / China / 15 min the human souls he collects in exchange
VeeR / easyAction for granting wishes to gullible humans.
However, something is different about
ETHAN SHAFTEL is a filmmaker chiefly known the seemingly naive little girl who has
for his short films Kaiju Confidential, presented rubbed his lamp this time. For one thing,
at Sundance, and Space Buddies, presented at
Tribeca, both in 2019.
she has hired a straight-laced lawyer
(Chris Parnell) to negotiate her wishes.
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BABA YAGA
by ERIC DARNELL, MATHIAS In this animated film and immersive
CHELEBOURG experience, viewers follow Magda
USA / 15 min (played by Daisy Ridley’s voice) into
Baobab Studios a haunting fairytale world. Sometimes
a force for evil, sometimes a force for
with Daisy Ridley
good, the enigmatic witch Baba Yaga
ERIC DARNELL is a director, screenwriter, animator, uses her powers to protect the forest
producer and artistic director at the US-based from the villagers’ encroachment. When
virtual-animation Baobab Studios. He began his her mother, the village chief, falls death-
career as an animator at DreamWorks Animation
where he worked on the film Antz and later co- ly ill it is up to viewers and their sister
directed and co-wrote the Madagascar films. Magda to do the unthinkable—enter
the forest, uncover its hidden mysteries
MATHIAS CHELEBOURG is a U.S. filmmaker and
screenwriter. His career has centered on the and get the cure from Baba Yaga.
production of VR animated short films such as
Alice, the Virtual Reality Play (2017), Jack: Part
One (2018) and Doctor Who: The Runaway (2019),
for which he received a nomination in the “Best
Immersive Experience” category at New York’s
Tribeca Film Festival that same year.
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GOODBYE MISTER
OCTOPUS
by AMAURY CAMPION In this animated experience, Stella lives
France / USA / 8 min with her overprotective father Leonard.
Atlas V Her mother Liv can hardly take care of
her daughter since she works on the
AMAURY CAMPION (1990) is a French filmmaker other side of the world as an anthro-
and animator. He is director and founder of the pologist and biologist. On her birthday,
Paris-based motion-design Studio Geppetto.
Goodbye Mister Octopus is his first collaboration
Stella would like to play in an important
with the Atlas V studio. football tournament in Australia but her
father is against it. Angry and crest-
fallen, she is just about to give up her
dream when she unexpectedly receives
a letter from her mother.
p. 7PAPER BIRDS
by GERMAN HELLER, This is the story of a shortsighted boy
FEDERICO CARLINI and extraordinarily talented musician.
Argentina / 19 min When he is thrown into darkness, he
3DAR must find a way to save his own family
who have been kidnapped by THE
GERMAN HELLER (1981) is an animated and SHADOWS.
VR film director and producer.
FEDERICO CARLINI is a director, animator
and special effects artist. In 2019 he worked
on the making of the VR short film Gloomy Eyes,
presented that same year in Venice.
p. 8SMAGEN AF SULT
(A TASTE OF HUNGER)
by CHRISTOFFER BOE, A fully immersive VR experience
DAVID ADLER placing the viewer at the center of
Denmark / Sweden / France / a love affair’s classic triangle connec-
15 min ting attraction, conflict and reconcilia-
tion. The virtual space is divided into
MAKROPOL / Zentropa / Atlas V /
20 moments linked with these three
Zentropa Sweden
key situations, highlighting lovers’
with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, unity and divergence.
Katrine Greis-Rosenthal
CHRISTOFFER BOE (Rungsted Kyst, Denmark,
1974) is a Danish filmmaker, producer and
screenwriter. In 2003, his full-length film
Reconstruction was awarded the Prix Regards
Jeunes and the Golden Camera at Cannes.
DAVID ADLER (1985) is a Danish filmmaker
and screenwriter. In 2015, his short film Sort
won the “OFF Animation Talent” award at the
Odense Festival.
p. 9WE LIVE HERE
by ROSE TROCHE The film follows Rockey, a sixty-year-
USA / 12 min old homeless woman, on the day the
Afrobel Inc. / Oculus VR for Good police want to kick her out of the park
/ VR Playhouse where she lives. As the homeless people
living there are warned to leave the
ROSE TROCHE (Chicago, USA, 1964) is a U.S. area within ten minutes, Rockey’s friend
filmmaker and screenwriter originally from Puerto Paul encourages everyone to avoid
Rico. Her cinematic debut Go Fish, a depiction
arrest by listening to his instructions;
of gay life in Chicago, was presented at the
Sundance and the Berlinale in 1994. Rockey reluctantly follows his advice.
As viewers are given a detailed account
of Rockey’s busy daily routine, they
realize a homeless person’s everyday
life is not that different from their own.
p. 10WHAT’S ON
AT PHI
EMERGENCE & CONVERGENCE PHI_PORTAL
(extended until October 25) (Until July 2021)
Emergence & Convergence brings together The PHI_portal is an immersive public art
works that contemplate the space between installation and long-term participatory
the self, digital technology, the built initiative (from July 2020 to July 2021) that
environment, and the natural world. It brings the Montreal public face-to-face with
focuses on the effects of confinement on communities from 50 cities across time
our collective consciousness. Admission and space – from Ede, Milwaukee, Kigali to
to the exhibition is free with the purchase Gaza. A second season is coming soon in
of your ticket for Venice VR Expanded. the fall. Starting August 31, The Other Side
of the portal, a short film featuring several
SONICATION connections, will be presented at the PHI
(September 2 and 19) Centre. Admission is free.
Sonication is a hybrid experience, halfway
between a film set and a festive happening. PHI GARDEN, ARS ELECTRONICA (September
While the performances played on the roof 9th to 13)
are retranscribed on screens throughout the The virtual edition of Ars Electronica
PHI Centre, aesthetes and music lovers are Festival, will showcase virtual gardens of its
invited to take part in a mosaic of animations collaborators, including the PHI Centre. By
within the building. Online concerts are also offering a variety of content - works of art,
available if you wish to see or see again one of interviews with artists, virtual guided tours -
the artists. PHI plays a key role in the expansion of art.
PHI VR TO GO PARALLEL LINES, A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
(throughout the fall) (Until September 20)
PHI VR TO GO is a unique way to escape (at Parallel Lines is a call to artists to exercise
home) by exploring multiple universes. PHI their agency through creation, as a means
provides an easy-to-use VR headset with of inquiry, expression and action. For sixty
access to a collection of virtual reality films days, we followed the artistic process of ten
that have won awards at major international selected candidates, from all disciplines.
film festivals. For approximately 48h, explore Relive their residence with this virtual
PHI’s best narrative content, selected by exhibition. Free exhibition.
our curation team. A new VR headset rental
service delivered to your home is now available
in Quebec City. Depending on the day of your
rental, get different discounts such as a 10%
discount for rentals on Tuesdays.
RELATIONS: DIASPORA AND PAINTING
(Until November 29)
The collective exhibition explores the complex
and multiple meanings of diaspora, its
condition, and its experiences as expressed
through painting. Get a 15% discount on
publications when you visit the Foundation
which is located a few steps away from the
PHI Centre at 451Saint-Jean. Admission is free.
p. 11ABOUT PHI
Founded and directed by Phoebe
Greenberg and based in Montreal,
Canada, PHI is a multidisciplinary
organization positioned at the
intersection of art, film, music, design
and technology. Offering a panoramic
perspective of radical ideas focused
on collective experience, social impact,
and audience interactivity, PHI is
committed to future generations of art
consumption.
PHI consists of the PHI Centre, PHI
Studio, artist-in-residence programs
and PHI Foundation for Contemporary
Art. Through eclectic programming and
a strong emphasis on content creation,
PHI fosters unexpected encounters
between artists and audiences.
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