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Updated · Nation.Cymru · Jul 18
Welsh VR Work Ôl | Haunts Makes Venice 83 Competition Among 68 Immersive Selections
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Updated · Nation.Cymru · Jul 18

Welsh VR Work Ôl | Haunts Makes Venice 83 Competition Among 68 Immersive Selections

1 articles · Updated · Nation.Cymru · Jul 18

Summary

  • Ôl | Haunts will become the first Welsh-language VR work to compete at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, with its international premiere set for Venice Immersive Island on Sept. 2-12.
  • 68 immersive experiences were chosen worldwide, and the bilingual production was selected for a category that marks a breakthrough for Welsh immersive storytelling on a major international stage.
  • 2006-era Llanberis anchors the experience, which blends archive footage, virtual landscapes and music from Super Furry Animals, John Cale and High Contrast, with narration in Welsh and English.
  • Aug. 1-8 at the National Eisteddfod will host the work in Wales before Venice, ahead of another showing at Wales Millennium Centre's Llais Festival on Oct. 7-11.

Insights

Will this VR success transform how Wales funds and shares its unique cultural stories with the world?
Does creating VR heritage risk excluding the very communities it aims to represent?