FORBES: Why Tribeca Is XR's Most Important Festival (GIRL ICON FEATURED)

By Charlie Fink published on Forbes

New York’s Tribeca Film Festival announced its Immersive Arcade line-up this afternoon. The Arcade is the XR (meaning VR, AR and everything else) companion to the film festival founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the World Trade Center. The Festival added interactive programming in 2012.  Under the guidance of curators Loren Hammonds and Ingrid Kopp, the Immersive Arcade is one of the four big International XR Festivals along with Sundance, The Venice Film Festival and South-by-Southwest (SXSW). Many of the experiences offered in the Arcade, such as the highly anticipated debut of Fable Studios’, “Wolves In The Walls: It’s All Over” and “ AYHUASCA,” from producers Atlas V and director Jan Kounen, are world premieres. Many of the exhibitions are location specific, created just for Tribeca, and may never be seen again.

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Girl Icon (New York Premiere) – USA, India

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