South by Southwest, the film festival held in Austin, Texas, will show seven competition projects from its virtual cinema program on Oculus TV from May 22 to May 31.
SXSW was canceled by local government officials just a week before it was set to kick off in in March. However, 39 shorts, features and episodic programs were streamed on Amazon Prime Video between April 27 and May 6.
The newly announced virtual cinema lineup includes Mélanie de Riberolles’ “Notre-Dame de Paris: A unique journey back in time,” in which video game company Ubisoft created a VR tour of the Notre-Dame Cathedral after it was nearly destroyed in the 2019 fire. Ubisoft has been collaborating with historians collecting data and testimonials to build Notre-Dame as part of its Assassin’s Creed Unity game.
Read more: https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sxsw-virtual-cinema-competition-oculus-tv-1234605455/