Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) will add DIFFerent Reality, a new virtual reality section of programming, to their roster this year. The 13th edition of the event will take place between December 7-14 at Madinat Jumeirah.
Virtual reality is a computer technology that replicates an environment and simulates a user’s presence within the environment. It’s popular due to its immersive and realistic nature.
The new section at Diff will include virtual reality titles spanning fiction, documentary and animation. No titles have been announced. Virtual reality creators will also attend the festival. Interactive installations and the latest technology in the field will be available at Dubai Film Market.
“VR gives filmmakers a new, immersive medium which is an exciting new direction for cinema and our compelling and engaging line-up of VR films push the technological boundaries of storytelling. We are extremely excited to bring some of the best VR experiences to Diff this December and invite film fans to experience the future of storytelling firsthand,” said Diff chairman, Abdul Hamid Juma.
Visit diff.ae for registration and more information.
