Garden Taipei/ Formosa_ Immersive Tour
2021 ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL Garden Taipei/ Formosa Immersive Tour VR comes with a memorable immersive experience, making it possible to temporarily tear down the limit of time and space to temporarily let audiences experience the freedom of movement and their desire to explore the world. Therefore, in “Immersive Tour”, as the first part of
The 78th Venice International Film Festival
The 78th Venice International Film Festival kicks off on September 1! A record number of works from Taiwan are shown this year. Hsin-Chien Huang’s two VR productions: “Samsara” and “The Starry Sand Beach” are both officially selected and will be screened on site from September 1 to 11. Two productions are both officially selected in
Bodyless @ MIFF
Bodyless, award-winning VR work by renowned Taiwanese director Hsin-Chien Huang, is now ready to be experienced at Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)! In Bodyless, the audience experiences an ultra surreal journey through the eyes of a political prisoner, who became a ghost after his death in prison. Trying to find his way home, he travels
Bodyless @ ACM SIGGRAPH 2021
The most important event in the CG industry, the ACM SIGGRAPH, is around the corner! Due to the pandemic last year, the ACM had decided to switch the seminar to online and received positive feedbacks. Therefore, this year’s SIGGRAPH seminar will also be carried out online in order to present the latest technology in the
Congratulations! Director Hsin-Chien Huang’s latest VR works, Samsara and The Starry Sand Beach, were nominated for the 78th Venice International Film Festival!
Congratulations! Director Hsin-Chien Huang’s latest VR works, Samsara and The Starry Sand Beach, were nominated for the 78th Venice International Film Festival! The 78th Venice International Film Festival (VIFF) announced the shortlisted nominees for the category of VR Film. Taiwanese new media artist, Distinguished Professor of NTNU, Hsin-Chien Huang, winner of the BEST VR Experience
HSIN-CHIEN HUANG: A GATEWAY TO MEMORY
HSIN-CHIEN HUANG: A GATEWAY TO MEMORY（Un portal a la memoría） The L.E.V. Festival of Spain cooperates with the Ministry of Culture and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Spain to hold the first solo exhibition of Hsin-Chien Huang, celebrating the 15th anniversary of the festival. Does anyone still remember our question of guessing the
Taiwan’s VR artist Hsin-Chien Huang Wins the Best VR Story Awards of Cannes XR
The awards ceremony of Le Marché du Film will be held at midnight of July 13, 2021, at the Museum of Other Reality. The latest VR production by Distinguished Professor of NTNU, artist Hsin-Chien Huang, has been riding high among the other 16 nominated productions and bring home the prestigious “Best VR Story” award.
Samsara @ CannesXR
The CannesXR of the Cannes Film Festival in 2021 kicks off today! This is the very first time for the Cannes Film Festival to collaborate with the NewImages Festival in Paris and the Tribeca Film Festival in the United States to organize the XR3 online event together. The ceremony will take place on July 12.
Samsara @ NIFFF!
Hsin-Chien Huang’s latest work, “Samsara Ep.1” will be shown at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) in Switzerland. This year NIFFF has not only made “Taiwan” as its theme, but also added three different elements: Fantasy, Asia, and Digital. In cooperation with TACCA, a special section called “FORMA FANTASTICA” will debut with four categories:
Samsara @ BIFAN
Hsin-Chien Huang’s latest work, “Samsara Ep.1” was selected in the “Beyond Reality” category of the 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN). It will be shown at the terminal 1 of the Incheon International Airport on July 1, one week before the opening of the festival. The festival has picked this venue on purpose to
Bodyless @ L.E.V.
Upon the 15th anniversary of the L.E.V. Festival, an iconic art festival in Spain, our very own Huang Hsin-Chien will not be absent. In the past two years, two of Huang’s VR works: “To the Moon” and “Bodyless” were riding high and attracted many local audiences and curators. As for this year, in cooperation
Bodyless @ GCFEN
“ #Bodyless ” set foot in Africa for the very first time, participating in the Gabès Cinéma Fen festival in Tunisia! GCFEN (Gabès Cinéma Fen) is an annual film festival event in North Africa since 2019. The goal is to establish a dialogue among the film industry, visual art, and
Samsara @ BIFAN
Hsin-Chien Huang ‘s latest work, “ Samsara Ep.1” was selected in the “Beyond Reality” category of the 25th 부천국제판타스틱영화제 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. The theme of BIFAN this year is “Stay Strange!” After the pandemic raging for almost a year, the distance between people has become farther and stranger. Still, BIFAN thinks that this
Bodyless@ FIPADOC
This February, “Bodyless” was nominated for the 2021 “SMART” category by the FIPADOC International Documentary Festival held in Biarritz, France. Starting on June 12, the exhibition will be available online due to the pandemic. FIPADOC focuses on innovative and original productions. It has held many technical forums to exchange ideas from the very beginning, gathering
Chalkroom @ Carlow Arts Festival
The Carlow Arts Festival in Ireland has taken place for nearly 42 years. From 2019, it has launched its own VR section and received popular acclaim ever since. This is the third year for the festival to exhibit VR performances. Huang Hsin-Chien’s VR works, ” #Chalkroom” is also exhibited at the festival online.
Huang Hsin-Chien’s “Samsara Episode 1” Nominated in the Cannes XR of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
Le Marché du Film has released the nominees for this year’s Cannes XR. The latest work of Taiwan’s new media artist Hisn-Chien Huang, “Samsara Episode 1”, is also nominated. In order to lessen the impact brought by the pandemic, the Cannes XR will cooperate with VeeR, a VR online platform, to hold the festival at
“Samsara Ep1.” Puts Taiwan On the Map! New Media Artist Hsin-Chien Huang Wins the Top Awards of SXSW
The awards ceremony of the American international film festival, South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), will be held in the morning on March 20, 2021. The latest VR production created by artist Hsin-Chien Huang has taken the festival by storm and bring home the prestigious “Jury Awards” in the virtual cinema competition category. “Samsara Ep.
Samsara @ SXSW
Don’t Miss Out on the SXSW! South by Southwest Film Festival, a feast bringing music and film together, is finally going to be launched in Taiwan on March 17! The first SXSW was held in Austin, Texas in 1987. It has taken place for over 30 years now. The long-standing SXSW is held every
Episode 1 of “Samsara” was selected by the SXSW virtual movie project.
Hsin Chien Huang’s new VR work is out! Episode 1 of “Samsara” was selected by the SXSW virtual movie project. In the first half of 2021, Huang will release the first episode of “Samsara” to participate in SXSW’s annual event. Unfortunately, all physical events are affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is
Garden Taipei
Hosted by the Virtual and Physical Media Integration Development Association of Taiwan, Garden Taipei gathers the most outstanding local artists and teams whose works center around various fields relating to Taipei’s local character and visual elements, such as its history, nature, environment, folklore, politics, culture, and travel. These brilliant works address different topics, from
To the Moon@The Dowse Art Museum
15 Febuary 2020 | 07 June 2020 To the Moon will be shown in The Dowse Art Museum! View Links: http://dowse.org.nz/…/to-the-moon-laurie-anderson-and-hsin-…