June 28, 2019

The Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver VR experience directed by Hiroaki Higashi in collaboration with creative director Nobumichi Asai is part of the FANTASIA VR Experience competition selection of the 23rd Fantasia International Film Festival (Fantasia 2019), to be held in Montreal, Canada, from July 11 to August 1, 2019. Fantasia has added a VR competition to this year's edition for the first time.

Started in 1996, the Fantasia International Film Festival is now recognized as the largest and most influential event of its kind in North America, a leader on the genre film scene and one of the Canada's most popular film festivals, boasting more than 100,000 attendees every year. With a varied programming and an emphasis on the imaginative cinema of Asia, Europe and the Americas, Fantasia's offerings range from unique and powerful personal visions to international commercial crowd-pleasers. It has been described by Quentin Tarantino as "The most important and prestigious genre film festival on this continent."

The FANTASIA VR Experience will be installed in the Atrium at 1400 Boulevard de Maisonneuve W., directly in front of Concordia University's J.A. DeSève theater. Admission is free, with a 20-minute session for each participant. Participants are encouraged to vote for the favourite virtual reality film.

Screening schedule:
Date: July 19, 2019 (Fri)
Time: 12:00pm
Place: Atrium

Date: July 20, 2019 (Sat)
Time: 12:00pm
Place: Atrium

For more details, please check the Fantasia 2019 official website:

https://fantasiafestival.com/en/

and the VR Experience page:

https://fantasiafestival.com/en/program/experience-fantasia-vr-1

Watch the trailers here (Japanese only):
Normal version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ5py_n30to

360° version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1iAi2yvSZE

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