Felix & Paul Studios Celebrates a Decade of Immersive Storytelling with Dual Recognition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival

MONTREAL, Canada - August 15, 2023 - Felix & Paul Studios, the industry-leading and Emmy-Award winning creator of immersive entertainment experiences, is proud to announce a double recognition at the Venice Immersive section of the 2023 Venice International Film Festival. The studio celebrates its 10th anniversary by being selected for "Best of Immersive" with the cinematic VR film Space Explorers: Blue Marble - Orbit 1 and premiering in competition Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: The Seven Ravens as an augmented reality (AR) storybook on a new immersive storytelling platform.

In Competition: Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: The Seven Ravens on a Next-Generation AR Storytelling Platform

Felix & Paul Studios will premiere in competition a reimagining of the fairytale, Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: The Seven Ravens, as an AR storybook on its pioneering immersive storytelling platform, which paves the way for a profound, tactile connection between users and digital content.

This adaptation of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: The Seven Ravens, narrated by award-winning author Neil Gaiman, seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world. In the tale, a courageous young girl sets out on an adventure to save her seven brothers from a curse that turned them into ravens

The platform offers an intuitive and immersive experience that can use a book as the primary device for interaction, allowing readers to maintain the familiar mechanics of turning pages while immersing themselves in an original and captivating experience.

This next-generation technology introduces an unparalleled level of engagement and interactivity, unlocking enormous potential for the studio’s creators to unleash a new form of creative storytelling.

Best of Venice Immersive: Space Explorers : Blue Marble - Orbit 1

Space Explorers : Blue Marble - Orbit 1, the first in a trilogy, is one of 10 projects chosen by the Venice Immersive selection committee as "Best of Immersive."

Shot in cinematic VR from the zenith of the International Space Station’s robotic arm using a specially designed and engineered space camera, Space Explorers : Blue Marble - Orbit 1 captures the Overview Effect that only a few astronauts have experienced: the visceral sense of unity that comes from watching the Earth as a whole generates from above. With a full 360° open perspective, the film offers inspiring, unobstructed vistas of planet Earth.

The Space Explorers : Blue Marble trilogy was created with the support of NASA and the commitment of the astronaut crew aboard the International Space Station to provide an experience that is both powerful and meditative and offers a perspective few have ever seen. The two other episodes in the series are planned for release in the coming weeks.