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“Alex Honnold: The Soloist” and “Glimpse” were awarded at Cannes Xr x VeeR Future Awards on May 22, named best VR story and best VR interactive experience respectively. The winners were announced by jurors Zhang Ziyi and Bad Robot’s Hannah Minghella, who judged 18 shortlisted VR works alongside Michel Reilhac, Vicki Dobbs Beck, Kari Skogland and Doug Chiang.

The event, marking the third year of the partnership, took place online on a shared metaverse called “Alexandria,” created by Cannes Xr and NewImages Festival.

Directed by Jonathan Griffith, two-part series “Alex Honnold: The Soloist” follows the famous rock climber and the star of “Free Solo,” using the latest VR panoramic shooting technology.

“That’s how I fell in love with VR straight away: it’s the best way to bring people into our alien world of climbing,” Griffith tells Variety about “the absolute passion project” of his career.

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Eleven of overall 24 projects directed or co-directed by women.

The first project from Palestine and Jordan has been selected for Frontières Co-Production Market organised by Fantasia International Film Festival with the participation of the Cannes Marché.

Said Zagha’s Weedestine (Pal-Jor-Swe) takes its place among the market titles alongside: Beasts Of Prey (It-Den) by Andrea Corsini; Bloody Bunny (Can) by Kat and Karissa Strain; Foxblood (Can) by Benjamin Steiger Levine; and Quantum Suicide (Phil-Jap-Can) by Mikhail Red.

The roster includes Space Beers (Neth) by Bouke van Veen and Maurice Schutte; Stray (UK) by Zam Salim; Surgat (USA) by Michael Borowiec and Sam Marine; and Switchback (Can) by Melanie Jones.