FONCE – VR

VR experience / AI / Immersive, Interactive (20′ min)
Genre: VR, 2D/3D Animation, musical film, war fairytale
Story & Music: David Houston
Director, creative lead: Lilia Schneider
Art director: Eunjin Park
Producers: David Houston, Lilia P. Schneider
Production: CINÉ-LITTÉ Production & FUGUE WEB
Production countries: Germany / USA
Further projects: linear animated short film, 360 non interactive, art book.

SYNOPSIS

A fallen soldier relives the act of valor that reunites him with his beloved river fairy, herself trapped in a frozen gorge where she paints the night sky with stars.

Project state: Concept

Pitches & Project presentations:

Venice Immersive at 80th Venice International Festival 2023, German Booth, invited by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.

ABOUT AUTHORS

David Houston

David Houston

SCREENWRITER / COMPOSER

As a writer and musician, David Houston is honored to now apply his craft in animation. For the past decade he has served in the U.S. diplomatic corps at embassies overseas. Before that David was an Army Captain and combat veteran of the war in Afghanistan. These experiences inspired him to found the Fugue Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to poverty alleviation. David’s academic formation is in music, linguistics, international relations, and computer science from schools across the U.S. and Europe. He currently lives in Washington DC advising on the nexus of emerging tech and human rights.

Lilia P. Schneider

Lilia P. Schneider

WRITER / DIRECTOR

Lilia Schneider is a producer, author, director and IP creator, specialized in kids‘ content and film d’auteur. She graduated from Strasbourg University, literature & film department and trained at cultural TV channel ARTE G.E.I.E. MUSICELLA was her first and the most important imagined story.

Eunjin Park

Eunjin Park

ART DIRECTOR / ART DESIGNER

Animation artist and filmmaker based in Cologne and Seoul. She studied Fine art in Seoul, Korea and Media arts in Cologne, Germany. She works extensively across the digital media such as Installation, Film and 3D projection mapping. Eunjin is known for her ability to create unique visual worlds.