2019 Kaohsiung VR FILM LAB Talent Workshop

Overview

With the goal of fostering local VR creators and to prospering the exchange between international and VR industry in Taiwan, Kaohsiung Film Archive (KFA) hosted the first edition of “Kaohsiung VR FILM LAB Talent Workshop” for students during 2018 Kaohsiung Film Festival.

Following the positive feedback and experience of the 2018 edition, KFA opens the first VR talent workshop that combines funding and talent-cultivation. KFA pours rich resource from local and international VR industry into the 2019 Kaohsiung VR FILM LAB Talent Workshop.

The Workshop will focus on creativity development and project fundraising, with Stage 1 in July (4-day lessons) for participants to get to know how global VR industry works, how to raise money for a good project, and to develop their own projects; and Stage 2 in October for participants to have one on one meetings with international experts and have public pitching of their final VR projects.

The final project selected by the pitching jury will receive 1 million NTD production fund from KFA, and can have its World Premiere in the Kaohsiung Film Festival.

Eligible Participant

Filmmakers who have previously involved in film production. Including but not limited to screen writer, director, producer, production designer, cinematographer, Visual Effect director or other related positions.
Creators who have combined technology and arts in their works. Including but not limited to theater, experimental image, and new media
University students with experience in film, theater, digital art or related creative arts

Participants may apply in groups, each group should not be more than 2
Maximum 15 groups of participants will be selected to take part in the

General Schedule

Workshop Stage 1

Workshop Stage 2

The Lecturer & Jury of the Stage 1

Antoine CAYROL｜Founder / Producer｜Altas V

After a Master II Communication and Media in Assas and a Master II PLA at the Sorbonne , he created his production company FATCAT FILMS in 2005.
In November 2013, FATCAT FILMS incorporates the audiovisual group PREMIERE HEURE and became its digital label. In January 2014 he creates a second production company specializing in the production of content for virtual reality, OKIO STUDIO, by partnering with Pierre Zandrowicz and Lorenzo Benedetti . This company have created short experience where screened at Tribeca, Cannes and Venice Film Festival amongst others. In October 2017 he sold OKIO STUDIO to a commercial group and team up with new producers to create a new immersive production company ATLAS V, in Paris, Lyon, New York, and Los Angeles.

Chuck CHAE｜Director / Producer

CHAE has been living and making films in Korea, USA and China since he encountered his first camcorder at 7 years old. His works span a variety of genres and practices media convergence to bring audiences compelling experience. Chae’s role as a Executive VFX supervisor for and , led him to be nominated for Best Visual Effect award at the 55th Golden Horse Awards and 38th HongKong Film Awards. Chae also produced a feature documentary . He has directed and designed a VR cinema attraction (Cannes – Marche du Film 2017), along with directing and co-producing the Korea-China co-production feature film . In 2018, Chae directed the interactive VR animation which won the Best VR Experience award at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. Chae’s fascination for The process of transformation observed between humanity and technology interaction is portrayed through various different experiments in film medium grammar.

Huang Hsin Chien｜Media Creator

Hsin-Chien Huang is a new media creator with backgrounds in art, design, engineer and digital entertainment. His career endeavor explores cutting edge technologies in art, literature, design, and stage performing.

Estela VALDIVIESO CHEN｜Producer

Producer and founder of SERENDIPITY FILMS, producing projects with new technology and transmedia storytelling, including Your Spiritual Temple Sucks selected by New Frontier Sundance Film Festival 2018.

(一)線上報名：

1. 報名者須於108年6月27日(四) 晚上12點以前完成線上報名。

2. 線上報名方式：

(1) 步驟一：進入高雄電影館官網→最新消息→活動，詳閱活動簡章並下載報名表格（內含個人簡歷、報名動機等），以個人為單位(即團隊成員須每人填寫一份報名表)，完成報名表檔案填寫並簽名（電子檔名稱請命名為「報名者姓名_VR工作坊報名表」）。

(2) 步驟二：以組為單位，以Google帳號進入線上報名表頁面(網址：https://bit.ly/2ICVK8j)，填寫線上報名資料，並上傳團隊全部成員的報名表電子檔。

3. 完成報名即可收到報名成功確認信，如上傳之資料缺漏，或檔案未能開啟或損毀，主辦單位將另行主動聯繫。報名資料如有填寫錯誤或檔案須更新，於報名截止期限前，皆可自報名成功通知信中之連結進入網頁修改或重新上傳。

(二)錄取審查：

1. 第一階段資格審查：由主辦單位依據團隊成員簡歷、報名動機等，針對「是否具有完成VR攝製案之潛力」進行審核，錄取團隊可參與第一階段培育課程。

2. 第二階段企畫審查：主辦單位將組成複審委員會，自參與第一階段各團隊所繳交之VR拍攝企畫案評選，依照積分高低(含第一階段課程提案發表分數及繳交之VR拍攝企畫案分數)，評選出第二階段培育課程之錄取團隊。

3. 各階段錄取名單將於高雄電影館官網公告，並以電話或E-mail通知錄取複審結果。

(三)學費及保證金：

1. 第一階段錄取之團隊，每一團隊須於7月10日(三)以前，以團隊為單位，完成繳交學費新臺幣2,000元及保證金新臺幣1,000元。團隊符合結業條件者(團隊成員合計不得缺席超過2堂課，且於規定期限8月12日(一)前繳交提案企劃書)，主辦單位將會頒發結業證書及退還保證金新臺幣1,000元。

2. 學生團隊(須2人皆為學生)可憑學生證取得學費半價優惠，須於報名時上傳團隊成員之學生證正反面檔案或其他足資證明在學中之資料佐證，報名時間截止後恕不接受補件。

3. 繳費方式：

(1) 至高雄市電影館一樓櫃台繳納(開館時間：每週二至週日下午1：30～晚上9：30)。

(2) 匯款至指定銀行：高雄銀行-前金分行；戶名：高雄市電影館；帳號：202101-013822。請於匯款完畢，將匯款人姓名、匯款時間、帳號後五碼寄至指定信箱：vrfilmlab.kh@gmail.com，信件主旨為「報名者姓名-完成VR工作坊費用繳納」，經專人確認完畢後即可收到回信通知。

每位學員須符合以下條件，才能取得結業證書並退還保證金。

(一)上課出席次數：

每次上課所有團隊成員均必須簽到，團隊成員合計缺席超過兩堂課者，主辦單位將不發給結業證書，且不退還保證金新臺幣1,000元整。

(二)VR拍攝企畫案提案：

每組團隊必須於規定期限108年8月12日(一)前依指定方式繳交提案企劃書。

(一)報名資料更改：

報名資料上傳報名頁面後，若發現資料有誤，請於完成報名表電子檔資料修改之後，再自報名成功通知信內之網站連結重新進入線上報名頁面修改資料，並重新上傳報名表檔案等相關文件，超過報名期限6月27日(四)晚上12點之後，將不受理報名及資料更改。

(二)報名授權要求：

1.報名者寄出報名資料之後，即同意無償授權主辦單位得無條件使用報名者參與課程活動之肖像、企劃資料等課程進行期間之資料，不限任何時間、次數及地域之重製、改作、編輯、公開展出、公開播送、公開傳輸、公開口述、散布等宣傳及非營利使用。

2. 報名者保證參與工作坊期間所提出之拍攝案企劃、故事大綱等作品應無抄襲、剽竊之情事，若有作品不實、侵害他人著作權或其他權利之行為，由報名團隊成員負連帶之完全責任，相關法律責任與損害賠償，概與主辦單位無關。

課程期間之住宿、交通需由學員自行負擔。
本報名簡章未盡事宜，由主辦單位視實際需求調整及補充規定公告於高雄電影館網站，不再另行通知。
主辦單位保留修改活動規則與課程權利，並有權對本活動所有事宜作出解釋或裁決。

(一)連絡信箱：vrfilmlab.kh@gmail.com

(二)聯絡人員：高雄市電影館助理-陳怡潔

(三)聯絡電話：07-5511-211分機3031

(四)活動網頁：https://reurl.cc/Rm3Gr

(五)報名網頁：https://bit.ly/2ICVK8j