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Review: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

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Winner of Best Animated Short Film at the Academy Awards 2012 We’re exited to bring you our review of the brand-new interactive book The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lesmore. Design and animation is done by ex-Pixar designer William Joyce, also known from Toy Story and A Bugs Life. Morris Lessmore is a humorous … Continued

Story Mundo

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The age-old art of storytelling is undergoing a radical transformation. In a media climate that is dominated by interactivity, hybrid formats, multi-platform distribution and the ubiquity of participatory media engagement, new forms of telling and consuming stories are taking over. Submarine Channel’s editorial program Story Mundo explores the transmedial (r)evolution of story across the film, … Continued

Review: Biophilia by Björk

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Björk stepped out of her comfort zone – if you can call it that – by adding the fascinating realm of musical interactivity to her signature mix of music, art, fashion and performance. The Icelandic siren beckons you into her evocative nebula of vector-esque graphics, where you create your own soundscapes by manipulating Björk’s musical … Continued

Collapsus: Walkthrough with Tommy Pallotta

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Director Tommy Pallotta introduces Collapsus, Submarine Channel’s 2010 transmedia project that combines interactivity, animation, fiction, and documentary.     Collapsus looks into the near future and shows you how the imminent energy crisis affects a group of ten young people, who appear to be caught up in an energy conspiracy. Collapsus is part of the VPRO … Continued

Indie Filmmakers Guide to Cross Media

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The Berlinale Talent Campus devoted no less than three of their panel discussions to help initiate young filmmakers into the still murky waters of producing a cross-media project. One of Submarine‘s chiefs, Bruno Felix, exec producer of Collapsus was invited to speak in the first session of the panel about cross-media storytelling. Having a sublime … Continued

Autodocumentary on The Future of Art

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Liking this project by Gabriel Shalom of KS12. Shalom created an “immediated autodocumentary” on The Future of Art for the Transmediale media art festival in 2011. Some mind-boggling forecasts about art –in the  widest sense of the word– are discussed in this little film. Visionary creators like Aaron Koblin (data viz wizz), Vincent Moon (Take … Continued

The Loving Portraits of ‘Sidewalk Shorts’

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This French crossmedia project (web, iPhone, book, tv) affectionately documents the personal stories of some of the most remarkable “street corner celebrities” of Paris. There’s Magda Pigalle, a 60-year-old Algerian transvestite from Paris’ red light district; Patrick – a homeless guy who gambles on the stock market, Violette “a flower among flowers” who runs her … Continued

Digital Documentary Gets Taken Seriously

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Amsterdam’s international documentary mega-fest IDFA introduces, for the first time in the history of humanity, a brand new award for its interactive / new media / transmedia / crossmedia (oh whatevs!) program: IDFA DocLab. PROOF that interactive storytelling is no longer the subordinate sidekick of traditional formats. Huzzah! The three jury members are hotshot veterans … Continued

Prison Valley

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You may have heard about Prison Valley already, it’s *kind of a big deal* in (that giant mass media monopoly known as) interactive web documentary! As well as a disturbingly compelling story and beautiful cinematography, Prison Valley really maxes out on the capabilities of semantic web 2.0, with remarkable features like being able to chat … Continued