Completed - FRENCH, LINGALA - Social issues, VR - AR, Action/Adventure - 25 minutes
35.000 children accused of witchcraft and rejected by their families try to survive in the streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Marc-Henri WAJNBERG Cast : Mika BANGALA, Vainqueur KANGA, David LEMBA, Patrick MAKAMBO, Chancelvie KAPONGE Producer(s) : Marc-henri WAJNBERG (WAJNBROSSE PRODUCTIONS)
The film Kinshasa Now is an experience where the viewer is immersed, thanks to a VR (Virtual Reality) helmet, in the middle of the streets of Kinshasa, where s/he will feel the difficulties of a child thrown in the streets. S/He will have to make choices accordingly and learn the street codes to find a way to a school and a center for professional integration.The protagonist who lives the action in his Virtual Reality headset decides the rest of the film, and the film continues in the chosen direction, without the image stopping.
Country(ies) : BELGIUM, FRANCE Financing plan : RG & Créatifs Associés (RDC), Wim Forceville (Belgique)Avec le soutien du Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Creative Europe Media, Le Fonds Audiovisuel Flamand (VAF),Wallimage Creative et le Fonds des Médias du Canada, Belga Productions,Tax Shelter, UNICEF, Amnesty International, Trust Merchant Bank,Fondation Jean-François Peterbroeck, Groupe Forrest International,Wallonie-Bruxelles International et l'Association suisse des Amis du Dr Janusz Korczak. Start of shooting : November 2018
Venice - Biennale 2020Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival 2020Festival dei Popoli 2020Satis - 360 Film Festival 2020 (Grand Prix)Real World XR 2020VRFocus 2020 (Global Impact)Festival Francophonie Métissée 2020Festival international de programmes audiovisuels documentaires de Biarritz 2020 (SMART)World Film Carnival 2020 (Gold Award)Sun of the East Awards 2021 (360)Austin Lift-Off Film Festival 2021 (VR)New Images Festival 2021 (VR)Buenos Aires International Film Festival 2021 (Best Virtual Reality )Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival 2021 (VR 360)Sunny Side of the Doc 2021 (VR)Alpinale Short Film Festival 2021 (Meilleur court métrage VR - Prix Spécial)Realtime International Film Festival 2021 (Honorable mention & Best 360 degrees movie)Guanajuato International Film Festival 2021 (360 VR)Docville 2021 (VR)Bolton Film Festival 2021 (VR)Mostra internazionale del Cinema Sociale 2021 (VR)AVANCA 2021 (VR)Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival 2021 (VR 360)Festival Villa del Cine 2021 (VR)VRE Fest 2021 (VR)Crown Wood International Film Festival 2021 (Grand Prix)Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival 2021L'âge d'Or International Arthouse Film Festival 2021 (Best Virtual Reality and 360°)Virgin Spring Cinefest 2021 (Gold Award)The Druk International Film Festival 2021 (Best VR and 360 °)Tagore International Film Festival 2021 (Grand Prix)Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2021Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival 2021 (Best VR)Movies That Matter 2021 (VR)