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16 10 2024

FDUK 2024 – CULTVR

DATES: 11th and 12th of October 2024
LOCATION: CULTVR Lab / Cardiff / Wales.
SUPPORTED BY: Screenberry /Creative Wales / Imersa / Welsh Government / Quebec Government / New Audio Technology / Cardiff Music City Festival / Media Cymru / Town Square / Worlds / Sky Scan / Buzz Magazine

AWARD WINNERS:

BEST NARRATIVE:
Secrets from a Forest – Neil Lucas

BEST USE OF DOME:
Local Dystopias in the Global Utopia – Sergey Prokofyev

BEST SONIC EXPERIENCE:
I Spread – Alejandra Rios

BEST ART & EXPERIMENTAL:
Bad Trip – Emese Pálovics

SPECIAL JURY SELECTION:
Temporal – Dominic St-Amant and Jean-François Ethier
The Great Solar System Adventure – Max Crow / NSC Creative

Honourable Mention Special Jury Selection:
Dark Biosphere – Javier Bollaín / Render Area

Honourable Mention Best Narrative:
Alone – The Hawk & The Wolf

Honourable Mention Best Art & Experimental:
Local Dystopias in the Global Utopia – Sergey Prokofyev

Honourable Mention Best Sonic Experience:
Alone – The Hawk & The Wolf

20 10 2023

FDUK 2023

FDUK 2023 at CULTVR Lab D2_ Photo by Michal Iwanowski

DATES: 13th and 14th of October 2023
LOCATION: CULTVR Lab / Cardiff / Wales.
SUPPORTED BY: Creative Wales / Screenberry / Welsh Government / Quebec Government

AWARD WINNERS:

BEST NARRATIVE
FAOLADH – Declan Dowling

BEST USE OF DOME
THE VOYAGE OF ARKA KINARI – 4Pi Productions

BEST SONIC EXPERIENCE
UNDETERMINED OUTCOME – Rocco Helmchen & Johannes Krass
I DON’T UNDERSTAND – Agustina Covian & Alejandro Lucadamo

BEST ART & EXPERIMENTAL
DANCING WITH DEAD ANIMALS – Maarten Isaak De Heer

SPECIAL JURY SELECTION
EROS – Daniel Hambly

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

04 11 2022

FDUK 2022

DATES: 4th and 5th of November 2022
LOCATION: Market Hall Dome / Plymouth.
AWARD WINNERS:

08 10 2021

FDUK 2021

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DATES: 8th and 10th of October 2021
LOCATION: Market Hall Dome / Plymouth.
AWARD WINNERS were choosen as part of Best of Earth 2021.

Art & Experimental: Suprematism. The day before. Sergey Prokofyev. Studio Schwitalla. Germany.

Feature Film: Legend of the Enchanted Reef. Peter Popp. Softmachine. Germany.

Short Film: In The Land Of The Flabby Schnook. Francis Gelinas. Couleur TV. Canada.

Science & Education: Living Worlds. Ryan Wyatt & Cheryl Vanderbilt. California Academy of Sciences. USA.

Student Film: A Toothless Grin. Kristin Jakubek. Bauhaus-University Weimar. Germany.

Special Jury Selection: Ayahuasca: Kosmik Journey. Jan Kounen. Atlas V / a_BAHN. France.

04 11 2016

FDUK 2016

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DATES: 4th and 5th of November 2022
LOCATION: National Space Centre / Leicester
AWARD WINNERS:

Best of Show: Cernunnos. Sean Caruso. SAT. Canada.

Best use of Dome: Cernunnos. Sean Caruso. SAT. Canada.

Best Experimental: Flower Universe. Isao Nishigori. NHK Enterprises / P.I.C.S.. Japan.

Best Sonic Experience: The Light of Home. Michaela French. RCA Fulldome Research Group. UK.

Best Narrative: Scalarat. Nicolas Gebbe. HfG Offenbach. Germany.

Audience Award: Meatwad 2016. Golden Wolf. Golden Wolf. UK.

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07 11 2014

FDUK 2014

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DATES: 7th and 8th of November 2014
LOCATION: National Space Centre / Leicester
AWARD WINNERS:

Best in Show – Beat by Tim Seger
From the judges “Beat has the best potential for bringing visual storytelling to the Fulldome form, providing a psychological landscape. Abstract expressionism finally has a voice through Beat.”

Best Student Film – Die Wundertrommel by Robert Becker
From the judges “Playful exploration of Fulldome and a cool reference to old tech zoetrope, punches above its weight”

Best Use of Dome – Infinite Horizon by Diana Reichenbach
From the judges “Elegant and minimal understated immersion. Great soundscape.”

Best Sonic Experience – RIDE.zer0 by Dominic St-Amant & Olivier Rheaume
From the judges “Great immersive sonic expression, synthetic experience… big up the jungle massive.”

Best Experimental – Beat by Tim Seger
New perspectives and exciting potential for collaged video in Fulldome.

Best Narrative – Vessel by Aaron Bradbury
Exceptional presentation of narrative form within the dome medium.
We should talk about those little moments…. beautiful little moment.

Audience Award – Vessel by Aaron Bradbury

16 11 2012

FDUK 2012

DATES: 16th and 17th of November 2022
LOCATION: Nationa; Space Centre / Leicester.
AWARD WINNERS:

Best of Show: No217. Julia Wiesner. Potsdam University. Germany.

Best use of Dome: Miracle of Life (Cell! Cell! Cell!). Paul Mowbray. NSC Creative. UK.

Best Experimental: Six Mil Antennas. Johny Ranger & Manuel Chantre. SAT. Canada.

Best Sonic Experience: VORTEX. Aaron Bradbury. Luniere / NSC Creative. UK.

Highlighted Finalist: breakFAST. Sönke Hahn. Bauhaus-University Weimar. Germaby.

Highlighted Finalist: How to Disappear. Merlin Flugel. HfG Offenbach University. Germany.

Highlighted Finalist: The Sublime. Matt Wright & Janire Najera. 4Pi Productions. UK.

12 03 2011

FDUK 2011

DATES: 12th and 13th of March 2011
LOCATION: ThinkTank Planetarium / Birmingham
SPECIAL FEATURED CONTENT:

Rising (2009). Heino Weißflog, Raphael Koehler. Bauhaus-University Weimar. GERMANY.

Above (2010). Florian Meyer. Bauhaus-University Weimar. GERMANY.

Domefest 2011 – Compilation. David Beining / Various Artists. Domefest / University of New Mexico. USA.

10 07 2010

FDUK 2010

DATES: 10th July 2010.
LOCATION: I-DAT / Plymouth.

This was the very first FULLDOME UK festival. It presented a day of screenings, presentations, discussions and realtime performance.

The event took place at the Immersive Vision Theatre (IVT) based at the University of Plymouth on Saturday 10th July 2010 and ran from mid-day until late evening.