“Samsara Ep1.” VR Wins the Jury Awards of SXSW Virtual Cinema Competition

South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) announces the Jury Award Winners in the morning on March 19, 2021. The latest VR production created by artist Hsin-Chien Huang has taken the festival by storm and bring home the prestigious “Jury Awards” in the virtual cinema competition category. “Samsara Ep. 1” is the first VR production from Taiwan to receive such honor and has put the creativity of Taiwan on the map!

In the acceptance speech, Huang mentioned that he would like to thank the jury of SXSW for the recognition and encouragement. It was absolutely his honor to win this award. He’d also like to thank the full support from the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan, the Taiwan Creative Content Agency, and Kaohsiung Film Archive to make it possible to complete the work. Finally, he thanked all the crew members of the production for letting the world see how amazing the VR production from Taiwan.

This is also the first time for Taiwanese production to receive an award from the SXSW competition. The full version of “Samsara” is expected to start the global tour in the second half of the year. Stay tuned!

SXSW Link: https://www.sxsw.com/film/2021/sxsw-film-festival-announces-2021-jury-and-special-awards/