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10 May 2025

The Journey Back VR Experience Wins the Museums + Heritage Award for Best Use of Digital Category

By 1618digital

Thrilled to share that The Journey Back VR Films – Letters from Drancy, Walk to Westerbork, and Escape to Shanghai – have just won the Museums + Heritage Award for Best Use of Digital (International)! This honour recognises the powerful storytelling and immersive experiences that bring Holocaust survivor testimonies to life. Congratulations to the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Centre, East City Films, and everyone whose dedication made this project possible!

02 Oct 2024

“Letters from Drancy” a virtual reality documentary wins the International Sound Awards 2024

By 1618digital

We are excited to share that “Letters from Drancy”, a virtual reality documentary, just won the International Sound Award 2024.

“Letters from Drancy” shares Marion Deichmann’s daring childhood journey across the borders of Northern Europe, her heartbreaking separation from her mother, her escape with help from the French Resistance in Paris, and her vivid memories of D-Day bombings in Normandy.

Virtual Reality Film Experience: Letters from Drancy

Letters from Drancy

 

06 Jun 2024

David Attenborough’s Conquest of the Skies 3-part VR series has just won The 45th Annual Telly Awards in the Use of 360 Audio Category.

By 1618digital

Very excited to share that David Attenborough’s Conquest of the Skies 3-part VR series has just won The 45th Annual Telly Awards in the Use of 360 Audio Category. It’s incredible to see this project winning multiple awards and not least being nominated for the Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing.

Discover how insects, reptiles and birds escape the grips of gravity and take to the skies in this immersive series. The series will take you on a journey through the astonishing 300-million-year dynasty of flight in exceptional 3D 180 VR shot in 8k at 60fps and spatial sound. Available now on Meta Quest.

08 Oct 2023

David Attenborough’s Conquest of the Skies VR series nominated for the Motion Picture Sound Editors 71st Annual Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing

By 1618digital

Very excited to share that David Attenborough’s Conquest of the Skies 3-part VR series has just been nominated for the Motion Picture Sound Editors 71st Annual Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing, in the Non-Theatrical Documentary Category. https://www.mpse.org/

Discover how insects, reptiles and birds escape the grips of gravity and take to the skies in this immersive series. The series will take you on a journey through the astonishing 300-million-year dynasty of flight in exceptional 3D 180 VR shot in 8k at 60fps and spatial sound. Available now on Meta Quest.

 

01 Mar 2019

Oliver Kadel to Present at AES Conference

By 1618digital

We are thrilled about presenting our work at the upcoming Audio Engineering Society Conference on Immersive and Interactive Audio.

Oliver Kadel and Professor Justin Paterson co-wrote a paper on the subject of Immersive Audio Post-production for VR & 360º content.

For more information follow the links below

International Conference on Immersive & Interactive Audio – http://www.aes.org/conferences/2019/immersive/

White Paper – http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=20433

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