Tatler Asia traces how YELLOWFIN emerged from pandemic solitude, the Celebes Sea, and the tuna fishing communities of General Santos and Sarangani—before becoming the first Southeast Asian VR film to compete in Cannes’ Immersive Competition.
YELLOWFIN featured in PICO XR’s spotlight on immersive storytelling at the Festival de Cannes.
YELLOWFIN joins a global lineup of works exploring how VR, projection mapping, and location-based experiences are reshaping the way audiences step into stories.
Featured by France TV at the Festival de Cannes.
At its world premiere, YELLOWFIN brought audiences into the Celebes Sea through immersive cinema. In this segment, Murielle Rousselin shares her experience of the work and the Festival’s growing Immersive Competition.
In this short feature by PICO XR, Hanna Forssell of The National Museum of Finland reflects on the experience: “Very, very emotional and very realistic… It was wonderful. Great story.”
At the 79th Festival de Cannes, YELLOWFIN brought audiences into the Celebes Sea through a large-scale VR setup with over 100 synchronized PICO headsets and surround-sound speakers, recreating the communal experience of cinema.
On the carpet: E del Mundo (writer-director), Aly Cabral (actor and music composer), Kaye Banaag (production designer), Jack Weinstein (executive producer), Jan Pineda (Tarzeer Pictures), Kyle Nieva (producer), and Gian Carlo Librojo (producer).
#MiddayReport | A proud moment for Filipino filmmakers as the all-Filipino virtual reality film ‘Yellowfin’ premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.
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SUPPORTED BY
CreatePHFilms Fund
Film Development Council of the Philippines
Tarzeer Pictures
JAR Entertainment
CONTACT
Kyle Nieva, Producer – [email protected]
LEAD ARTISTS
Writer & Director: E del Mundo
Director of Photography: Ber Cruz
Production Designer: Kaye Banaag
Music Composer: Aly Cabral
Sound Designers: Albert Michael M. Idioma, Jannina Mikaela Minglanilla
Editor: Kyle Nieva
CAST
Eduardo Kawasan Jr., Aly Cabral