Several of the best VR movies from the past year are in the running for an Emmy award.
Flight School Studio’s Manifest 99, Baobab’s Asteroids! and Son of Jaguar from Google Spotlight Stores are all up for the Outstanding Interactive Media – Original Daytime Program or Series category at the 2018 Daytime Emmy awards, set to take place on Sunday, April 29th.
Asteroids! is Baobab’s sequel to its original VR film, Invasion!, following two goofy aliens on their adventures in space. Son of Jaguar, meanwhile, was directed by Jorge Gutierrez, best known for his work on The Book of Life. Finally, Manifest 99 was the debut project from Flight School, telling an emotional journey that followed several characters.
“We’re happy that people have connected with Manifest 99 in a meaningful way,” Sulivan Parker, producer on the project, said in a prepared statement. “It has been an honor to work with such a talented team at Flight School Studio to bring the project to life. Receiving an Emmy® Award nomination for our first project is truly astounding.”
It’s far from the first time VR has been recognized at the Emmy awards. Oculus Story Studio’s VR short, Henry, took home an award several years ago while another Google Spotlight Story, the excellent Pearl, was a winner in 2017.
