Virtual reality experience Missing Pictures: Birds of Prey took a prestigious Lumière Award at the Stereopsia immersive forum in December. 

This is a second annual Lumière win for Dimension’s work, following last year's accolade for "Best Use of AR in a Live Broadcast" with Madonna, alongside Reflector Entertainment, Boy Toy, Microsoft, and Sequin AR.

Missing Pictures: Birds of Prey is a production of Atlas V, Arte France, Albyon Studio, BBC, Serendipity Films, PTS, TAICCA and WildFang Films. It features a volumetric capture of punk filmmaker Abel Ferrara, produced by Dimension Studios using Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture technology. The VR documentary tells the stories of incredible ideas for films that have never seen the light of day, using a combination of original animated artwork and volumetric video of the filmmakers themselves.

The production, directed by Clément Deneux, has been screened over the past year at NewImages Festival, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and the BFI’s London Film Festival Expanded. Congratulations to everyone who has made the experience a success!

The Lumière™ Awards, presented by the Advanced Imaging Society, recognise outstanding international achievement in the creation of immersive storytelling using advanced visual technologies like Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, High Dynamic Range, Stereo 3D, 360 Video, High Frame Rate, Artificial Intelligence, Real-Time Rendering and more.

Past Lumiere winners include some of Hollywood’s biggest creative leaders, such as Martin Scorsese, Ang Lee, Victoria Alonso, Jon Favreau, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Christopher McQuarrie.