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Tribeca-Bound VR Film ‘Madrid Noir’ Gets Trailer and Poster (EXCLUSIVE)
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFrance’s Atlas V and British banner No Ghost have unveiled the trailer and poster for “Madrid Noir,” James Castillo’s VR animated short, which is set to world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival then play at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June.The 40-minute, interactive VR caper is a spinoff of the 2018 short by the same name directed by Castillo, a Madrid-born, London-based helmer who previously created animation designs for Paramount Pictures, Sony and, most recently, Netflix.Speaking to Variety, Castillo says he had a desire to step into the VR landscape after working as art director on “Melita,” a critically acclaimed VR experience by Oculus Rift, which played at the