The Imaginary Friend

Original Title: The Imaginary Friend

Animation | 26' | 2023 (Completed)

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Director:	Steye Hallema
Producer:	Emmy Oost, An Oost
Writer:	Steye Hallema

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Become an Imaginary Friend! A grieving child struggles to separate reality from fantasy. He creates YOU–his (imaginary) friend–to fight the monsters in his mind. Although you have fun together, he starts to grow disconnected from his surroundings... Are you helping, or just making things worse?

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synopsis

The Imaginary Friend is a surrealistic, interactive and cinematic virtual reality experience in which you, the viewer, are the fantasy of Daniel, an 8-year-old boy learning to deal with being different. As his imaginary friend, you are present in the story. At times, you might even feel responsible for him, since he does things because of you that put him at risk. The result is an accessible and heartfelt story about coming to terms with the world.

Credits

Director
Steye Hallema
Producer
Emmy Oost, An Oost
Writer
Steye Hallema

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Animation, AR/VR
Production share
Minority Flemish co-production
Belgium
Genre
Animation
Year of production

2023
Production status
Completed
Original title
The Imaginary Friend
Original language
English

Technical specs

Running time
26'
Available in
3D
Colour
Colour

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Contact

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

2024: SXSW (US)

2023: Venice Immersive (IT); Nederlands Film Festival (NL); FI London Film Festival (UK); Cinekid (NL); Imagine (NL); Beyond the Frame (JP); ART*VR Festival (CZ); Thessaloniki International Film Festival (GR); Red Sea Film Festival (SA), Jeugdfilmfestival Antwerpen, (BE), SXSW (US), Kaboom (NL), NewImages (FR), Playgrounds (NL), Millenium Docs Against gravity (PL), Framed (NL); Zlin Film Festival (CZ), Annecy International Animation Festival, (FR), Mediterrane Film Festival (ML), Animator festival (PL), Bucheon International Film Festival (SK), Bali International Film Festival - Minikino Film Week (ID))

Awards

2024: JEF festival - Medialab Award Children's Jury (BE)

2023: Beyond The Frame Film Festival - XR Story Award (JP)

Partners

Co-production partners

Studio Biarritz (NL)

Supported by

Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Netherlands Film Fund, Brabant C Fund, CNC, National Theatre London, Chronosphere

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The Imaginary Friend

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Credits

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Producer

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Original language