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Félix Lajeunesse
Born
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
  • cinematographer
  • editor
Years active2004–present

Félix Lajeunesse is a Canadian film director, writer, and producer, and virtual reality director.[1][2] He is the co-founder and chief creative officer at Felix & Paul Studios.[3]

Early life and education

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Lajeunesse was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. He graduated with a film production degree from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University.[4]

Career

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In 2013, Lajeunesse co-founded Felix & Paul Studios with Paul Raphaël and Stéphane Rituit. The studio's first VR film, "Strangers with Patrick Watson," was released that same year, marking an early entry into cinematic VR storytelling.[5][6]

Since then, Lajeunesse has co-directed over 30 immersive experiences, including collaborations with notable figures and institutions.[7]

Notable works

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Some of Lajeunesse's notable works include:

Immersive installation

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Lajeunesse acted as creative director for "Space Explorers: The Infinite," a location-based VR experience co-created by Felix & Paul Studios and PHI Studio that launched in Montreal in 2021.[11][12] This free-roaming exhibit invites visitors to experience life aboard the International Space Station.

Since its launch, "Space Explorers: The Infinite" has toured various locations, including:

Awards and recognitions

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Lajeunesse has received various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards for The People's House: Inside the White House with Barack and Michelle Obama and for Space Explorers: The ISS Experience.[18][19]

Lajeunesse has also gained significant industry recognition for his work.

  1. In 2015, he was named in the Creativity 50 list by AdAge.[20]
  2. In 2016, he was included in Fast Company's list of 100 most creative people in business,[21] and was also named one of the 30 Execs to Watch by Variety.[22]
  3. In 2024, he was inducted into the XR Hall of Fame by AWE.[23]

Filmography

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Year Film Director Writer Note
2023 Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: The Seven Ravens Yes Yes Interactive AR experience
2021-2023 Space Explorers: The Infinite Yes Yes Large-scale interactive touring exhibit - 60 minutes
2020-2022 Space Explorers: The ISS Experience Yes Yes 4 episodes
2019 Traveling While Black Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film
2019 Marshall From Detroit Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film
2018 Space Explorers: The Journey Begins Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR documentary series
2018 Jurassic World: Blue Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film
2017 Cirque du Soleil: Dreams of 'O' VR Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film
2017 The People's House: Inside the White House with Barack and Michelle Obama Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film
2017 Miyubi Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film
2017 Cirque du Soleil: Through the Masks of Luzia Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film
2017 The Confessional Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR documentary series
2016 Nomads Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR documentary series
2016 Cirque du Soleil: KÀ The Battle Within Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film
2016 Through the Ages: President Obama Celebrates America's National Parks Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film
2015 Inside the Box of Kurios Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film
2015 Jurassic World: Apatosaurus Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film
2015 Wild: The Experience Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR film
2015 Inside Impact: East Africa with President Clinton Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film
2015 Lebron James: Striving for Greatness Yes Yes 5 episodes
2014 Introduction to Virtual Reality Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film
2014 Strangers with Patrick Watson Yes Yes Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film
2013 The Sparkling River Yes Yes 3D fiction film
2009 Tusarnituuq! Nagano in the Land of the Inuit Yes Yes 2D documentary film
2009 Tungijuq Yes Yes 2D documentary film

As editor

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As cinematographer

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Awards and nominations

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Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2023 Won VR Awards VR Film of the Year Spacewalkers Extended [24]
Won Webby Awards Metaverse, Immersive & Virtual Technical Achievement Spacewalkers Extended [25]
2022 Nominated South by Southwest Innovation Award The Infinite [26]
Won Canadian Screen Awards Best Immersive Experience, Nonfiction Space Explorers: The ISS Experience [27]
2021 Won Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Interactive Program [19]
Won Webby Awards Science & Education and Best VR Video [28]
2020 Won Canadian Screen Awards Best Immersive Experience, Fiction Gymnasia [29]
Won Best Immersive Experience, Nonfiction Traveling While Black
Won FIPADOC SMART Award [30]
Won Webby Awards best Documentary (Immersive And Mixed Reality) [31]
2019 Won B3 Biennial of the Moving Image Best VR/AR/MR Gymnasia
Won Manchester Animation Festival Best VR Short Film [32]
Won Ottawa International Animation Festival Best VR Animation
Won Webby Awards Best Video - Best Branded CInematic or Pre-Rendered Isle of Dogs: Behind the Scenes in VR [33]
Won People's Voice
2018 Won Canadian Screen Awards Best Immersive Experience Miyubi [34]
2017 Won Peabody Awards Virtual Reality/360 [35]
Won South by Southwest Special Jury Recognition Dreams of 'O' [36]
Won Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Interactive Program The People's House [18]
Won Canadian Screen Awards Best Immersive Experience Nomads [37]
2016 Won Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Interactive Media - Original Daytime Program or Series Inside the Box of Kurios [38]

References

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  1. ^ "Félix Lajeunesse: What it's like to film VR on the ISS". siliconrepublic.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  2. ^ "The virtual reality creator". concordia.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. ^ "Montreal VR studio teams up with NASA, Russia to send you into space". montrealgazette.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  4. ^ "Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema grads win top international awards". concordia.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  5. ^ "Strangers with Patrick Watson". MIT Open Documentary Lab. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  6. ^ "Felix & Paul Studios is virtual reality's savior". The Verge. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  7. ^ "Felix Lajeunesse - XP Land". xp.land. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  8. ^ "President Obama Narrates "The People's House" Virtual Reality Tour of the White House". Obama White House Archives. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  9. ^ "Traveling While Black: An Immersive VR Experience by Award-Winning Director Roger Ross Williams Now Touring the U.S." Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  10. ^ "Space film VR project set to beam Sony cameras outside the ISS". The Register. 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  11. ^ "The Infinite Is The Closest You'll Get To Space". VR Scout. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  12. ^ "Virtual reality show brings Montrealers aboard the International Space Station". CTV News. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  13. ^ "Interactive exhibit The Infinite takes Vancouver audiences to outer space this fall". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  14. ^ "The Infinite immerses Houstonians in a virtual space odyssey". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  15. ^ "Space Explorers: The Infinite' at Denver Center lets visitors experience space in virtual reality". CBS News Colorado. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  16. ^ "Charlotte's first virtual reality experience opens this week". Axios Charlotte. 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  17. ^ "I became an astronaut on the ISS thanks to Science Centre Singapore's Space Explorers: The Infinite experience". SG Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  18. ^ a b "The People's House - Inside The White House With Barack And Michelle Obama". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  19. ^ a b "Outstanding Interactive Program - 2021". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  20. ^ "Creativity 50 2015: Félix Lajeuneusse & Paul Raphaël". adage.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  21. ^ "Most Creative People in Business 2016". fastcompany.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  22. ^ "Digital Entertainment Execs to Watch". variety.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  23. ^ "AWE XR Hall of Fame". awexr.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  24. ^ "7th Edition Winners & Finalists". vrawards.aixr.org/winners-and-finalists-. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  25. ^ "Space Explorers: Spacewalkers Extended". winners.webbyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  26. ^ "Announcing the 2022 SXSW Innovation Awards Finalists". sxsw.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  27. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Announced In Sports Programming, Digital & Immersive Categories". etcanada.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  28. ^ "Science Education, Virtual & Remote 2021". winners.webbyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  29. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". etcanada.com. May 25, 2020. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  30. ^ "Two prizes for digital creation at Fipadoc 2020". institutfrancais.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  31. ^ "Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards". theverge.com. May 20, 2020. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  32. ^ "PAST WINNERS". manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  33. ^ "Isle of Dogs Behind the Scenes (in Virtual Reality)". winners.webbyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  34. ^ "Miyubi wins best interactive experience at Canadian Screen Awards". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  35. ^ "Miyubi". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  36. ^ "SXSW Film Festival Announces 2017 Audience and Virtual Cinema Jury Award Winners" (PDF). sxsw.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  37. ^ "CBC web series score wins as Canadian Screen Awards celebrate all things digital". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  38. ^ "'Sesame Street' & Others Honored At Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: See The Complete Winners List". indiewire.com. April 30, 2016. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
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