Denis Semionov (russian: Денис Игоревич Семенов, ''Denis Igorevich Semenov''; born 29 September 1985) - is a

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Biography

Denis Semionov was born in 1985 in

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. His great grandfather, a Russian-Finnish artist and sculptor Leonid Kuzmin, immigrated from

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in 1920 in the time of

Red Terror The Red Terror (russian: Красный террор, krasnyj terror) in Soviet Russia was a campaign of political repression and executions carried out by the Bolsheviks, chiefly through the Cheka, the Bolshevik secret police. It started i ...

. In 1953 the family repatriated to the

. In 2002 Semionov graduated from the courses of

Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Industrial and Applied Arts (russian: Московская Государственная Художественно-Промышленная Академия им. С.Г. Строганова) informally named S ...

, in 2007 – art and graphic faculty of

Moscow State Pedagogical University Moscow State Pedagogical University or Moscow State University of Education is an educational and scientific institution in Moscow, Russia, with eighteen faculties and seven branches operational in other Russian cities. The institution had underg ...

, in 2010 - post graduate studies. At the university he worked as an illustrator and designer. After graduating - as a creative director of a new media studio "Great Gonzo Studio". GoEast_OFA_2018_Award_ceremony

Projects

Semionov generally uses

virtual art Virtual art is a term for the virtualization of art, made with the technical media developed at the end of the 1980s (or a bit before, in some cases). These include human-machine interfaces such as visualization casks, stereoscopic spectacles and s ...

and

artificial intelligence art Artificial intelligence art is any artwork created through the use of artificial intelligence. Tools and processes Imagery There are many mechanisms for creating AI art, including procedural 'rule-based' generation of images using mathemati ...

. In 2017 his VR art project “Between Petrov and Vodkin” about

Russian avant-garde The Russian avant-garde was a large, influential wave of avant-garde modern art that flourished in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, approximately from 1890 to 1930—although some have placed its beginning as early as 1850 and its ...

was demonstrated at

Marché du Film The ''Marché du Film'' (french for "Film Market") is one of the largest film markets in the world.Marc ...

and bought by several studios for distribution. In 2018 he won grand-prix at Open Frame Award of international film festival

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for his VR cinematographic project “The Nominal Empire”, which was drawn in virtual reality in

Oculus Quill Quill is a painting and animation software for virtual reality. It runs on Microsoft Windows with Oculus Rift headsets. It's used to create 3D paintings and animated cartoons. Quill was released on November 29, 2016 on the Oculus Store. Quill ...

. The interactive project combined virtual reality and biomechanics of

Vsevolod Meyerhold Vsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold (russian: Всеволод Эмильевич Мейерхольд, translit=Vsévolod Èmíl'evič Mejerchól'd; born german: Karl Kasimir Theodor Meyerhold; 2 February 1940) was a Russian and Soviet theatre ...

. In 2019 Denis Semionov became one of five artists who created art pieces during

WorldSkills WorldSkills organizes the world championships of vocational skills and is held every two years in different parts of the world. The organization, which also hosts conferences about vocational skills, describes itself as the global hub for skills. ...

2019 opening on the 45 000 stadium

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in collaboration with a speaker

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and a singer Yolka. The project “Lessons of Auschwitz”, where Denis Semionov became an artist and a director, was made with

Volumetric video Volumetric capture or volumetric video is a technique that captures a three-dimensional space, such as a location or performance. This type of volumography acquires data that can be viewed on flat screens as well as using 3D displays and VR go ...

Tilt Brush Tilt Brush is a room-scale 3D-painting virtual-reality application available from Google, originally developed by Skillman & Hackett. Controls The application is designed for 6DoF motion interfaces in virtual reality. There is also a keyb ...

and the music of the

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, created by a musician Peter Theremin. The immersive story, devoted to 75th anniversary of

Liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp On 27 January 1945, Auschwitz concentration camp—a Nazi concentration camps, Nazi concentration camp and extermination camp in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany, occupied Poland where more than a million people were murdered as part of th ...

, won such awards as

Webby Award The Webby Awards are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over two thousand industry experts and technology innovators. Categories includ ...

2020,

Red Dot The Red Dot Design Award is a German international design prize awarded by Red Dot GmbH & Co. KG. There are prize categories for product design, brands and communication design, and design concept. Since 1955, designers and producers can app ...

and was shortlisted in

Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Fest ...

in the section Immersed Volumetric XR Market. The XR theatre performance "Flame", featured a dancer Samantha Alcon, was premiered at the festival NewImages by Forum des images in Paris and was selected for the immersive section of

Raindance Film Festival Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates in major cities including London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin, and Brussels. The festival was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove to ...

. The collaboration with

Jean-Michel Jarre Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompani ...

for the New Year 2021 concert "Welcome to the Other Side", which got 75 million viewers online and in VR, featured illustrative

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, made in

. Semionov collaborated with such musicians and performers as

Deborah Frances-White Deborah Frances-White is a London-based comedian, author and screenwriter. She has both British and Australian citizenship. She hosts the podcasts ''Global Pillage'' and ''The Guilty Feminist''. She wrote the 2019 comedy film Say My Name. Earl ...

, institutions -

Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of ...

Institut Français The Institut Français (French capitalization, Institut français; "French institute") is a French public industrial and commercial organization (EPIC). Started in 1907 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for promoting French, francophone as w ...

, Arts Council England,

Deutsches Filminstitut The Deutsches Filminstitut – DIF ("German Film Institute") is an institute for the study of film, based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. History The Deutsches Filminstitut was founded on 13 April 1949 as the Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde (DIF ...

, Forum des Images,

Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center The Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center opened in Moscow in November 2012. Construction of the museum is estimated to have cost $50 million. Features This museum, dedicated to the complex history of Russian Jewry, uses personal testimony, arch ...

, brands –

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Samsung The Samsung Group (or simply Samsung) ( ko, 삼성 ) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under the ...

, Estée Lauder,

Absolut Absolut Vodka is a brand of vodka, produced near Åhus, in southern Sweden. Absolut is a part of the French group Pernod Ricard. Pernod Ricard bought Absolut for €5.63 billion in 2008 from the Swedish state. Absolut is one of the largest brands ...

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Awards

*2022

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the world's largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in Amsterdam. Over a period of twelve days, it has screened more than 300 films and sold more than 250,000 tic ...

-ONX+DocLab MoCap Stage *2021

Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

- Outstanding Interactive Media: Documentary - Nomination *2021 The Drum Awards - Technical Innovation of the Year *2021

Shorty Awards The Shorty Awards (also known as “The Shortys”) honors the most innovative work globally in digital and social media by brands, agencies, nonprofits and creators. The Shortys’ mission is to celebrate, inspire and push the boundaries of exce ...

- Animations - Winner *2021

Promax Awards The Promax Awards (also known as the PromaxBDA Awards) honor promotion, design, and marketing by a company or individual that is broadcast, published, or released in their respective markets. Promax International/BPME (branded as "Promax") sponsor ...

- Best use of Technology - Silver *2021

- Virtual & Remote (Best Narrative Experience 2021) - Honoree *2021

- Virtual & Remote (Best Performance 2021, Music 2021) - Honoree *2021 Clio Awards - Bronze - Film Craft (music original) *2021 Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA) - Gold - Best Virtual Reality *2020

Lovie Awards The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences or IADAS is an international organization founded in 1998 in New York City to help drive the creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and evolving forms of interactive and ...

- Gold - Best Narrative Experience *2020

- People`s Voice Winner (News (Immersive and Mixed reality), Volumetric/6 degrees of freedom) *2020

- Best of the Best, Red Dot ("Lessons of Auschwitz") *2020

- Winner in Facebook Video, Virtual Reality, Branded Content, Finalist in Storytelling, Long Form Video, Education, Audience Honor in Storytelling, Long Form Video, Virtual Reality, Branded Content *2020

Epica Awards The Epica Awards are an annual series of communication awards, created in 1987 and based in Paris, France. Having originally focused on the Europe, Middle East and Africa region exclusively, the awards became global in 2012. 585 agencies in tot ...

- Silver - Media *2020 Creative Pool - Bronze - Post Production, Silver - Application, Bronze - Branded Content, Silver - Publishing, Bronze - Photography *2019 Creative Pool - Bronze - Post Production *2019 New York Festivals - Bronze - Video Art and Experimental film (Short Film) *2018

GoEast GoEast, styled goEast, is an international film festival which has been held annually in the Hessian state capital of Wiesbaden, Germany, since its inception in 2001. The festival is primarily for films with an Eastern European background, and i ...

Open Frame Award - Grand Prix as the best VR Experience *2018

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Festivals

* 2022

Portland Film Festival Portland Film Festival is a non-profit organization which hosts events and programs in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 2013 by Joshua Leake with the help of Jay Cornelius. Their main event called the Portland Film Festival is an annual inde ...

- Official selection at Animation short * 2022 Raindance Immersive - Nomination as Best Immersive Experience, Best Immersive Experience for Social Impact, Discovery Award: Best Debut * 2021 Raindance Immersive - Nomination as Best Multiplayer Experience *2021

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...

- Venice Gap-Financing Market participant *2021 New Images Film Festival by Forum des images - Out of competition *2021

South by Southwest South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, ...

*2020 New Images Film Festival by Forum des images - Nomination in XR competition *2020 Raindance Immersive - Nomination as Best Multiplayer Experience *2020 New Images Film Festival by Forum des images - Performance of the opening *2020

- VR illustration for Venice VR Expanded *2020

- Immersed Volumetric XR Market *2019 SXSW Edu - Participant *2019 NUFF 2019 - SEEK - Participant *2018

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films ...

(

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) - Participant *2017

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is the film festival first he ...

- Participant *2017

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

- Participant *2017

MIPTV Media Market MIPTV (french: Marché International des Programmes de Télévision) is an event which takes place annually in Cannes, France, using the facilities and infrastructure which the town has developed over the years to host other important events suc ...

- Participant *2017

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Public speaking and performances

* Open Innovations * 45th

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* TEDxYakimankaSalon «Art+Tech», (speakers: Denis Semionov,

Olga Sviblova Olga Lvovna Sviblova (Russian: Ольга Львовна Свиблова, born on June 6, 1953 in Moscow, USSR) is a Russian curator, film director, and arts administrator. In 1996, she founded the Moscow House of Photography, which later became ...

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Digital Day (NG),

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