2nd MyMetaStories Festival

The MyMetaStories online and Minecraft® Festival, of which EL HYPE is once again a media partner, returns for its second edition, from 11 October to 3 November. We will discover young European cinema in a selection of seven feature films and thirteen short films, from 14 countries, which will be available in 6 languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. Filmgoers from all over the world will once again have the opportunity to enjoy these productions through more than 30 VoD platforms, partners of the festival. Ten of these productions have been directed or co-directed by women and the selection includes films from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden.

From 18 to 21 October, we will enjoy an exclusive festival experience in Minecraft®. MyMetaStories is an innovative initiative by Unifrance, supported by the European Commission’s MEDIA program, which, as demonstrated in its first edition, has successfully managed to awaken young audiences, especially gamers, to the value of young European cinema, making use of their leisure habits and environments.

The Minecraft® project consists of creating an in-game cinema, where the festival’s short films are screened to attract this audience of players and gradually lead them towards feature films and more traditional forms of content consumption, such as those offered on video-on-demand platforms or in real cinemas. Gamers can watch films, play mini-games about selected films, interact with other cinephiles from around the world, and connect with influencers and their communities, creating a bridge between the worlds of video games and European cinema. The languages available for the festival in Minecraft® are English, French, and Spanish.

Feature films

From comedy, drama, science fiction and road movies to rites of passage and an immersive Second Life video game experience, we invite you to discover the seven feature films selected for 2024, which have been highlighted at the major international film festivals (Toronto, Cannes, Berlin, Karlovy Vary, Locarno):

• After the Fire, by Mehdi Fikri – France
• Grand Paris, by Martin Jauvat – France
• The Invisible Fight, by Rainer Sarnet – Estonia, Latvia, Greece, Finland.
• Kiddo, by Zara Dwinger – Netherlands.
• The Lost Children, by Michèle Jacob – Belgium.
• R U There, by David Verbeek –Netherlands, France, Taiwan (first feature film shown on Minecraft®).
• Sun, by Kurdwin Ayub – Austria.

Short films

Whether live-action or animated, these are the thirteen short films selected for 2024, universal and accessible to as many people as possible, with many silent movies.

• The Ballad, by Christofer Nilsson – Sweden, France.
• Boom, by Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier, Laurie Pereira de Figueiredo, Charles di Cicco, Yannick Jacquin – France.
• Criss Cross, by Nina Rybárová, Tomáš Rybár – Slovakia, Czech Republic.
• Goodbye Jérôme!, by Chloé Farr, Gabrielle Selnet, Adam Sillard – France.
• Herve’s case, by Luna Filippini – Belgium.
• Little Fan, by Sveta Yuferova, Shad Lee Bradbury – Germany.
• Loop, by Pablo Polledri – Spain, Argentina.
• Marlon Brando, by Vincent Tilanus – Netherlands.
• Miisufy, by Liisi Grünberg – Estonia.
• Mondo Domino, by Suki – France.
• Piece by Piece, by Reza Rasouli – Austria.
• The Real Truth about the Fight, by Andrea Slaviček – Croatia, Spain.
• Two Girls and a Boat, by Aleksi Delikouras – Finland.

Comedies, dramas, fantastic cinema, road-movies, initiation stories, or immersions in the Second Life videogame, we present the 7 feature films in the selection.

How to participate in the festival?

Online from 11 October to 3 November 2024:

• By creating an account now at MyMetaStories.eu
• And on more than 30 video-on-demand platforms associated with the event, including Apple TV+, Google Play and Amazon Prime Video worldwide. The short films will also be available on the social networks YouTube, Facebook and Dailymotion.These are the partner platforms where the films can be seen locally in Spain and Latin America: FilmIn, Trasnocho Cultural, Cineaparte, Nuestro Cine Mx (ex Filmin Latino), CIND!E, Claro Video.
• If you want to keep up to date with all the news, be sure to follow the festival on its social networks: Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | X | YouTube | Discord, to keep up to date with all the news of this 2nd edition.

En Minecraft^®* From 18 to 21 October 2024:

Explore the MyMetaStories universe, watch new films in a virtual cinema and participate in mini-games and interactive encounters.

Rates for viewing from MyMetaStories.eu:

• Feature films: €1.99 per unit or €7.99 for the full package and free in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
• Short films: free worldwide.