Madrid Noir Wins Outstanding Interactive Media Award At First-Ever Children And Family Emmy

PARIS - Dec. 20, 2022 - PRLog -- After appearances at Tribeca and Cannes, the team behind Madrid Noir is pleased to announce their recent Children and Family EMMY award win in the Outstanding Interactive Media category. Written and directed by James A. Castillo, produced by Atlas V, No Ghost Studio with support from Unreal Engine Epic Mega Grants and Meta, Madrid Noir is a thrilling, interactive VR experience available on Oculus Meta Quest via an Oculus VR headset.

"Madrid Noir was first and foremost a labor of love," said producer Lawrence Bennett shortly after the win. "The amount of energy and passion poured into it by the whole team was truly unbelievable. This Emmy is for every single member of that team. It is a monumental achievement to take an idea formed in the pub and take it all the way to the top. Madrid Noir was my first piece of long-form scriptwriting and was written and created throughout the difficulties of the pandemic. This recognition is a testament to the resilience and creative flair of those team members and to the power of the medium to touch people's hearts."

Madrid Noir follows a disenchanted young woman, Lola, as she arrives in Madrid to the empty apartment her estranged uncle left behind after being declared dead. Soon, Lola is compelled to dig into her memories, where she'll pick up her uncle's shadowy trail and attempt to piece together the puzzles of the past. Staged as an awe-inspiring theatre production, this charming mystery unfolds across a city that lives in the night, a Madrid now lost to time.

"Writing on Madrid Noir was a truly collaborative, creative, and joyful journey, from start to end," said Lydia Rynne. "I fell in love with the thrilling world and unique characters whilst writing them, and I'm chuffed to bits that so many others have connected with it too. To me, Madrid Noir is about determination, as we follow a little girl trusting her gut and carrying on with her mission, even when she's lost and frightened in the middle of a big, strange city. It's humbling to know that the Madrid Noir team's determination to tell this story has been recognized too,"

Credits:

Madrid Noir  (Available on Oculus)

Produced by: Atlas V & No Ghost Studio

Director: James Castillo

Producers: Emmanuel Bernard, Antoine Cayrol, Arnaud Colinart, Luke Gibbard, Corentin Lambot, Craig Skerry, Yelena Rachistky, Dash Spiegelman

Writers: Lawrence Bennett, Lydia Rynne

Performers: Godeliv Brandt, Fernando Guillén Cuervo

CG Supervisor: Thomas Flavelle

Animation Director: Aziz Kocanaogullari

Music Composer: Carlos Rodriguez Rodriguez

About Atlas V:
Atlas V is behind some of the most awarded pieces in the field of New Media, with projects shown at A-List festivals such as Venice Mostra (Gold Lion 2018), Sundance (5 selections), Peabody (Future of Media award 2019), Tribeca, SXSW (Storytelling Award 2019), Sheffield, Telluride, Cannes, Busan, Sitges. In 2020, AtlasV launched a full-capacity servicing company named Albyon, with a team of real-time technology specialists, who operate at the frontier of video game and movie production. Finally, a dedicated team is now focusing on distribution strategies for immersive content.