Why Sundance 2026 Sees Record VR Storytelling Deals

Sundance 2026 is witnessing unprecedented deals for VR and immersive storytelling projects, with the New Frontier section breaking records through January 22-February 1 in Park City, Utah. The combination of Apple Vision Pro mainstream and Meta Quest 4 releases has investors scrambling to buy spatial computing experiences that combine AI, mixed reality, and stocked storytelling. More than 25 VR productions have raised over $150M+ in investment, double what 2025 will receive, with such studios as A24 and Netflix restructuring to the metaverse. Such features as artificial intelligence-based choose-your-own-adventure documentaries and haptics-based horror are also featured, as tech giants seek to capitalize on the fallout of Hollywood strikes. It is an indicator of immersive media becoming a niche power to a commercial one.

VR Immersive Projects Boom

New Frontier is dominated by VR immersive projects, which have 30+ entries, including social VR films that enable people around the world to interact through shared spaces in real-time.

Storytelling Deals Surge

VR narratives are becoming the stories of the record, with deals being done on platforms such as Oculus and even in spatial streaming services, beating out the traditional indies.

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