Quebec filmmaker Vincent Morisset wins Interactive Art Award at SXSW

MONTREAL – Quebec filmmaker Vincent Morisset has won a trophy at the South By Southwest Music Conference in Texas.

The self-described “web-friendly director” landed the SXSW Interactive Art Award in Austin for his playful online video, “BLA BLA,” produced at the National Film Board of Canada.

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“BLA BLA” is described as “a unique adventure detemined by the interaction between the viewer and the website.”

With the click of a mouse, users can change and shape the action of the characters and objects onscreen.

Earlier this week, “BLA BLA” won an Entertainment Award in the annual Communication Arts Interactive Competition, a design competition for interactive media.

Morisset has also created interactive videos for the band Arcade Fire.

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Online: nfb.ca/blabla