Félix Lajeunesse is a Canadian film director, writer, and producer, and virtual reality content creator. He is the co-founder and chief creative officer at Felix & Paul Studios.
Life and career Lajeunesse was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. He graduated with a film production degree from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University. He has received various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards for The People's House: Inside the White House with Barack and Michelle Obama and for Space Explorers: The ISS Experience.
Filmography Year Film Director Writer Note 2023 Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: The Seven Ravens Interactive AR experience 2021-2023 Space Explorers: The Infinite Large-scale interactive touring exhibit - 60 minutes 2020-2022 Space Explorers: The ISS Experience 4 episodes 2019 Traveling While Black Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film 2019 Marshall From Detroit Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film 2018 Space Explorers: The Journey Begins Immersive 360 3D VR documentary series 2018 Jurassic World: Blue Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film 2017 Cirque du Soleil: Dreams of 'O' VR Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film 2017 The People's House: Inside the White House with Barack and Michelle Obama Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film 2017 Miyubi Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film 2017 Cirque du Soleil: Through the Masks of Luzia Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film 2017 The Confessional Immersive 360 3D VR documentary series 2016 Nomads Immersive 360 3D VR documentary series 2016 Cirque du Soleil: KÀ The Battle Within Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film 2016 Through the Ages: President Obama Celebrates America's National Parks Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film 2015 Inside the Box of Kurios Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film 2015 Jurassic World: Apatosaurus Immersive 360 3D VR fiction film 2015 Wild: The Experience Immersive 360 3D VR film 2015 Inside Impact: East Africa with President Clinton Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film 2015 Lebron James: Striving for Greatness 5 episodes 2014 Introduction to Virtual Reality Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film 2014 Strangers with Patrick Watson Immersive 360 3D VR documentary film 2013 The Sparkling River 3D fiction film 2009 Tusarnituuq! Nagano in the Land of the Inuit 2D documentary film 2009 Tungijuq 2D documentary film As editor Before Tomorrow (2008) The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006)
As cinematographer Uvanga (2013) Before Tomorrow (2008)
Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2023 WonWebby AwardsMetaverse, Immersive & Virtual Technical AchievementSpacewalkers Extended2022 NominatedSouth by SouthwestInnovation AwardThe Infinite WonCanadian Screen AwardsBest Immersive Experience, NonfictionSpace Explorers: The ISS Experience2021 WonPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Interactive Program WonWebby AwardsScience & Education and Best VR Video2020 WonCanadian Screen AwardsBest Immersive Experience, FictionGymnasia WonBest Immersive Experience, NonfictionTraveling While Black WonFIPADOCSMART Award WonWebby Awardsbest Documentary (Immersive And Mixed Reality)2019 WonB3 Biennial of the Moving ImageBest VR/AR/MRGymnasia WonManchester Animation FestivalBest VR Short Film WonOttawa International Animation FestivalBest VR Animation WonWebby AwardsBest Video - Best Branded CInematic or Pre-RenderedIsle of Dogs: Behind the Scenes in VR WonPeople's Voice2018 WonCanadian Screen AwardsBest Immersive ExperienceMiyubi2017 WonPeabody AwardsVirtual Reality/360 WonSouth by SouthwestSpecial Jury RecognitionDreams of 'O WonPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Interactive ProgramThe People's House WonCanadian Screen AwardsBest Immersive ExperienceNomads2016 WonDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Interactive Media - Original Daytime Program or SeriesInside the Box of Kurios
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