LIMINAL
ADJECTIVE /ˈlɪmɪn(ə)l/
Occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold.
Liminal is a stage, screen and XR company harnessing emerging technologies – in realtime virtual production, spatial entertainment, genAI and more – to originate exhilarating entertainment experiences that will engage and enthral the audiences of the future through new more immersive, interactive and embodied forms and experiences – on stage, on screen and in the liminal spaces in between.
LIMINAL
ADJECTIVE /ˈlɪmɪn(ə)l/
At a boundary or transitional point between two conditions, stages in a process, ways of life, etc.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
In 2026 we:
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Were awarded Innovate UK funding to deliver the first UK scripted drama production to test workflows for the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera
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Were selected as the UK member of the Immersa Studios Founder Program for global innovators in Apple Immersive Video
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Were awarded Innovate UK funding to develop our 3D realtime interactive virtual wellness coach for Apple Vision Pro and other mixed-reality headsets
In 2024 & 2025 we:
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Received support from the West Midlands Create Growth Programme
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Won a Silver BIMA Award with Target3D and Hat Trick Productions for our generative AI digital human sprint supported by Digital Catapult with funding from Innovate UK, culminating in a demo at SXSW 2024
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Were awarded Arts Council England funding to develop our industry-first live multi-camera virtual production theatre show, FLEX
In 2022 & 2023 we:
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Were selected by The Guardian as "the best digital theatre to stream" with our “brilliantly eerie nailbiter”, GREY MAN, starring Kate O’Flynn
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Began development of our transmedia IP universe with Epic Games, ILM and the Royal Shakespeare Company
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Were commissioned by ScreenSkills to run a 3-part training series on filming live performance and realtime virtual production tools
Liminal is a diverse team of innovators committed to the values of inclusion and sustainability that drive our Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences, with a robust and wide-ranging network spanning theatre, film, TV/HETV, virtual production (VP)/realtime technologies, genAI, immersive/XR and games.
Since 2021, we've produced a "★★★★ brilliantly eerie nail-biter" (TheGuardian) starring Kate O'Flynn, worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Epic Games and the team behind THE MANDALORIAN (ILM) to develop our groundbreaking live VP show, FLEX, and prototyped a genAI 3D realtime interactive digital comedian with Target3D and Hat Trick Productions. This year, we are shooting an immersive demonstrator film for Apple Vision Pro, with funding from Innovate UK.
Our Founder-Director is Robyn Winfield-Smith, a stage, screen and immersive director, 2021 Transform Clore Fellow and emerging technologies innovator. With 10 years' experience of critically-acclaimed multimedia theatre productions, she's led Liminal's pivot into the screen and immersive industries. Since 2023, Robyn has supported Hat Trick Productions' development of a cross-medium and cross-genre slate, offering expertise in the development of 'spectacle' IP universes, and the application of emerging technologies such as generative AI and other realtime innovations.