In 2017, STX Surreal was nominated for an interactive Daytime Emmy Award for the Nickelodeon short "Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House 360 Challenge" and won a Shorty Award for Best Use of 360 Video for their 360° production of the 68th Emmy Awards, in collaboration with the Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences and Facebook. In June 2017, STX Surreal announced a partnership with media services agency Horizon Media to develop and produce VR and immersive content for the brand's new UNCVR unit. In 2018, STX Surreal announced a slate of original projects including "New Tricks", directed and produced by Ed Helms; "The Kiev Exchange", a spin-off of STX Films' "Mile 22"; "Jay and Silent Bob VR", written, produced, and directed by Kevin Smith; and untitled projects from Dave Bautista and Derek Kolstad.