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Eloise Singer’s Lucy Liu-narrated The Pirate Queen: No Safe Waters is among 8 useful selected for nan Cannes Film Festival’s 3rd Immersive Competition, nan lineup of which was announced connected Friday.
It is nan latest instalment successful London-based Singer Studios’ award-winning Pirate Queen story-world inspired by nan existent communicative of Cheng Shih, nan female who commanded nan largest pirate fleet successful history.
Singer antecedently explored this world successful 2024 VR acquisition The Pirate Queen, which went onto to beryllium nominated for an Emmy successful nan class of Outstanding Emerging Media Program.
This year’s selection, ranging from large-scale video projections to virtual reality experiences, will beryllium disposable to beryllium knowledgeable from May 12 to 22 successful a recently reconfigured demo abstraction successful nan Carlton Hotel which is capable to big 80 to 225 participants simultaneously.
Further world premieres see Spanish creators David Bardos and Damià Ferràndiz’s Banijay Live and Univrse produced activity The Black Mirror Experience, combining AI and virtual reality, arsenic good arsenic Lúcido successful which a young man learns to power his dreams pinch nan thief of his boyfriend.
Lineup of nan 2026 Immersive Competition
GAWD V. THE PEOPLE
World Premiere
Yamil Rodriguez, Ivan Alejandro Diaz Cardenas, Stephen Henderson
Produced by Nilor Studio
Country United Kingdom
KATÁBASIS
World Premiere
Ugo Arsac
Produced by Zorba
Cast Terry Williams
Country France
LÚCIDO
World Premiere
Vier
Produced by COLA Animation
Cast Tadeu Faustino, Rafael Gomes, Joshua Dowden, José Maria Forjaz
Country Portugal
PLAYING WITH FIRE
International Premiere
Pierre-Alain Giraud
Produced by VIVE Arts, Atlas V
Cast Yuja Wang
United Kingdom, France, Taiwan
RED PLANET 3009
International Premiere
Mariano Leotta, Francesco Fiore / Skycon
Produced by Alter Agent
Cast Jane Perry
Country Italy
THE BLACK MIRROR EXPERIENCE
World Premiere
David Bardos, Damià Ferràndiz
Produced by Banijay Live, Univrse
France, Spain
THE PIRATE QUEEN: NO SAFE WATERS
World Premiere
Eloise Singer
Produced by Singer Studios
Cast Lucy Liu
United Kingdom
VOOOOOO—PEEEEEE—
International Premiere
Hyeunjoo Woo, Jiyun Park
Produced by Ubac Studio
Cast Hyeunjoo Woo, Jiyun Park
Country South Korea
YELLOWFIN
World Premiere
E del Mundo
Produced by Screen Asia, Create Cinema
Cast Eduardo Kawasan Jr., Aly Cabral
Country Philippines
