Viking Sunset Studios: Long-Term Investment in Immersive Tech Reaches Global Stage
BALI, INDONESIA — May 2026 — Viking Sunset Studios, the international production hub based in Tabanan, Bali, is proud to announce its continued partnership with London-based Singer Studios as their collaborative project, The Pirate Queen: No Safe Waters, enters the official Cannes Film Festival Immersive Competition 2026.
A Legacy of Strategic Investment
This milestone is the culmination of a long-term investment strategy initiated by Viking Sunset Studios. By investing in the potential of The Pirate Queen story-world early in its development, Viking Sunset Studios has maintained a steadfast commitment to fast-growing, exciting tech.
The project is led by Executive Producers Eloise Singer, Bo H. Holmgreen, Mikail Chowdhury, and Lucy Liu, working in close collaboration with the creative team in London. Narrated by Lucy Liu, the experience combines cinematic storytelling with high-level interactivity, allowing audiences to inhabit the world of the historical pirate commander Cheng Shih.
Representing Bali and Indonesia at Cannes
While Viking Sunset Studios operates with a global perspective, there is profound significance in bringing an Indonesian-based studio to such a prestigious world stage. This selection marks a transformative evolution for the nation’s cinematic landscape, signaling Indonesia’s rising influence within the most innovative and technologically advanced sectors of international media.
“It is an incredible honor to be working alongside our partners at Singer Studios in London and Lucy Liu,” said Bo H. Holmgreen, Founder and CEO of Viking Sunset Studios. “While we consider ourselves an international studio, we are exceptionally proud to represent Bali and Indonesia in the Cannes Immersive Competition. This selection validates our early, exciting investment in new technologies like immersive experiences and demonstrates that in this new film world, non-Hollywood and foreign studios now have unique opportunities to lead at the genuine frontier of global media.”
The Future of Storytelling
The inclusion of The Pirate Queen: No Safe Waters in the 2026 competition places the project among the most significant immersive works produced globally. It builds on the award-winning foundation of the original experience, which has already garnered accolades such as the Storyscapes Award at the Tribeca Film Festival and an Emmy nomination.
Viking Sunset Studios continues to offer world-class facilities in Bali to support the next generation of international and local creators.
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About Viking Sunset Studios
Viking Sunset Studios is an international film and creative production hub based in Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia. The studio features the region’s largest soundproof green screen limbo soundstage, uniquely situated directly on the beach. Coupled with luxury on-site accommodations, the facility offers a comprehensive ecosystem for major international film projects, independent creative work, and content production across all formats.
About Singer Studios
Singer Studios is a London-based creative studio founded by Eloise Singer, specializing in immersive storytelling at the intersection of film, technology, and interactivity.
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