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May 13, 2024
Skyline Media Inks Pre-Cannes Deals on Southeast Asian Slate
Skyline Media, a leading Vietnamese studio, is gearing up for the Cannes Film Festival with an impressive lineup of sales from its local and Southeast Asian film slate. By: K Dass.
Vietnam - Since appearing at FilMart in
Hong Kong in March, Skyline has licensed Cambodian horror title The Night
Curse of Reatrei to Taiwan’s Cai Chang International and to Exponenta Film
for the CIS region. The film about a woman doctor who takes up a job in an
orphanage, only to find that the place is haunted, is directed by Leak Lyda.
Starring Jenna Norodom, Shin Yubin and Paing Takhon, the Khmer-language film is
Cambodia’s highest-grossing horror title of all time.
The Soul Reaper: A Vietnamese
horror film directed by Tran Huu Tan and produced by Hoang Quan. It earned
$2.34 million at the domestic box office after its release in late 2023. Since
then, it has also garnered $320,000 in theatrical revenue in Myanmar and
Taiwan. Netflix has acquired the rights for 11 East Asian territories. The
film, adapted from Thao Trang’s novel The Soul Reaper (also known as “Ke
An Hon”), serves as a prequel to “Lunar New Year in Hell Village” (aka “Tet O
Lang Dia Nguc”). It portrays a wedding celebration that takes a dark turn after
the arrival of a mysterious stranger.
Cursed Cinderella: Another
project from the same director-producer duo, Tran Huu Tan and Hoang Quan. This
film explores the daughter of a village chief returning to life and bringing
with her a ritual of blood sacrifice. It has been acquired by Moviecloud (also
known as GaragePlay) for Taiwan and by Westec Media for release in Cambodia and
Laos.
Skyline Media’s CEO, Hang Trinh, expressed excitement
about expanding their footprint to represent not only Vietnamese films but also
high-potential productions from across Southeast Asia. Their strategic focus
for sales advancement centers on Latin America, the CIS, and Asia. Expect
further Vietnamese and Southeast Asian titles to be unveiled at the Cannes
Market. In Vietnam, Skyline is a significant distributor, having handled the
release of around 800 foreign films and 150 local ones since its establishment
in 2014.
