Leak Lyda (; born July 3, 1983) is a Cambodian film director, LD Entertainment KH's CEO and Angkor DC. Best known for his feature The Clock: Spirits Awakening, Rent Boy (2023 film) and The Night Curse of Reatrei.
Background Hailing from Kampong Thom province, Leak Lyda is a self-taught film producer and director that has been in the entertainment industry for more than a decade, producing films spanning the horror, romance and comedy genres.
Career The festival and marathon opening doors for Cambodian films were judged by Leak Lyda.
Leak Lyda, owner of LD Picture Productions, said ‘The Clock’ is his first movie being “exported” to other countries. He called it a very huge opportunity for a Cambodian movie to be screened internationally.
The Angkor DC app, the first app for paying to watch Cambodian movies, has been launched by Leak Lyda.
Leak Lyda founded the CFA (Cambodia Filmmaker Association). This association's main objective is to make the Cambodian film industry a viable industry.
CNSFF hosts seminar on how to sell Cambodian films to the international market. Leak Lyda, a distinguished guest leading the seminar, was an acclaimed film director.
“It is really important to help the youth enter the film industry, to help young talents becoming professionals” said Leak Lyda, a Cambodian filmmaker and jury member in Chaktomuk Short Film Festival.
The Night Curse of Reatrei was co-produced by Leak Lyda and a Burmese production company, making it the first production between Cambodia and Burma. It made a record of being the highest-grossing Cambodian horror film of 2024, the highest-grossing foreign film of 2024 in Myanmar, the highest-grossing Cambodian film of all time in Taiwan, and the second highest-grossing Cambodia film in Russia.
Filmography Year Title Director Writer Notes2012 Arb Wear Helmet 2013 Arb Wear Helmet 2 2014 Jar 2015 Two Fathers 2018 Ghost Ring 2019 The Clock: Spirits Awakening screenplay 2023 12E Rent Boy (2023 film) 2024 The Night Curse of Reatrei Neath's Love Story: Post Angkor Youth Neath's Love Story: Tomorrow Again Neath's Love Story: Dead Mama 2026 screenplay 2027
Awards and nominations Year Film Award Category Result 2019 The Clock: Spirits Awakening Cambodia National Film FestivalBest Film Best Director 2020The Clock: Spirits Awakening Horror Bowl Movie Awards Best Direction 13 Horror Movie Awards Best Film 2022The Clock: Spirits AwakeningCambodia International Film FestivalDirector Producer Award of the Year
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