Director Raya Martin is about to make his function filmmaking comeback with “Obosen,” a folkloric horror thriller being developed at Philippines-based unbiased studio Rein Leisure and headed to Cannes Film Festival‘s Producer’s Community.
“Obosen” follows a policewoman investigating disappearances in a distant Philippine city who enters a forest the place native mythology, political dynasties, and a movie shoot collapse into one other actuality. Frequent collaborator Arleen Cuevas will produce, and has introduced the challenge to Cannes as a part of the Producer’s Community Filipino delegation, sponsored by the Movie Growth Council of the Philippines.
Martin is the primary Filipino director to have two movies chosen at Cannes in the identical 12 months – “Independencia” and “Manila,” each in 2009. His work has additionally screened at Berlinale, Locarno, and Busan.
“Raya has always been one of the boldest and most respected Filipino filmmakers of his generation. What makes this partnership exciting is not just his return to feature filmmaking through ‘Obosen,’ but the opportunity to create a film that carries both artistic ambition and emotional power. We believe ‘Obosen’ has the potential to become a defining project both for Rein and for contemporary Filipino cinema,” stated Shugo Praico, Rein’s head of creatives.
Rein can also be bringing on filmmaker-producer Quark Henares as a accomplice. Henares returns to the Philippines after a number of years in Singapore, having most lately served as head of originals, Philippines for Amazon MGM Studios and beforehand overseeing Globe Telecom’s studio companies, together with Globe Studios and Anima. His producing credit embrace “Leonor Will Never Die,” “Fan Girl,” and “On the Job: The Missing 8” – titles recognised at Sundance, the Worldwide Emmy Awards, and Venice. In his new position, he’ll contribute to improvement and packaging, strategic partnerships, financing, and the positioning of tasks throughout native and worldwide markets.
“Rein has always aimed to build a company that bridges strong creative vision with global ambition. Bringing Quark in as a partner is a major step toward that direction. His continued involvement across different sectors of the industry only strengthens Rein’s position as we continue to expand and build projects for both local and global audiences,” stated Lino Cayetano, Rein’s president and CEO.
Based by Cayetano, Praico, and Philip King, Rein Leisure’s slate contains “Bagman,” “BetCin,” “Nanahimik Ang Gabi,” and “Salvageland,” in addition to the forthcoming restricted sequence “Drug War: A Conspiracy of Silence,” produced in collaboration with KC International Media.
