LEAK LYDA’S Biography

Leak Lyda is a Cambodian filmmaker whose passion for storytelling transcends boundaries. With a keen eye for detail and a profound understanding of cinematic language, Leak Lyda has carved a distinguished career marked by innovation, creativity and a relentless pursuit of excellence. 

Born and raised in Kompongthom province, Cambodia, Lyda discovered a deep-seated love for cinema at a young age. However, back in the days, there wasn’t any schools or formal education for filmmaking. So, Lyda ended up studying IT for his tertiary education. With a humble beginning, Lyda started his journey in production with Sky High Production, a Thai production company, in 2007, followed by Rock Production in 2011. In 2012, Lyda founded LD Pictures and since then, there are more than 20 feature films made. 

Lyda first became known to audiences with his directorial debut film, ‘Arb Wears Helmet I & II’ in 2012. In 2019, Lyda’s horror film, ‘The Clock Spirits Awakening’ achieved great results at the Cambodia National Film Festival by winning multiple awards including The Best Film of The Year 2019, The Best Director of Year 2019, The Best Film Editor of Year 2019, The Best Sound Editor of the Year 2019, The Best Actress and Actor of the Year 2019. The film also received awards at the Horror Bowl Movie Award, India for The Best Film of the Year 2019, The Best Director of the Year 2019 Mr. Lyda LEAK, The Best Actor of the Year 2019, Mr. Piseth SORN. ‘The Clock Spirits Awakening’ was also distributed and shown in multiple territories in Asia.

In 2020, Lyda was also the director of the project ‘Red Wall’ that was disrupted by the pandemic. Lyda’s latest project include ‘Grade 12E’, a horror film. 2023 directed ‘Rent Boy’ a comedy starring multiple famous actors from different South East Asian countries and is scheduled to be released in multiple territories and “The Night Curse of Reatrei” a horror film. In 2024, he just completed a film “ Neang Neath ” a horror and comedy film.