been built in 2009–2011. Moreover, the vast majority of the theatres were located in Yangon and Mandalay alone. Recently Myanmar cinema got visibility in international film festivals. In 2014, The Maw Naing's The Monk was premiered at the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Followed by the participation in main competitions as; Wera Aung's short film The Robe at 21st Busan International Film Festival, Aung Phyoe's Cobalt Blue at 72nd Locarno Film Festival. and Maung Sun's Money Has Four Legs at 74th Locarno Film Festival. In 2019, some local media reported a revival in the local movie industry, stating that in 2016 there were 12 movies cleared by local censorship and waiting to be screened, 18 in 2017, more than 40 in 2018, and more than 60 in 2019. The success of Now and Ever (2019), starring Zenn Kyi, was also cited as evidence of the revival. According to The Myanmar Times, the most successful Myanmar movie in 2019 was The Only Mom, directed in Myanmar by Thai director Chartchai Ketnust, starring Burmese actress Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi and telling the story of a family that moved into a colonial-era haunted house. The movie also starred a real Burmese Spiritualist medium, U Hla Aye, who died after his part of the shooting was done. Burmese film companies Z Productions (Formerly Akhuka Productions) Akaya Production Arkar production Like Art Creation Magical Creation Myanmar Amyotha Artint media production BAHUGEN Pictures Barani Bridge Central base production Chitthu Country Star Dawei 8K Film Everest EM Production Green Age Film Production Harmony Light HD Production Team Hlaing film production Kadipayinkyin Khin Sabe Oo film production Kyemon Kyaw Zay Kyaytagon Lin Lucky Seven LuSwankung Magic Factory Production Ma Ha Htun Malikha Mittayangpyan Moe Kaungkin Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise Myatharaphu Myintmitta Myo National Network Inc. Nawarat New Htat Tang Novel Ohtthaphaya One of those Hearts Pan Wai Wai Papermoon Pataukpinlan Phoenix Pon Taung Myay Pyiphyomyat Red Radiance Sein Htay Sein War Ni Sein Tharaphu Shutter Productionn Shwe Taung Shwe Zin Oo Snow White Synthesis Productions (local/international) 10A Production Thazin Third Eye Thirithanda Thukha May Wah Wah Win Shwe Yamona Ye Kyaw Thu YMT Productions Ywat Sein Vision Production Zan Zinyaw Films See also Cinema of the world Southeast Asian cinema Wathann Film Fest References Charney, Michael W. (2009) "Ludu Aung Than: Nu's Burma During the Cold War," in Christopher E. Goscha & Christian F. Ostermann (ed.), Connecting