7th Sense Creation
7th Sense Creation (Burmese: သတ္တမမြောက်အာရုံ) is a major film production and media company in Myanmar. 7th Sense was cofounded by Khin Thiri Thet Mon, the daughter of Myanmar's commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing, San Ko Ko Tint San, the son of former sports minister Tint Hsan, Wai Min Aung, and Naing Phyo Kyaw in 2017.[1] The company was registered with Myanmar's Directorate of Investment and Company Administration on 3 April 2017.[2] Between 2017 to 2019, it produced eight motion picture films, including Mone Swel, a blockbuster that won a Myanmar Academy Award.[1] The company has courted scrutiny for its ability to outspend rivals on production budgets and actor salaries.[1]
Native name | သတ္တမမြောက်အာရုံ |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 3 April 2017Myanmar | in
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Website | 7th Sense Creation on Facebook |
In July 2019, 7th Sense signed exclusive contracts with five Burmese actors, including Nay Toe and Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi, who are two of Myanmar's biggest movie stars.[1] The American Embassy, Yangon came under media scrutiny in December 2020, for collaborating with 7th Sense Creation as its media partner for a music festival, because Khin Thiri Thet Mon's father Min Aung Hlaing, is technically subject to US economic sanctions.[3][4][5] In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, 7th Sense has been the target of a domestic boycott of military-linked goods and services, due to its ties to the Burmese military.[6]
References
- "Military Chief's Family Members Spend Big on Blockbuster Movies, Beauty Pageants". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- "SEVENTH SENSE COMPANY LIMITED". Directorate of Investment and Company Administration. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- "တပ်ချုပ်သမီးပိုင် မီဒီယာကုမ္ပဏီနှင့် ပတ်သက်၍ ဝေဖန်ခံလိုက်ရသည့် အမေရိကန်သံရုံး". ဧရာဝတီ (in Burmese). 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- "Music festival's ties to top general's daughter earn US embassy online ire". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- "US Embassy Under Fire for Working With Firm Owned by Sanctioned Military Chief's Daughter". The Irrawaddy. 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "Myanmar calls for boycott of Tatmadaw linked products and services". The Myanmar Times. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-02-04.