Friday Industries has acquired a major stake in Mbrella Films, the Thai manufacturing firm that specializes in worldwide co-productions and manufacturing companies all through Southeast Asia. The deal contains each a capital injection and line of credit score designed to gas the prodco’s enlargement.
The acquisition positions Friday Industries to faucet into Thailand’s rising enchantment as a manufacturing vacation spot, with Mbrella providing entry to various places and studios throughout the area. Underneath the brand new association, Mbrella, whose credit embody “Hellbound” and “Affinity,” will be capable to bundle tax rebate financing and minimal assure financing alongside its full-service manufacturing help.
“Thailand is seeing an increasing number of productions yearly — prices are very reasonably priced, the places are unbelievable, and lots of producers don’t understand what’s obtainable right here,” stated Joshua Dixon, founder and CEO of Mbrella. “Now we have sturdy authorities help and nice movie incentives, it’s the proper local weather for future movies and funding. We’re thrilled to affix Friday Industries’ ecosystem and collaborate with its portfolio firms to help incoming productions in practically any capability.”
Mbrella has a global govt workforce led by American producer Dixon, whose credit embody “King The Land” and “Hellhound.” Government producer Adam Pray (“Stranger Than Fiction,” “Khattaf”) and producer Nick Rumpf (“Mission Unattainable III,” “Eyes In The Timber”) additionally serve full-time on the firm.
The deal brings Mbrella into Friday Industries’ movie community collective, which incorporates N8 and EST N8. The businesses have produced or distributed titles together with Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” “House For Lease,” “Pabrik Gula” (Indonesia’s highest-grossing 2025 movie), Oscar-shortlisted “The Monk and The Gun,” Cannes 2025 Critics’ Week Grand Prize winner “A Helpful Ghost,” and Cannes official choice “Kennedy.”
“This funding additional solidifies our foothold in Asia and permits us to collectively speed up the infrastructure of content material manufacturing for the area,” stated Kris Eiamsakulrat, CEO and founding father of Friday Industries. “Bridging East and West has all the time been the underlying ethos for Friday Industries. With Mbrella Films, we will present a streamlined end-to-end manufacturing answer to our companions globally.”
Sean Thongchan, COO of Friday Industries, will be part of Mbrella’s board as a part of the deal.
The transfer comes on the heels of Friday Industries’ current partnership with British movie financier Goldfinch, which launched a $20 million collateralized credit score automobile for backing movie and high-end tv productions throughout the Center East, North Africa and Asia-Pacific areas.
