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21/12/2022

Davy Chou's Return to Seoul, is shortlisted for the Oscars representing Cambodia!
🥰

11/11/2022

18/10/2022

18/10/2022

Just announced : Return to Seoul won the AUDIENCE AWARD for BEST NARRATIVE FILM at Hamptons International Film Festival in New York, USA !!

Congratulations Chou Davy

Aurora Films FraKas Productions 맑은시네마 MereCinema
mk2 films Sony Pictures Classics

https://hamptonsfilmfest.org/hiff30-award-winners/

And there are many festival screenings coming up in the rest of October elsewhere in the USA:

Chicago International Film Festival 🇺🇸
18 Oct at 20:30 at AMC River East
https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/return-to-seoul/

Dallas International Film Festival 🇺🇸
19 Oct at 19:30 at Alamo Draft House
https://dallasfilm.org/schedule

Lake Placid Film Festival (Adirondack Film Society) 🇺🇸
22 Oct at 15:00 at Palace Theatre
23 Oct at 12:00 at Palace Theatre
https://www.adirondackfilm.org/films/return-to-seoul

Santa Fe International Film Festival 🇺🇸
CLOSING FILM on 23 Oct at 19:00 at Violet Crown Large
https://boxoffice.santafe.film/.../closingnightreturntos.../

Philadelphia International Film Festival (Philadelphia Film Society) 🇺🇸
24 Oct at 15:45 at Bourse
25 Oct at 20:15 at PFS East
https://filmadelphia.org/events/pff31-return-to-seoul/

Montclair Film 🇺🇸
30 Oct at 17:30 at Clairidge Cinema
https://montclairfilm.org/events/return-to-seoul/

02/04/2022

••• តារាសម្តែង/ក្បាចគុនខ្មែរ ដែលមានទេពកោសល្យ ខាងក្បាច់គុនល្បុក្កតោ កញ្ញា សំ ថារ័ត្ន បានចូលរួមសម្តែងនៅក្នុងកុន Hollywood

យោងគណនីហ្វេសប៊ុកផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន Tharoth Sam Oum បានឲ្យដឹងថា គាត់ បានទៅចូលរួមសម្តែងក្នុងភាពយន្ត Hollywood ក្នុងខ្សែភាពយន្ត រឿង SHOTGUN WEDDING ថែមទាំងបានជួបនិយាយគ្នាផ្ទាល់ជាមួយតារាសម្តែង Jennifer Lopez ថែមទៀតផង។

"ខ្ញុំពិតជារំភើប ដែលមានវត្តមាននៅក្នុងភាពយន្តនេះ និងជាឱកាសដែលខ្ញុំបានបង្ហាញពីសមត្ថភាពខ្មែរ សិល្បៈ ក្បាច់ខ្មែរ អត្តចរិក សិលធម៌ វប្បធម៌ និងសិល្បៈនៃការចែករំលែកដែលខ្ញុំមានទៅកាន់ពិភពលោក។" នេះជាសម្តីក្នុងសំនេររបស់កញ្ញា

គួរបញ្ជាក់ថា ខ្សែភាពយន្ត SHOTGUN WEDDING គឺកំពុងដំណើរការថតនិងដឹកនាំសម្តែងដោយ លោក Jason Moore និងចូលរួមសម្តែងដោយតារាល្បីៗដូចជា Jennifer Lopez និង Josh Duhamel ជាដើម។

យ៉ាងណាមិញយើងក៏ធ្លាប់បានឃើញនូវការសម្តែងរបស់កញ្ញា សំ ថារ័ត្ន តាមរយៈខ្សែភាពយន្តខ្មែរធំៗមួយចំនួនរួចមកហើយ ដូចជា រឿង Jailbreak និងរឿង First They Kill My Father ជាដើម។

ចង់ដឹងថាការសម្តែងរបស់គាត់ក្នុងវិស័យកុន Hollywood ល្អដល់កម្រិតណា រងចាំតាមដានទាំងអស់គ្នា។

អេដមីន Parker


#អ្នកកុននិយម

30/03/2022

3 films from Anti-Archive will be screened at New Directors New Films 2022 at New York City this coming month, 20th April - 1st May.
-Onoda – 10,000 Nights in the Jungle dir. Arthur Harari
-Further and Further Away Dir. Polen Ly
-White Building

Celebrating its 51st edition in 2022, the New Directors/New Films festival introduces New York audiences to the work of emerging filmmakers from around the world.

02/03/2022

Trailer of Satook, a film about the Cambodian American diaspora. Coming in April 💐

27/02/2022

Check out Cambodian American PraCh Ly's on this new short documentary, "Satook", created for the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art Trailer.
Directed by Prach Ly
Cinematography by Carl Off
Editing by Frank Martinez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTZ67Ht-hLg

The story examines the transformation of religious traditions in Cambodian American communities through the ruptures of war and immigration. The film centers on four intimate conversations with survivors and the diaspora of the Khmer Rouge genocide, who share their personal experiences and memories of their parents, and reflect on their communities and journeys of belief. The film also examines the contemporary meanings of ancient sacred sites in Cambodia and considers more broadly the diversity and complexities of religion in four different locations in the United States.

Satook will premiere on the museum’s YouTube channel in mid-April in celebration of the Cambodian New Year and will be featured as part of the new exhibition "Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain" from April 30–September 18, 2022.

“Satook,” directed by praCh Ly, examines the transformation of religious traditions in Cambodian American communities through the ruptures of war and immigra...

26/02/2022

Interview with the director and actors of "White Building"

23/02/2022

Watch as Cambodian filmmaker Polen Ly showcase his short film, "Further Away" at the official short competition at Berlinale.

17/02/2022

Catch the documentary in Cambodia, White Building, coming this in April!

17/02/2022

Congratulations to Cambodian-French director Rithy Panh and production designer Sarit Mang for winning Berlinale Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for EVERYTHING WILL BE OK!

13/02/2022

21/01/2022

SGIFF FILM FUND | 2020 SEA-SHORTS RECIPIENT: 𝗙𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 by Polen Ly.

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 at Berlin International Film Festival 2022!

15/01/2022

WHITE BUILDING - ប៊ូឌីញ ស is coming to in Cambodia soon! Keep your eye out for this beautiful film about this historic building that became part of Cambodia's rich history.

28/10/2021

Polen Ly's short documentary 'Side By Side' is part of In Competition among other great short films at Singapore International Film Festival this year.

A recount of forced marriages and survival in the Khmer Rouge.Side by SideTickets on sale at http://sgiff.com Singapore International Film Festiv...

07/09/2021

I smell an Oscar nomination from Cambodia

Emerging Cambodian filmmaker Kavich Neang has a deep personal connection with the White Building, an iconic structure that was demolished in 2017. Neang’s fiction film “White Building& #…

29/07/2021

Ream Production is looking for Cambodian and Mixed-Cambodian actors
for its big film project for 2022. Auditions are now open for the following roles:

(Female, late 20s/early 30s look)
- Cambodian (born and raised)
- Speaks good English with Khmer accent
- Speaks fluent Khmer
- Has a kind face and is dark-skinned, with a distinctly Khmer look
- Fit, must be willing to train in Bokator & shoot fighting and training
sequences
- Previous fight training a plus

(Male, 50’s look)
- Cambodian (born and raised)
- Speaks fluent English with slight Khmer accent
- Speaks fluent Khmer
- Charismatic and well spoken, but also temperamental, able to show
both care and tough love
- Must be willing to do light martial arts training
- Previous fight training a plus

(Male, 30s with a rugged look)
- Cambodian (born and raised)
- Speaks fluent Khmer
- Speaks basic English
- Has deep-seated anger and a tendency to be defensive, over protective, even aggressive
- Fit and physically imposing, must be a trained Bokator martial arts
practitioner
- Must be proficient in following fight choreography & stunts

(Female, 20s look)
- Cambodian (born and raised)
- Speaks fluent English, Khmer and French
- Beautiful, graceful, and confident, behind her eyes is intelligence and
wit that she deliberately hides
- Must be willing to do light martial arts training
- Previous fight training a plus

(Female, 20s look)
- Cambodian (born and raised)
- Speaks fluent Khmer
- Speaks basic English
- Sexy, middle class but street smart, fond of gossip, and loves video
games
- Must be willing to do light martial arts training
- Previous fight training a plus

(Male, 20s look)
- Cambodian (born and raised)
- Speaks basic English
- Speaks fluent Khmer
- Athletic, lower class but well groomed, clueless and not very smart, prone to chasing women, and loves video games
- Must be willing to do light martial arts training
- Previous fight training a plus

(Male, late teens/early 20s look)
- Cambodian (born and raised)
- Speaks fluent Khmer
- Handsome, innocent/youthful looking, wearing worn, urban-style
clothes
- Must have a unique look or presence, speaks through facial
expressions only
- Must be willing to do light stunt training
- Previous stunt training a plus

(Male, 40s look)
Cambodian/European/Mixed-ethnicity
- Fluent English but with strong French accent or fluent in French
- Intelligent, fierce, tall, lean build
- Easily recognizable silhouette
- Must be willing to do stunt training/choreography
- Previous stunt training a plus

(Male, 30s look)
- Cambodian/European/Mixed-ethnicity
- Fluent English
- Bodybuilder type, or tall and husky, physically imposing, easily
- recognizable silhouette
- Must be willing to do stunt training/choreography
- Previous stunt training a plus

(Female, late 20s/early 30s look)
- Cambodian/European/Mixed-ethnicity
- Fluent English
- Voluptuous, athletic, gym trained/CrossFit/bodybuilder type, easily
- recognizable silhouette
- Must be willing to do stunt training/choreography
- Previous stunt training a plus

Message us on Telegram to schedule a screen test:
(Khmer) 093 236 325
(English) 061 555 915
All screen tests will be held on August 4 at Ream Production Office
Address: #678 St. 271, Phum Prek Tanou, Sangkat Chak Angre Loeu, Khan
Meanchey, Phnom Penh

26/07/2021

Congratulations to Kavich Neang and Anti-Archive for the world premiere of the film, White Building, in Venice International Film Festival.

27/10/2020

By the creators of Funan, come Sorya. Here is a teaser for the beautiful animated film coming soon.

22/10/2020

Check out the film about the rise of a successful Cambodian immigrant and how he lost his everything.

THE DONUT KING, comes out on October 30.

21/10/2020

Sneak peak on the new Disney film about Southeast Asia, Raya looks badass!

Restore peace. Find the last dragon. Watch the new trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon, in theaters March 2021. Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, ...

06/10/2020

Australian director Mark Toia shot most of his dystopian sci-fi film, Monsters of Man, in Cambodia four years ago. Set to release at the end of this year, the movie features an international cast, including Cambodian actors Ma Rynet, Trong Kam and Ly Ty.

The majority of the scenes are shot in Kampot and Siem Reap provinces and Phnom Penh.

Toia mentioned that the benefits of shooting an expensive feature film like Monsters of Man in Cambodia, were the access to unique locations, affordable costs, and the people.

(Source: Phnom Penh Post)

https://youtu.be/JWe5U9DbD0I

MONSTERS OF MAN Official Trailer (2020) Sci-Fi, Action Movie HD © 2020 - Monsters of man the Movie

28/08/2020

"Although Raya is set in a fictionalized kingdom inspired by the cultures of Southeast Asia, Tran, a Vietnamese American, will be the first actress of Southeast Asian descent to lead a Disney movie."

https://io9.gizmodo.com/star-wars-kelly-marie-tran-will-be-the-star-of-disneys-1844868715?utm_campaign=io9&utm_content=&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook

From a galaxy far, far away to a magical new land, the heroine behind The Last Jedi’s Rose Tico is finding new ways to delight us.

03/08/2020

From the creator of the animation, Funan, comes Sorya.

15/05/2020

The filmmaker Rithy Panh attempts to find where his parents, victims of the Khmer Rouge, are buried.

10/05/2020

These films are available for viewing from Friday, May 8th at 7pm PT to Thursday, May 14th at 7pm PT. Livestreams are available to watch on the Visual Communications Youtube Channel and the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival page!

Co-presented with: Cambodia Town Film Festival

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Virtual ShowcaseFREE STREAMINGLos Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Virtual ShowcaseCambodia Town Film Festival presents: Khmer Americana + Q&A These f…

22/02/2020

New film casts actresses of Cambodian descent.

Joining the Cambodia-set thriller are Tzi Ma, co-star of Disney's upcoming 'Mulan;' Ellen Wong of Netflix's 'Glow'; and Elodie Yung, best known as Elektra in Marvel's 'Daredevil' and 'The Defenders.'

18/11/2019

New project set to start production next year in Cambodia, try out and email them!

14/10/2019

Based on true stories of modern slavery happening in fishing industries ...