Cambodia to host Asia Int'l Youth Movie Festival contest

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia will host the preliminary contest for the Asia International Youth Movie Festival on Oct. 12 at the multi-purpose hall of the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC), DAP news of Cambodia reported at its website on Saturday, citing a press release from the Japanese Embassy on Friday.

Winners of the contest will be invited to Japan in December to participate, together with students from other Mekong region countries (Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) and Japan, in the final round of the Asia International Youth Movie Festival which will be held in Ibusuki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

"The festival will be held in commemoration of the Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2009, and it has been made possible by the initiative of famous Japanese actor and singer Sugi Ryotaro," the press release said. "Sugi himself will visit Cambodia and join the panel of judges at the preliminary contest."

This preliminary contest has been co-organized by the Embassy of Japan, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) and CJCC. Twenty three-minute movies produced by Cambodian high school students have been submitted for the screening at the contest.

The Japanese company Canon donated five advanced video cameras for the contest.

Cambodia to host annual film festival

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Preparations are under way for the CamboFest, Cambodia's first internationally recognized film festival, to be held in Siem Reap on Dec. 26-30, national media reported Thursday.

The three-day festival will show 50 international films, including independent features, documentaries, shorts, animation and films dealing with social issues.

The X Bar will be a focal point, decking out its rooftop with a massive screen and a 4,000-lumen projector, the Phnom Penh Post said.

This venue will screen "out there" and cutting-edge features, shorts, animation and experimental films, it said.

Another confirmed venue is FCC Angkor, which will screen art flicks, documentaries and worthy social issues material, it added.

There will also be an "online venue", namely CamboTube.com, the newspaper said, adding that a complete schedule is expected soon.

The Golden Buffalo awards will also be announced at the end of the festival.

Call for Entries: CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia, Siem Reap, Cambodia

CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia is the first regular independent film festival in Cambodia since the 70's brought civil war and genocide under the Khmer Rouge.

Now that peace and stability have returned, the world has once again taken an interest in Cambodia as a safe, fun, and unique cultural and travel destination. Our aim is to contribute to the development of film, video, and media production in Cambodia by showcasing work by both international and regional filmmakers.

While Cambodian and regional filmmakers' work are highlighted in our program, international and non-Cambodian themed work is sought as well for a variety of programs.

** New this, our 2nd Year--> HUMAN RIGHTS SHOWCASE, featuring movies about Human Rights issues (although any movie, doc or fiction, can be submitted for consideration in the Festival) **

Winners in All Categories Receive the coveted GRABAY MEAS ("Golden Waterbuffalo") Trophy!

Find out more or submit your film at:

http://cambofest.com

[As always, movies submitted to CamboFest receive written feedback from viewing staff; see www.cambofest.com for actual feedback from previously submitted work.]

Starts: 06/06/2008
Ends: 06/08/2008
Issues: Human Rights, International, Media, Youth, Asia, U.S./Foreign Relations, Fair Representation, Media Literacy
Homepage: www.cambofest.com
Contact: info@cambofest.com