Thursday, January 8, 2009

CAMBOFEST 2008 Pix & Video (ongoing)

The first batch of CAMBOFEST 2008 pix & video, which will be gradually captioned and organized in an ongoing fashion...

Any CamboFest visiting filmmakers who'd like to include content, pls email info@cambofest.com, it will be welcome!

All the Best,

JR
CAMBOFEST
http://www.cambofest.com

[Note: Angkorian temple pix by David Seaver Photography @ http://www.davidseaver.com]
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Mr. Tol, Narith, and JRosette with the Golden Buffalo in an Angkorian temple on the final day of CamboFest 2008...


Taking a breather and reading the CamboFest program guide (in Khmer and English)...



Presenting the Golden Buffalo at XBar with CamboFest 2007 local showcase winner, Chuunly Poy ("Boy Drinking Bad Water")...Universal Language winner Norm Fassbender ("Not so Cruel Today") touches the Buffalo...





With Buffalo again...




Finalizing the list of winners in the Angkor temple...



Filmmaker Metrey Jaik ("Where the Lotus Blooms") forces Narith Hoo and CamboFest director J Rosette out the door at the end of the final day...


Shots of various movies screening with Khmer audience as well...CamboFest director J Rosette with filmmaker Metrey Jaik...fans from Finland's Midnight Sun Film Fest show off their CamboFest T-Shirts...







Support CamboFest with a purchase of a CAMBOFEST Tshirt (Large only - ships anywhere!)

















Massive bicep flex for victory after third day of CamboFest wraps...


Late night at Xbar...


Chuunly Poy and animation partner-wife Koern Kolab discuss their latest movie...


Late night at FCC Angkor, venue "B"...




Back at Xbar: young curious Cambodian moviegoers...



FCC Angkor again...


Ray Leos recuperates from the flu by watching a healthy does of CamboFest flicks!


Filmmaker Jamie Cohen ("Barber of Kigali"), happy to be at CamboFest after his flight from Canada...

CamboFest's J Rosette with Park Sung Ho (and friend) of the Pusan International Film Festival...


Back at FCC, filmmaker Ella Pugliese ("I Gigantari") discussed her movie after an intro by Ray Leos...

Norm Fassbender, his producing partner Kate, and Ella Pugliese...Chuunly Puy with Mariam Arthur of Film Cambodia...



Norm and Chuunly Puy...


The backend of CamboFest: stacks of DVD screeners and staff back at the guesthouse...


More scenes of Xbar and FCC Angkor prepping for Cfest...




CamboFest founder J Rosette with fortune teller before commencing the first day...


Resting at the guesthouse...


CamboFest ads on ANZ Royal bank ATMs, just one of many methods of direct outreach & promotion of CamboFest 2008...


Other forms of outreach including web & radio spots, aired as far away as New York City:

http://www.cambofest.com/files/cambofest_15_second_spot.aif

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...Flyering streets of Siem Reap













...more flyering and grass roots street team promotion












...even the roasted Bananna lady gets in on the action








...the old fortune teller prophesies our future; he says "you are still in uncertain times, like a boat which is between two shores..." Later he went on to say that success would be had in the end.










...Heading out to work the first day of CamboFest 2008










...Mr. Tol calls a local TV station to come over and cover CamboFest










...behind the scenes, in the guesthouse: preparing shirts, organizing disks, and taking a much needed breather.








..."Barber of Kigali" director James Cohen discusses his movie with a few moviegoers.






...more discussions








...on the road to the temple to finalize and announce the winners of Cambofest 2008








...James Cohen discusses the plight of indie filmmakers in the 21st century, in Canada and beyond.