CamboFest [Phnom Penh 2007 Edition] was a smashing success--thanks to everyone who supported us!
Herewith are listed the winners of the Golden Waterbuffalo Trophy, as determined by audience opinion and viewing staff using our "semi-democratic judging methodology" in each of Five Categories:
Best Local Showcase (made by a Cambodian National)
"Little Boy Drinking Bad Water"
Cambodia. Dir Poy Chhunly and Yannick Zanchetta.
Best Short Documentary
"Love Man Love Woman"
Vietnam / USA, Dir., Thi Nguyen.
Best Feature Documentary
DIE AMATEURE UND DER GENERAL.
Germany. Dir., Helge Cramer
Best Short [Fiction/Animation/Experimental] - UPDATE! Provisional Award, Pending Music Rights (will re-update if/when filmmaker secures music usage rights to Cambodian artist's tracks)
The Golden Voice.
USA. Dir., Greg Cahill
Best Feature [Fiction/Animation/Experimental]
La Cathedrale (The Cathedral)
Mauritius. Dir., Harrikrisna Anenden.
SEE PICTURES of the GRABAY MEAS (Golden Waterbuffalo) AWARDS AT:
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8BcOG7hoxcMKk
***Thanks Again to All Participating Filmmakers! ***
[Program will repeat, with some new additional movies, in Siam Reap in Dry Season Late Oct / Early November TBA]
Monday, June 18, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Taking Sweaty Break in Mekong Web
Day before Cambofest, now taking a break to update blog the day before CamboFest, as I load in to Sala ArtSpace...Mekong Web conveniently located downstairs here so good for Bloggage.
Not too much to install, chairs coming later. Big banner outside looks GREAT, will try to post that pic ASAP.
Nico from Metahouse has just come back from Germany, so will have to tweak his space later this afternnon, and most challenginsly, install the BIG SCREEN downstairs.
(((Thanks for all your support, Kampuchea!)))
** Wish us luck, tomorrow is Day #1! **
Not too much to install, chairs coming later. Big banner outside looks GREAT, will try to post that pic ASAP.
Nico from Metahouse has just come back from Germany, so will have to tweak his space later this afternnon, and most challenginsly, install the BIG SCREEN downstairs.
(((Thanks for all your support, Kampuchea!)))
** Wish us luck, tomorrow is Day #1! **
Friday, June 1, 2007
Steady as She Goes
Despite agonizingly slow internet here, things move forward for CamboFest! Not sure how many filmmakers will attend, Greg Cahill (The Golden Voice) will show.
Haven't notified any rejections yet because, until the schedule is technically completely locked (5 days - week before) there's always a chance that more room will open in the schedule, etc...also there's new talk of Venu "X" opening, a mysterious third venue which would allow us to show more movies than we currently have time for in the schedule! ;)
Burnt out; must head to Kep for a few days to get my wind back...Vuth and others also taking a few days off
J
Haven't notified any rejections yet because, until the schedule is technically completely locked (5 days - week before) there's always a chance that more room will open in the schedule, etc...also there's new talk of Venu "X" opening, a mysterious third venue which would allow us to show more movies than we currently have time for in the schedule! ;)
Burnt out; must head to Kep for a few days to get my wind back...Vuth and others also taking a few days off
J
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Lineup to be announced Soon; Venue B ready
Just a couple more days before we announce the lineup for the first ever global indie film event in Cambodia--CamboFest [Phnom Penh Edition 2007, June 16 & 17]
Lineup to be announced in a day or two, so check your inbox or go to:
www.cambofest.com
For the latest!
Lineup to be announced in a day or two, so check your inbox or go to:
www.cambofest.com
For the latest!
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Dates Set for CAMBOFEST 2007: Phnom Penh Edition
Dates have been set, with Venue A already confirmed:
CamboFest 2007 will take place June 16 & 17th at two venues here in Phnom Penh, to be announced shortly! Filmmakers to be notified soon as well...
Was just back up in Siam Reap, scoping out venues for a Siam REap edition, currently not officially announced, but in the works with an anticipated late October/Early November date (and with Venue B already locked in!)
To stay in the loop, be sure to check www.cambofest.com
CamboFest 2007 will take place June 16 & 17th at two venues here in Phnom Penh, to be announced shortly! Filmmakers to be notified soon as well...
Was just back up in Siam Reap, scoping out venues for a Siam REap edition, currently not officially announced, but in the works with an anticipated late October/Early November date (and with Venue B already locked in!)
To stay in the loop, be sure to check www.cambofest.com
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Busy Busy BUSY!!!
Running around (or shall I say RIDING around on trusty Daelim moto) like mad, collecting discs, meeting with venue folks, etc. Apologies for tardy blog action, but it's not really a top priority right now! ;)
However, might be interesting for some folks to note that I finally received one entry which had been sent on February 11th, so, arriving today here in Phnom Penh [ in good shape, it looks like] at our PO Box means an elapsed time of TWO MONTHS!!!!
Also interesting to point out that these were entries from the US; some Aussie entries zipped over here in about a week, so it definitely does depend on country of sender.
So...a few other stragglers may still be making their appearance, unless folks prefer to resend via FedEx, etc. Even so, it's probably about 10-15% entries who are AWOL in some way.
What doe this mean? Well, could mean POSSIBLY adjusting the festival date to make sure they're all in; or another option, doing an "unplugged" selection of CamboFest movies herein Phnom Penh as planned mid June, with main event in Siem Reap (Angkor Town) later, atthe end of rainy season...
However, might be interesting for some folks to note that I finally received one entry which had been sent on February 11th, so, arriving today here in Phnom Penh [ in good shape, it looks like] at our PO Box means an elapsed time of TWO MONTHS!!!!
Also interesting to point out that these were entries from the US; some Aussie entries zipped over here in about a week, so it definitely does depend on country of sender.
So...a few other stragglers may still be making their appearance, unless folks prefer to resend via FedEx, etc. Even so, it's probably about 10-15% entries who are AWOL in some way.
What doe this mean? Well, could mean POSSIBLY adjusting the festival date to make sure they're all in; or another option, doing an "unplugged" selection of CamboFest movies herein Phnom Penh as planned mid June, with main event in Siem Reap (Angkor Town) later, atthe end of rainy season...
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Scoping out Venues in Siem Reap (city of Angkor)
Hot day today, taking break before heading out to hustle a Tuk Tuk and drive around all day, scoping out venues for CamboFest; ideally, would like to show the CamboFest program in both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, this of course depends on what we can secure in terms of venues, gallery spaces, etc to show da'flix.
Have been to the temples a few times before, will pass today and focvus onl;y on CamboFest; even so, can feel their force from afar, tugging like a magnet. It's the Khmer heartbeat, the center of their once glorious (and very powerful) empire...
More later, internet slow up here
J
Have been to the temples a few times before, will pass today and focvus onl;y on CamboFest; even so, can feel their force from afar, tugging like a magnet. It's the Khmer heartbeat, the center of their once glorious (and very powerful) empire...
More later, internet slow up here
J
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Brief diversion via Thailand; CamboFest rachets up again
Brief lull as more entries came in through Khmer post, had to take a few days off to intercept some family in Thailand.
Not to worry: trusty assistant coordnator Vuth was hustling DVDs back from the Post Office and updating the WAB info...just another example of how CamboFest has increased the skills of another local Khmer individual, Vuth didn't even know what a film festival was before he started working with us on CamboFest (all private sector so far as well, not an NGO)
Not to worry: trusty assistant coordnator Vuth was hustling DVDs back from the Post Office and updating the WAB info...just another example of how CamboFest has increased the skills of another local Khmer individual, Vuth didn't even know what a film festival was before he started working with us on CamboFest (all private sector so far as well, not an NGO)
Friday, March 9, 2007
More movies coming in...
Regrouping as more movies come in; looks our festival manager will be confirmed shortly and will be onboard by April 1st.
So far, some strong flicks from around the world. Main issue now is how to construct the program to appeal to both local and indie friendly audiences--the cultural divide is significant and will be interesting to address, program-wise.
So far, some strong flicks from around the world. Main issue now is how to construct the program to appeal to both local and indie friendly audiences--the cultural divide is significant and will be interesting to address, program-wise.
Friday, March 2, 2007
New Staff Member Coming Soon!
Announcement to be made shortly; in the meantime continuing to receive and evaluate movies as they trickle in therough Khmer Post
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Finally getting the early submissions...
Finally we are getting some of the earlier submissions which had been delayed by Khmer post. As I said before, Khmer post is generally very reliable, but can sometimes involve unexpected delays.
Also, shared the CamboFest site and concept with some fellow students in my Master's of Development program at Royal University of Phnom Penh; they're all very interested in the whole thing, although none of them really know what a "film festival" is (!)...currently, there's very little in the way of indie film culture in Cambodia.
Of course, with CamboFest, we hope to change that!
Also, shared the CamboFest site and concept with some fellow students in my Master's of Development program at Royal University of Phnom Penh; they're all very interested in the whole thing, although none of them really know what a "film festival" is (!)...currently, there's very little in the way of indie film culture in Cambodia.
Of course, with CamboFest, we hope to change that!
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Update Regarding Tardy Movies / CORRUPTION STRIKES!!!
Hi--
Just a quick upate to let you all knwo that a few of the movies sent very early on still have not arrived; our thinking is the Khmer Postal staff was so stunned by the idea of getting all these DVDs sent that they did not initially react normally and may have sent them onward (say, to Singapore)
We'll wait and see, but just letting you all know if you're worried about your tardy movie, we'll suggest at the one month mark...that you might want to re-send? Sorry about this, but hey, this is a developing nation.
But so far, the vast majority of movies have been received with little problem.
But the little problem now is...bribage at the Post Office...some DVDs are now being mysteriously held for ranson, which we are paying (few thousand Riel)
Anyway, keep the movies coming, and thanks for your interest in CamboFest!
Just a quick upate to let you all knwo that a few of the movies sent very early on still have not arrived; our thinking is the Khmer Postal staff was so stunned by the idea of getting all these DVDs sent that they did not initially react normally and may have sent them onward (say, to Singapore)
We'll wait and see, but just letting you all know if you're worried about your tardy movie, we'll suggest at the one month mark...that you might want to re-send? Sorry about this, but hey, this is a developing nation.
But so far, the vast majority of movies have been received with little problem.
But the little problem now is...bribage at the Post Office...some DVDs are now being mysteriously held for ranson, which we are paying (few thousand Riel)
Anyway, keep the movies coming, and thanks for your interest in CamboFest!
Saturday, February 10, 2007
New conceptual addition to CamboFest: the rural component!
In the latest conceptual update to CamboFest, we've decided to do a program of screenings out in the countryside as well as showing in the city (since Cambodia is 80% rural, figured it was only fitting to do something like this)
Though there will be some logistical challenges to be sorted out, we're excited to do this--we think it'll be a great way to bring a few movies out to the real Cambodia (oxcarts, ricefields, and very fresh & curious audiences) as well!
Though there will be some logistical challenges to be sorted out, we're excited to do this--we think it'll be a great way to bring a few movies out to the real Cambodia (oxcarts, ricefields, and very fresh & curious audiences) as well!
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