In the framework of the project “Le Grand Voyage”, a film student exchange program between Switzerland and Cambodia launched by HEAD (Haute école d’art et de design Genève), 7 of Bophana Center’s film students traveled to Switzerland!

They visited HEAD in Geneva with two objectives: first, to finalize the post-production process of the short films that they had co-directed together with Swiss students who came to Cambodia in November 2015. Second, to co-present their newly produced films in International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) with HEAD’s students. The films were enthusiastically welcomed by an international audience.

After the festival, the Cambodian students were invited to Bern by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Head office. At the SDC office, in the presence of Ambassador H.E. Manuel Sager, the Bophana Center’s students presented their One Dollar Project short films which were made thanks to the support of SDC.

Bophana Center and its film students would like to extend their sincere gratitude to SDC and HEAD for their kind and generous support and the opportunity for rich intercultural exchange.

Together with the Goethe Institute in Vietnam, the French Institutes in Vietnam and Cambodia and the Bophana Center in Phnom Penh, Docmonde proposes a documentary script-writing residence and a documentary co-production meeting for Southeast Asian authors (Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei).

From February 22nd to March 5th 2016, at the Bophana Center in Phnom Penh, the selected authors will have the opportunity to develop their documentary projects. One trainer from Germany, writer and director himself, will mentor the program.

Together they will analyst the content and the esthetical options of their projects, they will screen films related to their projects, they will define the development possibilities, and finally write a new version of their script.

The training program is free of charge for the selected participants.
Qualification is not required but at least some experience in film-making (professional or non-professional), in link with the image (broadcasting, photography, visual arts…) or writing (theatre, literature…) would be preferable. The trainer will adapt to the development stage of the project and the experience of the participants to provide them with the relevant level of assistance they need to strengthen their projects. Beginners and experienced filmmakers can apply.

The projects should be presented by film writers/makers, whether or not they already have a producer, and good communication skills in English are required.

Applications including the form filled in and the required documents must be sent only by email and in English before January 23rd 2016 – midnight to the following address:

Frédéric Violeau / ASIADOC / Docmonde

Le Village – 07170 Lussas (France)

Phone. 00 33 4 75 37 93 51

Email: lumieremondediff@gmail.com

To download the application form of Documentary Script-writing , click here.

To download the application form of Documentary Script-writing (form​​ in ​Khmer) , click here.

To download the application form of Documentary co-production Meeting , click here.

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We are happy to present our events scheduled for January and February. With a total of conferences, screenings during the Cine Saturday, Cine Club, exhibitions as well as a symposium, we hope to have you with us! Please discover our program of January and February in our booklet distributed in the Center, or on this website!

Download the program here!

Each year, in early December, the Cambodia International Film Festival (CIFF) takes place in Phnom Penh for six consecutive days of film celebration gathering thousands of young Cambodians as well as foreigners in theaters. The program usually highlights movies made in or about Cambodia but also a selection of films from around the world in diverse formats – short and long fictions, documentaries, animation.

The goal of the festival is not only to present other cultures and exchange ideas, but also to be a crossroad for young and more experienced film professionals to expose their work.

The CIFF has been organised by the Cambodia Film Commission (CFC) and the Bophana Center since 2010 and has now become the most significant professional film event in Cambodia.

Download Full program & Schedule: http://cambodia-iff.com

We are happy to present our events scheduled for November and December. With a total of conferences, screenings during the Cine Saturday, Cine Club, exhibitions as well as an annual film festival, we hope to have you with us! Continue reading…

Bophana Center is excited to welcome « Le Grand Voyage Cinéma à Phnom Penh » from Switzerland, a program of Cinema students exchange between Swiss and Cambodia and of filmmaking workshops.

« Le Grand Voyage Cinéma à Phnom Penh » invite 16 Master Degree students from Cinema Department of Geneva School of Art and Design and 8 Bophana Center’s students of Filmmaking to join the workshop and exchange program for 4 weeks at Bophana Center.

The workshop will be led by two internationally renowned filmmakers: Rithy Panh from Cambodia, and Fernand Melgar from Switzerland.

http://head.hesge.ch/cinema/LE-GRAND-VOYAGE-Novembre-a-Phnom-Penh

Since 2007, October 27th has been set by UNESCO as the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage to spotlight archives institutions, giving them an opportunity to showcase their works in celebration of the world audiovisual heritage.
During one week, Bophana Center and the Institut français du Cambodge are collaborating to offer, for the first time in Cambodia, public screenings of rare movies on Indochina which were recently restored by the French CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée).
This movie selection aims to share the history and memories of the people of Indochina and also to raise the question of people’s identity under colonialism.
The screenings will start on the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage and will last for one week.
On the 27th of October, for the opening screening, Bophana Center will welcome Dr. Henri Locard for a lecture on Indochina; and on the 4th of November, for the closing screening, Ms. Khuon Vichheka will give a lecture, “Battambang during WWII”.

Download the program here!

The Last Refuge,a documentary film produced by Bophana Production, has been selected by the Margaret Mead Film Festival in New York and screened for its US Premier at the American Museum of Natural History on Sunday October 25.The co-director of the film, Anne-Laure Porée attended the screening and the following Q&A.
Bophana’s One Dollar Project short films The Guide Boy by Ngoeum Phally, Lady Stone and Minister of Papaya by Roeun Narith have also been screened on this occasion!