The 6th Cambodia International Film Festival (CIFF)

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


The new Bophana program of event is out!

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…


« Le Grand Voyage Cinéma à Phnom Penh »

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


“Archives at Risk: Protecting the World’s Identities – Memories of Indochina”

Bophana Center in collaboration with French Institute and Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) launches a week-long screening event.

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” and One Dollar Short Films has been screened in Margraret Mead Film Festival in New York!

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!


Rithy Panh’s autographed DVDs are now available at the Bophana Center!

Rithy Panh, French-Cambodian film maker and President of the Bophana Center, is considered today as one of the most important film makers of Cambodia, with numerous international film awards and nominations to prestigious prizes. In response to a growing number of requests, the Bophana Center launches the sale of DVDs autographed by the director.

Available DVDs: The Missing Picture (2013) / Rice People (1994) / Duch, Master of the forges of Hell (2012) / Paper cannot wrap up embers (2006) / S21, the Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2002) / Shiiku, the Catch (2011) / One evening after the war (1997) / The land of the wandering souls (1999)

All films are in Khmer version with English subtitles

Price: 25$ each

All profits will be donated to the Bophana Center to support its activities. The quantities of autographed DVDs are limited,


Our program of Sep/Oct 2015 is ready!

Bophana center is pleased to offer our visitors a bi-monthly program rich in cultural events, debates, conferences, film screenings and many other activities. Please discover our program of September and October in our booklet distributed in the Center, or on this website!

Download the program here!


New Program at Bophana, CINE SOIREE!

Cine soiree is a seasonally organized series of screening nights on weekdays!
Please enjoy your evening with your drinks at Bophana Cafe Bar, by discussing on the film with your friends, or by meditating solely… every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30pm, in the Bophana Center’s movie theater.

Cine Soiree is for you to design!

For the screening,


Our program of July/August 2015 is ready!

Bophana center is pleased to offer our visitors a bi-monthly program rich in cultural events, debates,  conferences, film screenings and many other activities. Please discover our program of July and August in our booklet distributed in the Center, or in this website.

Download the program here!