After a long-awaited return, Matt Dillon, Jim Denault, and John Pirozzi came back to Cambodia for the highly anticipated theatrical screening of “City of Ghosts.” Fondly reminiscing about his first visit to the Kingdom in 1992, the Hollywood actor and director shared how deeply impactful it was. This experience served as the inspiration for Dillon’s […]
Australian film critic Richard Kuipers, known for his work at Variety and as a programmer for the Freak Me Out section at the Sydney Film Festival, has returned to CIFF to introduce a lineup of captivating Australian films for 2023. One of the featured films at the festival is “The Last Wave,” a remarkable Australian […]
Dy Saveth, the trailblazing actress of Cambodian cinema, may be a name unfamiliar to many young people today. However, her extraordinary journey and iconic role as the Snake Girl in the 1974 film have left an indelible mark on the industry. Meet actress Dy Saveth, a courageous artist who fearlessly embraced challenges and continues to […]
In a panel discussion about “The Art of Acting,” CIFF and The Acting Academy invited notable figures from the new generation of Cambodian cinema, including actors, directors, and casting directors, to discuss tools and strategies for helping fictional cinema grow by relying on a new actor/director relationship. The panel took place on March 31st at […]
On April 1st, the documentary “Princess Buppha Devi: The First Royal Apsara” will premiere for the first time in Cambodia at the French Institute cinema. The film chronicles the life and devotion of Princess Norodom Buppha Devi to the Royal Ballet. The 52-minute film by director Christophe Gargiulo is set in an interview-style documentary. Gargiulo […]
On March 26th, the 12th Cambodia International Film Festival(CIFF) began its mini-preview of the festival with CIFF “Sprouts” at Chaktomuk Hall, PhnomPenh. Over 600 people attended the opening gala, which screened the 86-minutedocumentary The Perfect Motion by French director Xavier Lauzanne. The film follows the creation of a show called Metamorphosis by the late Princess […]
Cambodia has an extensive history with cinema, having reached a “Golden Age of Film” in the 1960s, but has been almost unrecognised due to political struggles and wars. In response to this, a new generation of filmmakers began working with limited resources to produce and film local films, without knowing their history. As part of […]
Previous Post When Colin Grafton visited Phnom Penh in 1973, he never anticipated that his photos would be such an invaluable marker in the history of Cambodian dance. Having attended a rare classical dance performance in Phnom Penh during Cambodia’s civil war, Grafton’s photos would follow him over three decades later to Tokyo, Japan, where […]
Through her first exhibition for the Cambodia International Film Festival, House Shadows, Allison Chhorn presented a 10-work photo series as well as three short films screened at the festival, called ‘Blind Body,’ ‘Plastic House,’ and ‘Missing’. Her work explores the trauma, migration, displacement and cultural heritage she has observed with her parents and in her […]
The 11th edition of the Cambodia International Film Festival has over 140 high-quality feature-length films, short films, documentaries and animations from over 40 countries, so choosing what to watch can be overwhelming. Any history buff, a fan of science, or anyone with an appreciation of Cambodia’s beautiful landscape, must see the film, Angkor: The Lost […]
