1960s and 1970s Cambodian film festival and exhibition “Golden Reawakening”.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Phnom Penh: The team of Kon Khmer Koun Khmer (Cambodian Films, Cambodian Generation) is pleased to invite you to the opening of the 1960s and 1970s Cambodian film festival and exhibition “Golden Reawakening”.
From 1960 to 1975, Cambodian film studios produced more than 350 films and there were about 30 movie theatres in Phnom Penh. Today, only 33 films remain available. Lux Theatre is the last surviving movie theatre. Only a few directors and film stars survived the Khmer Rouge regime.
This event will introduce from October 17th to October 25th this golden era of Cambodian films through biographies, photos and posters of the greatest actors, filmmakers and films. This special event serves as a link between generations and brings together a number of surviving directors and film stars from 1960 to 1975 with many talented young artists from today’s art scene. More than 20 Cambodian artists have created paintings, photographs, drawings and an architectural model based on fragmented memories and limited documentation.
During the festival, 11 films from this golden period will be screened with commentaries from legendary filmmakers Ly Bun Yim, Yvon Hem and Ly You Sreang and the legendary film star Dy Saveth. The organizers are honored to receive permission from HM King-Father Norodom Sihanouk to screen his film “Twilight” (1968) which HM has chosen for the festival. The 11 films include masterpieces “Twelve sisters” by Ly Bun Yim and “The Snake Man” by Tea Lim Koun (who many of us have lost touch with and we have discovered him alive in Canada three weeks ago).
The opening reception will take place on
Saturday, October 17th, 6pm
The Chinese House
45, Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh
This event was made possible thanks to the support of the US Embassy, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), Bophana Center and Peace Book Center.
