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Year-end appeal to support Cambodia's only independent movie festival!

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Support the re-birth of cinema in a developing country: CAMBOFEST, Cambodia!

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Support Cambodia's Indie Film Festival, CAMBOFEST! Contribute to the rebirth of cinema culture in Asia: Support CAMBOFEST, Cambodia CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia ( http://www.cambofest.com ) enters its 4th edition on March 1-9, 2011! "CamboFest brings the magic of movies to the land of Angkor" -Julie and Roger Corman His Majesty the King-Father asked me to thank you on His behalf. He read with great interest your report about your activities in reviving the cinema industry in Cambodia."   - From the cabinet of H.M. The King-Father Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia CamboFest is Cambodia's first international movie event since the end of the Khmer Rouge era. Launched in 2550 (2007) by longtime Cambodia-based media producer and filmmaker Jason Rosette , and now entering its 4th year, CamboFest, Cambodia set out  to launch a functional entertainment and edutainment-oriented film festival platform in a country which cont

CAMBOFEST, Cambodia uncovers another vintage pre-Khmer rouge cinema house

CAMBOFEST, Cambodia uncovers another vintage pre-Khmer rouge cinema house Here for the first time, CAMBOFEST, Cambodia ( www.cambofest.com ) staff present on mobile phone video one of the four original cinemas in Kampot, Cambodia. =>  Only three of the four original pre-Khmer Rouge era cinema houses remain in Kampot: the 'Maraka', the 'Royal' (re-discovered and brought back to life for the 2009 edition of CamboFest) ...and this one, formerly known as the __________________, to be unveiled for use as a possible venue at the 4.0 edition of CAMBOFEST: film and Video Festival of Cambodia. Despite a grass-roots budget and largely volunteer staff, CamboFest surprised UNESCO and others in the Cambodian context by re-discovering and bringing back to life the vintage 'Royal' cinema for its 2009 edition (as seen in our blog at => cambofest.blogspot.com ) Founded by media producer and filmmaker Jason Rosette in 2553 (2007), CamboFest is the longest ru

Back by popular demand - behind the scenes at a film festival in Cambodia, CAMBOFEST

Jason 'Camerado' Rosette   Back by popular demand! An amazing behind the scenes look at the making of an independent movie event in Cambodia: The CamboFest (Cambodia) Story (Part 1) ~ http://cameradomoviesandmedia.blogspot.c   om/2010/01/cambofest-story-part-1.html Posted via email from Camerado @ Posterous

CAMERADO: Movies and Media - October, 25 2554/2010

////////////////////////////// CAMERADO: Movies and Media -  October, 25 2554/2010 Script development Phase II underway for Camerado’s 3 rd  feature, the VN War-era feature, FREEDOM DEAL :: Submissions still open for  Cambodia ’s longest running international film festival, CAMBOFEST,  Cambodia  (4.0 Edition) :: Southeast Asia Filmmakers Exchange :: Updated Contacts ////////////////////////////// => FREEDOM DEAL, Camerado’s 3rd feature, commences script development Phase II in  Cambodia   FREEDOM DEAL, Camerado’s 3 rd  feature, is a Vietnam War-era dramatic social issue feature (such as ‘Hurt Locker’ or ‘Blood Diamond’) which takes place in  Cambodia  during the 1970 US/ARVN military effort to locate and destroy communist sanctuaries along the Cambodia/Vietnam border. http://www.camerado.com/freedomdeal   * This never before told story is told from the point of view of a Cambodian boy and his friends as they search for sanctuary from the growing conflict on their doo

Commencing Phase II of FREEDOM DEAL script component in Cambodia

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Phase II of script component (completion of first draft and workshopping) commencing now in Cambodia. Writing add'l script in Cambodia for FREEDOM DEAL FREEDOM DEAL, the 3rd feature by Camerado ( http://www.camerado.com ) has writer-director Jason Rosette attached to direct with 'Golden Era' Cambodian filmmaker Yvon Hem contributing story elements and additional writing. Fundraising outreach will soon commence to support this component, in the meantime, pls see http://www.camerado.com/freedomdeal for more information FREEDOM DEAL with big jug of water...

Cambodian filmmaker Yvon Hem receives his Grabay Meas ('Golden Waterbuffalo') trophy from CAMBOFEST, Cambodia

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A photo with late, great Cambodian  ‪#‎ filmmaker‬  Yvon Hem, who we awarded the Grabay Meas 'Golden Buffalo' trophy for his  ‪#‎ movie‬  'Shadow of Darkness' at the CamboFest, Cambodia Film Festival . He was also an advisor for our ongoing movie project, 'Freedom Deal' . Despite his monumental life's work, Mr. Yvon Hem had at the time not yet been awarded any kind of official recognition...so it was our honor and pleasure to provide him with this award trophy!

Writer-Director Jason Rosette: updated filmography

Updated filmography and other info for award winning writer-director Jason Rosette of Camerado  http://www.camerado.com/jasonrosettedirector IMDB here =>  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0742891/ Posted via email from Camerado @ Posterous

Reading the script [Part 1] from FREEDOM DEAL, the Vietnam War era feature by Camerado

...visit Camerado's page at Podomatic for more information and to track the progress of this new and unique feature movie project by Camerado! => http://camerado.podomatic.com/entry/2010-10-10T01_35_45-07_00 Posted via email from Camerado @ Posterous

A look at some prosocial documentaries I've directed in Cambodia (writer-director Jason Rosette)

' Have Forest, Have Life ', (2006) a documentary about biodiversity values in the remote Cardamom mountain region of Cambodia. Produced and directed by Jason Rosette of Camerado SE Asia www.camerado.com for clients WildAid (Wildlife Alliance), Conservation International, and Fauna and Flora International.   Wildlife photography/videography by Allan Michaud and Jason Rosette. Statement from director Jason Rosette of Camerado SE Asia : "This was a very challenging, but ultimately successful and enjoyable collaborative effort between three significant wildlife NGOs working in Cambodia today: Wildlife Alliance (then WildAid), Conservation International , and Fauna and Flora International .  I commend these three organizations on their ability to seamlessly harmonize a unified approach and method in this particular project. Production required that we venture into some pretty remote areas, and we carried all of our gear on small motos - with skillful drivers to handle

Camerado's Jason Rosette concludes postproduction supervision and editing on 'Pirate's Curse'

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A scene from 'Pirate's Curse', (c) Location Thailand/Studio Asia, Ltd. Camerado director Jason Rosette was brought onboard as editor and post production supervisor to conduct successful forensic story reconstruction, while contributing additional direction and sound design. See letter of recommendation here. Posted via email from Camerado @ Posterous

#2 from 'William Bonney's Electric Book of Hours' (spoken word poetry)

via camerado.podomatic.com Posted via email from Camerado @ Posterous

‘NANOOK OF THE NORTH’ to premiere in Cambodia...88 years after its initial release at CAMBOFEST, Cambodia

‘NANOOK OF THE NORTH’ to premiere in Cambodia...88 years after its initial release at CAMBOFEST, Cambodia Robert Flaherty’s ‘Nanook of the North’, considered to be the first feature-length documentary, will at last officially premiere in Cambodia, no less than eighty-eight years after its release. CamboFest: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia ( www.cambofest.com ) has confirmed with the permission of The Flaherty/International Film Seminars, Inc. that Flaherty’s classic 1922 arctic documentary will have its long awaited Cambodian theatrical premiere at the upcoming 4th edition of CamboFest, scheduled to run March 1-9, 2011, with selected previews in Phnom Penh in December 2010. A grass roots, private sector event, CamboFest is the longest running international movie festival in Cambodia. Documentaries, animation, shorts, features, and local Cambodian films are programmed in broad-themed, ‘primarily entertaining’ strands, with the intention of helping to revive a bona-fide motion

POST- FESTIVAL STATEMENT From Jason Rosette, Director of BANGKOK INDIEFEST

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POST- FESTIVAL STATEMENT From J Rosette, Director of BANGKOK INDIEFEST 1.0 August 6-8 2553/2010 ( www.bangkokfest.com ) August 14, 2553/2010 Hello BANGKOK INDIEFEST 1.0 community, fans, press, and participating filmmakers! Thanks again to all supporters for your generosity in participating in the first edition of our emerging festival. After a very intense effort in producing and wrapping the 1st edition, there is now a bit of time at last to reflect on the event... Just a little over two months ago, the protest situation here in Bangkok was at a critical juncture...parts of the city were burning and a curfew was in place...automatic weapons fire crackled through parts of town. As director of the festival (Jason Rosette, aka J "J" R) I had, at one point, a bag packed with my passport inside, ready to head to a more stable environment in case the rumors of "civil war" in Thailand became reality. No one knew how, or when, the protest situation would be resolved. Our f

Phnom Penh SE Asia Update - CAMERADO www.camerado.com

Now in Phnom Penh: Scoped out costs for vintage (actual) VN-era military uniform with helmet and boots, here in Phnom Penh, for upcoming feature FREEDOM DEAL: $115 * Fiberglass and/or plywood shell of a Huey to come from Bangkok * Also have new batch of Grabay Meas ('Golden Buffalo') trophies in production for CamboFest at last...see www.cambofest.com     Posted via email from Camerado @ Posterous

BANGKOK INDIEFEST Wraps! * Contact us for next Edition

BANGKOK INDIEFEST's 1st edition ( www.bangkokfest.com ) , running from August 6-8, has wrapped successfully after screening over 80 independent movies from around the world, including Thailand, in what has been the first international film event to take place in Bangkok since the end of the recent 'Red Shirt' protests. Almost shelved by the protests and the exodus of sponsors that followed, the innaugural Bangkok IndieFest succeeded in bouncing back - with only a fraction of the budget of the Bangkok International Film Festival, to offer "a voice that's unique on the city's scene" ( Wise Kwai Film Journal ). In so doing, Bangkok IndieFest showed the world that Bangkok is once again a fun, stable, and attractive tourist and cultural destination. For more information, press and pix, visit the Bangkok IndieFest website at http://www.bangkokfest.com   Posted via email from Camerado @ Posterous

Bangkok IndieFest launches! Come before 5 (Friday Day 1) and get your free Singha!

BANGKOK INDIEFEST Launches!  Movies running now through Sunday night in Bangkok at HOF Art --> see schedule and venues here: http://www.bangkokfest.com/schedule_venues/schedule_venues.html *** Come before 5 PM on Friday (today) and get a free brew, courtesy of Singha Lite! *** More updates coming soon... ;) BANGKOK INDIEFEST www.bangkokfest.com         Posted via email from Camerado @ Posterous

Winners of Bangkok IndieFest's 'Golden Shirt' Award to be Determined by Audience Choice

Winners of Bangkok IndieFest's 'Golden Shirt' Award to be Determined by Audience Choice Winners of Bangkok IndieFest's 'Golden Shirt' award in each category to be determined by audience choice this year, via ballot selection for each of the 80+ participating films. *YOU* can help determine the winners! See complete schedule and lineup here: http://www.bangkokfest.com/schedule_venues/schedule_venues.html BANGKOK INDIEFEST 1.0: August 6-8, 2553 More info @ aa http://www.bangkokfest.com/ Posted via email from Camerado @ Posterous

LOST IN NEW MEXICO rises above the indie pack!

LOST IN NEW MEXICO rises above the indie pack! Award winning writer-director J Rosette's 2nd feature, LOST IN NEW MEXICO: the Strange Tale of Susan Hero ( www.lostinnewmexicomovie.com ) continues to garner more positive press, rising above the Indie Pack. "It would be interesting to see Rosette’s obvious abilities supported by a professional cast and crew and studio-grade equipment." - The Moving Arts Journal "Recommended for Adventurous Viewers" - Lib. Journal "It’s the sort of film that would probably be a sleeper hit if it had the money behind it." - Rogue Cinema LOST IN NEW MEXICO: the Strange Tale of Susan Hero...the first dramatic feature from the director of the award winning feature docu, BOOKWARS ("Terrific" - LA Times). His 3rd feature, FREEDOM DEAL, is the never-before told dramatization of the US incursion into Cambodia in 1970 as part of the wider VN-US conflict.  ** The director has spent over half a decade living