Camerado Movie and Media Production

Camerado SE Asia , producer of the supernatural US-Vietnam wartime drama taking place in 1970 Cambodia during Nixon's 'Cambodia Incursion', FREEDOM DEAL , is happy to announce that our first local (Cambodian) casting session, held April 28, 2012, has been successfully concluded! Potential actor for the role of the Viet Cong guerilla, 'TRINH ', attending the April 28, 2012 open call for FREEDOM DEAL.  FREEDOM DEAL writer-director Jason Rosette screen tests potential local talent  Princess Soma Norodom, Ratha Tieng, Colleague of Ratha, and coordinator Phun Sokunthearith at the 1st open casting session for FREEDOM DEAL in Phnom Penh Our primary goal at the April 28 Phnom Penh local casting session was to secure talent for the two principal Cambodian refugees of the civil war, SAMNANG (age 12-13) and the elder wedding musician, NUON (age 50-60). These two are fleeing the fighting on the border after an errant B52 strike - targeting a hidden North Vietname

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA, April 20, 2012 : An unusual street-level photo exhibit launched in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, heralding a new and unique approach to location street photography & exhibition: 'Personalities of the Cambodian Wine Bar'  a street-level photography experience by filmmaker & photographer Jason Rosette The show featured photos of  local working class Cambodians who frequent the wine bar - and was held at the actual wine bar where the pictures were taken. See photos from the show => http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameradomedia/sets/72157629872559789/ Guests in attendance included various guests and workers of the market, a few daring foreigner/expatriates, and of course, the personalities of the wine bar themselves. With a degree of reflexivity and and participation that would have satisfied Brecht himself, the event culminated with a selection of photos from the show being offered to the subjects of the photos who were in attendance. See a unique

Local (SE Asia) casting session for the FREEDOM DEAL feature film project We'll be seeking talent to participate in several short produced and edited scenes from the script which will be part of further development and outreach. These sequences will also be used as a standalone short that may be screened at festivals and other venues to drive PR for further development and production. DATE: April 28, 10-4PM LOCATION: Khmeroyal Hotel, 383 Sisowath Blvd., Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA In particular, we'll be looking for the "hero" main character, SAMNANG, a boy-youth aged 12-13 (or so), and the WEDDING PLAYER (NUON), who can play the Tro Khmer, Tro Sau, or other stringed instrument, age 50-60.  These are two of the main characters in the movie, and a lot of consideration will be given towards their mutual chemistry and interaction - ie. Samnang may be clever but naive, while Nuon tells tall tales and is a bit of a scatter brained prankster. However, the act

Currently, foreign-run pirate movie venues in Cambodia are thriving now more than ever, and they continue to rip off filmmakers and studios while negatively impacting Cambodia's reputation in the international media trade. Just consider: when an international filmmaker discovers their film has been screened in Cambodia without their knowledge or permission - Cambodia suffers.   It becomes 'the Cambodians' who ripped off the film...not the actual foreign venue owner who made the decision to screen the movie, sourced the bogus title, and makes a living off concession sales and admission fees, with nary a penny going to the producer of the film. Over the past several years since the original writing of  The CamboFest Story , pirate venue owners in Phnom Penh have become savvier, more clever.   Now that the issues of public performance rights and copyright for films has been well-raised  (through incidents like those seen in that strange but true tale)  these venue owners