Camerado Movie and Media Production

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 ...

(the following onesheet was provided in hardcopy format to emering Cambodian filmmakers and youth at the 2012 FilmCamp in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in response the question: "What can we do to develop the Cambodian film industry?" - Edited by J Rosette and Phun Sokunthearith) Suggestions to Help Develop Cambodian Film Industry ·        Petition Cambodian government for faster, cheaper broadband internet ; as internet/TV converges, this will become more and more important for distribution and cloud-based production and postproduction technologies. ·        Identify, support, and encourage INDEPENDENT & NON-ALIGNED* film festival events and efforts (as well as others) by local Cambodian film and media professionals. Nonaligned effort = an effort that is conceived, produced, and implemented primarily independently of any foreign development agency or foreign government embassy, or cultural center in any form. Foreign develo...

Now welcoming guests in Kampot, Cambodia: one of Cambodia's few remaining vintage cinemas, the 'Royal': a living relic of the silver screen, whose kindly caretakers invite folks to stop by and take a look starting today (February 2, 2012).  Contributions in support of the cinema house are welcome, pls make any contributions directly to the owners, or buy a cup of coffee or tea for 1$. Find the ROYAL In Kampot, Cambodia near t he giant Durian statue... Contact CamboFest @ info@cambofest.com , or HED or KARIM at Cambo-Eco Tours in Kampot, 855 097 9999665, for location & add'l information.   In association with CamboFest, Cambodia Film Festival ( www.cambofest.com )

CamboFest was held for its 3rd (2009) edition, in the vintage 'Royal' cinema house in Cambodia, a pre-Khmer Rouge era Cambodian cinema hall which CamboFest brought back to life with a custom screen installation, generator, and all digital projection system. Before CamboFest 3.0, not even longtime local expats living in the area realized that the 'Royal' had once been a cinema house (of course local Cambodians remembered it well). The Royal had been used as a warehouse for water containers for years, ever since closing as an active cinema hall in 1986, and CamboFest staff only just found it by accident while scouting another vintage venue nearby. CAMBOFEST Grabay Meas ('Golden Buffalo') award winners  for the 3rd Edition are listed below -  CF2009 Stills in the series below by top Phnom Penh photographer, Simon Toffanello of Monsoon Pictures To cross-reference movie stills against schedule and description, pls see the PDF of schedule and lineup ...