Camerado Movie and Media Production

(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...

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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...

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

THE CAMBOFEST STORY ...regarding the unusual and mysterious events surrounding  the 3rd Edition of CAMBOFEST, Cambodia Film Festival - www.cambofest.com "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 "I found the write-up, below, absolutely mesmerizing" - Mr. Balen, Indochine Law (KL/Bangkok/Phnom Penh) CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia Year 3 / 2009 Edition ( http://www.cambofest.com / http:cambofest.blogspot.com ), Cambodia’s first international independent movie festival - now entering its 4th year - took place on December 4-6 in Kampot, Cambodia. This year's festival met or exceeded most achievement goals set from the previous editions: the all-digital throughput was the first of its kind for a festival environment in the re...