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Contributers to FREEDOM DEAL, our US-VN War-era Feature in Cambodia

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Here's a growing list of global contributors, below, as seen in their 'video thank you postcards from Cambodia' (below) who are helping make possible the production of our Vietnam-war era Cambodian feature film, FREEDOM DEAL ( www.freedomdealmovie.com ).   CONTRIBUTE to our Effort and Join the Ranks of the Esteemed Supporters of FREEDOM DEAL: Kickstarter Fundraiser (POSTPRODUCTION) KOMAT Sara Caldwell IndieGogo Fundraiser (PREPRO & SHOOTING) Mike Chinea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FZN6B1EhQI David Rogers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul1LYEs7M5E Sashwati, Lisa, Mark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjeIBhEA_eg Chris Thrall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClxqCo5cwlk Arnold Toole http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gJrl9SXC6w Dawn Mikkelson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ggzH-t2jUA Alexandra Rohrer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyESS5Cyosg Ian Baird http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJP3eyzjnmM Joseph Culp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhk0CclY4p4 M...

Camerado's Observations on Pirate Movie Exhibition in Cambodia

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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 CamboFest Story: a behind the scenes look at Cambodia's first internationally recognized film festival, CamboFest

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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...