Cambofest

Seeking Cambodian Films & Videos for CAMBOFEST 2009 and Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Seeking Cambodian Films & Videos for CAMBOFEST 2009

*** CamboFest to nominate Cambodian & Cambodian-themed films for 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards ***

CAMBOFEST:
Film, Video and Animation festival of Cambodia
(http://www.cambofest.com) recently announced its appointment as the
Official Submission Organization for Cambodia for the 2009 Asia Pacific
Screen Awards (APSA).

CamboFest was invited by the International
Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) and APSA to submit
eligible films from the Cambodia for consideration in the second annual
awards, to be held in Queensland, Australia, on November 11.

The
agreement between CamboFest and APSA will facilitate long term cultural
and creative exchange and development of professional business
partnerships; to that end, CamboFest and APSA have collaborated to
showcase cinematic achievements from Cambodian filmmakers and industry
professionals to an international audience.

CamboFest welcomes
further Cambodian film submissions for consideration in both the 2009
edition of CamboFest and the 2009 APSA*; please find more information
at http://www.cambofest.com. [*Further eligibility details are below /
No submission fee for Cambodian films]

2008 APSA feature
nominees from Cambodia included: "Seasons of Migration" by Sophiline
Cheam Shapiro, John Bishop, and John Shapiro; "The Red Sense" by Tim
Pek [Winner of the 2008 Grabay Meas "Golden Buffalo" Award.

CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY

First public screening

* Films must have had their first public screening (World Premiere) after August 1, 2008

Eligible public screenings include:

* Cinema/Theatrical release
* FIAPF Accredited Film Festival screening
* National film festival screening from the Asia-Pacific region
* Broadcast on free to air, cable or satellite television (Documentaries ONLY)

Nationality / Country of birth

*
Films submitted or invited to be considered for the Asia Pacific Screen
Awards must have been predominantly created in Cambodia and must
reflect the cultural origins of the nominating country or countries in
accordance with Section 6.

* The majority of cast/crew must have
been born in Cambodia; hold a current passport from a Cambodia; or
normally reside in Cambodia. (A point scoring system is outlined in The
Test in Section 6 of the Charter Rules and Regulations which pertains
to this criteria)

* AT LEAST ONE Producer or Co-Producer must be from Cambodia.

Running time

* Feature Films and Children’s Feature Films must be 60 minutes+ in duration.
* Documentary Feature Films and Animated Feature Films must be 40 minutes+ in duration.

Subtitles

All
films must be presented in their original language and English
subtitles are required for all entries not in the English language. All
subtitling expenses are to be met by the film’s producer.

Please see http://www.cambofest.com for more information