:: CAMBOFEST 2008 Wraps in Siem Reap, Cambodia / WINNERS ANNOUNCED ::

CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia wraps after four days

of screenings which featured 60+ new films from across the globe!

CamboFest was produced this year by Camerado with the support of the

US Embassy in Phnom Penh, ANZ Royal Bank, Digipost, FilmCambodia, and

others.

A number of international filmmakers traveled to Cambodia to attend

the 2nd annnual edition of CamboFest, including directors Matthew Jaik

("Where the Lotus Blooms"), Ella Pugliese ("Gigantari"), Norm

Fassbender ("Not So Cruel, Today"), and Jamie Cohen ("Barber of

Kigali").

Park Sung Ho from the Pusan international film fest and other regional industry pros also

made their way to Cambodia for the 2nd edition of CAMBOFEST.

Winners of the Grabay Meas (Golden Buffalo) award in each category

are as follows:

(See also

http://cambofest.blogspot.com/2008/12/winners-of-2008-cambofest-grabay-m...

for selected pix as well)

WINNERS

Feature Fiction.....FARKAS (Wolf) Directed by Tamas Toth

[Hungary/Russian Federation]

Short Fiction........REBEL SONG Directed by Simon Arthur

Feature Documentary..........A LIFE IN HASHISTAN Directed by Tonya

Dreher [USA/Afghanistan]

Short Documentary.......INTESTINES OF THE EARTH Directed by Barbier

Olivier

Local Showcase.........THE RED SENSE Directed by Tim Pek

[Cambodia/Australia]

Universal Language.......NOT SO CRUEL, TODAY Directed by Norm

Fassbender

Human Rights Showcase........RHAPSODIO DO ABSURDO Directed by Claudia

Nunes

Animation Only.......ELEGY Directed by Shereen Abdul-Baki

List of winners with selected pix can also be seen on the CamboFest

blog at:

http://cambofest.blogspot.com/2008/12/winners-of-2008-cambofest-grabay-meas.html

**Now accepting submissions for CAMBOFEST 2009**

Get more info on the CamboFest website at http://www.cambofest.com

[Hi-resolution pix available upon request; please contact

info@cambofest.com with request and the name of your publication]