░░░▒▒▒▓▓▓▒▒▒░░░▒▒▒▓▓▓▒▒▒░░░▒▒▒▓▓▓▒▒▒░░░▒▒▒▓▓▓▒▒▒░░ Trailer for 'FREEDOM DEAL: the Story of Lucky', a brand new pioneering historical indie drama taking place in Cambodia during the expansion of the US-Vietnam conflict in May 1970. SEE THE TRAILER @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K7dezQCl4E FREEDOM DEAL is the first ever movie about this chapter of history told from the Cambodian (Asian) ...

The FREEDOM DEAL movie team continued shooting over the August 11-12, 2012 weekend, returning to the East side of the Mekong river in Cambodia to continue production on their unique US-Vietnam war era drama, taking place in Cambodia during Nixon's 1970 'Cambodia Incursion'.   Catch a glimpse behind the scenes through some stills and video HERE, along with some video and some PR shots with talent on location. See behind the scenes pix and info...

Hello from  Camerado SE Asia: We've been very busy here recently in SE Asia, prepping for initial production  of our 3rd feature, FREEDOM DEAL , while simultaneously securing sponsorship for two film festivals we produce in the region, the CamboFest Cambodia Film Festival and the Bangkok IndieFest :     The CAMBOFEST, Cambodia Film Festival , Cambodia's first recurring international movie festival since...

  FANS of WORLD CINEMA! Contribute to a bold and innovative Cambodian indie film that breaks totally new ground – FREEDOM DEAL!   LOGLINE: SPRING, 1970. As part of the escalating Vietnam War, a combined US & Army of South Vietnam military operation enters Cambodia to locate and destroy North Vietnamese and Viet Cong sanctuaries. A Cambodian youth named Samnang (‘Lucky’) rescues downed US soldiers, while evading horrific Cambodian ghost...

In June 2010 I received the following email from New York based correspondent and Cambodian cinema afficianado Claus Mueller:   From: Claus Mueller <filmexchange@gmail.com> To: The CamboFest Team <info@cambofest.com> Subject: Re: combofest lite december 2010 Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:35:29 -0400   Hello JR In late April we communicated about  CamboFestLite.....Since I may be in Phnom Penh in December I am most interest...

Hello Colleagues in Media, Film, Business, Music, the Arts, Philanthropy, and Beyond: This is writer-director Jason Rosette of Camerado SE Asia, I hope you are all well! With the recent winding down of the 4th edition of the CamboFest, Cambodia Film Festival, our efforts have shifted back to producing a fabulous and compelling feature film that we've been developing for some time.  I hope you'll take a moment to read on - there's never been a movie quite like this, and you'll soo...

Among companies providing productions services to foreign film makers is Bophana Production a Pnomh Phen based company which has been involved in large scale productions and co-productions while producing documentaries on their own. Among most recently produced films serviced by Bophana are SAM SAME BUT DIFFERENT, THE CATCH, EMPIRE OF THE TIGER, and HOLY LOLA (bophanaproduction.com).There is no official censorship in Cambodia yet all scripts need to be approved. According to Cedric Elroy wh...

Over a period of fifteen years through 1975, known as the golden age of the Khmer cinema, Cambodia produced almost 400 films. Under the four year terror regime of the Khmer Rouge the Cambodian film industry and most of its worker were terminated with only 30 films left intact. Laboratories, films, and theatres were destroyed; actors and directors slaughtered. Very few were able to leave the country. Others lived underground, like the noted Mao Ayuth, disguising their professional background fo...

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. => http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEndbWYFTFA  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, the third of the three remaining cinema structures left in Kampot, Cambodia...

Banned by the Cambodian authorities, the documentary “Who Killed Chea Vichea?” investigates the 2004 assassination of labor leader Chea Vichea. As president of the Free Trade Union, Cambodia’s largest labor organization, Vichea was widely admired for his tireless fight to increase wages and improve working conditions for his members. It was a dangerous job which often brought him into conflict with powerful people and institutions, but despite numerous beatings, ...

Take Your Seat at the Phuket Film Festival June 4 – 13Thailand has recently undergone some traumatic events which lay heavy in the minds of its people. Lose of life and property damage in Bangkok was tragic. But things have returned to normal and it is time to Bring Back the Smile to Thailand. Tourism accounts for 6-7% of total GNP in this country which has slowed to a trickle in the past few months because of the Bangkok disturbances. But we need you to come back; tourists need to return to e...

CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia (www.cambofest.com) wraps its 3rd season, with stills and video now viewable - and being continually updated - on our official blog@ http://cambofest.blogspot.com WINNERS OF THE GRABAY MEAS (Golden Buffalo) TO BE ANNOUNCEDvia Video Blog and other URLsDecember 20th, approx 8PM (Cambodia Time) at the top of our Blog at http://cambofest.blogspot.com  This year's Cambofest was held in the Coastal town of Kampot, Cambodia, in a vintage, ...

CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia (www.cambofest.com) wraps its 3rd season, with stills and video now viewable (and being continually updated) on our official blog @ http://cambofest.blogspot.com This year's Cambofest was held in the Coastal town of Kampot, Cambodia, in a vintage, pre-Khmer Rouge era cinema house, the 'Royal', which CamboFest successfully ressurrected against all odds for this year's event. The 'Royal' had been built in the 1950s, and was a popular local mov...

CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia, has concluded its 3rd season after resurrecting a Khmer-Rouge era vintage Cambdian cinema house for all screenings - wild adventure with some intrigue! - now tabulating audience choice ballots to determine winners of Grabay Meas ("Golden Buffalo") awards More updates soon, with incredible pix of vintage KR era venue and visiting filmmakers at  CAMBOFEST http://www.cambofest.com ...and blog on our site as well at http:/...

From the Udine Far East Film Festival comes the list of Asian films that will be at Cannes! Plus Jury President Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai is the brilliant signature of this festival. Asian Cannes Competition: Summer Palace, Lou Ye Quinzaine des realizateurs: The Host, Bong Joon-ho Yureru, Nishikawa Miwa Sepohon Rambutan Indah Kepunyaanku Di Tanjung Rambutan, U-Wei bin HajiSaari Un Certain regard: Re-cycle, Oxide Pang Chun & Danny Pang Gwai Wik Luxury Car, Wang Chao The Unforgiven,...