Khmer Magazine

Forty years after King Sihanouk’s attempt to challenge Cannes and Berlin with his own Phnom Penh International Film Festival, Cambodia’s film industry is languishing and cinemas are closing across the country. A lack of funding, trained personnel and especially a shortage of creative ideas mean the industry is developing at a snail’s pace, Western experts [...]

The government last week urged the Ministry of Culture to do more to promote the Kingdom as a destination for international film crews as the ministry hopes to welcome growing numbers of foreign film productions. Culture Minister Him Chhem said the focus of ministry efforts was to make Cambodia a better choice for international film [...]