Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center

Bophana Center collects image, sound and video archives related to Cambodia and shares them for free

Description

Bophana Center acquires film, television, photography and sound archives on Cambodia all around the world; and it gives free public access to this precious heritage. For Cambodians, it opens the door to huge swathes of their memory
From the very beginning, Bophana Center’s main objective has been to offer young Cambodians practical training as well as professional support over the long run. Thus, archivists, film and audiovisual technicians as well as young filmmakers have been trained at Bophana Center. The center is now opening to multimedia: it has launched pilots and a new training curriculum is being developed. While being a discussion forum for the artists, Bophana Center also supports art creation in all its forms and produces documentaries and fictions about Cambodia, which are the archives of tomorrow. “Red Wedding” in particular stood out in major festivals, including Sundance and IDFA. Film and broadcasting productions have taken an increasing part in our activity, This enables us to become more financially independent and echoes our ambition to strengthen the audiovisual sector in Cambodia.

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English, Khmer