Presenter Henry Golding and the Travel Show team were in Cambodia last month filming for the BBC and worked with Hanuman Films to facilitate their shoot.
As well as riding the new passenger trains which operate from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville via Kampot, the team also went on the rails in Battambang to try the legendary ‘Bamboo Train.
Louis Vuitton Men’s Summer Collection Photoshoot in Cambodia
Louis Vuitton came to Cambodia to shoot images for their new Men’s Spring/Summer Collection around the Temples of Angkor and Hanuman Films took care of the line production services.
Louis Vuitton Men’s Summer Collection at Angkor with AnOther Man
Louis Vuitton Men’s Summer Collection at Angkor with AnOther Man
1 Catalogue Shoot, 10 Magazine Shoots, 11 models, 11 collections and a host of supporting fashion photographers and stylists adding up to more than 80 crew on the ground. Hanuman Films ensured that the Louis Vuitton teams shot with flair and care around the iconic Temples of Angkor. Images here by Julia Hetta appeared in AnOther Man magazine.
Louis Vuitton Men’s Summer Collection at Angkor with AnOther Man
Louis Vuitton Men’s Summer Collection at Angkor with AnOther Man
The Booze Traveler in Cambodia with Hanuman Films
Popular Travel Channel show, The Booze Traveler came to Cambodia in January 2016 and explored with Hanuman Films.
The Booze Travler Jack Maxwell
Cocktail connoisseur Jack Maxwell takes his respect and appreciation for specialty cocktails to explore new locales, seeking out the people, places and customs. Cambodia will be the first episode of Series 3 so keep an eye on the Travel Channel website for details of the schedule: http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/booze-traveler
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Check out the Cambodia Town Film Festival 2015 Highlights Video
Cambodian Town Film Festival | Highlights from SIN Media on Vimeo.
If you missed your chance to join the CTFF 2015 in Long Beach, California, you can check out some highlights in this video. You will see our main actors, including Ma Ryneth, Dy Savet, Sok Sokthun, Ros Mony and Hun Sothy.
The Last Reel also won the ‘Best Narrative Feature’ award at this festival adding up to a total of 7 awards, 2 for the film, 1 for the Director and 4 for the actors.
តើអ្នកអាចស្វែងរកតួអង្គក្នុងរឿង”ដុំហ្វីលចុងក្រោយ” នៅក្នុងវីឌីអូនេះដែររឺទេ?
បើអ្នកខកខានឱកាសចូលរួម អ្នកអាចមើលសកម្មភាពសង្ខេបៗមានដូចជា ការចាក់បញ្ចាំង រឿងខ្មែរល្បីៗ វេទិកាសំណួរចម្លើយ និងការកម្សាន្តនានានៅក្នុងមហោស្រពភាពយន្តក្រុងកម្ពុជា (CTFF) តាមរយ:វីឌីអូនេះ។
The Last Reel is Nominated for the ICFT-UNESCO Fellini Award
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2015 in collaboration with the International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication (ICFT), Paris, will present a special ICFT prize consisting of the UNESCO Fellini Medal awarded to a film which reflects the ideals promoted by UNESCO.
The Last Reel is nominated for the ICFT-UNESCO Fellini Award
The Last Reel has been nominated for this prize and is one of 12 films in the running. The Last Reel will screen at 4.30pm on Monday 23 November at the 46th International Film Festival of India in Goa, which takes place from 20-30 November 2015.
http://www.iffi.nic.in/iffi_2015/Unesco%20Awards%20and%20medal.pdf
The broad guidelines for the selection of the films are:
“The film shall exhibit artistic excellence in screenplay, music, and filming technique.
The film shall promote the common good, which is defined as a society in which persons and communities care for one another’s well-being.
The film shall exhibit sensitivity to the human situation, promoting the dignity of all.
The film shall cultivate a realistic hope of creative transformation.
The film shall reflect the ideals of peace, love, tolerance, harmony and friendship.”
Fingers crossed for yet another award for The Last Reel.
The Last Reel is Cambodia’s Official Selection for the 2016 Oscars
The Last Reel, directed by Sotho Kulikar, has been officially chosen by the Cambodia Oscar Selection Committee (COSC) to represent Cambodia for the Foreign Language Film Award of the 88th Oscars ceremony.
Director Sotho Kulikar on set with actors Sok Sothun and Ma Rynet in The Last Reel
The Last Reel has already won several awards at major international film festivals, including the ‘Spirit of Asia’ Award by the Japan Foundation Asia Center at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2014 in Japan and the ‘Black Dragon’ Award at the Far East Film Festival 2015 in Udine, Italy.
“I am so grateful to the Cambodia Oscar Selection Committee for choosing The Last Reel to represent Cambodia for the Foreign Language Film Award at the 2016 Oscars,” said Sotho. “This film was made by Cambodians with a Cambodian audience in mind, but the themes are universal and it has been embraced around the world, as well as here at home,” she continued. “I am extremely proud to represent Cambodia, the Cambodian people and the Cambodian film industry at the 88th Oscars,” she added, “I love my country and an award for The Last Reel is an award for Cambodia.”
The Last Reel Director Sotho Kulikar receives the Spirit of Asia Award.
The Last Reel is about a lost film buried beneath the Killing Fields which reveals different versions of the truth. In an abandoned cinema, rebellious teenager Sophoun discovers an old film starring her mother, offering her the chance to dictate her own destiny at last, but at the cost of uncovering some dark secrets from the past about her parents lives during the Khmer Rouge regime.
The Last Reel is one of the first feature films to be directed by a Cambodian woman, debutante Director Sotho Kulikar, and was shot entirely on location in Cambodia during 2013 with a cast of leading local talent, including Ma Rynet, Dy Saveth, Sok Sothun, Hun Sophy and Ros Mony. It is a Hanuman Films production.
The Last Reel Premiere Cambodia International Film Festival 2014
Each year the Oscars are hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Hollywood. Each country may submit one film and only the sanctioned organization may choose the film. “It is an honor for our committee members to take part in this prestigious event,” said Ms. Mariam Arthur, chairperson of COSC. “Their expertise in the Khmer film industry makes the members the best qualified to choose which film should represent Cambodia.”
Recently, Cambodia has submitted Lost Loves by Mr. Chhay Bora in 2012, and The Missing Picture by Mr. Rithy Panh in 2013. In 2014, there were no films submitted to COSC. In order for films to qualify, they must have a theatrical release between Oct 1st and Sept 30th of each year, among other requirements. Filmmakers are required to notify COSC by July 15 of each year of their intention to submit. “We encourage filmmakers to contact us before the post-production of their film, so we can review the requirements with them and help make sure they meet all of The Academy qualifications,” said Ms. Arthur.
The Last Reel wins the ‘Best Narrative Feature Award’ at the Cambodia Town Film Festival inLong Beach, Los Angeles
Now that The Last Reel has been submitted to The Academy for consideration in the Foreign Language Film Award category of the Oscars, everyone must wait to see if it will be chosen as a final nominee for an Oscar. First, all the films in this category are reviewed and nine films are shortlisted. Of these, the final 5 official nominees are chosen, which will be voted on by Academy members for the Oscar-winning film. The Oscar ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, 28 February 2016. Broadcast live on Monday morning 29 February 2016, the COSC will be hosting the 7th annual Hollywood Awards Live event in Phnom Penh.
The Last Reel is out now in all leading Cambodian cinemas, including Major Cineplex by Cellcard at Aeon Mall; Legend Cinemas at TK Avenue, City Mall and Stung Meanchey; and Platinum Cineplex Sorya and Platinum Cineplex in Siem Reap.
The Last Reel Film Poster, out now in all cinemas in Cambodia
The Oscars are the Olympics of the film industry and Cambodia has a medal hope in the shape of The Last Reel. The Last Reel has already won 6 awards at international film festivals. Will there be another award?
Website
Visit The Last Reel website (www.thelastreel.info) to learn more about the film, including a fullscreen trailer and lots of online film stills, behind-the-scenes and award photos, plus an online brochure.
Facebook
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The Last Reel Wins ‘Best Narrative Feature’ at Film Festival in the US
The Last Reel brings home its first American award from Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Last Reel Award Best Narrative Feature Award
This weekend saw the Cambodia Town Film Festival at the Art Theatre, Long Beach and the The Last Reel was honoured as the ‘Best Narrative Feature’ or the best feature film at this year’s festival. The lead actors were all on hand to collect the award in person, including Dy Saveth, Ma Rynet, Sok Sothun, Hun Sophy and Ros Mony, plus Producer Nick Ray. The legendary Dy Saveth picked up a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for her contribution to the Cambodian film industry, making it a double header for The Last Reel.
Dy Saveth Lifetime Achievement Award
The Last Reel screened to a sellout audience of 380 as the opening film of the 3rd Cambodia Town Film Festival on Saturday 5 September. After a moving screening, the cast and crew went on stage for a Q & A with the festival organisers.
Many thanks to the Cambodian-American community in Long Beach for their incredible hospitality which included taking the actors on a tour of the Hollywood ‘Walk of Fame’ on Friday and a tour of Long Beach sights on Sunday, including the Aquarium of the Pacific and the venerable Queen Mary.
The Last Reel Cast on the Queen Mary, Long Beach
There were also lots of social events by night, including a ‘Meet the Filmmakers’ evening at Thunder Studios, an opening party at landmark Sophy Restaurant, a ‘rom vong’ session at Legends Seafood Restaurant and an on-on to the even more legendary Dragon House nightclub, made famous by the Dengue Fever album, ‘Enter the Dragon House’.
Ros Mony and Ma Rynet on the Walk of Fame
A huge thanks to all those involved in the Cambodia Town Film Festival, including Festival Directors Caylee So and praCh Ly, and all the members of the festival committee who chose The Last Reel as the ‘Best Narrative Feature’. Thanks also to the army of volunteers helping with the event who helped ensure the actors had an incredible time in Long Beach and Los Angeles. The welcome and friendship was very much appreciated by all those involved in The Last Reel. They will never forget the experience.
Dy Saveth Ma Rynet Yeak Attack
Thank you also to the all-important sponsors who made CTFF 2015 possible and managed to assist with funding the actors to join this celebration of Cambodian film, including the US Embassy in Phnom Penh, the Nancy Lee Show in Los Angeles and the Cambodia Town Film Festival team. And Hanuman Films of course, who coordinated the whole trip.
The Last Reel is Coming Home to Cambodia from 4 September 2015
The Last Reel will be on release in all cinemas in Cambodia on Friday 4 September 2015, including Major Cineplex, Platinum Cineplexes and Legend Cinemas.
The Last Reel Film Poster
Please share the news that this award-winning Cambodian film will be in local cinemas with your family and friends via email and social media, including Facebook and Twitter. Here is the official The Last Reel Facebook page for breaking news: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Last-Reel/1581309628755913
The Last Reel has already won three international awards, including the ‘Spirit of Asia’ Award for Director Sotho Kulikar at the Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan in October 2014; the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ Award for Sok Sothun at the Asean International Film Festival& Awards in Malaysia in April 2015; and the ‘Black Dragon’ Award at the Far East Film Festival in Italy in May 2015.
International Film Reviews
The Hollywood Reporter
“With The Last Reel, Cambodian cinema’s resurgence as a filmmaking force continues apace… Sotho Kulikar conjures remarkable performances from her lead actresses in an attempt to reflect historical schisms through the tropes of rebellious-daughter family drama.”
Empire Magazine
“The spotlight falls on another lost tradition in Kulikar Sotho’s The Last Reel, a deeply moving memoir of the golden age of Cambodian cinema that was swept away and all but eradicated by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s.”
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“The Last Reel” relates a personal, cross-generational tale of love and hate to the loss of cultural heritage and identity that occurred when Khmer Rouge outlawed moviemaking and destroyed a thriving national industry, and if only in its own last reel, it has both educational and deeply emotional impact… affecting and gripping… a passionate cri de coeur.”
Background
The Last Reel is one of the first feature films to be directed by a Cambodian woman and is generating significant international interest. The Last Reel was shot entirely on location in Cambodia during 2013 with a cast of leading local talent, including Ma Rynet, Dy Saveth and Ros Mony. It is a Hanuman Films (www.hanumanfilms.com) production.
“A lost film buried beneath the Killing Fields reveals different versions of the truth. In an abandoned cinema, rebellious teenager Sophoun discovers an old film starring her mother, offering her the chance to dictate her own destiny at last, but at the cost of uncovering some dark secrets from the past about her parents lives during the Khmer Rouge regime.”
Forthcoming Film Festival Dates
There are lots of leading film festival screenings lined up for the rest of the year, including a selection in the next month in the Philippines, Thailand, Japan and the US:
Cinemalaya, Manila, Philippines, August 2015: www.cinemalaya.org/films/asian-section/last-reel
Asean Film Festival, Bangkok, Thailand, August 2015
Aichi International Women’s Film Festival, Nagoya, Japan, September 2015: www.aiwff.com/2015/en/
Cambodia Town Film Festival, Long Beach, USA, September 2015: http://www.cambodiatownfilmfestival.com/
Earlier Film Festival Dates
The film has already screened at several prestigious international festivals around the world, including:
Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan, October 2014
Cambodia International Film Festival, Phnom Penh, December 2014
Singapore International Film Festival, December 2014
Asia House Film Festival, London, March 2015
Asean International Film Festival, Malaysia, April 2015
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, USA, April 2015
Far East Film Festival, Udine, Italy, April 2015
Bentonville Film Festival, USA, May 2015
Cines del Sur, Granada, Spain, June 2015
Taipei Film Festival, Taiwan, July 2015
New York Asian Film Festival, USA, July 2015
Pittsburgh Silkscreen Festival, USA, July 2015
Asian Film Festival of Dallas, USA, July 2015
Useful Links
Website
Visit The Last Reel website (www.thelastreel.info) to learn more about the film, including a fullscreen version of the trailer.
There is also an official The Last Reel Facebook page for breaking news: The Last Reel
Online Brochure
View the online brochure at: http://www.thelastreel.info/public/documents/The%20Last%20Reel.pdf
Online Gallery
View selected stills, behind-the-scenes and awards at: http://www.thelastreel.info/en/gallery
The Last Reel at International Film Festivals in July 2015
The Last Reel is showing at several international film festivals this month, including the New York Asian Film Festival, the Silk Screen Festival in Pittsburgh, the Asian Film Festival of Dallas and the Taipei Film Festival in Taiwan.
The Last Reel key art
It is a busy month for The Last Reel with several screenings at international film festivals in the US and Taiwan.
First up is the New York Asian Film Festival (#NYAFF) at 8.15pm on Sunday 5 July at the Lincoln Center: http://www.subwaycinema.com/nyaff15/the-last-reel/
The US rollout continues the following week with two screenings at the 10th Silk Screen Festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: http://www.silkscreenfestival.org/film-fest/the-last-reel-2/
7.00pm on Monday 13 July at the Melwood Screening Room
8.30pm on Saturday 18 July at the Melwood Screening Room
Finally, there is the Asian Film Festival of Dallas (#AFFD2015): http://www.showclix.com/event/AFFDLASTREEL
2.00pm on Saturday 18 July at the Angelika Film Center
Over in Asia, is the Taipei Film Festival in Taiwan with three screening dates: http://eng.taipeiff.org.tw/Program_s.aspx?FwebID=f42c6212-7c25-438a-89c5-2320353cbad5&SubID=78&FilmID=174
1, 16.30pm on 1 July at the Shin Kong Cineplex 1, Taipei
Finally, there is the Asian Film Festival of Dallas (#AFFD2015): http://www.showclix.com/event/AFFDLASTREEL
2.00pm on Saturday 18 July at the Angelika Film Center
Over in Asia, is the Taipei Film Festival in Taiwan with three screening dates: http://eng.taipeiff.org.tw/Program_s.aspx?FwebID=f42c6212-7c25-438a-89c5-2320353cbad5&SubID=78&FilmID=174
1, 16.30pm on 1 July at the Shin Kong Cineplex 1, Taipei
2, 21.50pm on 12 July at the Shin Kong Cineplex 1, Taipei
3, 19.30pm on 15 July at the Shin Kong Cineplex 1, Taipei
3, 19.30pm on 15 July at the Shin Kong Cineplex 1, Taipei
Here’s hoping to add some more awards to the cabinet, which already include the Spirit of Asia Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival and the Black Dragon Award at the Far East Film Festival.