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CamboFest, Cambodia Film Festival

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The third (2009) edition of CamboFest took place in the vintage Cambodian 'Royal' cinema hall, in Kampot, Cambodia, which was re-discovered by CamboFest staff who were scouting reputed vintage cinema houses in the area. Only a handful of older local Cambodians knew of the 'Royal', which had lain
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In its first two years, CamboFest was held in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. A dedicated, 'YouTube'-style online video portal was also utilized for the 2007 and 2008 editions as an online venue, but this component was abandoned later due to bandwidth and user access
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The event, which is privately funded, showcases "international and local film and video makers in order to help revive a bona fide cinema industry and movie culture in Cambodia." The festival also serves to "promote awareness of IP
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and CamboFest's fourth edition took place in Kampot, Cambodia on March 2–6, 2011. Dates were publicly listed as March 1–9 to render potential pranks and last minute Cambodian government 'variances' less problematic for the event.
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Notable undertakings at the festival's 4th edition included the training of a local Cambodian youth group, the Youth Association for Human Resource Development (YAHRD)
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following the 3rd edition's challenges at the hands of expatriate pranksters and movie pirates, individual contributors stepped in to fill the gap instead
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In 2011, CamboFest commenced an international traveling festival edition, with its first stop in North America taking place in New York City courtesy of
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Despite the efforts of foreign movie pirates who attempted to stymie the 2009 event with a series of phony press releases and fake classified ads in the
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CamboFest's Grabay Meas ('Golden Waterbuffalo') Award, held by Mr. Phun Sokunthearith, with Narin Hoo (back) and CamboFest founder Jason Rosette (right)
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Their efforts culminated in the long-awaited official Cambodian premiere of Robert Flaherty's '
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The CamboFest's award is the 'Grabay Meas' (Golden Waterbuffalo) trophy.
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unused since 1989 after a brief post Khmer Rouge comeback.
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DIRECTORY OF INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVALS
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Screenshot of the CamboFest 'Grabay Meas' (Golden Waterbuffalo).
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"Cambofest set near Angkor Wat"

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