Cambofest 2007 Winners

Penhville has been a cinemagoer’s paradise the last few weeks. The Environmental Film Festival and Refugee Film Festival have been in full swing, as well as Cambofest.

Very happy to finally see “Sleepwalking Through the Mekong” (Dengue Fever band documentary)

and “The Golden Voice“, (Ros Sereysothea biodrama).

Last evening, the winners of Cambofest were announced:

Best Local Showcase (made by a Cambodian National)
“Little Boy Drinking Bad Water”
Cambodia. Dir Poy Chhunly and Yannick Zanchetta.

Best Short Documentary
“Love Man Love Woman”
Vietnam / USA, Dir., Thi Nguyen.

Best Feature Documentary
DIE AMATEURE UND DER GENERAL.
Germany. Dir., Helge Cramer

Best Short [Fiction/Animation/Experimental]
The Golden Voice.
USA. Dir., Greg Cahill

Best Feature [Fiction/Animation/Experimental]
La Cathedrale (The Cathedral)
Mauritius. Dir., Harrikrisna Anenden.

More at the Festival Page: www.cambofest.com

Congrats to the team that put this on! Now that the precedent has been set, I have no doubt there will be more screenings and awards in the future.

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