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REYUM Exhibition opening on Wednesday February 4, 2009, 5-8pm

posted by Jinja @ 3:09 PM

EVICTIONS & ENVIRONMENT @ META (Tuesday/Wednesday)

Following this Saturday's eviction of the Dey Krahom community (the last inner-city slum area in Phnom Penh) we are showing on Wednesday, January 28, 7PM Eric Lofting's documentary RED EARTH.

Next to Dey Krahom is the famous "building". Our Bangladesh artists-in-residence Joybrata & Orviek conducting there a photo project, that they will present on Tuesday, January 27 from 6PM in the MH gallery – followed by environmental documentaries (CAMBODIANA by Estelle Dorides a.m.m.) on our rooftop (7PM).

Pls. come and join us.
Find more infos about this week's program below.
See you @ Meta, all the best, NICO

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TUES, 27/01, 6 PM SAVE THE NATURE!
Deforestation and the resulting soil erosion cause significant environmental problems in Cambodia. International and Cambodian filmmakers join hands to create public awareness. See the works of Jocelyn and Ben Pederick (PREY LONG), Estelle Dorides (CAMBODIANA), Allan Michaud (SERENGETI OF ASIA) and inform yourself about the next Environmental Film Festival 2009.

WED, 28/01, 6PM THE NEW KHMER KIDZ
The exceptional situation of children in Cambodia due to the long period of war, isolation and chaos has made life difficult for those most vulnerable. A big number of NGOs are focusing on their upbringing. International filmmakers document their efforts. Watch their short docs (such as DEY KRAHOM by Eric Lofting) tonite at MH and get to know representatives of different NGOs for kids.

THUR, 29/01, 6PM BARAKA & DOGORA
Without words, cameras show us the world, with an emphasis not on "where," but on "what's there." BARAKA (6PM) by Ron Fricke features a number of long tracking shots, including one through Tuol Sleng in Cambodia. Patrice Leconte's DOGORA (8PM) is clearly inspired by Fricke's masterpiece: It captures the daily routines of the people of Cambodia. Your imagination must answer any questions you may have…

FRI, 30/01, 6 PM CAMBODIAN LIVING ARTS
Cambodian Living Arts (a project of the NGO World Education) works to support the revival of traditional Khmer performing arts and to inspire contemporary artistic expression. The award-winning documentary THE FLUTE PLAYER by Jocelyn Glatzer tells the compelling story of CLA-founder Arn Chorn-Pond; Choun Sarin's short doc SBAEK THOM focuses on "Big Shadow Puppetry". CLA will present traditional live music.

SAT, 31/01, 6 PM THE NU SOUND OF PHNOM PENH
Premiere of the short docs PHNOM PENH GOES BAROQUE & PHNOM PENH LIVE (in coop. with Goethe Institute/Art Plus Foundation) and the best of NU CAMBODIAN INDIE VIDEOS.

posted by Jinja @ 6:41 PM

Sunday @ Chinese House

posted by Jinja @ 2:41 PM

CCF de Siem Reap/ French Cultural Centre in Siem Reap: Spectacle de danses folkloriques/ Folk dances show - 29 jan

posted by Jinja @ 10:26 AM

Obama Inaugration Party Phnom Penh

Please come join us for the excitement !!! This is one for you Night Owls !!!

WATCH HISTORY HAPPEN LIVE!
OBAMA INAUGURATION

@GYM Bar

#42 Street 178 (just east of Norodom) – Phnom Penh

Must See LIVE! on the BIG Screens!
Bring a friend! Tell a friend! Email a friend! Text a Friend!

Obama T-Shirts and Hats! & Election Souvenirs!

Jan. 20th • 9:00pm till LATE

EVERYONE WELCOME
Bring a friend! Tell a friend!

· FUN ACTIVITIES & GAMES & Selected Film Clips

· Join with Citizens of the world to Party & talk Party politics

· Celebrate Democracy in action, Celebrate HOPE!

***WE NEED HELP — If you would like to help us with our Inauguration Watch Parties at GYM Bar & CHOW, please let us know by contacting LILLY at lilliancdiaz@gmail.com

Further info or to help: 092 635 253 or 012 949 421 or 023 430 264
Email: DemsAbroadKH@gmail.com

Sponsored by Democrats Abroad - Cambodia

**** UPCOMING EVENT: Great party on Saturday, January 24th @ 5:30pm @ CHOW Restaurant (#277 Sisowath Quay) • We will have Awesome Special Food and Drink prices!!! • We will show Highlights of the Inauguration !!!!


Remember to bring a friend & Please pass this email onto others you think would be interested.

(please forgive multiple emails for this event – we are trying to normalize our database)

I hope to see you Both Tuesday & Saturday Evenings!

Best Regards,

Wayne Weightman,
Chair
Democrats Abroad - Cambodia

posted by Jinja @ 9:16 AM

Ciné Concert ce soir au Wat Bothum

posted by Jinja @ 9:08 AM

TUESDAY, 7PM: DENGUE FEVER DOC @ META

Dear Audience!

Sorry for the wrong information about tomorrow's Meta House program within
our last email posting.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow (tuesday, 7PM) we cordially invite you to meet US filmmaker JOHN
PIRROZI (USA), who will screen his fascinating "rockumentary" DENGUE FEVER -
SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THE MEKONG.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pirrozi followed Los Angeles based music group DENGUE FEVER on their journey
to Cambodia to perform 60s and 70s Cambdoian rock n' roll music. The films
serves up a portrait of modern Cambodia as the band tours through Phnom Penh
and beyond, crossing a great cultural chasm with the same spirit of
Cambodia's original rock pioneers.

The documentary was a huge success at the CAMBOFEST; the band DENGUE FEVER
has initiated a revival of Khmer Rock in the USA and Europe. Please be our
guest for this special event.

All the best, Lydia/Nico and the MH team

posted by Jinja @ 2:50 PM

LAND IS LIFE: TONITE'S INVITATION, META House @ 7PM

I'd like to invite you personally for TONITE'S FIRST SCREENING (7PM @ Meta)
of our most recent doc film production "LAND IS LIFE".

Supported by Germany and the World Bank, the Royal Government of Cambodia
has prepared the pilot project "Land Allocation for Social and Economic
Development" (LASED) to provide land to landless and land-poor people.

The film LAND IS LIFE by Nico Mesterharm & Ian White shows the process and
experiences of the first 'Social Land Concession' in Kratie province.

As Cambodian land issues are making headlines it is a very interesting
documentary to watch.
Project makers will be @ Meta House and open for a Q&A.

Please be our guest tonite or for the coming days, when we screen a variety
of media productions from Cambodia - most of them made possible through NGO
funding.

Hope to see you tonite,
all the best - Nico Mesterharm

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TUES, 20/01, 6PM BEST OF KHMER DOCMAKERS
In the beginning of 2009, Meta House is opening a master class for Cambodian
documentary filmmakers. Meet the young vital scene and watch video works of
Phanna Chheng (GIVING BACK)), Reap Chum (WAVE OF CHANGE), Om Kimsour
(TOMORROW), Lach Chantha (BUILD CAMBODIA) and many more… Fillmmakers will be
present.

WED, 21/01, 6PM DMC STUDENT NIGHT
The Department of Media and Communication (DMC) was established in 2001
after the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) and the Cambodian Government
recognized the need for professional media studies. At Meta House DMC
students present their work on the Khmer Rouge legacy and reconciliation
LOOKING BACK LOOKING AHEAD as well the short films YOUNG IN THE CITY (2008,
Khmer with English subtitles).

THUR, 22/01, 6PM TRUST THE TRUST…
In Cambodia since 2003, the BBC World Service Trust uses media to educate
about health, governance, human rights & humanitarian issues. It's TV hit
"Taste Of Life" was followed by films & spots on human trafficking, voter
education, HIV & malaria. The Trust's research team provides detailed input
into these programs by working closely with audiences. Watch a selection of
BBC

FRI, 23/01, 6PM A TASTE OF KMF
Khmer Mekong Films (KMF) is one of biggest Cambodian video production
companies. It grew out of the team created and trained by the BBC in 2004 to
make a 100-episode TV drama TASTE OF LIFE about HIV for Cambodian
television. To date, KMF has produced films and documentaries, edutainment
and commercials. Tonite KMF co-founder Matthew Robinson will show his
amazing portfolio.

SAT, 24/01, 6PM TIME FOR JUSTICE
Theary Seng is the Executive Director of the Center for Social Development
(CSD), a Cambodian human rights organization working also the area of
national reconciliation e.g. through its public forums. The CSD TV series
TIME FOR JUSTICE explains the backrounds of the KR trial within an
edutainment format. Theary Seng will be present at the screening.

SUN, 25/01, 6PM TV FOR DEMOCRACY
The Cambodian Ministry of Information and the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) launched the weekly TV show, "Equity Weekly" on national
television (TVK) in May 2007 to create a culture of democracy in the
country. The program makers screen their most important works at Meta
House. (Q&A after screening)

posted by Jinja @ 11:09 AM

Jazz concert at the Chinese House tomorrow night at 20:30

posted by Jinja @ 7:06 PM

Jazz

posted by Jinja @ 6:54 PM

CHINA ON THE ROOFTOP, TONITE, 6PM @ META

We invite you cordially for tonite's
CHINESE ART NIGHT @ Meta House Rooftop from 6PM.
Don't miss a night full of surprises….

Short documentaries will be interwoven with presentations by "Lijiang
Studio"-artists/curators Li Lisha (China), Mu Yunbai (China), Joybrata
Sarker (Bangladesh), Oviek Sarwar Photographer (Bangladesh), Oeur Sokuntevy
(Cambodia), Christine Falk (Germany), Jay Brown (USA) and Adrian van Egmond
(USA).

Participants from the Another China exhibition will present the results of
their workshop at Meta House. The theme of the workshop focused on the
journey of the artists to and within Cambodia. The Chinese and Cambodian
artists traveled following the route Lijiang-Kunming-Hanoi-Saigon-Phnom Penh
over land. They all had similar and but also very diverse perception about
the experiences on the trip. Connection between Cambodia and China –
identities and perception. Please be our guests for this discussion about
the trends in the art worlds, coming from Asia.

!!!!!!! Moreover German artist Alfred Banze – who co-curated the on-going
ANOTHER CHINA show at Meta House – will perform/sing together Cambodian
clarinet Bun Hong !!!!!

At 9PM we will screen the heartwarming and award-winning documentary UP THE
YANGTZE by Yung Chang about development and dams in modern China – seen
through the eyes of a 16-year old girl who leaves her family to work on a
cruiseliner. (2007, 109 min.)

All the best from Meta House,
Nico Mesterharm/Lydia Parusol and the MH team

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HERE'S OUR PROGRAM FOR THE COMING DAYS....

SAT, 17/01, CHINESE GHOST STORY/KUNG-FU HUSTLE
Martial arts films all night is a film genre that originated in the Pacific
Rim, characterized by extensive fighting scenes. This genre has mainly been
produced in China, peaking in the 1970s, and has been dominated by Hong Kong
action cinema. At 6.30 PM we show CHINESE GHOST STORY – the 1987 Hong Kong
romantic comedy-horror film that is regarded as one of the most artful Kung
Fu films ever. 8.30 PM KUNG FU HUSTLE is the highest grossing film in the
history of Hong Kong. The use of visual effects has been widely acclaimed
and the cartoon style of the movie accompanied by traditional Chinese music
is its most striking feature.

SUN, 18/01, 6PM IN THE MOOD 4 WONG KAR WAI
CHUNKING EXPRESS (6PM) is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion &
color.
At once delicately mannered and visually stunning.
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (8PM) is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and
fleeting moments in time. The movie also incorporates footage of Angkor Wat,
Cambodia.

MON, 19/01, 6PM "LAND IS LIFE"
Meta House's most recent doc film production: Supported by Germany and the
World Bank, the Royal Government of Cambodia has prepared the pilot project
"Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development" (LASED) to provide
land to landless and land-poor people. The film LAND IS LIFE by Nico
Mesterharm & Ian White shows the process and experiences of the first
'Social Land Concession' in Kratie province.

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EXHIBITION OPENING
"ANOTHER CHINA"
Lijiang Studio (www.lijiangstudio.org) welcomes artists, researchers,
scientists and farmers to work in a small Naxi village next to Lijiang in
Yunnan province/China. In cooperation with "Goethe Institute Jakarta" META
HOUSE is proud to present its first collaboration with this unique
artist-in-residency project. In Phnom Penh 12 artists from China, Vietnam,
USA, Netherlands and Germany will present artworks, that have been produced
at Studio Lijiang – within an exciting exhibition curated by Berlin-based
Christine Falk and Alfred Banze (www.anotherchina.de). Sokuntevy Ouer was
the first Khmer artist to travel to Lijiang in December 2008. Her work will
be also included in the show.

PART TWO of ANOTHER CHINA will be opened on January 20 @ 6PM, and run until
January 29. This exhibition will present new works created during the time
of the Another China project. The participating artists will include Mu
Yunbai, Li Lisha, Sokuntevy Oeur, Joybrata Sarker and Oviek Sarwar.

The entire run of Another China at Meta House is from January 13 until
January 29 2009.

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posted by Jinja @ 5:06 PM

Café concert au CCF

posted by Jinja @ 2:06 PM

REYUM: African dance Lecture on Wed. Jan. 21 and Public presentation on Fri. Jan. 23

Phnom Penh - Cambodia
Tel / Fax: 855 23 217 149

Mobile: 855 12 340 338
E-mail: <mailto:reyum@camnet.com.kh> reyum@camnet.com.kh

<http://www.reyum.org> www.reyum.org

posted by Jinja @ 1:18 PM

CCF Expositions Café-concert Ciné-concert

www.ccf-cambodge.org

 Centre Culturel Français du Cambodge
218 rue Kéo Chéa, Phnom Penh, Cambodge
Tel bureau/Office : 855 23 213 124 / 125
Fax bureau/Office : 855 23 721 382

posted by Jinja @ 3:18 PM

UNDP-TVK Equity Weekly Show 72: Communes getting organised

posted by Jinja @ 8:09 PM

TONITE: FINISSAGE OF TIM PAGE EXHIBITION @ META, 6PM

Tonite we are showing the excellent works of English legendary combat
photographer Tim Page for the last night @ Meta House, from 6PM. Please give
Tim and us the honor of your attendance. All photos are for sale. Tim bill
be present to sign books and to answer questions.

Screenings of documentaries about Tim's work in Vietnam and those of his
famous colleagues start around 7PM on our rooftop - although the festivities
for the 7th of January commeration day at Wat Botum might force us to start
a little bit later.

This is the META HOUSE film program for the coming days - brilliant
documentaries that deal with the KR legacy and how society or individuals
coper with it. Films start around 7PM, MH opens at 6PM.
Please be our guest. (Srey Bandol's PREAH VIHEAR exhibition is also on
display until the 10th Jan.)

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THUR, 08/01: DEATH & REBIRTH
A highly interesting selection of short docs about Pol Pot's reign of terror
is followed by KAMPUCHEA: DEATH AND REBIRTH" (8PM): The first documentary
after the end of the KR period, shot by famous GDR filmmakers
Heymowski/Scheumann in 1979.

FRI, 09/01: TERROR'S ADVOCATE
Jacques Vergès is a French lawyer noted for defending unpopular figures such
as KR leader Khieu Samphan at the ECCC. Verges was married to anti-French
Algerian guerrilla Djamila Bouhired, whose story is depicted in THE BATTLE
OF ALGIERS (6PM). The screening is followed by Barbet Schroeder's
documentary TERROR'S ADVOCATE (8.30PM) on Jaques Verges.

SAT, 10/01 UXO NIGHT
Despite progress since the signing of the Mine Ban Treaty 11 years ago,
victims of mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) - including cluster
munitions - still lack the assistance they need. We start our program after
6PM with a selection of short docs from Cambodian "Equity TV" and Australian
filmmaker Ian White, who traveled up the Ho Chi Minh trail (UXO IN LAOS).
Screenings are presented by Alex Hiniker (UNDP). BOMBHUNTERS" (8PM) is a
brilliant doc film, that profiles Cambodian villagers who search for and
dismantle bombs.

SUN, 11/01 NEW YEAR BABY
On Christmas Day a few years ago in Dallas, Texas, Socheata Poeuv's parents
called a family meeting to tell her that her sisters weren't really her
sisters, and her brother was not her full brother. After 25 years of
attempting to live a "normal American life," her parents revealed a shocking
family secret that would draw them all back to Cambodia. (7 PM in Khmer
language, 8PM in English)

posted by Jinja @ 2:57 PM

:: CAMBOFEST 2008 Wraps in Siem Reap, Cambodia / WINNERS ANNOUNCED ::

CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia wraps after four days of screenings which featured 60+ new films from across the globe! CamboFest was produced this year by Camerado with the support of the US Embassy in Phnom Penh, ANZ Royal Bank, Digipost, FilmCambodia, and others.  A number of international filmmakers traveled to Cambodia to attend the 2nd annnual edition of CamboFest, including directors Matthew Jaik ("Where the Lotus Blooms"), Ella Pugliese ("Gigantari"), Norm Fassbender ("Not So Cruel, Today"), and Jamie Cohen ("Barber of Kigali").  Winners of the Grabay Meas (Golden Buffalo) award in each category are as follows:   (See also http://cambofest.blogspot.com/2008/12/winners-of-2008-cambofest-grabay-meas.html  for selected pix as well)  WINNERS  Feature Fiction.....FARKAS (Wolf) Directed by Tamas Toth [Hungary/Russian Federation]  Short Fiction........REBEL SONG Directed by Simon Arthur   Feature Documentary..........A LIFE IN HASHISTAN Directed by Tonya Dreher [USA/Afghanistan]  Short Documentary.......INTESTINES OF THE EARTH Directed by Barbier Olivier   Local Showcase.........THE RED SENSE Directed by Tim Pek [Cambodia/Australia]  Universal Language.......NOT SO CRUEL, TODAY Directed by Norm Fassbender   Human Rights Showcase........RHAPSODIO DO ABSURDO Directed by Claudia Nunes   Animation Only.......ELEGY Directed by Shereen Abdul-Baki   List of winners with selected pix can also be seen on the CamboFest blog at:  http://cambofest.blogspot.com/2008/12/winners-of-2008-cambofest-grabay-meas.html  **Now accepting submissions for CAMBOFEST 2009**  Get more info on the CamboFest website at http://www.cambofest.com  [Hi-resolution pix available upon request; please contact info@cambofest.com with request and the name of your publication] 

posted by Jinja @ 4:24 PM

end of bhor??

bob.passion
www.bobpassion.net

posted by Jinja @ 11:40 AM

UR INVITE 4 TONITE: PARTY @ La Croisette, from 9PM

SOUNDZ OF BERLIN
@ La Croisette, #241 Sisowath Quay (Riverside)
from 9PM - feat. Berlin Club DJ Derek Rysle
(Flyer attached - FREE ADMISSION)

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From 6PM @ Meta House
#6, Street 264
RAINING OVER PREAH VIHEAR
Exhibition Opening by Cambodian artist SREY BANDOL
and presentation by photographer VANDY RATTANA
(article in today's Cambodian Daily!!!! - FREE ADMISSION)

posted by Jinja @ 3:52 PM

META 2009: SREY BANDOL, TIM PAGE & SOUND OF BERLIN

posted by Jinja @ 2:26 PM