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Rithy Panh (Khmer: ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធី; born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary film director, author and screenwriter. The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia.
Rithy Panh was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 18 April, 1964. He is today one of the most acclaimed documentary filmmakers and the most famous Cambodian filmmaker worldwide. After 1975 his family died through the genocidal Khmer Rouge government (1975-1979) while he could escape in 1979 to Thailand.
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- Director, Writer, Producer
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Rithy Panh
Rithy Panh was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on the 18th april 1964. He is today one of the most acclaimed documentary filmmakers and the most famous Cambodian filmmaker worldwide. After 1975 his family died through the genocidal Khmer Rouge government (1975-1979) while he could escape in 1979 to Thailand.
- April 18, 1964
This year’s recipient of IDA’s Preservation and Scholarship Award is Cambodian director Rithy Panh, 60, whose most recent autobiographical film, The Missing Picture, won top prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, as Cambodia’s submission.
Jul 5, 2024 · Explore how filmmaker Rithy Panh addresses Cambodia's traumatic past through his compelling films, offering a poignant and thought-provoking reflection on the country's history and its enduring impact on society.
Mar 18, 2014 · In “The Missing Picture,” the director Rithy Panh uses figurines and the usual documentary devices to relay his personal story regarding Cambodia’s killing fields.
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Sep 28, 2022 · Rithy Panh is Cambodia’s foremost filmmaker. For more than 30 years and through the most inventive of means—including staged drama, archival footage, memoir, folklore, collage, split-screen experimentation, and clay animation—he has explored brutal histories of war and genocide, and the regenerative powers of art, music, theater, and film ...
