List of Khmer film directors
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Directors of the 1950s-1975
- Directors of the 1950-70s not only studied film abroad but brought back great imagery and creativity. As King Norodom Sihanouk was a fan of films himself since a child, he allowed the film industry to hold a huge part in Cambodian daily lives of the Sangkum Reast Niyum.
- Biv Chai Lieng
- Chea Nuk
- Chea Yuthon
- Dara Ham
- Dy SavethDy SavethDy Saveth is a renowned Cambodian actress and first Miss Cambodia . She featured several films throughout the 1960s until the communist takeover in 1975, and later from 1993 to present. She married Huoy Keng, an actor, producer and film director, during the 1970s. Just as Van Vanak ran his own...
- Fai Som Ang
- Hang Thun HakHang Thun HakHang Thun Hak was a Cambodian radical politician, academic and playwright.Hak studied theatre in Paris, where he became associated with the group of radical students centred on Keng Vannsak, which included several future leaders of the Cambodian Communists...
- Heng Tola
- Huoy Kung
- Kong Bunchoeun
- Kong Som EunKong Som EunKong Som Eun was a famous Cambodian actor and film director who ruled the Cambodian film industry from the mid 1960s through the early 70s.-Career:Kong Som Eun ranked higher than all Cambodian actors of the late 60s and early 70s...
- Lai Nguon Heng
- Long Sideth
- Lim Bun Lun
- Lim Kim Ven
- Lim Sokhon
- Ly Bun Yim
- Ly You Sreang
- Mao Ayuth
- Mit Sakhon
- King Norodom Sihanouk
- O Sanga
- Parn Puong Bopha
- Saravuth
- So Min Chiv
- Sam Som Ath
- So Heng
- Sok min Chi
- Sinn SisamouthSinn SisamouthSinn Sisamouth was a famous and highly prolific Cambodian singer-songwriter in the 1950s to the 1970s.Widely considered the "King of Khmer music", Sisamouth, along with Ros Sereysothea, Pan Ron, and other artists, was part of a thriving pop music scene in Phnom Penh that blended elements of Khmer...
- Sun Bun Ly
- Tat Somnang
- Tea Lum Kun
- Ung Kan Thuok(1st and only Cambodian female director of the time)
- Vichara DanyVichara DanyVichara Dany was a widely popular actress in Cambodia who most likely made her debut in 1967. She starred in a majority of films which include Thavory Meas Bong, Tep Sodachan, and Sovann Pancha during the nation's golden age of cinema. She is often paired on screen with fellow actor Kong...
- Vann VannakVann VannakVann Vannak was a popular actor in Cambodia during the late 1960s until 1975. Despite his talents, producers usually favored casting his rivals Kong Som Oeurn or Chea Yuthorn in their movies. Due to their lack of support, Vann Vannak starred in considerably fewer films when compared to his rivals...
- Yvon Hem
Directors of the 1980s-1995
Since the Khmer RougeKhmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge literally translated as Red Cambodians was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, who were the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan...
, it took years to recover from the downturn of the film industry. Contributors to this rising film industry included many female directors consisting of: Parn Puong Bopha, Mao Somnang, Pal Vanarirak, Channy Peakdei, and many others. Film directors such as King Norodom Sihanouk and Kong Bunchoeun continued with their career after the fall of the Khmer Rouge.
- Channy Peakdei
- Fei Som Ang
- Kong Bunchoeun
- Long Sideth
- Mao Somnang
- Meng Sarun
- King Norodom Sihanouk
- Parn Puong Bopha
- Pal Vanarirak
- Rithy PanhRithy PanhRithy Panh is an internationally and critically acclaimed Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter.The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia...
- Sem Sovandeth
- Sovann Tevi
- Yvett Som
See also
- List of Cambodian films
- List of Khmer film actors
- List of Khmer songs