Chaktomuk Short Film Festival will launch its online screening of short films on 23rd October 2021 on its official Facebook page. This year is the CSFF’s 10th edition to organize the short film competition in Cambodia, supported by filmmakers, producers, as well as film lovers on both local and international stages.

CSFF is the first short film competition in Cambodia aiming to promote new works by talented Cambodian and international short filmmakers. All local selected entries for competition will be judged by our experts from various fields in the film industry. 

CSFF this year also includes more film categories for those passionate to work on a variety of films, based on their interests. Those categories are: Cambodian Short Films, Cambodian Short Documentaries, Cambodian Music Videos, and International Short Films and Documentaries.

The short films selected to be screened within Chaktomuk Short Film Festival X-Edition are categorized  and counted, as follows:

Cambodian Short Film Competition 7
Cambodian Short Film Showcase 9
Cambodian Short Documentary Showcase 13
Cambodian Music Video Showcase 4
International Short Film Competition 8
International Short Film Showcase 4
International Short Documentary Showcase 3
SFA Short Film Showcase 4
Let’s Document Cambodia Showcase 8
Choose Safely Documentary Showcase 6

 

For the competition categories of CSFF X-Edition, the winning short films will be rewarded as follows: 

🏆 Best Cambodian Short Film – $1,000, to be scored by the CSFF-selected jury

🏆 First Runner-Up Cambodian Short Film – $500, to be scored by the CSFF-selected jury

🏆 Cambodian Audience Choice Award – $300, to be scored by online audience votes through Google Form

🏆 International Audience Choice Award – $500, to be scored by online audience votes through Google Form

“ The festival, to be held virtually this year, affirms that we, at CSFF, will do our best to contribute to bridging Cambodian short content with our audiences, around the world, regardless of this COVID-19 situation”, remarked Mr. Sum Sithen, Director of CSFF X-Edition in this conference.

“This pandemic has drastically affected many sectors, including the film industry, filmmakers and producers”, pointed out Mr. Lattapol Jirapathomsakul, Program and Communication Officer at SEA Junction, representing CSFF’s funders/partners this year. “We find CSFF committed to pursue their mission, in spite of these tough times”, he added.

“The Department of Cinema and Cultural Diffusion has always been supporting Sunflower Film Alliance (SFA) in organizing CSFF. From the first Edition till this X-Edition, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has cooperated actively with CSFF”, highlighted Mr. Pok Borak, Director of the Cambodian Department of Cinema and Cultural Diffusion, in the press conference.

“Due to COVID-19 pandemic, CSFF Committee has decided to switch the entire festival to online screenings. Regardless, we still notice the commitment and passion of Cambodian youth in making short films. As reported by CSFF, despite the current pandemic, many filmmakers tend to continue their filmmaking path and SFA pursues their mission to make CSFF happen this year, even online”, Mr. Pok Borak added.

CSFF this year has been supported by the following six domestic partners: Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Ministry of Information, Sabay News, FilmTalk Cambodia, Alien Express and Ponlok Grant of Cambodian Living Arts (CLA) and the other two overseas partners: SEA Junction and Culture 360.

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About Sunflower Film Alliance                                 

Operated since late 2017, Sunflower Film Alliance (SFA), considered a youth collective under Sunflower Film Organization (SFO), gathers volunteer members, across Cambodia, with film interest and skills, aged between 15 and 40. This organization itself was officially registered with the Ministry of Interior as a non-profit organization on March 13, 2019.

SFA itself has produced and co-produced, since late 2017,“Family and You” omnibus series (2017), “Kon Khnhom” TV show with TVK and a few short films, like “akumu project” and others. Since 2019, SFA has organized “Let’s Document Cambodia”, training over 200 Cambodian youth from Phnom Penh and various provinces in making short documentaries. Our aim is to promote the understanding about film production to build a more rebust Cambodian film industry, organizing training courses and showcasing their works on social media, cinemas, festivals, including its own flagship Chaktomuk Short Film Festival, as well as its provincial and overseas allies. As such, Cambodian young filmmakers will be better known on the international stage.

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Chaktomuk Short Film Festival 2021 is supported by various partners. SEA Junction provides support to the festival through its Small Grant Program “Staying Resilient Amid the Pandemic in Southeast Asia” in partnership with CMB and WIEGO.

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