Bophana Center

Collecting Cambodian's audiovisual archives / Training Cambodians to the audiovisual & new media techs / Producing and exploring documentary storytelling

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'The Cinematic Blueprint – Producing & Financing Films in Cambodia'
Presented by filmmaker Seng Thy

Friday, May 29, 2026, at 18:00, Bophana Center.
This lecture will be delivered in Khmer.

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Lecture: “Learning About Numbers and Quantities in Khmer Through Inscriptions” by Dr. CHHOM Kunthea
Date : Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:30 Bophana Center
This lecture will be delivered in Khmer.

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May Film Screening Program:
May 2: 'Life and Works'
May 9: 'Living and Traditions'
May 16: 'Life, Memory and Change'
May 23: 'Struggle and Resilience'
May 30: 'Work, Food, and Survival'

Original version with English subtitle
Venue: Bophana Center
Free Entry!

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Celebrate the joy of Khmer New Year with us at Bophana Center!
Join us on April 8, 2026, from 9 AM to 6 PM, for a vibrant day filled with traditional games, lively dances, and sacred ceremonial mantras to bring blessings and good fortune for the year ahead.

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CineSaturday:
March 7, 2026: 'Through the Lens:​ Life in Phnom Penh' _ English subtitle
March 14, 2026: 'Documentary films on​ the Khmer Rouge Regime' _ English subtitle
March 21, 2026: 'Documentary film​ on five types of careers'—English subtitle
Venue: Bophana Center
Free entry

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Presentation: "Banknotes 'overloaded' with yantra"
By Mr. Olivier de Bernon
📷📷February 27, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bophana Center
Presentation in French with Khmer Translation
Free admission

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Don’t miss the launch of Am I Lost? by artist Chea Sereyroth at the Bophana Center.
Join us to explore memory, identity, and personal reflection through this powerful work.
Opening Date: February 6, 2026, at 6:00 PM
#BophanaCenter #exhibition #AmILost #តើខ្ញុំវង្វេង

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The film portrays the life of Sinn Sisamouth, a renowned Cambodian singer who chose music over a medical career and whose enduring voice continues to inspire Cambodians despite his believed death under the Khmer Rouge.

Jan | 24 | 2026 | 5 PM
Khmer Version
Bophana Center

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Bophana Center warmly invites the public to visit its new exhibition, on view from February 6 to March 31, 2026, featuring the remarkable painting “Am I Lost?” by Cambodian artist Chea Sereyroth.

Opening Date: February 6, 2026, at 6:00 PM

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Bophana Center thanks Mr. François Aveline for donating the documentary Aveline Family Film (1971–1974), filmed by his father, Jacques Aveline, in Cambodia. The Center will preserve the film and make it available for public viewing at the Center in the near future.

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🎉✺Happy New Year 2026 | រីករាយឆ្នាំថ្មី ឆ្នាំសកល២០២៦✺🎉

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This film report captures Phnom Penh before its revitalization as a depopulated city with outdated infrastructure. The film displays a traumatized populace seeking to unite after the departure of the Khmer Rouge.

Venue: Bophana Center at 5 PM
Khmer Version

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CineSaturday:
Jan | 3 | 2026: 'Cambodia: A Nation Reborn'
Jan | 10 | 2026: 'M-13 The birthplace of the Khmer rouge’s brutality'
Jan | 17 | 2026: 'Five Lives'
Jan | 24 | 2026: 'Sinn Sisamouth'
Jan | 31 | 2026: 'The Royal Ballet of Cambodia'

Venue: Bophana Center
Free entry!

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On December 19, 2025, the Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center hosted a Group Sharing Session on Sir Gerald F. Kelly’s photographs of Khmer dance, led by researcher Joshua Hoskin. Thank you to all who joined and enriched this meaningful exchange.

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Bophana Center extends our heartfelt thanks to filmmaker Kanchan Avchare for sharing 'The Cosmic Atomic' and for the inspiring discussion on directing and writing. We are also deeply grateful to everyone who joined us your presence made the program truly meaningful and memorable.

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Join us for a special evening of memory and movement as we explore Sir Gerald F. Kelly���s rare 1937 photographs of Khmer dance. Come share your reflections and connect with our cultural heritage.

Presented by: Joshua Hoskin
🗓️December 19, 2025, at 6PM, Bophana center
Free Entry

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Join us for The Cosmic Atomic, a meditative film by Kanchan Avchare, screening on December 17, 2025, at 6:00 PM at the Bophana Center.
✨ Free and open to all.
👉Read more: https://t.co/JtMKQKb7g0

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CineSaturday:
Dec | 6 | 2025 : 'Return to Year Zero?'

Dec | 13 | 2025 : 'Justice and Healing Dialogue between Former Khmer Rouge and Victims'

Dec | 20 | 2025 : 'Waiting for Cambodia'

Dec | 27 | 2025 : 'Cambodia Year Ten (Update)'

Free entry!
Venue: Bophana Center

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On October 27, 2025, students from the History Department of the Royal University of Phnom Penh visited the Bophana Center to explore its archives and the “Alive” exhibition by Kim Hak, discovering Cambodian history through objects that embody personal and collective memories.

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CINE - SATURDAY
Film Screening Program for November, 2025
Visit our website to get more information:
https://t.co/SRE6BKL0iy