Outdoor Movies | Open Air Cinema | Backyard Theater » Cambodia http://www.openaircinema.us/blog Outdoor Movies and Open Air Cinema with an Inflatable Backyard Theater Screen Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:19:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Bangkok, Thailand: MTV Exit and OACF Screen ‘Intersection’ at Youth Center http://www.openaircinema.us/blog/2011/bangkok-thailand-mtv-exit-oacf-screen-intersection-youth-center/ http://www.openaircinema.us/blog/2011/bangkok-thailand-mtv-exit-oacf-screen-intersection-youth-center/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:14:21 +0000 Open Air Cinema http://www.openaircinema.us/blog/?p=10443

The other day we posted about the screening of ‘Intersection’ at The Hub Youth Center in . It was a great event organized by Childline . But we didn’t yet provide much background information about the animation or about MTV Exit, the campaign that actually produced it.

The MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) campaign is a multimedia initiative produced by MTV EXIT Foundation (formerly known as the MTV Europe Foundation) to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking. The MTV EXIT Foundation is based in Southeast Asia and has been working since 2004 to raise awareness about human trafficking in the region. They have produced a number of music videos and TV spots to inform youth about the problem. Starting in 2008 they staged a series of concerts in (see above), , , , Thailand, and a number of other countries in the area. The MTV Exit team is preparing for another round of concerts over the next two years.

Most of the victims of human trafficking come from smaller villages and rural areas. These areas do not have ready access to media. OACF looks forward to working with MTV Exit to carry this important content to those will benefit most from seeing it.

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Technicians set up the equipment for the outdoor movie screening.

Technicians set up the equipment for the outdoor movie screening.

Last month audiences in selected Cambodian provinces had the chance to see the Khmer film “Palace of Dreams” as part of the “Love and Relationships” outdoor film festival sponsored by UNESCO in cooperation with the French Cultural Centre (CCF). This drama, produced in 2008 by BBC World Service Trust, aims at reducing the risk of HIV infection transmission among young people. The film equipment and crew has traveled around screening these outdoor movies to target audiences.

“Palace of Dreams” is a powerful 90 minute feature about young people and their relationships. It aims to entertain and encourage the target audience to adopt behaviours that will reduce their risk of HIV infection and transmission. The drama was screened in 11 Cambodian provinces by the end of March.

Although HIV rates are on the decline in Cambodia, there is no room for complacency, especially for young people, as infection rates are highest among under 24-year-olds. Some specific groups are especially in need of HIV prevention information and are a particular focus within the film:

* out-of-school youth, including the 47% that work for a living, often far from home;
* young people in a relationship who say they trust their partner and do not use condoms;
* female entertainment workers;
* men who have sex with men, who have an HIV prevalence of 5.1%, which is more than five times higher than the national average.

Entire families come out for the open air cinema screenings.

Entire families come out for the open air cinema screenings.

Since March 2008 “The Cinema Road” project (La Route du Cinema), organized by the French Cultural Centre, has shown, free of charge, several outdoor movies in 15 different provinces of Cambodia and has reached more than 30,000 viewers.

In November 2008 UNESCO’s office in joined CCF in the “Love and Relationships” programme, which aims to reach the maximum number of people in Cambodia and highlights challenges that the young face in intimate relationships. It focuses particularly on HIV prevention, sexuality and discrimination based on gender and/or sexual orientation; topics that formal education has been reluctant to address explicitly.

For this joint project, CCF selects French films (mostly comedies) translated into Khmer while UNESCO chooses films related to the above-mentioned subjects. Each month one outdoor movie from CCF and one from UNESCO are screened in a selected province.

The outdoor film screenings follow a set pattern. The CCF projectionist arrives in the province at noon and tours the town, announcing the event and inviting people to attend the show in the evening. A local NGO, responsible for distribution, organizes a prior sensitisation of the public and technical arrangements are made with the help of local people.

Entire families and groups of friends attend the open air cinema screening, which takes place in a workshop environment, accompanied by a facilitated discussion. When the outdoor film is finished the projectionist takes his camera and interviews young people from the audience, asking them questions related to the drama.

The project has been very well received by the public. The two movies that have drawn the greatest positive reaction are “Palace of Dreams”, being screened currently, and “In the Dark”, shown in November 2008.

Source: UNESCO -http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/FeatureStories/archive/2009/20090401_CambodiaUNESCO.asp.

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Outodoor Movies near Angkor Wat in Siem Reap CambodiaA film festival will take place in , on Dec. 26th, 2008.

If there are any other organizations or companies that are able to donate time or equipment to this worthy effort, please contact the film festival directly or visit their official website.

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Outdoor Movies in Phnom Penh, CambodiaWhile “official” or “large-scale” film festivals may be far and few between in , outdoor movies can be found if you know where to look, or if you’re lucky, you’ll stumble upon them. Here is one account of one such lucky find:

My biggest find for the week is an art gallery/bar that Brendan told me about that shows outdoor movies on its rooftop terrace on a regular basis. It’s about two blocks from where we’re hoping to soon live (more on the whole apartment saga at some other time), and it has a breezy rooftop bar with plants, a quiet view of the surrounding parks, and a bunch of comfy couches. I went to my first movie there with Alexis, Lea, and Brendan when they were in town on Thurs night. We climbed to the top of the four flights of stairs and were excited to see how nice it felt with the breeze and the twinkling decorative lights at night. We got there a little late and were looking for any available seats or stools when, all of a sudden, we looked at each other and realized that we were four English speakers who had just stumbled upon a Turkish movie being shown with German subtitles in the middle of Cambodia. Think about that one. There wasn’t much we could do, so we headed out soon after. But I went back last night with Mel and think I’m going to make the rooftop outdoor movies part of my regular routine.

(Taken from Andrew Turco’s blog, found at http://blogs.princeton.edu/pia/personal/awturco/2007/10/slice_of_life.html)

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Outdoor movies and inflatable movie screens have been appearing in locations all around the world. Over time we will be adding links to articles about outdoor movies and open air cinema events. These articles are listed according to the country where the inflatable movie screen has been set up or the country where the outdoor movie event takes place.

A

B

C

D

E

  • East Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
  • Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
  • Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
  • El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea – State of Eritrea
  • Estonia – Republic of Estonia
  • Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

F

  • Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory)
  • Faroe Islands (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
  • Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands
  • Finland – Republic of Finland
  • France – French Republic
  • French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity)

G

H

I

J

  • Jamaica
  • Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
  • Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

K

  • Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Kenya – Republic of Kenya
  • Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
  • Korea, North – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  • Korea, South – Republic of Korea
  • Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo
  • Kuwait – State of Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic

L

  • Laos – Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Latvia – Republic of Latvia
  • Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon
  • Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
  • Liberia – Republic of Liberia
  • Libya – Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
  • Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

  • – Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)
  • Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia
  • Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
  • Malawi – Republic of Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives – Republic of Maldives
  • Mali – Republic of Mali
  • Malta – Republic of Malta
  • Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
  • Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  • Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
  • Mayotte – Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte (French overseas collectivity)
  • Mexico – United Mexican States
  • Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
  • Moldova – Republic of Moldova
  • Monaco – Principality of Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat (UK overseas territory)
  • Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco
  • Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
  • For “Myanmar”, see Burma

N

  • Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh)
  • Namibia – Republic of Namibia
  • Nauru – Republic of Nauru
  • Nepal – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
  • Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Netherlands Antilles (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • New Caledonia – Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (French community sui generis)
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
  • Niger – Republic of Niger
  • Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Niue (Associated state of New Zealand)
  • Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (Australian overseas territory)
  • Northern – Turkish Republic of Northern
  • Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US commonwealth)
  • For “North Korea”, see Korea, North
  • Norway – Kingdom of Norway

O

  • Oman – Sultanate of Oman

P

  • Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  • Palau – Republic of Palau
  • Palestine – Palestinian Territories
  • Panama – Republic of Panama
  • Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
  • For “People’s Republic of China”, see China
  • Peru – Republic of Peru
  • Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
  • Pitcairn Islands – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (UK overseas territory)
  • Poland – Republic of Poland
  • Portugal – Portuguese Republic
  • For “Pridnestrovie”, see Transnistria
  • Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (US commonwealth)

Q

R

S

T

U

V

  • Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu
  • Vatican City – State of the Vatican City
  • Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
  • Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
  • Virgin Islands, British – British Virgin Islands (UK overseas territory)
  • Virgin Islands, United States – United States Virgin Islands (US organized territory)

W

  • Wallis and Futuna – Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (French overseas collectivity)
  • Western Sahara – Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Y

  • Yemen – Republic of Yemen

Z

  • For “Zaire”, see Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • – Republic of
  • Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe
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