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Rising Film Makers

Today I have a great honor to join Film Camp Short Film Premiere 2014 at Platinum cinema. There are six short films in total, and each sheds its own light on the screen.

Personally, I think the horror comedy film (The Last Page) is the hardest to make. However, they did a great job in combining those element together in a film that is less than 10 minutes. Another one that caught my attention is "Please Don't Leave". The story confused the audience in the beginning, then revealed the truth in the end which is different from audience's assumption. At the same time, it also keeps its genre(romance) clear.

Surprisingly, neither the judges nor the votes of the audience made these two films the winner of the event. Instead, the drama film "The Girl and the Grandma" won the judges' hearts. Well, the meaning of the film is educational, since their protagonist became a good girl in the end. However, the story telling skill in it is not as good as others. I myself totally cannot understand the reason why judges make this film among the others.

Overall, the films are nicely produced. I did not expect they are this good, honestly. But I think the coaches helped the teams a lot in this project. I do wish this will somehow change the situation of film industry in Cambodia in the near future.

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