Creator
Tea Lim Koun
Cambodian film director
Tea Lim Koun is a Cambodian film director.[1]
Films
The Cambodia Daily reported in 2016 that he directed 15 feature films in the 1960s and 1970s.[1] He directed Puos Keng Kang (Snake Man).[1][2] The Cambodia Daily names Chea Yuthorn and Dy Saveth as the film's stars.[1] It describes its 1970s release as a box-office success and calls it a classic.[1] The paper names two festivals that screened the film in 2012: the Berlin International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival.[1]
In a report published by Voice of America (VOA) Khmer in 2014, Dy Saveth called him the most difficult director and the most careful.[3] She said this care made each of his films perfect.[3]
Awards
The Cambodia Daily credits the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific with giving him its 1973 Best Director award for Puos Keng Kang.[1] The paper reported in April 2016 that the Bangkok Asean Film Festival had given him a Lifetime Achievement Award.[1] VOA Khmer credits him with Best Director awards at film festivals in Singapore in 1972 and Taiwan in 1974.[3]
Departure from Cambodia
The Cambodia Daily's April 23, 2016 account says he was in Bangkok promoting a film when the Khmer Rouge took power in April 1975 and could not return to Cambodia.[1] It says he moved to Canada and lived in Montreal.[1]
VOA Khmer's report, published on February 27, 2014, says war in 1970 stalled the film business.[3] It says he left Cambodia to seek new markets and resettled in Montreal, Canada.[3] The interview took place at his studio in Montreal.[3]
References 3
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 The Cambodia Daily, Famed Cambodian Filmmaker Gets Lifetime Achievement Award (April 23, 2016)
- ↑ New Mandala, Cambodia’s “Little Bollywood” (April 9, 2012)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 VOA Khmer, Seasoned Filmmaker Preserve Films for Future Generations (February 27, 2014)
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