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Minutes of the 6th Angkor Photo FestivalTRANSCRIPT
Minutes of the 6th edition - November 2o to 27 2o1oSIEM REAP – CAMBODIA
The first photo festival created in Southeast Asia
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Exhibitions
OUTDOOR EXHIBITIONS
It was one of the main priorities this year to develop outdoor and downtown exhibitions, in order to enhance the relationship between the festival and the local community. These 3 outdoor exhibitions have been such a success that they will continue to be on show till the end of December.
> FCC AngkorRIJASOLO / Riva Press > MIVERINA, back to Madagascar
© Lim Sokchanlina
Exhibitions
OUTDOOR EXHIBITIONS
> The Raffles’ GardenHans SILVESTER > Les Habits de la Nature
Exhibition realized thanks to support from
© Lim Sokchanlina
Exhibitions
OUTDOOR EXHIBITIONS
> Bopha Angkor Hotel’s TerraceJohn STANMEYER / VII > Volcano Gods
Exhibition realized thanks to support from
© Lim Sokchanlina
Exhibitions
INDOOR EXHIBITIONS > Angkor Photo GalleryA.K. KIMOTO > Opium Addiction in BadakhshanMohamed CAMARA > Certains MatinsSinxay THAVIXAY > PortraitsYa SENG LY > Bed’s Room Sophal / Anjali House > My Life and Dreams
EXHIBIT OPENINGSUNDAY 21st OF NOVEMBER
© Lim Sokchanlina
Exhibitions
Sophal (one of the children from Anjali House) showing her first solo exhibition « My Life & Dreams » at the Angkor Photo Gallery© Lim Sokchanlina
Mohamed Camara, who received the Prix Elan of the French Agency of Development (AFD), presented his exhibition at the Angkor Photo Gallery© Lim Sokchanlina
Exhibitions
INDOOR EXHIBITIONS > McDermott GalleryMichel KIRCH > Baltic MemoriesZALMAI / UNHCR > Invisible in the City
EXHIBIT OPENINGTUESDAY 23rd OF NOVEMBER
Michel Kirch’s exhibition at McDermott Gallery© Lim Sokchanlina
Exhibitions
Zalmai’s exhibition at McDermott Gallery© Lim Sokchanlina
Zalmai (on the left)
Exhibitions
INDOOR EXHIBITIONS > Art Lounge / Hotel de la PaixSokdam / Anjali House > Life & Disability
Paolo PATRIZI > European StarlingsExhibition realized thanks to support from
Sokdam’s exhibition (one of the children from Anjali House) in the courtyard of Hotel de la Paix Paolo Patrizi’s exhibition at Hotel de la Paix© Lim Sokchanlina
Exhibitions
INDOOR EXHIBITIONS > Blue PumpkinGiacomo BRUNELLI > AnimalsExhibition realized thanks to support from
© Lim Sokchanlina
Exhibitions
INDOOR EXHIBITIONS > Angkor Hospital for ChildrenAnjali Photo Workshops 2oo8-2oo9
This exhibition presented a selection of the results of the 2oo8-2oo9 Anjali Photo Workshops. We also celebrated the official launch of the first Anjali Photo Book « Cambodia, our Vision ».
EXHIBIT OPENINGMONDAY 22nd OF NOVEMBER
© Lim Sokchanlina
7 Evenings of Slideshows
Consistent with the festival’s mission of highlighting emerging Southeast Asian photographers, more than 6o of the 11o exhibiting photographers this year were from Asia.
The work was curated by two well-known figures in photography, Yumi Goto and Antoine d’Agata (Magnum), as well as by Françoise Callier, the Program Coordinator of the Angkor Photo Festival.
> EVENING OF SLIDESHOWS AT THE FCC ANGKOR
The evening slideshows have always been a very important part of the festival, and this year we showed almost 1oo different
sets of work during 7 evenings.
You can download the day by day schedule of these evenings of slideshows : http://bit.ly/gMqxFR
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Yumi Goto, Reminders Project and pdfX12, announcing the launch of the 2o11 “Reminders Photo Project Grant for
Asian Photographers”
7 Evenings of Slideshows
> EVENING OF SLIDESHOWS AT THE ANGKOR NATIONAL MUSEUM
© Lim Sokchanlina
Angkor Photo Workshops
For the sixth consecutive year, a photo workshop taught by renown photographers was offered to 3o young photographers from 15 different Asian countries.
Coordinator : Roland Neveu Tutors : Antoine d’Agata (Magnum Photo) assisted by Ying Ang and Sung Hoon / Patrick de Noirmont (News-Pictures.com) assisted by Andrea Star Reese / Olivier Nilsson
The results of the Angkor Photo Workshops were presented as slideshows at the FCC Angkor on the closing evening of the Angkor Photo Festival.
© Lim Sokchanlina
PHOTO PRIZE
Each year, as part of the Angkor Photo Festival, we award a young Asian photographer for the best reportage produced during the Angkor Photo Workshops.
> Sovan Philong received the 2o1o PHOTO PRIZE for the best Reportage produced during the Angkor Photo Workshops for his series « Rabbit in Your Headlights »
This Photo Prize was supported by and
Angkor Photo Workshops
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2o1o Jury
Françoise Callier > Program Coordinator - Angkor Photo FestivalSylvie Grumbach > Director - Press Agency 2e BureauWill Baxter > Sub-Editor - the Phnom Penh PostMatthieu Rytz > Founder and Director - AnthropographiaVincent Wong > Canon / iQlick
© Sovan Philong, extract from the series « Rabbit in Your Headlights »
Anjali Photo Workshops
Former students of the Angkor Photo Workshops supervised photography workshops for the children of Anjali House.
Coordinator : Sohrab Hura - IndiaTutors : Wakako Iguchi, Japan / Vidura Jang Bahadur, India / Sailendra Kharel, Nepal / Mansi Midha, India / Savann Oun, Cambodia / Abdul Rahman Roslan, Malaysia / Sheila Zhao, China.
© Sean Lee
CHILDREN’S DAYat Wat Damnak Pagoda
Each year, as part of the festival, a special day for the children of Siem Reap is organized at a pagoda, where the program includes a slideshow of the results from this year’s children workshop, and other performances..
Anjali Photo Workshops
© Lim Sokchanlina
www.anjali-house.comcontact [email protected]
Anjali Photo Workshops
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RESULTS OF THE 2o1o ANJALI PHOTO WORKSHOPS (extract)
© RATTANA © PHANNA © SOKCHAN© RUON
© RUON © RATTANA © TOUCH © SOPHEAK
The entire results of the 2o1o Anjali Photo Workshops is available online at : http://bit.ly/kr3F9
Street Studio at the Hip Hop Club
For two nights during the Angkor Photo Festival, we opened a photo studio where everybody could have his portrait taken by professional photographers. The HipHop is one of the most popular haunts of young, fashionable Cambodians in Siem Reap.
Thanks to everyone could bring home their photographs, which had been printed on the spot using Canon’s Selphy printers.
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BlowUp Angkor
A Photographic Intervention on the Streets of Siem Reap, organized by
© Lim Sokchanlina
Communication Tools
July 2o1oPromotaional POSTCARDS1o x 15 cm
NEWSLETTERSent to our database : more than 31oo contacts
January 2o1o : http://bit.ly/4X7Qp9
July 2o1o : http://bit.ly/c8clQa
September 2o1o : http://bit.ly/bDMI6M
November 2o1o : http://bit.ly/agjcsI
POSTER5o x 7o cm3oo ex.
Communication Tools
PRESS KITSee the attachement
The press and media relations of the 2o1o Angkor Photo Festival has been coordinated by «2e Bureau», an internationally renown Press Relations Agency.
Ref. : Visa pour l’Image - Perpignan, Paris Photo, Luang Prabang Photo Biennial, etc.
FLYER1o x 15 cm12oo ex.
OFFICIAL INVITATION21 x 15 cm1oo ex.
Communication Tools
WEBSITE
A 15o% increase of numbers of visitors in a year!
> More than 5o ooo single visitors in 2o1o! > More than 15o ooo pages view in 2o1o!
> More than 6ooo single visitors and 45 ooo pages view for the month of November 2o1o! That is more than 2oo single visitors / day and 15oo pages view / day
Including an advertising insert on the homepage for our main partners
Communication Tools
PROGRAM13 x 6o cm14oo ex.
Including an advertising insert for some of our partners.
Communication Tools
BLOG
A daily updated page about all the events of the 6th edition of the Angkor Photo Festival
http://angkorphotofestival.wordpress.com/
> More than 26oo single visitors for the month of November 2o1o!
FACEBOOK & TWITTER
A highly active online community with more than 11oo members !
http://on.fb.me/fEiRwM
http://bit.ly/emXPg4
SCREEN
The logos of our partners were projected every evening during the slideshows on the Angkor Photo Festival’s screen.
© Lim Sokchanlina
Communication Tools
2o1o Partners page with direct link to our partners’ website
Dedicated page for some of our partners : French Agency of Development / Chambre of Commerce Franco-Cambodian
Thanks
Invited CuratorsYumi GotoAntoine d’Agata
Special ThanksRoland Eng
Angkor Photo FestivalJean-Yves NavelFrançoise CallierCamille PlanteJessica LimAmber MaitlandHervé JanodyLim Sokchanlina
Angkor Photo WorkshopsRoland NeveuAntoine d’AgataPatrick de NoirmontAndrea Star ReeseOlivier NilssonYing Ang Sung Hoon
Anjali Photo WorkshopsSamuel FlintSohrab HuraWakako IguchiVidura Jang BahadurSailendra KharelMansi MidhaSavann OunAbdul Rahman RoslanSheila Zhao
Sylvie Grumbach, Valérie Bourgois and Martial Hobeniche / 2eBureauDavid Dare Parker / FotoFreoJean WernerPascal Martin Saint Léon and Jean-Loup Pivin / Revue NoireStéphane DevosIsabelle Lesser / Asia MotionKapil Das and Akshay Mahajan / BlindboysLuang Prabang Photo Biennial Christine Soutif / SDVMagnum PhotosGil PlanteSujong SongMunem WasifJuan Caller
2o1o Partners
We are sincerely and particularly grateful to our partners for their support in this 6th edition of the Angkor Photo Festival
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Jean-Yves Navel Director [email protected]
Contact Camille PlanteGeneral [email protected]
Françoise CallierProgram Coordinator [email protected]