Ieu Pannakar ( km, អៀវ បណ្ណាការ; 21 February 1931 – 10 May 2018) was a
Cambodian film director and statesman. Among the first Cambodians to study film making, he was one of Cambodia's pioneering film directors.
He was a co-founder (with fellow Cambodian director
Rithy Panh) of Bophana: The Audio-Visual Resource Center - Cambodia. Pannakar served as honorary president of Bophana's oversight organisation, the , or .
Pannaker served in the
Senate of Cambodia, as a nominee of King
Norodom Sihamoni
Norodom Sihamoni ( km, នរោត្តម សីហមុនី, ; born 14 May 1953) is King of Cambodia. He became King on 14 October 2004, a week after the abdication of his father, Norodom Sihanouk. He is the eldest son of Norodom Sihano ...
.
He has also headed the cinematic division of the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts. He was the son of former
Prime Minister of Cambodia
The prime minister of Cambodia ( km, នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីនៃកម្ពុជា, ) is the head of government of Cambodia. The prime minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet and leads the executive branch of the ...
Ieu Koeus.
References
External links
Bophana: Audio Visual Resource Center – Cambodia
1931 births
2018 deaths
Cambodian film directors
Members of the Senate (Cambodia)
Children of prime ministers of Cambodia
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