List of Khmer entertainment companies

This is a list of notable companies and people of the Cambodian film and entertainment industry.

## Companies

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### Founded in the 1960s

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* TVK (Khmer) (since 1966), Cambodia's original broadcasting station; broadcast in black and white until 1986

### Founded in the 1970s

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* Pisnoka (1970-1975), owned by actor Vann Vannak, and all films of which he plays the leading male role
* Sovann Kiri (1972-1984), a now-defunct Khmer-Thai joint film company owned by movie stars Dy Saveth and Hui Keung; ran in Cambodia 1972-1975; ran in Hong Kong 1975-1984

Film and entertainment companies founded after the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979 include:

### Founded in the 1980s

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* CM (international film) (since 1985), owned by Sem Sovandeth

### Founded in the 1990s

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* Angkorwat films (since 1990), owned by Yvette Som
* Reksmey Hang Meas (since 1990)
* SM (since 1990), owned by Mai Sameth

### Founded in the 2000s

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* Khmer Entertainment Inc. (since 2005), CEO Lim Cheang; an entertainment promotion company targeting Cambodian Americans; sponsors high-profile singers in Cambodia and holds large scale performances in various US cities[1]
* Khmer Mekong Films (since 2006); a film and television production company based in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia

## People

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Notable Cambodian film producers and directors include:

* Fey Som Ang (1989–present), Cambodian film director; also associated with Thai film productions
* Parn Puong Bopha (1989–present), Cambodian film director
* Kong Buncheun, novelist; music composer, producer, and director since the 1950s
* Tea Lum Kang, Chinese-Cambodian film director of the 1970s; directed the Cambodian film Pos Keng Kang
* Huy Kung, Chinese-Cambodian film director of the 1970s and 80s
* Brendan Moriarty (2003-present), American-Cambodian director and producer
* Rithy Panh (1988–present), French-trained Cambodian producer
* Ieu Pannakar (b. 1931 – d. 2018), film director from the 1950s
* Channy Peakdey, film director since 1989; directed the 1994 version of Promatt Promong
* Tim Pek (1975–present), Australian-Cambodia film director and producer
* Matthew Robinson, British-Cambodian founder of Khmer Mekong Films
* Dy Saveth, film producer and actress from the 1970s; also associated with Thai film productions
* King Norodom Sihanouk, former king; directed more than 46 Khmer films, 43 of which were produced after his abdication in 1955
* Yvette Som (1990–present), producer of Angkorwat studio films
* Mao Somnang, Cambodian novelist and screenwriter of the 1980s and 90s
* Tat Somnang, Cambodian, singer, producer, and film director of the 1970s
* Vann Vannak, film director and actor from the 1970s

## References

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1. ^ Khmer Entertainment Inc.