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Image courtesy of CTFF.<\/em><\/p>\n The third annual Cambodia Town Film Festival has announced its complete lineup for the four-day event at the Art Theatre, to take place September 3 through September 6.<\/p>\n CTFF was created in 2013 to draw attention to the diversity of the Cambodian experience as expressed through film. The festival will showcase works by both established and emerging filmmakers in various cinematic genres, including documentaries, re-released classics, short films and animated features.<\/p>\n In addition, panel discussions with directors, producers, writers and actors will give audience members valuable insight into the films.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s CTFF marks 40 years since the Khmer Rouge regime\u2019s brutal takeover of Cambodia, which maintained its hold on the country for nearly four years between 1975 and 1979. Up to two million people died of overwork, starvation, disease and execution.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is important to acknowledge the impact of the Khmer Rouge on the Cambodian people, not only during the regime itself, but for decades afterward,\u201d said CTFF co-founder praCh Ly in a statement.<\/p>\n He said the films featured this year are all influenced by the violence and trauma of the Khmer Rouge period and its aftermath in some way.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the same time, however, the CTFF pays tribute to the strength and resilience of the survivors,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n The CTFF will open with a Filmmaker Welcome Reception on Thursday, September 3 and will conclude with an Award Ceremony on Sunday, September 6. Highlights include screenings of The Last Reel<\/em>, with legendary actress Dy Saveth, newcomer Ma Rynet and Director Kulikar Sotho in the Q&A panel, The Killing Fields<\/em>, the academy-award winning film by Roland Joffe first released in 1984, and The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor<\/em> (2015), which tells the dramatic story of Haing Ngor, the physician and actor who portrayed journalist Dith Pran, the main character in Joffe\u2019s film.<\/p>\n
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