MINUTES OF THE 7th EDITION - 2o11 November 19 to 26 2o11 SIEM REAP – CAMBODIA The first international photo festival in Southeast Asia
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Exhibitions This year, the festival featured 1o indoor and outdoor exhibitions, hosted at our various venue partners located all over Siem Reap. All exhibitions were free and open to the public, and many continued to be shown for several weeks after the festival ended.
Exhibitions
Angkor Photo Gallery
SOPHIE ZENON Roads Over Troubled Water Dates : 15 Nov to 2o Dec
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Exhibiton Opening: Tuesday, 22nd November 2o11
Exhibitions
MCDERMOTT GALLERY
ROGER BALLEN Boarding House Dates : 17 Nov to 8 Dec
Exhibiton Opening: Thursday, 24th November 2o11
Exhibitions
MCDERMOTT GALLERY
KRZYSZTOF WLADYKA Animalies Dates : 17 Nov to 8 Dec
Exhibition realized thanks to support from
Exhibiton Opening: Thursday, 24th November 2o11
Exhibitions
Exhibiton Opening: Monday, 21st November 2o11
THE 1961
SUTHEP KRITSANAVARIN Stateless Rohingya... Running on Empty
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©Jessica lim
Dates : 19 Nov to 2o Dec
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Exhibitions
THE 1961
EDWIN KOO Swat Valley - Pakistan Dates : 19 Nov to 2o Dec
Exhibiton Opening: Monday, 21st November 2o11
Exhibitions
THE 1961
Exhibiton Opening: Monday, 21st November 2o11
ASIAN STREET PHOTOGRAPHY Group exhibition Dates : 19 Nov to 2o Dec EXHIBITING PHOTOGRAPHERS Jehsong Baak Andrew Biraj / Thomson Reuters Ajay Hirani Siddharth Jain Sam Kang Li Eric Kim Yasuteru Kasano Yan Ming Palani Mohan / Reportage by Getty Images Vivek Muthuramalingam Chan Sokdam / Anjali House Paul Swee Ying Tang Shehab Uddin Munem Wasif / Agence Vu Kevin Wy Lee
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Exhibitions
HOTEL DE LA PAIX - ART LOUNGE
MAK REMISSA / Asia Motion Water is Life Dates : 3 Nov to 8 Dec
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Exhibiton Opening: Sunday, 2oth November 2o11
Exhibitions
HOTEL DE LA PAIX - thev gallery
SOVAN PHILONG / Asia Motion Crickets Dates : 3 Nov to 8 Dec
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Exhibiton Opening: Sunday, 2oth November 2o11
Exhibitions
raffles grand hotel d’angkor garden
MATTHIEU PALEY Forgotten on the Roof of the World: Life in Afghanistan’s Remotest Mountains Dates : 14 Nov to 2o Dec
©Jessica lim
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Exhibitions
raffles grand hotel d’angkor garden
TRY SOPHAL & CHAN SOKDAM / ANJALI HOUSE The HALO Trust Dates : 14 Nov to 2o Dec
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Evening Slideshows EVENING OF SLIDESHOWS AT THE FCC ANGKOR A highly-anticipated and integral part of the festival, the daily evening slideshows are held outdoors on the grounds of the FCC Angkor, and this year’s program featured almost 11o sets of work over 8 evenings. Consistent with the festival’s mission of highlighting emerging Asian photographers, 7o of the 11o photographers exhibiting in 2o11 are from Asia. This year’s program was curated by : > Françoise Callier, the Program Coordinator of the Angkor Photo Festival, in consultation with a 9-member international committee. Each year, the festival dedicates 2 evenings of slideshows to two well-known figures in photography . Our 2 invited curators for 2o11 were : > Wang Xi / Curator - China > A duo of personalities in the international field of photography: Sylvie Grumbach / Director of the international press relations agency 2eBureau Jean-Yves Navel / Founder member and Director of the Angkor Photo Festival View the full program of slideshows here: http://bit.ly/smS4ix
Evening Slideshows
(Above) Talk and presentation by Roger Ballen on the closing evening of the festival. (Left) Guest curator Wang Xi, at the evening of slideshows.
Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant The winner of the inaugural Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant was announced on November 25th, 2o11, following a screening of the work of all five finalists.
ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS GRANT
A collaborative project by Yumi Goto / Reminders Project and the Angkor Photo Festival, this is the first grant specifically targeted at supporting Asian photographers working in Asia. 2o11 Jury Panel
2o11 WINNER: Andri Tambunan Against All Odds
DIRK CLAUS / Photo Editor Asia, Stern magazine DAVID DARE PARKER / Photographer BRUNO DE COCK / Photo Editor, MSF International JOHN NOVIS / Head of Photography, Greenpeace International YUKO YAMAJI / Curator, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts
As the winner of the grant, Andri Tambunan was awarded USD3ooo and a voucher from Blurb to continue his project on the AIDS/HIV pandemic in Papua, Indonesia. His work will also be shown at the Angkor Photo Festival in 2o12. Official Media Partner:
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Angkor Photo Workshops Held for the 7th consecutive year, the free Angkor Photo Workshops was held from November 17 to 23, 2o11. This year, we had 27 participants from 12 Asian countries, who were tutored by renown, professional photographers who volunteered their time. The work of all workshop participants was shown at the evening slideshow event on the last day of the Angkor Photo Festival, on November 26, 2o11. Coordinator : Roland Neveu, assisted by Jessica Lim 2o11 Tutors: Antoine d’Agata (Magnum Photo) / Patrick de Noirmont / Olivier Nilsson / Justin Mott / Carolyn O’Neill / assisted by Paula Bronstein
Dates: November 17 - 23, 2o11
Angkor Photo Workshops
Angkor Photo Workshops
2o11 photo prize 2o11 PHOTO PRIZE Each year, as part of the Angkor Photo Festival, we award a participant of the Angkor Photo Workshops with the PHOTO PRIZE for the best photo story produced during the workshops. The three winners were selected by a jury panel, and announced on the closing night of the Angkor Photo Festival. 2o11 WINNER: Carrie Lam, Singapore « Cure » 1st Runner-Up: Adli Ghazali, Malaysia « Insha’allah » 2nd Runner-Up: Pham Ngoc Lan, Vietnam «Vietnamese Chronicle »
The winners for this year’s Photo Prize received the following amazing prizes: 2o11 WINNER: * Canon Digital IXUS 1ooo HS * €1,5oo Cash Prize: sponsored by PARIS MATCH and publication of his/her work in PARIS MATCH 1st Runner-Up: * Canon Legria FS3o5 2nd Runner-Up: * US$1oo Voucher from Blurb.com 2o11 JURY PANEL Françoise Callier > Program Coordinator - Angkor Photo Festival Halim Berbar > Senior Photojournalist, Sipa Press Will Baxter > Photo Editor, The Phnom Penh Post Timothy Kho > Marketing Manager, Canon / i-Qlick Kevin Lee > Founder, Invisible Photographer Asia
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Angkor Photo Workshops
2o11 photo prize
© Carrie Lam, extract from the series « Cure »
Anjali Photo Workshops
Dates: November 11 - 2o, 2o11
During the annual 1o-day free workshop, kids from Anjali House work with young Asian photographers who volunteer their time to tutor the children. Coordinator : Sohrab Hura, India 2o11 Tutors : Kim Hak, Cambodia / Sofian Hamid, Malaysia / Tanzim Ibne Wahab, Bangladesh / Sean Lee, Singapore / Mansi Midha, India / Yen Nie, Malaysia / Sheila Zhao, China & with the participation of Paolo Patrizi, Italy.
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Š Sohrab Hura, Yong Yennie, Sheila Zhao
Anjali Photo Workshops RESULTS OF THE 2o11 ANJALI PHOTO WORKSHOPS (extract)
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© Sophal
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Anjali Photo Workshops
children’s day
Date: November 23rd, 2o11
CHILDREN’S DAY at Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor Garden Every year, as part of the festival, we organise a special day for children. This year, Children’s Day was held in the gardens of the Raffles Garden Hotel d’Angkor. The program included a special slideshow curated by Francoise Callier, readings by Anjali kids from their Creative Writing Workshops, as well as the results of the 2o11 Anjali Photo Workshops. The Anjali Photo Workshops is supported by :
Street Photography MOBILE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY by Anjali House’s young adults! With mobile Canon Selphy printers, three young adults from Anjali House took to the streets of Siem Reap to offer free portraits to local residents. They were supervised by tutors from the Anjali Photo Workshops. ‘‘For the first time, I was not shy to talk to people to ask them to take their photos!’’ - Pech ‘‘The part I like best is to see their faces when I give them their free photo!’’ - Sophal
BlowUp! Angkor Back again by popular demand, BlowUp! Angkor is a series of open and free street exhibitions organized by blindboys.org. Featuring the work of 35 photographers from all over the world, the team behind Blowup! Angkor went to various public spaces in Siem Reap to put up over 6oo prints.
BlowUp! Angkor
Canon Workshop WORKSHOP FOR CANON PHOTO MARATHON WINNERS A partnership between Canon / i-Qlick and the Angkor Photo Festival, the nine winners of the 2o11 Canon Photo Marathon were treated to a fully-sponsored trip to Siem Reap to join us for the festival. During the festival, they also attended a special two-day photography workshop for them, conducted by well-known photographer Anne Holmes and held at popular cafe ArtDeli.
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SIEM REAP – CAMBODIA As we inch nearer to the start of the 7th Angkor Photo Festival, we’re pleased to present you our last newsletter update for the year. See you soon!
6th Angkor Photo Festival November 19 - 26, 2o11 > Siem Reap - Cambodia > > > > > >
12 exhibitions 7 evenings of slideshows Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant Free Photo Workshops for 3o Asian photographers Anjali kids Photo Workshops Blow Up Angkor
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11 indoor and outdoor exhibitions 8 evenings of outdoor slideshows Children’s Day in Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor Garden Free Angkor Photo Workshops for 3o Asian photographers Anjali kids’ Photo Workshops
CENTER OF THE FESTIVAL Angkor Photo Gallery ( Riverside, next to Moloppor Restaurant )
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Like its previous editions, the 7th edition of the Angkor Photo Festival does not have a themed program, but proposes to discover - or rediscover - artists from all over the world. Consistent with the festival’s mission of highlighting emerging Asian photographers, 7o of the 11o photographers exhibiting in 2o11 are from Asia. The 2o11 program of 11 outdoor and indoor exhibitions and 8 evenings of outdoor slideshows is curated by Françoise Callier, the Program Coordinator of the Angkor Photo Festival, in consultation with a 9-member international committee.
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SoPHie ZeNoN Roads Over Troubled Water Dates : 15 Nov to 2o Dec
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Results of the 2o11 Angkor Photo Workshops
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PHOTO PRIZE for the best Photo Story produced during the 2o11 Angkor Photo Workshops
Indoor Exhibitions 1 Angkor Photo Gallery 2 FCC Angkor 3 1961 Gallery 4 McDermott Gallery 5 Hotel de la Paix
Farewell Party !
EVENING OF SLIDESHOWS - INVITED CuRATORS More Exhibitions © Zishaan Akbar Latif
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At FCC Angkor / Dates : 15 Nov to 2o Dec > ROLAND NEVEU « A Few Cambodia Snapshots » of Another Time
> Photog Meet-ups at ArtDeli ( Schedule at Festival Center ) 1 CENTER OF THE FESTIVAL Angkor Photo Gallery
Talk and Slideshow by Roger Ballen
At Raffles’ Garden / Dates : 11 Nov to 2o Dec > TRY SOPHAL and CHAN SOKDAM / Anjali House The HALO Trust
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Outdoor Exhibitions 6 Raffles Garden Angkor Photo Workshops 7 Terrasse des Elephants
> MATTHIEU PALEY Forgotten on the Roof of the World : Life in Afghanistan’s Remotest Mountains
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TUeSdAY 22nd oF NoV.
Dates : 19 Nov to 2o Dec
Dates : 17 Nov to 8 Dec
1o pm at Laundry Bar
PHiLoNG SoVAN / Asia motion Crickets
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THURSDAY 24th OF NOV.
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each year, the festival dedicates 2 evenings of slideshows as a « Carte blanche » to two well-known figures in photography . our 2 invited curators for 2o11 are :
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moNdAY 21st oF NoV.
7th edition - November 19 to 26 2o11 Siem ReAP – CAmbodiA
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Thank You Invited Curators Wang Xi Jean-Yves Navel Sylvie Grumbach Special Thanks Roland Eng Angkor Photo Festival Jean-Yves Navel Françoise Callier Camille Plante Jessica Lim Tomàs Tomàs Ordinas Hervé Janody Tenzing Dakpa Angkor Photo Workshops Roland Neveu Antoine d’Agata Patrick de Noirmont Olivier Nilsson Justin Mott Carolyn O’Neill Paula Bronstein
Anjali Photo Workshops Samuel Flint Sohrab Hura Kim Hak Mansi Midha Sheila Zhao Sofian Hamid Tanzim Ibne Wahab Yong Yennie Paolo Patrizi Sean Lee Ying Ang and Sheila Zhao / Slideshow Narrators Sylvie Grumbach, Valérie Bourgois and Martial Hobeniche / 2eBureau Valérie Boned de Marotte - Galeria Tagomago - Barcelona - Spain Patrick Pierrat / Sofreco Enrico Bossan / e-photoreview Françoise Piffard - Amazonas Images Michel Werner Blindboys.org Our 21 supporters on Ulule for the 2o11 Anjali Photo Workshops Sheila Zhao for her support for the 2o11 Anjali Photo Workshop Minny Lee Nana Chen Avery Danziger Alessandra Carnielli The Domino Trust Kim
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PHOTOS BY © Tenzing Dakpa (Official Festival Photographer) Contributors: Kapil Das / Sohrab Hura / Sheila Zhao / Yong Yennie / Meas Sotvisal / Jessica Lim / Françoise Callier