Ieu Pannakar, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ieu Pannakar

Cambodian film director and senator

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1931

Date of Death: 10-May-2018

Profession: politician, film director

Nationality: Cambodia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Ieu Pannakar

  • Ieu Pannakar (Khmer: ??? ????????; February 21, 1931 – May 10, 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 is 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 ARPAA, or Association pour la recherche, la production et l’archivage des documents audiovisuels. Pannaker served in the Senate of Cambodia, as a nominee of King Norodom Sihamoni.
  • 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 Ieu Koeus.

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