PHNOM PENH, Sino-American invested $ 200 million to open a film school in Phnom Penh, and produced in the studio Kampong Speu province early next year to improve the quality of film production in the country.
The company ZSL Amusement and Investment Network Co. Ltd. Investment in real estate, and technology has seen the potential for the country's film industry. Many young people and those with Dong want to work in the film industry, although they lack training and equipment, .
Zhang Zhi Heng, director of ZSL, said in an interview yesterday, said: 'Many people here prefer when idle and likes video video on the computer.
He said: 'The number of people who are more interesting. Training three to four months, there will be a performance art, writing, directing and film and design methods to use fire plays and other subjects. First of all, there will be room for 500 students.
Mr Heng said the study is similar to other private schools in the capital. ZSL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts to get support for the two institutions.
According to the secretary of state at the Ministry of Culture Som Sokun government hopes that the opening of this film will build human resource capacity in the field of film production Cambodia to have the ability to compete with other producers in the region and the world.
Rithy Panh, a local film producer, said the film industry to sustain it is the international market, while the market locally.
He said that Cambodia is due to film school training is the most important element lacking in the film industry. He said: 'If you do not have the skills, you will not be able to survive in this industry.
Chhay Bora film director and president of the motion picture association has some concerns about the location of the studio away from Phnom Penh as well as the quality of teaching. He said, referring to the previous sessions, which take place in Phnom Penh: course training production on the film before, but the results are not good.
Ms. Veth, a famous actress in the country for many generations and have the same concerns as well.
Mr Heng said his teachers would come from the Philippines and the United States.
He also said that ZSL has partnered with the American film industry equipment supplier. He said that major filmmakers would be willing to Cambodia unless the Cambodia-based experts.
He said: 'producers will come as long as there are human resources.