Anti-­Archive is a Cambodian film production company founded in 2014 by Davy CHOU, Steve CHEN, and Kavich NEANG. Daniel MATTES and PARK Sungho later joined as partners. 
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Anti­-Archive produces and co-­produces fiction and documentary films by the emerging, new generation of Cambodian filmmakers, as well as films by international, independent directors shooting in Cambodia. Deliberately provocative, the name Anti­-Archive invites one to rethink the relationship of films and filmmakers with the past and history. ​

The company recognized the need for a structure of film production in Cambodia to support young independent filmmakers, some of whom have since shown their first works internationally. ​Anti-Archive also initiates cinema-related programs, including Kampung Film Festival, MARG1N film magazine, Karre Mouy producer lab, Chakto Short Film Scriptwriting Lab, a weekly cine-club, and several other film programs and events.

The company has worked closely with many Cambodian directors, including Danech SAN, Sreylin MEAS, Kanitha TITH, Polen LY, Boren CHHITH, Socheata VAN, Chheangkea, Sreileak PRUM, Savunthara SENG, and Guillaume SUON, and with international filmmakers, such as Douglas SEOK, Nontawat NUMBENCHAPOL, Arthur HARARI, Adrien GENOUDET, and Ivan MARKOVIC.

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PRESS

• Young filmmakers train a fresh lens on a turbulent Cambodia / Los Angeles Times / August 2019
• How Anti-Archive, a young set of filmmakers, is changing the face of Cambodian cinema / August 2019
• Shanghai: Chinese Auteur Jia Zhangke Strikes Film Production Deal in Cambodia / The Hollywood Reporter / June 2019
• Cambodia's Anti-Archive Film Initiative Boosts Local Helmers / Variety / October 2018
• Cambodge, nouvelle sève / Libération / October 2017
• Turning cinematic dreams into reality / Asia Times / January 2017
• Short films signal Cambodia's cultural revival / Financial Times / April 2015