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WHITE BUILDING

WHITE BUILDING  (ប៊ូឌីញ ស)

Directed by Kavich Neang

ORIZZONTI PRIZE FOR BEST ACTOR - 78TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL - 2021
HONORARY MENTION FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY TO DOUGLAS SEOK - 21ST LEFFEST - 2021
NEW HOPE AWARD - MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - 2022
CAMBODIAN SUBMISSION TO THE 94TH ACADEMY AWARDS - 2022

​NOW AVAILABLE ON MUBI IN MOST OF WORLD 
NOW AVAILABLE ON IQIYI (VIP) IN CHINA

IN CINEMAS IN FRANCE ON 22 DECEMBER 2021 (FILMS DU LOSANGE)
​IN CINEMAS IN CAMBODIA ON 7 APRIL 2022 (KONGCHAK / ANTI-ARCHIVE)
IN CINEMAS IN THAILAND ON 30 JUNE 2022 (COMMON MOVE)
IN CINEMAS IN THE UNITED STATES IN LATE 2022 (KIMSTIM)


SAMNANG, 20, faces the demolition of his lifelong home in Phnom Penh and the pressures from family, friends, and neighbors which arise and intersect in this moment of sudden change.
​Cambodia / France / China / Qatar | Fiction | Color | 90 min | DCP | 1.66 | 25fps | 5.1

Director: Kavich Neang
​
Writers: Kavich Neang, Daniel Mattes

Starring:
Piseth Chhun, Sithan Hout, Sokha Uk
​Chinnaro Soem, Sovann Tho, Jany Min, Chandalin Y


Delegate Producers: Davy Chou, Marine Arrighi de Casanova
Production Companies: Anti-Archive, Apsara Films
​Co-Producers: Jia Zhangke, Rotha Moeng, Brandon Hashimoto, Loy Te
Co-Production Companies: Xstream Pictures, Kongchak Pictures
​Associate Producers: Steve Chen, Daniel Mattes, Kavich Neang, Park Sungho
World Sales: Les Films du Losange
​
Director of Photography: Douglas Seok
Sound Designer, Editor, Re-Recording Mixer: Vincent Villa
Editor: Félix Rehm
Music: Jean-Charles Bastion
​Casting: Socheata Van and Theavy Veng
First Assistant Director: Sreylin Meas
Second Assistant Director: Socheata Van
Script Supervisor: Marion Bernard
​Assistant Script Supervisor: 
Danech San
Art Director: Kanitha Tith
Set Decorator: Anne-Sorya Fitte

With support from:
​Centre National du Cinéma, Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Institut Français, Fonds Image de la Francophonie, Visions Sud Est, World Cinema Fund + Europe, Berlin International Film Festival, German Federal Cultural Foundation, Federal Foreign Office, Goethe-Institut, Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Torino Film Lab, Doha Film Institute, Qumra
Picture
Press Kit
Line Producer: Camille Boulay
Production and Post-Production Coordinator: Daniel Mattes
Key First Assistant Camera: Matthieu de Castelet
First Assistant Camera: Daing Keo

Gaffer: Bertrand Prévot
Best Boy: Benny Bora Ngov
Key Grip: Thanongsak Pathakkhinang
Sound Recordist: Sopheakdey Touch

Costumes: Sovettorn Chea
Hair and Makeup: Sreypov Seng
​Colorist: Yov Moor

With additional support from: 
​Busan International Film Festival, Asian Project Market, Next Masters Support Program Talents Tokyo, Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum, Cinéfondation, Pour un Sourire d’Enfant School of Media, Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Cambodian Cinema Department, Cambodia Film Commission
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FESTIVALS

TRAILER

World Premiere - Orizzonti Competition - Venice Film Festival
North American Premiere - New Directors Competition - Chicago Film Festival - USA
Asian Premiere - Window on Asian Cinema - Busan International Film Festival - Korea
Asian Premiere - Crouching Tigers Competition - Pingyao International Film Festival - China
MENA Premiere - International Competition - El Gouna Film Festival - Egypt
Southeast Asian Premiere - Asian Feature Film Competition - Singapore Int'l Film Festival 

First Feature Competition - BFI London Film Festival - UK
First Feature Competition - Namur International French Language Film Festival - Belgium
International Competition - Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Greece
International Competition - Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival (LEFFEST) - Portugal
Cinémas du Monde - Arras Film Festival - France
International Competition - Tokyo FilmEx - Japan
New Talents Competition - Hong Kong Asian Film Festival - Hong Kong

Windows on Asia  - Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival - Taiwan
Cinema of the Young - Minsk Listapad IFF - Belarus
Main Competition - Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival - Indonesia
International Copetition - Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival - Thailand
Official Selection - Cinematheque Passion - Macao

Official Selection - Chennai International Film Festival - India
Official World Cinema - International Film Festival of Kerala - India
EAFFI Discoveries - East Asia Film Festival Ireland - Ireland
Official Selection - New Directors/New FIlms - New York, NY, USA
​Official Selection - Far East Film Festival - Udine, Italy
Transitions - D'A Film Festival Barcelona - Spain
Helsinki Cine Aasia - Finland
International Competition - Cinemasia - Amsterdam, Netherlands
New Hope Award - MGGA/MIFFEST - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


PRESS - INTERNATIONAL RELEASE

White Building - Kavich Neang / InReviewOnline / 3 May 2022

White Building Review: A Humanistic, Slow-Burn Depiction of Uprooted Lives / Slant / 19 April 2022

White Building review -- Cambodia's modernist masterpiece is center of attention / The Guardian / 16 April 2022

Neang Kavich Introduces his Film "White Building" / MUBI Notebook / 13 April 2022

« White Building » : chronique mélancolique de l’effacement à Phnom Penh / Le Monde / 22 December 2021


Critique «White Building», défaits du logis / Libération / 22 December 2021

Critiques | White Building de Kavich Neang: les bruits de Phnom-Penh / Bande a Part / 22 December 2021

White Building / Télérama / 21 December 2021

«White Building» et «The Cloud in Her Room», jeunesses au-delà des ruines du souvenir / Slate.Fr / 21 December 2021

“White Building”, un film envoûtant sur un monde qui bascule / Les Inrockuptibles / 20 December 2021

Int'l Critics Line: Cambodia's Oscar Entry 'White Building' / Deadline / 10 December 2021

Cambodian Oscar Submission 'White Building' lands North America Deal / Screen Daily / 2 November 2021

White Building / The Film Verdict / 31 October 2021

Film Review: White Building (2021) by Kavich Neang / Asian Movie Pulse / 24 October 2021 

White Building / Windows on Worlds / 12 October 2021


Girlhood and a City in Flux / Bangkok Post / 12 October 2021

'White Building' : London Review / Screen Daily / 11 October 2021

White Building (2021) BFI London Film Festival / Filmuforia / 09 October 2021

Film Review: White Building - London Film Festival 2021 / The Reviews Hub / 08 October 2021

BFI #LFF 2021: White Building (Bodeng Sar) Film Review / FranklyMyDear / 08 October 2021

Filmmaker's Story of a House Bridges Phnom Penh's Past and Present / Southeast Asia Globe / 06 October 2021

'White Building' Review: A Slow, Sad-Eyed Memorial to Phnom Penh's Rapid Urban Transformation / Variety / 22 September 2021

Chhun Piseth Wins Venice Festival 'Best Actor' for White Building Role / Phnom Penh Post / 15 September 2021

Film Review: White Building (2021) / Sindie / September 2021

White Building / Quinlan.it / 14 September 2021

Review: Cambodia's Oscar Submission "White Building" / The Film Experience / 10 September 2021

Review: White Building / Cineuropa / 09 September 2021

Interview with Kavich Neang / RAI TV / 08 September 2021

Crítica de "White Building", de Kavich Neang (competencia Orizzonti) - #Venecia2021 / OtroCines / 07 September 2021

Cambodia selects 'White Building' as Oscar entry; first trailer revealed / Screen Daily / 07 September 2021

'White Building': First Clip for Cambodian Drama, Jia Zhangke among Producers -- Venice Film Festival / Deadline / 03 September 2021

Venice 2021: Screen's guide to the Horizons titles / Screen Daily / 27 August 2021

Estremo oriente a Venezia, pandemia e conflitti nella sezione Orizzonti / Il Manifesto (Italia) / 28 August 2021

Ten DFI-supported films head to Venice Film Festival / DohaNews / 24 August 2021White Building -- Kavich Neang / InReviewOnline / 3 May 2022

White Building Review: A Humanistic, Slow-Burn Depiction of Uprooted Lives / Slant (US) / 19 April 2022

White Building review -- Cambodia's modernist masterpiece is center of attention / The Guardian (UK) / 16 April 2022

press - DEVELOPMENT & FINANCING

Doha FIlm Institute unveils 2021 Qumra masters and 48 projects / Screen Daily / 22 February 2021

​25 films from Asia, the Middle East and North Africa to tempt festival directors in 2021 / Screen Daily / 26 January 2021


The eight Coming Soon projects pitched at TorinoFilmLab 2020 / Screen Daily / 20 November 2020

Young filmmakers train a fresh lens on a turbulent Cambodia / Los Angeles Times / 27 August 2019

Shanghai: Chinese Auteur Jia Zhangke Strikes Film Production Deal in Cambodia / The Hollywood Reporter / 15 June 2019

Farewell to the White Building / Asia Times / 22 July 2017 


Fresh off his short film fest win, Kavich Neang looks to the future / Phnom Penh Post / 11 November 2016

Busan: 'Diamond' Team Enters Cambodia's 'White Building' / Variety / 13 October 2016

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