Ieu Pannakar
Cambodian film director and statesman (1931–2018)
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Ieu Pannakar (Khmer: អៀវ បណ្ណាការ; 21 February 1931 – 10 May 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.[1] He was 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.
Ieu Pannakar | |
|---|---|
| អៀវ បណ្ណាការ | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 25 March 1999 – 23 April 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Norodom Sihanouk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1931 |
| Died | 10 May 2018 (aged 87) Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Oum Sophanith |
| Relations | Ieu Koeus (father) |
Pannaker served in the Senate of Cambodia, as a nominee of King Norodom Sihamoni.[2]
