S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2001) Winner
Mao Ayuth
まお・あゆっと
Mao Ayuth
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-07-08 （Srey Santhor District, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia, French Indochina）
- Died
- 2021-04-15 （Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital)） age 76
- Nationality
- Cambodian
- Languages
- Khmer
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Career
- Occupations
- Filmmaker, Politician
- Active Years
- 1965-2021
- Affiliations
- National Television of Cambodia, Ministry of Information, Association of Television Stations of Cambodia
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screenwriting programme | — | — | — | — | Cambodia |
| Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française | — | Filmmaking | — | 1970年代 | France |
Screenwriting programme
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
Cambodia
Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française
Filmmaking
Period:
1970年代
Country:
France
Studied on a stipend
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bet Phnek, Hek Trung
1975 DramaA Cambodian man returns from France after his brother's murder and falls in love with his widow. One of the last films before Khmer Rouge.
Chet Chang Cham (I Want to Remember)
1988 DramaA man trying to survive the Khmer Rouge regime.
Nesat Krapeu (The Crocodile)
2005 DramaA man hunts the mythical Crocodile King after his family is killed by crocodiles.
Luong Preah Sdech Korn
2016 Historical dramaHis final film, a historical drama.
Health
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COVID-192021年Died from complications
Legacy
One of the few filmmakers to survive the Khmer Rouge regime, connecting contemporary Cambodian cinema with its golden age of the 1960s and 1970s. Also a politician.
Trivia
- Survived the Khmer Rouge by pretending to be a wedding photographer, working as a peasant, fisherman, and laborer.
- Married to So Samony with four daughters and one son.
- Prime Minister Hun Sen paid tribute after his death.