Guillaume Suon (born 26 November 1982) is a French-Cambodian filmmaker.
Guillaume Suon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 November 1982 |
| Nationality | French, Cambodian |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Notable work | |
Career
Guillaume Suon has focused his first documentary films on Cambodia’s history and contemporary society.
Trained by the Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rithy Panh, Guillaume Suon is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talent Campus and a fellow of the Sundance Institute and the IDFAcademy.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Genre | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | About My Father | Documentary | Runner Up at the AIBD World TV Awards 2011[1] Jury Award at the FEMI 2012[2] Special Jury Award at the Festival Internacional de Cine Político (FICIP) 2013[3] |
| 2012 | Red Wedding | Documentary | Award for Best Mid-Length Documentary at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2012[4][5][6][7][8] Aljazeera Golden Award at the Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2013 (Qatar)[9][10] Jury Prize at the Gdansk DocFilm Festival 2013 (Poland)[11] Special Jury Prize at the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival 2013 Best South East Asian Human Rights Film at the FreedomFilmFest 2013 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)[12] Special Mention Award at the Salaya International Documentary Film Festival 2014 (Thailand)[13] |
| 2013 | The Last Refuge | Documentary | Aung San Suu Kyi Award for ASEAN Films at the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival (HRHDIFF) 2014 (Yangon, Myanmar)[14] Best SEA Documentary Award at the Freedom Film Fest 2014 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) |
| 2014 | The Storm Makers | Documentary | Mecenat Award for Best Asian Documentary Film at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) 2014 (South Korea)[15] Inspiration Award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2015 (Durham, U.S.A.)[16] “Windows on the World” Prize for the Best Feature Film at Milan's Festival of African, Asian and Latin American Cinema 2015[17] Special Mention Award at the Salaya International Documentary Film Festival 2015 (Thailand)[18] |
| 2019 | The Taste of Secrets | Documentary | Allocine |