
Cambodia’s largest independent arts center invites locals and foreigners
to join our hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning.
META HOUSE
The European Cultural Center Meta House Phnom Penh is the country’s oldest independent art center, showcasing a unique blend of art, education, social engagement and hospitality since 2007. The center comprises an indoor gallery/event space, an open-air-stage, a multi-media-library, two restaurants and a German language school, operated by our partner “Goethe-Institute”. Through exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, community-based projects, artist exchange programs and by fostering links with universities, galleries, and other non-governmental organizations we actively support local artists and promote the development of Cambodia’s young contemporary art movement. Community members are invited to participate at all levels. Please contact us for details.



CULTURAL EVENTS



EDUCATION AND TRAINING
The Goethe Institute (GI) is Germany’s cultural institution operational worldwide. It promotes the study of German language abroad and encourages international cultural exchange. The challenge that faces the majority of Cambodia’s contemporary artists is the isolated space in which they work. For the local creative industries to progress, artists need to be exposed to different theories and techniques, and need to broaden their thinking through experimentation. At Meta House, various educational activities provide the broader public with tools that raise an awareness of art, heritage and intercultural dialogue. Educators from all fields are invited to share their knowledge and experiences.



OUTREACH PROJECTS
We live in times of great social, humanitarian, political, and environmental challenges. Artists have an important role to play in bringing these challenges to the attention of the public. Meta House is a cultural lab for social change; a creative home to generate culture that moves people. Besides organizing events at our facility, we continue to implement art-related activities in community centers, schools and universities. In direct cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) and other NGOs, we were able to introduce educational theatre into learning facilities nation-wide. So far, more than 500.000 students have been participating in our outreach projects.



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august, 2025
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thu07aug7:30 pmKING SELFIE: Cambodian Comedy produced by Khmer Mekong Films7:30 pm
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Please be our guests for Meta’s KMF Movie Night, showcasing films from renown Cambodian production company “Khmer Mekong Films”. KMF feature
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English subtitles. Free Entry.
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(Thursday) 7:30 pm
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Meth abuse is a serious and growing issue all across Southeast Asia, and Cambodia’s youth is particularly badly hit. These three short documentaries delve into
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Free Entry
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(Friday) 7:00 pm
sat09aug7:30 pm“Cambodian Textiles”: The legacy of Japanese silk entrepreneur Kikuo Morimoto7:30 pm
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When Kikuo Morimoto, a kimono artisan from Kyoto arrived in Cambodia after the Cambodian civil war, the culture of weaving traditional Cambodian textiles was on
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(Saturday) 7:30 pm
sun10aug7:30 pm“I am still here!”: Oscar-winning Brazilian Drama7:30 pm
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As Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship, Eunice Paiva, a mother of five, must reinvent herself and her family when authorities abduct her husband. Carried along by
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As Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship, Eunice Paiva, a mother of five, must reinvent herself and her family when authorities abduct her husband. Carried along by Fernanda Torres’ superb performance, “I’m Still Here” (2024, 135 min) poignantly explores a nation’s upheaval through one family’s search for answers.
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(Sunday) 7:30 pm
mon11aug6:00 pm“Crash & Bloom” Exhibition Opening by Emily Marques6:00 pm
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Meta House is proud to present the “Crash and Bloom” solo exhibition by American, Phnom-Penh-based artist Emily Marques. The title lends itself to her love
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Free entry.
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(Monday) 6:00 pm
tue12aug7:00 pmItalian Film Night: The Children’s Train7:00 pm
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Italian Film Night returns on Tuesday, August 12, at 7 pm at Meta House with a special free screening of Il Treno dei Bambini, Cristina
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Free entrance—everyone is welcome. Don’t miss this chance to experience one of Italy’s most beautiful contemporary dramas.
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(Tuesday) 7:00 pm
wed13aug7:30 pmBang Boom Bang: Fast-paced German Gangster Comedy (English Subs)7:30 pm
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A violent chain of events ensues as a jailed criminal arranges to buy a car from a shady car dealer, unaware that his partner in
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Free Entrance.
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(Wednesday) 7:30 pm
thu14aug7:30 pmIndigenous Peoples in Cambodia: Defenders of the Spirit Forests (Docu Night)7:30 pm
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Indigenous peoples are found in 22 provinces throughout Cambodia, with the majority of them concentrated in the northern and northeast parts. Many face discrimination and
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Free Entrance.
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(Thursday) 7:30 pm
fri15aug7:00 pmSold by their Mothers: “Girls of Phnom Penh” (Docu)7:00 pm
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Sex with a virgin girl can be worth as much as 1200 dollars to an Asian man. Srey Leak (16), Me Nea (17) and Cheata
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Free Entrance, English subs.
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(Friday) 7:00 pm
sat16aug7:30 pmFirst Foreign Film Shot In Cambodia: “Bird of Paradise” (1962)7:30 pm
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Marcel Camus’ BIRD OF PARADISE (1962, 95 min) – a spiritual journey into culture, myth, Buddhism, death, and reincarnation – was the first European feature
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Sok, a young and imaginative boy, leaves the Buddhist monkhood to seek a more adventurous life. Tith, a friendly fortune-teller, gives him a bird of paradise, which leads him to the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.
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(Saturday) 7:30 pm
sun17aug7:30 pm“Cold Case Hammarskold” (Docu): Who killed the UN Secretary-General?7:30 pm
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On 18 September 1961, a plane with UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld on board crashed near the Zambian town of Ndola. There were no survivors. But
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Free Entrance.
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(Sunday) 7:30 pm
tue19aug7:30 pmAntonio Gaudi: A tribute to the Catalan star architect7:30 pm
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In the documentary ANTONIO GAUDI (1984, 72 min) filmmaker Hiroshi Teshigahara profiles Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi. Much of Gaudi’s work pays homage to the Catalan
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Free Entrance.
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(Tuesday) 7:30 pm
wed20aug7:30 pmThe Legend of Paul and Paula (1973): East-German feature film classic7:30 pm
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Paula is a single mother and falls in love with the discontented political functionary Paul. She is determined to find her happiness, while Paul hesitates
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(Wednesday) 7:30 pm
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The “Dangrek Genocide”, also known as the “Preah Vihear Pushback”, is a border incident on the Thai-Cambodian border in June 1979. Bunseng was among 45,000
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Free Entrance.
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(Thursday) 7:30 pm
fri22aug7:00 pm“Lost Children”: Former Ugandan Child Soldiers rebuild their lives7:00 pm
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For nearly 20 years a civil war raged in northern Uganda.Rebels of the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army) were waging a bloody guerilla campaign.
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Rebels of the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army) were waging a bloody guerilla campaign. They abducted children and conscripted them as soldiers, forcing them to kill their own people.
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(Friday) 7:00 pm
sat23aug7:30 pmPiece by Piece: The First Lego Music Documentary feat. Pharrell Williams7:30 pm
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Lego bricks capture the life of singer and record producer Pharrell Williams, showcasing depictions from his humble Virginia beginnings to his towering success in the
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Free Entrance.
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(Saturday) 7:30 pm
sun24aug7:30 pmBurmese Harp (1956): Brilliant Anti-War-Classic, set in today’s Myanmar7:30 pm
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A conscience-driven Japanese soldier traumatized by the events of WWII adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.Nominated in the first
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Free Entrance.
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(Sunday) 7:30 pm
tue26aug7:30 pmTim Page Night: From War Photographer to Peace Activist7:30 pm
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The late British photographer Tim Page (1944-2022) was one of the pre-eminent photographers of the Vietnam War and Cambodia’s UNTAC times. In 1997, he co-published
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All films are in English language versions.
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(Tuesday) 7:30 pm
wed27aug7:30 pm“Talking About the Weather”: Modern German Cinema by Women7:30 pm
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In recent years, there has been a conscious effort to amplify the voices of women in German filmmaking. Annika Pinske’s “Talking About the Weather” (2022,
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Free Entrance.
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(Wednesday) 7:30 pm
thu28aug7:30 pmDavy Chou’s “Golden Slumbers”: Cambodia’s lost cinema of the 1960s (Docu)7:30 pm
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Cambodian cinema flourished in the 1960s, drawing huge crowds to theaters around the country, until the industry was destroyed by the Khmer Rouge in 1975.
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(Thursday) 7:30 pm
fri29aug7:30 pm“Jungle Atlantis”: Angkor Wat’s Mysteries uncovered by laser technology:7:30 pm
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A thousand years ago, the Khmer people of Cambodia built an empire and their capital was the great city of Angkor, with its centerpiece being
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Free Entrance.
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(Friday) 7:30 pm
sat30aug7:30 amLoving Vincent: The world’s first fully painted animation film7:30 am
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“Loving Vincent” (2017, 94 min) is the world’s first fully painted animated feature film. Armand, the son of a postman, is sent to deliver a
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Each of the film’s 65,000 frames is an oil painting on canvas, created using the same techniques as Van Gogh by a team of 125 artists drawn from around the globe. The stunning film won Best Animated Feature Film Award at the 30th European Film Awards in Berlin and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 90th Academy Awards.
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(Saturday) 7:30 am
sun31aug7:30 pmThe Jungle War: Rare Documentary about Cambodia’s Civil War in the 1980s7:30 pm
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Back in the 1980s the Khmer Rouge fought a guerrilla war against the Vietnamese occupiers and the Cambodian government. Hundreds of thousands of Cambodians rushed
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FREE ENTRANCE.
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(Sunday) 7:30 pm
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