THE META TUBE
THE META TUBE
Meta House founder Nico Mesterharm is a Gernan filmmaker, working in Cambodia since 2000. Our YouTube channel features a huge variety of clips, spots, documentaries and dramas, produced by his teams, Meta House artists, affiiliates and students.
Sober Road (Short Documentary by Polen Ly)
Road safety is a major public health issue in Cambodia. Reducing the number of road crashes is a priority for the government. In 2021, the number of road accidents totalled …2,670, down by 16% over 2020, while injuries came to 3,615, down by 23% year-on-year.
Cambodian filmmaker Polen Ly follows the story of a traffic accident victim in Phnom Penh[+] Show More
Cambodian filmmaker Polen Ly follows the story of a traffic accident victim in Phnom Penh[+] Show More

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Sober Road (Short Documentary by Polen Ly)
Road safety is a major public health issue in Cambodia. Reducing the number of road crashes is a priority for the government. In 2021, the number of road accidents totalled …2,670, down by 16% over 2020, while injuries came to 3,615, down by 23% year-on-year.
Cambodian filmmaker Polen Ly follows the story of a traffic accident victim in Phnom Penh[+] Show More
Cambodian filmmaker Polen Ly follows the story of a traffic accident victim in Phnom Penh[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Chean Sao (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Khiev Sareth (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Sos Mat (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Poeu Lim (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Kham Suphan (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Kong Sinet (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Kham Nyvann (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Chao Ny (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Eng Vat (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Chouk Vanny (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Hong Savath (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Leng Sarie (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Hak Sopheap (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Noun Sophal (Khmer/English)
The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth …with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents.
This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG).
“Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More
This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG).
“Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

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Meta House Mural by Chifumi
Meta House 4.0 is located on Street 228, #48. We thank the German Embassy in Phnom Penh for the funding of our newest mural by French artist Chifumi, who lives …and works in Cambodia’s capital for more than a decade. Please have a look… We are open daily from 9am to midnight. Evening events Friday to Sunday, 7pm.[+] Show More

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Cultures Connect – Nico Mesterharm (Germany) in conversation with Cambodian filmmaker Chum Reap
The 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) took place on 25-26 November 2021 via videoconference under the theme “strengthening multilateralism for shared growth”. The format brought together 30 European and 21 Asian …member states, the EU and the ASEAN Secretariat, to discuss a variety of issues. ASEM addresses political, economic, financial, social, cultural, and educational issues of common interest in a spirit of mutual respect and equal partnership.
The Asia-Europe-Foundation (ASEF) commissioned Meta House to produce two video talks. Talk #1 documents a conversation of two filmmakers from Europe and Asia. Nico Mesterharm is the founder of the German-Cambodian Cultural Center, who came to Cambodia in the early 2000s to direct and produce documentaries for German/European TV. Cambodian filmmaker Chum Reap is a former BBC and UNICEF employee; recently, Reap has his fourth film for Meta House and its umbrella organisation KDKG.[+] Show More
The Asia-Europe-Foundation (ASEF) commissioned Meta House to produce two video talks. Talk #1 documents a conversation of two filmmakers from Europe and Asia. Nico Mesterharm is the founder of the German-Cambodian Cultural Center, who came to Cambodia in the early 2000s to direct and produce documentaries for German/European TV. Cambodian filmmaker Chum Reap is a former BBC and UNICEF employee; recently, Reap has his fourth film for Meta House and its umbrella organisation KDKG.[+] Show More

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Cultures Connect – Cambodian-US artist Pich Sopheap talks with his German colleague Ernst Altmann
The 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) took place on 25-26 November 2021 via videoconference under the theme “strengthening multilateralism for shared growth”. The format brought together 30 European and 21 Asian …member states, the EU and the ASEAN Secretariat, to discuss a variety of issues. ASEM addresses political, economic, financial, social, cultural, and educational issues of common interest in a spirit of mutual respect and equal partnership.
The Asia-Europe-Foundation (ASEF) commissioned Meta House to produce two video talks. Talk #2 documents a conversation of two visual artists from Europe and Asia. Ernst Altmann holds a degree from the Arts Academy Duesseldorf; he currently works as freelance artist and arts educator in Cambodia. Sopheap Pich is a Cambodian American contemporary artist. His sculptures utilize traditional Cambodian materials, which reflect the history of the nation and the artist’s relation to his identity.[+] Show More
The Asia-Europe-Foundation (ASEF) commissioned Meta House to produce two video talks. Talk #2 documents a conversation of two visual artists from Europe and Asia. Ernst Altmann holds a degree from the Arts Academy Duesseldorf; he currently works as freelance artist and arts educator in Cambodia. Sopheap Pich is a Cambodian American contemporary artist. His sculptures utilize traditional Cambodian materials, which reflect the history of the nation and the artist’s relation to his identity.[+] Show More

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Meta House 4.0…Rebuilding Cambodia's Art Scene After COVID-19
The COVID 19 pandemic has dramitically impacted arts and culture around the world. Venue-based sectors such as museums, cinemas and galleries were the hardest hit by social distancing measures.
This year, …Meta House has moved to a new location in Phnom Penh’s city center. (Street 228, Number 48). Please visit us to show support for Cambodia’s young art scene (www.meta-house.com).[+] Show More
This year, …Meta House has moved to a new location in Phnom Penh’s city center. (Street 228, Number 48). Please visit us to show support for Cambodia’s young art scene (www.meta-house.com).[+] Show More

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Stay Safe!
Educational animation video commissioned by the NGO ‘HI’.
Animation..Cornel Hillmann (studio.cgartist.com)
Production..Meta House
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Animation..Cornel Hillmann (studio.cgartist.com)
Production..Meta House
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Visit of German OAV Delegation to Cambodia (2006)
Since its foundation in 1900, the OAV has become a leading network of German companies with interests and activities in the Asia-Pacific region. With approximately 500 member companies to date, …the OAV is a privately held, non-profit organization. It strives to promote stronger bilateral economic relationships between Germany and Asian countries such as Cambodia. The documentary follows an OAV visit to Cambodia in 2006.[+] Show More

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I AM A DAUGHTER – Female Empowerment Theatre Play
Since 2015, Meta House promotes educational theatre in Cambodian schools and universities. So far, over 60.000 students have attended our live performances. Because of the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, we have …recorded two plays and added them to our YouTube channel.
I AM A DAUGHTER is written by female Cambodian playwright Kim Dyna.
“The topic is girl empowerment. I want to encourage women not to drop their studies,” she says. She tells the story of Neary, who has just passed her grade-12 exams with a “C”, enough to escape her rural hometown and pursue a university education in Phnom Penh – just like her older brother, though her grandmother wants her to marry the rich rice-mill owner nearly twice her age.
The project is funded by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Southeast Asia (RLS Hanoi Office). It is an internationally operating non-profit institution that has become a provider of political education and a center for progressive social research in both Germany and throughout the world.[+] Show More
I AM A DAUGHTER is written by female Cambodian playwright Kim Dyna.
“The topic is girl empowerment. I want to encourage women not to drop their studies,” she says. She tells the story of Neary, who has just passed her grade-12 exams with a “C”, enough to escape her rural hometown and pursue a university education in Phnom Penh – just like her older brother, though her grandmother wants her to marry the rich rice-mill owner nearly twice her age.
The project is funded by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Southeast Asia (RLS Hanoi Office). It is an internationally operating non-profit institution that has become a provider of political education and a center for progressive social research in both Germany and throughout the world.[+] Show More

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សត្វរញីដែលស្វាងជានិច្ច “SMASHED CAMBODIA”: THE SOBER LORIS
ការបើកបរទាំងស្រវឹងគឺជាមូលហេតុចម្បងមួយនៃគ្រោះគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍នៅកម្ពុជា។ ដើម្បីប្រឆាំងនឹងនិន្នាការដ៏គួរឱ្យព្រួយបារម្ភនេះ សមាគមវប្បធម៌កម្ពុជា-អាល្លឺម៉ង់ (ផ្ទះមេត្តា) កំពុងដំណើរការ សម្តែងសិល្បៈល្ខោននិយាយខ្មែរក្រោមកិច្ចសហតិបត្តិការជាមួយអង្គការក្នុងស្រុក “សកម្មភាពសិល្បៈខ្មែរ” (KAA) និងក្រុម SMASHED ពី Collingwood Learning Solutions (ចក្រភពអង់គ្លេស)។
“សត្វរញីដែលស្វាងជានិច្ច” គឺជាកម្មវិធីល្ខោនអប់រំ ដែលមានគោលបំណងកាត់ បន្ថយការផឹកស្រាទាំង មិនទាន់ គ្រប់អាយុ និងការបើកបរទាំងស្រវឹង នៅតាមសាលារៀន។
អ្នកនិពន្ធវ័យក្មេង ជួន សុភាព ជាអ្នកនិពន្ធល្ខោននិយាយនេះ ដោយប្រើប្រាស់តួសម្តែងពីរនាក់ធ្វើការ សម្តែង តួអង្គជាច្រើនផ្សេងគ្នា ដែលនេះជាការដកស្រង់សិល្ប៍វិធីពី …ល្ខោនអង់គ្លេស។ គម្រោងមួយនេះនឹងជម្រុញយុវជន ខ្មែរធ្វើការស្វែងរកមូលហេតុ និងផលវិបាកនៃការផឹកស្រាមិនគ្រប់អាយុ ក៏ដូចជាការបើកបរទាំងស្រវឹង។ តាមរយៈ ល្ខោនអប់រំ យើងអាចផ្តល់ព័ត៌មានដល់យុវវ័យជាច្រើនយល់ដឹង និងបង្កើតជម្រើសដែលមានការ ទទួលខុសត្រូវ ជុំវិញការប្រើប្រាស់គ្រឿងស្រវឹង។
EDUCATIONAL THEATRE AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING & ALCOHOL ABUSE
Drunk driving is one of the major causes of road crashes and casualties in Cambodia. To go against this worrying trend, the I-NGO “Cambodian-German Cultural Association” (KDKG) and “Meta House” (Cambodian German Cultural Center) perform the original Cambodian language theatre play THE SOBER LORIS, in cooperation with the local NGO “Khmer Arts Action” (KAA) and the “SMASHED” team. A recording is uploaded here.[+] Show More
“សត្វរញីដែលស្វាងជានិច្ច” គឺជាកម្មវិធីល្ខោនអប់រំ ដែលមានគោលបំណងកាត់ បន្ថយការផឹកស្រាទាំង មិនទាន់ គ្រប់អាយុ និងការបើកបរទាំងស្រវឹង នៅតាមសាលារៀន។
អ្នកនិពន្ធវ័យក្មេង ជួន សុភាព ជាអ្នកនិពន្ធល្ខោននិយាយនេះ ដោយប្រើប្រាស់តួសម្តែងពីរនាក់ធ្វើការ សម្តែង តួអង្គជាច្រើនផ្សេងគ្នា ដែលនេះជាការដកស្រង់សិល្ប៍វិធីពី …ល្ខោនអង់គ្លេស។ គម្រោងមួយនេះនឹងជម្រុញយុវជន ខ្មែរធ្វើការស្វែងរកមូលហេតុ និងផលវិបាកនៃការផឹកស្រាមិនគ្រប់អាយុ ក៏ដូចជាការបើកបរទាំងស្រវឹង។ តាមរយៈ ល្ខោនអប់រំ យើងអាចផ្តល់ព័ត៌មានដល់យុវវ័យជាច្រើនយល់ដឹង និងបង្កើតជម្រើសដែលមានការ ទទួលខុសត្រូវ ជុំវិញការប្រើប្រាស់គ្រឿងស្រវឹង។
EDUCATIONAL THEATRE AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING & ALCOHOL ABUSE
Drunk driving is one of the major causes of road crashes and casualties in Cambodia. To go against this worrying trend, the I-NGO “Cambodian-German Cultural Association” (KDKG) and “Meta House” (Cambodian German Cultural Center) perform the original Cambodian language theatre play THE SOBER LORIS, in cooperation with the local NGO “Khmer Arts Action” (KAA) and the “SMASHED” team. A recording is uploaded here.[+] Show More

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CONCRETE VISIONS
It is hard to imagine a crueler fate for an urban planner than seeing his country taken over by a regime with a murderous hatred of cities. As Cambodia’s pre-eminent …architect and chief urban planner during the 1960’s, Vann Molyvann laid out significant portions of Phnom Penh and designed dozens of landmark structures fusing High Modernist design with classical Khmer elements. Then, in 1975, the Khmer Rouge marched into the capital and evacuated its entire population. Vann Molyvann, who survived the Khmer Rouge Regime in Swiss exile, returned in 1991 to Cambodia. Nowadays, his legacy is under threat due to Cambodia’s on-going construction boom. Helen Grant–Ross, an Art historian and architect, and filmmaker Nico Mesterharm, interviewed Vann Molyvann at the age of 80, in 2008. While the great architect’s views on the current development of Phnom Penh are still respectfully listened to, they are seldom acted upon.
Documentary by Nico Mesterharm (2009, 17 min)[+] Show More
Documentary by Nico Mesterharm (2009, 17 min)[+] Show More

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ART OF SURVIVAL – The First Exhibition by Meta House about the Khmer Rouge Legacy
Democratic Kampuchea was one of the worst human tragedies of the 20th century. Nearly 1.7 million Cambodians died from diseases due to a lack of medicines and medical services, starvation, …execution, or exhaustion from overwork. Tens of thousands were made widows and orphans, and those who lived through the regime were severely traumatized by their experiences. Several hundred thousand Cambodians fled their country and became refugees. Millions of mines were laid by the Khmer Rouge and government forces, which have led to thousands of deaths and disabilities since the 1980s. The Cold War killed any prospect of a tribunal. Justice was all but frozen for decades –until 2006. In that year, the UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal (ECCC) was finally established in Phnom Penh.
Within the study and practice of transitional justice, the roles played by the arts in addressing past human rights violations have become increasingly well accepted. Coinciding with the trial, Meta’s first legacy project “Art of Survival” began in January 2008 with 21 artists and expanded in October 2008 to include a total of 40 artists from different age groups. Works represented for the first time the divergent perspectives of different generations of Cambodians on Pol Pot and his “Killing Fields”. The project’s immediate success encouraged the Meta House team to organize numerous village art exhibitions, public forums or film screenings in cooperation with the Government, local NGOs and international donors.[+] Show More
Within the study and practice of transitional justice, the roles played by the arts in addressing past human rights violations have become increasingly well accepted. Coinciding with the trial, Meta’s first legacy project “Art of Survival” began in January 2008 with 21 artists and expanded in October 2008 to include a total of 40 artists from different age groups. Works represented for the first time the divergent perspectives of different generations of Cambodians on Pol Pot and his “Killing Fields”. The project’s immediate success encouraged the Meta House team to organize numerous village art exhibitions, public forums or film screenings in cooperation with the Government, local NGOs and international donors.[+] Show More

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Creative Assistance for orphans and vulnerable children
In 2008, Meta House / KDKG began its charitable youth work with a dance/theatre / stage and costume design workshop for the NGO “Jeanine’s Children Association”. Watch this clip, featuring …German artist Lutz Mattstaedt.[+] Show More

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Interview with Meta House Founder Nico Mesterharm

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9th International Music Festival Phnom Penh 2012- L'EUROPE GALANTE
In highest consideration and in Homage to Norodom Sihanouk,
this year’s festival was dedicated to the King Father who passed away
on 15th October in Beijing in his 90th year.
The International Music …Festival Phnom Penh has been taking place since the year 2004 and is Organized by the Art + Foundation.
The Art + Foundation is a German Foundation with non-profit status
You can find more Information and the Current Schedule for Classical Music Concerts on their Homepage: http://musicfestival-phnompenh.org/index.htm
Thank you to the Ministry of Culture for their trust and support,
to the Delegation of the European Union and the German Embassy
for their ongoing cooperation,
and especially to the Goethe Institute for their sustained partnership.[+] Show More
this year’s festival was dedicated to the King Father who passed away
on 15th October in Beijing in his 90th year.
The International Music …Festival Phnom Penh has been taking place since the year 2004 and is Organized by the Art + Foundation.
The Art + Foundation is a German Foundation with non-profit status
You can find more Information and the Current Schedule for Classical Music Concerts on their Homepage: http://musicfestival-phnompenh.org/index.htm
Thank you to the Ministry of Culture for their trust and support,
to the Delegation of the European Union and the German Embassy
for their ongoing cooperation,
and especially to the Goethe Institute for their sustained partnership.[+] Show More

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SURVIVOR – Chum Mey Testimonial
Chum Mey is one of only seven known adult survivors of the Khmer Rouge imprisonment in the S-21 Tuol Sleng camp, where 20,000 prisoners, mostly Cambodians, were sent for execution. …Formerly a motor mechanic working in Phnom Penh, he was taken to prison on 28 October 1978, accused of being a spy. Watch his story documented by Sao Sopheak.[+] Show More

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CHHIM SOTHY – ABSTRACT MARKETS 2008
Chhim Sothy (born 1969 in Kandal Province) – winner of the Asean Art Awards 2000 – is an acclaimed Cambodian painter and sculptor noted for his ability in a diverse …number of artistic techniques and mediums. Check out this TV report about Sothy’s first exhibition at Meta House in 2008…[+] Show More

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MEKONG ARTS AND CULTURE PROJECT 2007
Cambodian TV Report about the first art workshop at Meta House in 2007, just a few months after its opening….

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HIV and Disability: Project Documentary by Handicap International (English Version)
The National AIDS Authority has claimed that Cambodia’s goal is to have no more than one new HIV infection per day and no more than three deaths per day from …this disease.
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, set the “90-90-90” target that by 2020, 90 percent of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status, 90 percent of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy and 90 percent of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression. Cambodia has so far met the 90-90-90 target and is on track to achieve a 95-95-95 target,
Please watch this docu about HIV-positive Cambodians living with disabilities, produced by Meta House with funding by Handicap International.[+] Show More
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, set the “90-90-90” target that by 2020, 90 percent of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status, 90 percent of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy and 90 percent of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression. Cambodia has so far met the 90-90-90 target and is on track to achieve a 95-95-95 target,
Please watch this docu about HIV-positive Cambodians living with disabilities, produced by Meta House with funding by Handicap International.[+] Show More

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HIV and Disability: Project Documentary by Handicap International (Khmer version)
The National AIDS Authority has claimed that Cambodia’s goal is to have no more than one new HIV infection per day and no more than three deaths per day from …this disease.
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, set the “90-90-90” target that by 2020, 90 percent of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status, 90 percent of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy and 90 percent of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression. Cambodia has so far met the 90-90-90 target and is on track to achieve a 95-95-95 target,
Please watch this docu about HIV-positive Cambodians living with disabilities, produced by Meta House with funding by Handicap International.[+] Show More
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, set the “90-90-90” target that by 2020, 90 percent of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status, 90 percent of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy and 90 percent of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression. Cambodia has so far met the 90-90-90 target and is on track to achieve a 95-95-95 target,
Please watch this docu about HIV-positive Cambodians living with disabilities, produced by Meta House with funding by Handicap International.[+] Show More

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HIV and Disability: Project Documentary by Handicap International (Sign Language Version)
The National AIDS Authority has claimed that Cambodia’s goal is to have no more than one new HIV infection per day and no more than three deaths per day from …this disease.
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, set the “90-90-90” target that by 2020, 90 percent of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status, 90 percent of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy and 90 percent of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression. Cambodia has so far met the 90-90-90 target and is on track to achieve a 95-95-95 target,
Please watch this docu about HIV-positive Cambodians living with disabilities, produced by Meta House with funding by Handicap International.[+] Show More
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, set the “90-90-90” target that by 2020, 90 percent of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status, 90 percent of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy and 90 percent of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression. Cambodia has so far met the 90-90-90 target and is on track to achieve a 95-95-95 target,
Please watch this docu about HIV-positive Cambodians living with disabilities, produced by Meta House with funding by Handicap International.[+] Show More

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Gender equality and the women empowerment: Beijing +20 Conference @MetaArtCambodia
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted in 1995 by the Fourth World Conference on Women, and reconfirmed at the Twenty-third Special Session of the General Assembly in 2000. …The Beijing Platform for Action constitutes a global framework for realizing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
The Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) calls upon governments, the international community and civil society, including non-governmental organizations and the private sector, to take strategic action in the following critical areas of concern: poverty, education and training, health, violence, armed conflict, the economy, power and decision-making, institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women, human rights, the media, the environment and the girl child.
Please watch this short docu about the Beijing declaration and its impact on Cambodia, produced by Meta House for German political foundation HBF.[+] Show More
The Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) calls upon governments, the international community and civil society, including non-governmental organizations and the private sector, to take strategic action in the following critical areas of concern: poverty, education and training, health, violence, armed conflict, the economy, power and decision-making, institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women, human rights, the media, the environment and the girl child.
Please watch this short docu about the Beijing declaration and its impact on Cambodia, produced by Meta House for German political foundation HBF.[+] Show More

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Heinrich-Boell-Foundation: Celebrating 20 Years of Advocacy Work in Cambodia
The Heinrich Böll Foundation established cooperation with partner organizations in Cambodia as early as 1993. Since then the office in Phnom Penh has served as a link among stakeholders in …order to facilitate dialogue, joint learning and collaborative action on issues related to ecology and sustainable development, democracy, human rights and gender. Watch the short documentation of HBF”s 20th anniversary in 2013, hosted by Meta House.[+] Show More

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Khmer Rouge Legacy Conference at Meta House (in co-operation with Heinrich-Boell-Foundation)

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South-East-Asian Dancing Workshop

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"Bong Beng: The clever Farmer" – Educational TV Drama by Meta House
In 2011, a Danish survey of 89 smallholder farmers around Boeung Cheung Ek Lake, an agrarian community near Cambodia’s infamous Killing Fields genocide memorial, found that nearly nine out of …ten farmers had experienced acute pesticide poisoning from chemicals they used in the field. Contracted by the Australian aid group CAVAG, the educational TV drama “Bong Beng – The Clever Farmer” teaches Cambodians how to work with pesticides. Cambodian director Chum Reap and his team repeat the success of their Meta House drama “Who killed Rumdoul” with this entertaining feature film (in Khmer, with English subtitles).[+] Show More

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"25 Frames to move" – Meta Film School Documentary
Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPS), meaning “the brightness of art”, originated in 1986 in Site 2 Refugee Camp on the Thai border. The idea of a creative association, which would use …art and expression to help young refugees overcome the trauma of war, emerged from drawing workshops held for children in the camps. This original idea continued after the refugees returned to their homeland, and PPS was formally founded in 1994 by a group of former Site 2 children in Battambang, Cambodia’s second-largest city. M.E.T.A. students and German filmmakers visit PPS artist Poi Chhunly, who has set up Cambodia’s first animation studio together with his wife Koern Kolab. S[+] Show More

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"From Ruin to Riches" – Cambodias New Economy Documentary
Cambodia has been among the world’s fastest-growing economies emerging from civil war at rates unparalleled by other post-conflict countries. In 2014, Meta House produced a collection of short documentaries, interviews …and music videos produced in cooperation with young Cambodian filmmakers to reflect on the changes in their home country.[+] Show More

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Film Camp in Battambang 2017
In 2009, French-Khmer film-maker Davy Chou came to Cambodia to shoot Golden Slumbers (Le Sommeil d’Or). The feature-length documentary told the story of the country’s booming film industry in the …1960s — a time when even Norodom Sihanouk, the former king, was involved in a prolific side trade as producer, director and star of sentimental epics. While in Phnom Penh, Chou ran a series of workshops for undergraduates interested in film. After one short film screening, a student put up his hand. “So, you’re just showing us an extract from a long film, then?” he asked. “They didn’t even understand the basics of what a short film was,” recalls Chou. “That was a revelation for me.”
In 2017, Meta House continued its work with Cambodian short film makers from “Sunflower Alliance” – the successor of the group Chou once initiated. In the framework of a “contestival”, film students were asked to write and shoot a film in three days. Here, you see the “making-of”…[+] Show More
In 2017, Meta House continued its work with Cambodian short film makers from “Sunflower Alliance” – the successor of the group Chou once initiated. In the framework of a “contestival”, film students were asked to write and shoot a film in three days. Here, you see the “making-of”…[+] Show More

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New Cambodian Economy: Interview with Lim Chhiv Ho (Attwood Export co Ltd Import Founder/Chairwoman)
Cambodia has been among the world’s fastest-growing economies emerging from civil war at rates unparalleled by other post-conflict countries. In 2014, Meta House produced a collection of short documentaries, interviews …and music videos produced in cooperation with young Cambodian filmmakers to reflect on the changes in their home country.[+] Show More

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New Cambodian Economy: Interview with Van Sou Ieng (Garment Manufactures Association/ GMAC Chairman)
Cambodia has been among the world’s fastest-growing economies emerging from civil war at rates unparalleled by other post-conflict countries. In 2014, Meta House produced a collection of short documentaries, interviews …and music videos produced in cooperation with young Cambodian filmmakers to reflect on the changes in their home country.[+] Show More

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New Cambodian Economy: Interview with PIly Wong (Hung Hiep Group CEO)
Cambodia has been among the world’s fastest growing economies emerging from civil war at rates unparalleled by other post-conflict countries. In 2014, Meta House produced a collection of short documentaries, …interviews and music videos produced in cooperation with young Cambodian filmmakers to reflect on the changes in their home country.[+] Show More

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New Cambodian Economy: Interview with Cheng Bunleng (Brown Coffee Co-Founder)
Cambodia has been among the world’s fastest-growing economies emerging from civil war at rates unparalleled by other post-conflict countries. In 2014, Meta House produced a collection of short documentaries, interviews …and music videos produced in cooperation with young Cambodian filmmakers to reflect on the changes in their home country.[+] Show More

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Cambodian Students explore Phnom Penh – Pannasastra University Media Project 2007
Teaching young Cambodians documentary filmmaking is at the core of the Meta House program, given the fact that its founders Nico Mesterharm and Sao Sopheak are documentarians by trade. The …short films produced with students of Pannasastra University were brought into life in cooperation with Berlin-based producers Kerstin Wille and Gerrit Neuhaus. The students were tasked with showing their favorite locations in Cambodia’s capital.[+] Show More

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Cambodian Traditional Music Documentary by Syna Chheng
Khmer music is an important aspect of Cambodian life and culture. It is a significant component in religious and traditional ceremonies such as weddings or temple celebrations. Young female filmmaker …Syna Chheng follows the life of an instrument maker. This short documentary was developed within a film workshop at Meta House, held by German top documentarian Enrique Sanchez-Lanzsch in 2013. The workshop was funded by the Goethe-Institut.[+] Show More

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"The Beauty and the Beat" – Documentary by Sao Sopheak
Chumvan Sodhachivy (“Belle”) started dancing at the age of nine, has a background in Khmer classical dance and has choreographed many of her own works. Trained at RUFA (Royal University …of Fine Arts), she has danced with the Royal Ballet of Cambodia and has performed internationally in Asia, Europe, the U.S. and North Africa. Female filmmaker Sao Sopheak follows her life. This short documentary was developed within a film workshop at Meta House, held by German top documentarian Enrique Sanchez-Lanzsch in 2013. The workshop was funded by the Goethe-Institut.[+] Show More

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Female Construction Workers in Cambodia – Documentary by Sokunthea Hang
Cambodia’s construction industry, especially in its capital, Phnom Penh, is booming. Between 20 and 40 percent of the workforce in this sector is female. They often migrated from Cambodia’s rural …areas to the capital, mainly because they are poor or have no other work near their homes. The majority of construction workers are seasonal migrant workers moving from agriculture to construction and are working without a contract as of day laborers. Even as day laborers, workers could have access to protections, but few are aware. Most of the women working on construction sites have little education and face the same problems as all unskilled construction workers, limited workplace protections provided by construction companies and limited access to protection by the law. Please watch this documentary by female Cambodian journalist Sokunthea Hang, funded by Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation in the framework of the “Green Net” project.[+] Show More
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