1 September 2014
France,
through the French Agency for Development (AFD), has provided €1.5 million
(about US$2 million) in grant to support the development of the movie and TV
industry in Cambodia.
The agreement
was signed here on 28 Aug. between the Cambodian Ministry of Economy and
Finance, AFD and the French Embassy in Cambodia. The purpose of this new
financing from AFD is to continue supporting the movie and TV industry in
Cambodia, considered both as a cultural good and as a modern and promising economic
sector.
France is
also supporting the Bophana Center for 2013-2015 to preserving the audiovisual
heritage of Cambodia, providing trainings and promoting young professionals of
the sector, thanks to a separate US$350,000 grant.
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