Kavich NEANG studied music and dance at a young age at Cambodian Living Arts before graduating in professional design from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in 2013. In 2010, he directed his first short film, A SCALE BOY, as part of a documentary film workshop led by Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh. In 2013, he joined the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Film Academy. In 2015, he directed his first narrative short film, THREE WHEELS, which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival that year and later won the Youth Jury award at the 2015 Singapore International Film Festival and Outstanding Selection at the 2016 Kaohsiung Film Festival. In 2015, he also made another short film, GOODBYE PHNOM PENH, which was commissioned and subsequently screened by Asian Film Archive in its omnibus film, FRAGMENTS. Kavich is currently developing his first narrative feature, tentatively titled WHITE BUILDING. Kavich Neang is based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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