Guillaume Suon


Guillaume Suon is a French-Cambodian filmmaker.

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

YearFilmGenreAwards
2010About My FatherDocumentaryRunner Up at the AIBD World TV Awards 2011
Jury Award at the FEMI 2012
Special Jury Award at the Festival Internacional de Cine Político 2013
2012Red WeddingDocumentaryAward for Best Mid-Length Documentary at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2012
Aljazeera Golden Award at the Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2013
Jury Prize at the Gdansk DocFilm Festival 2013
Special Jury Prize at the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival 2013
Best South East Asian Human Rights Film at the FreedomFilmFest 2013
Special Mention Award at the Salaya International Documentary Film Festival 2014
2013The Last RefugeDocumentaryAung San Suu Kyi Award for ASEAN Films at the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival 2014
Best SEA Documentary Award at the Freedom Film Fest 2014
2014The Storm MakersDocumentaryMecenat Award for Best Asian Documentary Film at the Busan International Film Festival 2014
Inspiration Award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2015
“Windows on the World” Prize for the Best Feature Film at Milan's Festival of African, Asian and Latin American Cinema 2015
Special Mention Award at the Salaya International Documentary Film Festival 2015