Rithy Panh was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on the 18th april 1964. He is today one of the most acclaimed documentary filmmakers and the most famous Cambodian filmmaker worldwide. After 1975 his family died through the genocidal Khmer Rouge government .
Graduated from lIDHEC. Teaches at La Fmis.
President of the inaugural LOEil dor (Golden Eye) jury at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
