chandara so

Producer/Line Producer 🎬 🎥

Graduate of two Master’s degrees in Entrepreneurship and Project Management equivalent to MBA from Lyon 2 and Lille University, France, Chandara So is a Film Producer and Line Producer from Cambodia. He started his career as Senior Film Commissioner at the Cambodia Film Commission in early 2010.

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education

  • 2017 South Korea: Diploma in International Film Business and Film Producing Busan Asian Film School
  • 2016 France/Cambodia: Master’s Degree in Social and Cultural Entrepreneurship Lumière Lyon 2 University
  • Thesis: The Impact of Foreign Film Shooting on Tourism Industry in Cambodia
  • 2016 France/Cambodia: Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Lille 1 University
  • 2014 Cambodia: Bachelor Degree in French Literature
  • Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP)

work experience

January 2020 – Present

KUDU StudiosManaging Director

  • Oversee all the projects for KUDU Studios.
  • Producer/Line Producer for the projects
  • Oversight Business Development Planning
  • Conduct day-to-day project coordination and implementation across multiple teams
  • Line producer & Fixer:
    • Offer line- producing services for various international projects including: House Hunters International by Leopard Production (USA), World Trade Organization, Blue Ant Media, KM Production, Nine Network Australia, TV5, M6, TF1, 3 Opt Reis by BNN VARA/Netherland Travel show, Life and Beyond by Turkey, Invitation Au Voyage by ARTE, 2018 Cambodian Election by Russian RT…etc.
    • Organize and facilitate logistic supports for domestic and international shooting projects including permits and production support, scouting and pre-production, facilitate equipment & crews, transportation and accommodation…etc.
    • Custom coordinator (import/export equipment procedure)
    • Governmental liaison (general shooting permit, location permit)

January 2014 – Present

Creative Producer

  • Cambodia Producer/ Line Producer for “Vakhim, featured documentary film by Frencheska

  • Producer for short fiction film, “Candle Light” by Polen 

  • Lead producer for “Double Jeopardy, featured documentary film”by Phally Ngoeum, in Post Production

  • Producer for “Dear Mother, fiction film” by Phally Ngoeum, Development stage

May 2010 – March 2017

Cambodian Film Commission, Senior Film Commissioner

  • Unit Manager Assistant for, “The Gate” by Mr. Régis Wagnier, OSCARS-winning director for ”Indochina” and “SOLDAT BLANC” by Mr. Eric Zonka
  • Production Assistant for TV reality show, French Survivor called KOH LANTA by Adventure 
  • Line Production and TF1 (3 episodes)
  • Unit manager for a French-Belgium film,“La Folie Almayer” by Mrs. Chantal Akerman
  • Senior Production Assistant for the US Amazing Race Project Cambodia| Jan 2014 – Sept 2017
  • Coordinate ASEAN-Rock Film Leaders Incubator: FLY 2016.

 

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