Ieu Pannakar

Pannakar served as honorary president of Bophana's oversight organisation, the ARPAA, or Association pour la recherche, la production et l’archivage des documents audiovisuels. Pannaker served in the Senate of Cambodia, as a nominee of King Norodom Sihamoni.

• Name — Ieu Pannakar • Native Name — អៀវ បណ្ណាការ • Office — Member of the Senate • Term Start — 25 March 1999 • Term End — 23 April 2018 • Nominator — Norodom Sihanouk • Born — 21 February 1931 • Died — 10 May 2018 • Place of death — Phnom Penh, Cambodia • Party — Independent • Spouse — Oum Sophanith • Relations — Ieu Koeus (father) Ieu Pannakar (21 February 1931 – 10 May 2018) was a Cambodian film director and statesman. Among the first Cambodians to study film making, he was one of Cambodia's pioneering film directors. He was a co-founder (with fellow Cambodian director Rithy Panh) of Bophana: The Audio-Visual Resource Center - Cambodia. Pannakar served as honorary president of Bophana's oversight organisation, the ARPAA, or Association pour la recherche, la production et l’archivage des documents audiovisuels. Pannaker served in the Senate of Cambodia, as a nominee of King Norodom Sihamoni.