Happy Together: How Creative Producers and Directors Thrive Together *PRE-REGISTERED ONLY*
  • Sun, 21 September, 15:30 - 17:00  |  Day 2
  • PB Lounge
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This session focuses on strategies for emerging creative producers developing a first or second feature film project. Special emphasis is placed on the producer-director relationship, exploring how to build a strong, trusting partnership. The session will dive deeper into the practicalities of a successful project and will also cover opportunities for personal and professional growth, including labs, workshops, and training programs. The goal is to develop skills, refine the process, and prepare oneself for the cinema industry. An extended back-and-forth and space to exchange and discuss will follow a brief presentation at the outset.
Moderator
Daniel MATTES(Producer, Anti-Archive)

Daniel Mattes is an American-born producer with Cambodian production company Anti-Archive. He most recently produced Becoming Human, the debut feature from Polen Ly, which premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival in the Biennale College Cinema section, and he produced Chheangkea’s short, Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites, which won best international short film at Sundance 2025. He co-wrote and associate produced White Building, Kavich Neang’s first narrative feature film which later won the Orizzonti award for Best Actor at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. He also produced Kavich Neang’s 2019 documentary Last Night I Saw You Smiling and co-produced Nontawat Numbenchapol’s 2023 feature, Doi Boy. He produced the short films Golden Dragon by Boren Chhith (2023), Further and Further Away by Polen Ly (2022), Sunrise in My Mind by Danech San (2020), and New Land Broken Road by Kavich Neang (2018). He has served as producing mentor for Purin Short Film Camp and Objectifs Short Film Incubator, and he is co-organizer and mentor of Karre Mouy, a new lab for Cambodian producers.