Ieu Pannakar

Ieu Pannakar (Khmer: អៀវ បណ្ណាការ; 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.^[1] 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.

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Ieu. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Pannakar.

Ieu Pannakar
អៀវ បណ្ណាការ
Member of the Senate
In office 25 March 1999 – 23 April 2018
Nominated by	Norodom Sihanouk
Personal details
Born	(1931-02-21)21 February 1931
Died	10 May 2018(2018-05-10) (aged 87) Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Nationality	Cambodian
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Oum Sophanith
Relations	Ieu Koeus (father)

Pannaker served in the Senate of Cambodia, as a nominee of King Norodom Sihamoni.^[2]