Keoprasith Souvannavong

Radio, TV and written press journalist. Since 1993 he works at Radio France Internationale (RFI). After having written and presented newscast and features and having reported on political and cultural events (such as film festivals) for 14 years, he is now chief editor at the Internet Service of RFI, which website is the world’s most visited French-speaking news site. Fond of cinema, he also acted in the feature film THE SCENT OF THE GREEN PAPAYA, which received the “Caméra d’or” and “Prix de la jeunesse” awards at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1993, as well as the “César” award in Paris as the best first feature film, and which was later nominated for an Oscar as the best foreign film. Based in Paris, he has also been a jury member and president of various juries at different film festivals.

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