indonesian_open FW: question about date of broadcast of langitku rumahku

[R.Machali]

Dear colleagues,
(khususnya Yvonne)

below is 'potongan' of information about 'Langitku Rumahku' from the 
website below:

http://www.hamline.edu/apakabar/basisdata/1991/06/27/0003.html

"Potongan' informasi below (please click on the above for fill info).

Semoga berguna.
Salam,
Rochayah
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     _Langitku  Rumahku_'s problems began on the night of  Friday,
16  Nov,  1990 when,  after its first day's screening in  general
cinemas, it was withdrawn in Jakarta.
     Slamet, who was in Paris at the time, described his reaction.
"This really shocked me because,  long before,  I had  personally
approached  PT  Perfin  who are responsible for distribution  of
films in Indonesia and PPFI,  the film producers association," he
said.
     "I did my best as an Indonesian.  Based on their agreement, a
special screening period was held at the Djakarta Theater and  it
attracted a lot of positive attention."
     "But   the  moment  we  entered  the  general   cinemas,   we
encountered something which resembled intimidation.  There was  a
press  release from Perfin which accused us of not following  the
existing regulations. As if we are children who do not understand
the rules !"
     "I  have just one query:  What is there behind all of this  ?
The  answer  is clear enough.  Anything that changes too fast  is
bound  to face resistance.  And where does this  resistance  come
from ?"
     "Instead of accusing,  I try to recall all that we did.  On a
consistent basis, Ekapraya has questioned their policies which we
consider to be monopolistic."
     "I  am talking here about a certain private company in  which
there is a concentration of power from their being sole suppliers
of  films,  cinema  owners,  and the formulators of  distribution
policy.  Our  problem is probably the consequence of our  stance.
Eros who was in charge on the scene knows more."
     Eros  continued:  "There is a law in this country.  The Joint
decree  of  three  Ministers specifies two days  as  the  minimum
playing time for new Indonesian titles.  But the monopoly  issued
another regulation,  what they called The Joint Agreement,  which
is unbelievable !"
     "How  can  the  Ministers Decree be overruled  by  The  Joint
Agreement which is signed only by the associations of  producers,
cinema-owners, and importers ? There is anarchy in the film world
if such a thing can happen."
     Perfin's press release cited an attendance of just 4,132 over
an  11 day period of the special shows as an example of the folly
involved in unconventional distribution practices.
     A.  Rahim  Latif,  a  film distributor working  closely  with
Ekapraya,  dismissed  these figures claiming instead that  20,000
people saw _Langitku Rumahku_ during the 15 days at the  Djakarta
Theater.
     He  painted  a  picture  of  Indonesian  cinema  today:  "The
Minister  declared that Indonesian films should be the  hosts  in
their  own land with the guests being imported films.  But it  is
the other way around and worse !  Our films are prisoners in this
country, shackled and thrown into a cell with no light".


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