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English Translation below

Film Indonesia mendominasi Bangkok International Film Festival

Bangkok International Film Festival yang akan segera dimulai pada
tanggal 19 Juli hingga 29 Juli 2007 memberikan kejutan yang
menyenangkan untuk perfilman Indonesia. 5 film Indonesia berhasil
lolos seleksi untuk diputar di festival film terbesar di Asia Tenggara
tersebut. Adapun film-film Indonesia itu terdiri dari 4 film panjang
dan 1 film pendek. BERBAGI SUAMI karya Nia Dinata produksi Kalyana
Shira Films dan KOPER karya Richard Oh produksi Metafor Pictures
mendapat kehormatan untuk ikut dalam seksi Kompetisi Film ASEAN.
Sedangkan film pendek THE MATCHMAKER karya Cinzia Puspita Rini
produksi Kalyana Shira Films berhasil masuk dalam seksi Kompetisi Film
Pendek Internasional. 2 film Indonesia lainnya yang juga masuk
Official Selection adalah 3 HARI UNTUK SELAMANYA karya Riri Riza
produksi Miles Films dan KALA karya Joko Anwar produksi MD Pictures.
Indonesia tidak hanya diwakili oleh film saja, John Badalu yang
merupakan direktur dari Q! Film Festival dan salah satu pemrakarsa
Moonwater Film Festival dan telah 2 kali terpilih menjadi juri di
Berlin Film Festival di kategori Teddy Award, kembali terpilih menjadi
juri untuk kategori Film Pendek Internasional di Bangkok Internasional
Film Festival ini bersama dengan Namrata Joshi, seorang kritikus film
dari India dan Somkiat Wituranit, sutradara dari Thailand. 

Ini merupakan rekor film Indonesia terbanyak yang pernah terseleksi
oleh sebuah festival. BERBAGI SUAMI yang telah memenangkan Best Film
di Hawaii International Film Festival dan pernah masuk kompetisi di
kurang lebih 5 film festival di dunia akan diwakili oleh aktris Ria
Irawan sementara perwakilan dari film KOPER adalah sutradara Richard
Oh, aktris Djenar Maesa Ayu dan Maya Hasan serta Bagus Takwin dan
Shinantya Ratnasari Prijomustiko. Joko Anwar juga akan turut hadir
untuk pemutaran film KALA di Bangkok. 

Selain pemutaran film, Bangkok International Film Festival juga
menyelenggarakan Bangkok Film Market yang berlangsung pada tanggal
23-25 Juli. Indonesia juga diberi kehormatan untuk hadir di pasar film
tersebut untuk kemungkinan adanya transaksi jual beli film yang
terseleksi dalam festival tersebut. 

Links:
www.bangkokfilm.org 
www.berbagisuami.com
www.kalyanashira.com
www.kopermovie.com
www.kalathemovie.com
www.mdpictures.net
www.milesfilms.com
www.qfilmfestival.org

PRESS RELEASE IN ENGLISH

Indonesian films come in full force at Bangkok International Film
Festival

The upcoming Bangkok International Film Festival 19-29 July 2007 has a
pleasant surprise for Indonesian cinema. 5 Indonesian films are
selected in that biggest film festival in Southeast Asia. The 5
Indonesian films in the festival are: 4 feature films and 1 short
film. Nia Dinata's BERBAGI SUAMI (LOVE FOR SHARE) of Kalyana Shira
Films and Richard Oh's KOPER (THE LOST SUITCASE) of Metafor Pictures
are in Southeast Asian Film Competition while Cinzia Puspita Rini's
short film:THE MATCHMAKER of Kalyana Shira Films is in International
Short Film Competition. 2 other Indonesian films in the Official
Selection are 3 HARI UNTUK SELAMANYA (3 DAYS TO FOREVER) the latest
film by Riri Riza of Miles Films and KALA, the lates film of Joko
Anwar of MD Pictures. 

Furthermore, Indonesia is not only represented by its films. John
Badalu will be serving as one of the three jury in the International
Short Film Competition. Mr. Badalu who is the director of Q! Film
Festival and one of the founders of Moonwater Film Festival, has
served as a jury twice in Berlin Film Festival for the Teddy Award
section in 2003 and 2006. Mr. Badalu will be judging with Namrata
Joshi, a film critic fm India and Somkiat Wituranit, a filmmaker from
Thailand.

This is a record of the most Indonesian films ever selected in a
festival. BERBAGI SUAMI (LOVE FOR SHARE) that has won The Best Film in
Hawaii International Film Festival and has been in competition in a
few international film festivals will be represented by actress Ria
Irawan. KOPER (THE LOST SUITCASE) will be attended by director Richard
Oh, the 2 actresses Djenar Maesa Ayu and Maya Hasan and crew Bagus
Takwin and Shinantya Ratnasari Prijomustiko. Joko Anwar will also be
presenting his film KALA in Bangkok. 

Apart from the film screening events, there also will be Bangkok Film
Market which will be held from July 23 - 25. Indonesia will also be
present in the market to promote its films in the festival and for any
potential business transactions. 


Links:
www.bangkokfilm.org 
www.berbagisuami.com
www.kalyanashira.com
www.kopermovie.com
www.kalathemovie.com
www.mdpictures.net
www.milesfilms.com 
www.qfilmfestival.org

 

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