Local Films Mushrooming
New filmmakers have been emerging over the last decade in a number of regions across the country, producing films with strong local identities such as in their use of regional languages and perspectives on local issues.
A film crew shoots a scene from \'Frekwensi Mood\' (The frequency of mood) in Jember, East Java. The film, produced by youths, has been screened independently since February.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – New filmmakers have been emerging over the last decade in a number of regions across the country, producing films with strong local identities such as in their use of regional languages and perspectives on local issues.
Indonesian Film Board (BPI) deputy chair Dewi Umaya said that the rising awareness of localized identities in film was an interesting phenomenon. “Today it’s becoming clear, filmmakers are more daring in showing that ‘I am from’ Java, Sumatra or Sulawesi. Their predecessors did not have this,” Dewi said on Monday (2/7/2018) in Jakarta.