Tokyo Nov 22 - 24
| Nov 22 (Sat) Screenings and workshop "Encounter the Unknown 1"at Athenee Francais Cultural Center (Ochanomizu, Tokyo) |
| 11:30 - 13:00 |
Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly [Babi Buta Yang Ingin Terbang] |
| (2008, Indonesia, 77 min) |
| Directed by: Edwin/Cast: Ladya Cheryl, Pong Harjatmo, Andhara Early, Joko Anwar |
| Followed by a talk with Meiske Taurisia (producer) |
| 13:30 - 15:30 |
Meteorite and Impotence |
| (2013, Japan, 10 min) |
| Directed by: Sasaki Omoi/Cast: Tsukuba Ryuichi, Nomoto Karia |
| GFP Bunny |
| (2012, Japan, 82 min) |
| Directed by: Tsuchiya Yutaka/Cast: Kuramochi Yuka, Watanabe Makiko |
| Followed by a talk with Tsuchiya Yutaka (filmmaker) |
| 16:00 - 17:15 |
Lovely Man |
| (2011, Indonesia, 72 min) |
| Directed by: Teddy Soeriaatmadja/Cast: Donny Damara, Raihaanun |
| 17:30 - 19:00 |
Workshop "Does Cinema Widen Your World?" |
| Entrance: Free |
| Independent films are full of discovery. When you open yourself up to new encounters, the world changes. A workshop to discuss the joys of watching and screening movies. |
The Program
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Tickets: General (per session) 1200 yen / General (full day pass) 2500 yen | Students (per session) 800 yen | Free for high school students and younger
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GUESTS FROM INDONESIA
| Meiske Taurisia |
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Meiske is a film producer. After earning Bachelor degrees in Architecture and Textile Design in Indonesia, she took an MA in Fashion Strategy in The Netherlands. She entered the film business in 2004; with debut feature Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008), which was financed by local partners and international film funds. Soon after, she was involved in 9808: Commemoration of 10 Years of Indonesian Reform, a collective documentary in which local filmmakers reflected on Indonesia's political situation. Next an omnibus feature by nine young Indonesian directors, Belkibolang (2010) while developing Postcards from the Zoo, that became the first Indonesian film selected in competition at Berlinale 2012. Recently, she produced Rocket Rain, in competition of the Forum of Independents at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Between producing films, she teaches at fashion and film schools; and is starting to write about the Indonesian film landscape. In 2014, she founded Kolektif, an independent distribution platform that works closely with filmmakers and film communities.
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| Adrian Jonathan |
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Adrian is a writer, a film journalist, and a co-founder of Cinema Poetica. In 2010, Adrian and several friends began writing film reviews under the moniker Cinema Poetica, printed on homemade postcards that were distributed to several cafes in Yogyakarta. Over time Cinema Poetica grows to become a website that publishes critical essays on Indonesian film culture regularly. Cinema Poetica also organize film screenings, public discussions, and critics workshop to support its online publication. Since 2011, Adrian is also active in Konfiden Foundation as a film researcher and Festival Film Solo as a film programmer. In 2013, Adrian reptesented Indonesia as a film critic in Berlinale Talent Campus.
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| Sari Mochtan |
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After graduating from the University of Indonesia with a degree in Social Politics, she worked in the field of environment and renewable energy for six years, until the movies tapped her on the shoulder. In the years 1998 and 1999 she got a taste of the film industry by taking part in the production of several TV programs and Nan Achnas's award-winning feature film Pasir Berbisik (Whispering Sands). Two years after, she became line producer of Achnas's third film, Bendera (Flag). Finding magic in movies that synergize with trust and opportunity, she fell in love with her profession and ever since, there was no turning back. Apart from being a line producer, she is also known for her role in the Jakarta International Film Festival (Jiffest), having been involved in 9 out of its 12 events, and other film festivals in town. Since 2001 she has been working as a line producer in 15 feature films.
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| This program is a part of "Project to Incubate Audiences for Diverse Cinema
(Japan/Indonesia)" |
| Organizers: | Documentary Dream Center, Independent Cinema Guild, Kolektif |
| Nominal support from: | Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia |
| Thanks to: | Kobe Film Archives, Planet + 1, Nagoya Cinematheque, Alley Hall, Athenee Francais Cultural Center, Espace Biblio, Osaka Asian Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Festival Film Dokumenter Yogyakarta |
| Sponsorship from: | SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Garuda International, Key
Coffee, Tembi Rumah Budaya |
| Supported by: | Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), The Japan Foundation Asia Center |
