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Indonesia Intel: Takeaways From the Jogja Festival and Market
The 19th edition of Indonesia's Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival was its most successful and the inaugural JAFF Market was an auspicious debut.
The initiative, backed by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, selected 75 participants from over 600 applicants across Indonesia for online training in various film industry roles, including production assistance, accounting, post-production, sound design, special effects, and acting. Similarly, Fabien Penone, Ambassador of France to Indonesia, is bullish about the Indonesia-France Film Lab, which is envisioned as a sustainable, long-term initiative, growing in scale and influence over time. Market director Linda Gozali, who is also the co-founder of Magma Entertainment, described Indonesia as “the industry that dares to dream big.” Her thoughts are echoed by Samtani who said, “All the filmmakers have upped their game.
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