Indonesian Film Festival
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Festival Film Indonesia or known as FFI is an annual film festival
organised by Indonesian Film Festival Committee. The festival show features announcement of Piala Citra (in English
: Citra Award) winners and presentation of best Indonesian films of each year.
, including directors
, actors, and writers.
Starting from 2009, Indonesian Film Festival Committee replaced the National Body of Motion Picture as the official event organizer of Indonesian Film Festival. The Committee also have been authorized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Indonesia to organize the operational process of Citra Awards' ceremony and the selection (voting) of nominations and winners.
Citra Award often mistakenly called as FFI Award. FFI (Indonesian Film Festival) is the title of the event where the Citra Award winners announced.
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
organised by Indonesian Film Festival Committee. The festival show features announcement of Piala Citra (in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: Citra Award) winners and presentation of best Indonesian films of each year.
History
Chronology of FFI:- 1955, 1960, and 1967: Three times, the Pekan Apresiasi Film Nasional (in EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: Indonesian Film Week) were held in JakartaJakartaJakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
. - 1973 - 1992: The event renamed to Festival Film Indonesia and it became held annually. The trophy/award named Piala Citra (Citra Award).
- 1993 - 2003 (dormant): The festival discontinued because the quantity of good Indonesian movies had dropped significantly since the early of 1990s. In 1990s, most Indonesian movie producers created low budget, B-class movies. The movie producers had suffered great loss of revenue because of growing piracy in Indonesia. Since 1992, most high class and mid-range cinemas prefer to show American, Hong Kong and Taiwanese movies. Low budget Indonesian movies are shown only in low-class cinemas, open theater cinemas, portable cinemas, direct to video, or through TV stations.
- 2004 - present: The Indonesian Film Festival committee has been formed and FFI being held annually since 2004.
Citra Awards
Citra Awards are accolades by the Committee to recognize excellence of professionals in the Indonesian film industryCinema of Indonesia
Though the cinema of Indonesia has a long history, the industry is currently struggling and developing.-Colonial era:The first film made in Indonesia was the 1926 silent film, Loetoeng Kasaroeng, by Dutch directors G. Kruger and L. Heuveldorp...
, including directors
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, actors, and writers.
Starting from 2009, Indonesian Film Festival Committee replaced the National Body of Motion Picture as the official event organizer of Indonesian Film Festival. The Committee also have been authorized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Indonesia to organize the operational process of Citra Awards' ceremony and the selection (voting) of nominations and winners.
Citra Award often mistakenly called as FFI Award. FFI (Indonesian Film Festival) is the title of the event where the Citra Award winners announced.
Current Awards
The categories of Citra Awards are:- Best FilmCitra Award for Best FilmThe Citra Award for Best Film is one of the Citra Awards presented annually by the Indonesian Film Festival Committee to artists working in the motion picture industry. During the annual Indonesian Film Festival ceremony, Citra Award for Best Film is reserved as the final award presented and...
(in IndonesianIndonesian languageIndonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
: Film Terbaik): 1955 to present - Best Director (Sutradara Terbaik): 1955 to present
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (Pemeran Utama Pria Terbaik): 1955 to present
- Best Actress in a Leading Role (Pemeran Utama Wanita Terbaik): 1955 to present
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Pemeran Pendukung Pria Terbaik): 1955 to present
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Pemeran Pendukung Wanita Terbaik): 1955 to present
- Best Writing - Original Screenplay (Skenario Asli Terbaik): 2009 to present
- Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay (Skenario Adaptasi Terbaik): 2009 to present
- Best Cinematography (Penata Sinematografi Terbaik): 1955 to present
- Best Art Direction (Penata Artistik Terbaik): 1955 to present
- Best Film Editing (Penyunting Terbaik): 1955 to present
- Best Sound Editing & Mixing (Penata Suara Terbaik): 1955 to present
- Best Original Score (Penata Musik Terbaik): 1955 to present
- Best Documentary Feature (Film Dokumenter Panjang Terbaik): 2004 to present
- Best Short Film (Film Pendek Terbaik): 2004 to present
Special Awards
- Best Documentary Short Subject (Film Dokumenter Pendek Terbaik): 2009
- Best Director in Short Film (Penghargaan Khusus Sutradara Film Pendek Terbaik): 2009
- Best New Director (Penghargaan Khusus Sutradara Baru Terbaik): 2009
- Best Film for Children (Penghargaan Khusus Film Anak-anak Terbaik): 2009
- Best Animated Feature (Penghargaan Khusus Film Animasi Terbaik): 2008
- Lifetime Achievement Award (Penghargaan Pengabdian dan Dedikasi Seumur Hidup): 2006, 2009 & 2010