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Inaugural Indonesian Film Festival a great success!

	Balai Bahasa Indonesia Perth continues to get busier and busier promoting Indonesian language and cultures, recently presenting the inaugural Perth Indonesian Film Festival from September 9-12 2011. A first for Perth, this event brought together a range of Indonesian artists, well known in their home country of Indonesia, to indulge Perth audiences, which included school students and the general public in a festival of Indonesian films. Six films were selected by the Balai Bahasa Indonesia Perth to give audiences an insight into a range of cultural and social aspects of Australia’s nearest neighbour and to entertain with a broad landscape of genres and tastes currently in the Indonesian film market. All films were screened with English subtitles.
The “Indonesian film festival” was a great opportunity for everyone in Perth to experience Indonesian stories as told by some of Indonesia’s best and most prominent filmmakers. The star-studded opening was attended by invited guests who were warmly welcomed by the Consul General Mr Dede Syamsuri and his wife Ella together with Karen Bailey and Christopher Jordan-Wright from Balai Bahasa Indonesia Perth. Guests were treated to refreshments and had the opportunity to meet and chat with artists and producers from the films before the stars walked the red carpet to the opening night screening of 'Tanah Air Beta', a compelling story set during the East Timor crisis about one young girls determination to reunite her family who were split when they chose to flee the conflict to West Timor.
	Popular Indonesian film personalities attending and supporting the film festival included: Nia Zulkarnaen and Ari Sihasale (Tanah Air Beta) Lukman Sardi (Tanah Air Beta, Merah Putih 2 and Berbagi Suami) Jajang C. Noer (Berbagi Suami, Meraih Mimpi) Alexandra Gottardo (Tanah Air Beta) Derby Romero (Love in Perth). The stars were a delight to have in Perth and keenly supported the film festival. BBIP would like to thank the general public and all schools, teachers and students who supported this inaugural film festival through their attendance at the screenings. Terima kasih!

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