Indonesian Cinema after reformation (1998) By John Badalu
Before : Loetoeng Kasaroeng by L. Heuveldorp Made by a Dutch but from an Indonesian story. Remake in 1952 and 1983
Before 1998: Mid 1970’s The production of Indonesian films reached its peak with 120 titles a year. The genre is mostly drama and sex comedy Social criticism Competing with Bollywood
Inem Pelayan Sexy 1 and 2
The 80’s Action and martial arts with some American actors with some sex Horror/Mystique – Sex through the 90’s Pure Entertainment Around 100 films a year (Clip 1)
Peluru dan Wanita (Jakarta)
Pembalasan si Rambu (1985)
Perempuan Bergairah (1982)
Perawan Di Sarang Sindikat (1986) Clip2 Clip 3
The 90’s Themes: B Movies Erotic Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti by Garin Nugroho (Love in a slice of bread) Cineplex (Cinema complex with multiple screens) starts growing ---> kills the independent cinemas TV rapid growth telenovelas
Garin Nugroho Love in A Slice of Bread (1990) Letter to An Angel (1992) And the Moon dances (1994) Leaf on a pillow (1997) - Cannes Festival (CLIP 4) The Poet (1999) Bird man’s Tale (2002) Of Love and Eggs (2004) Serambi (2005) – Cannes Festival Opera Jawa (2006) – Venice (CLIP 5) Under The Tree (2008) Blue Generation (2009)
Love in a Slice of Bread (1990)
Garin’s film characteristics Local culture Selling exoticism Taboo/daring subject Clashing local and global culture Mostly Women who take control
The New Generation 1998
Kuldesak – an omnibus film by Riri Riza, Mira Lesmana, Nan Achnas and Rizal Mantovanni. Riri – Filmmaker, Musical play Mira – Producer Nan Achnas – Filmmaker and producer Rizal – Most expensive Music video and commercial films
New generation filmmakers Youth culture Coming from Advertising business Overseas graduates City oriented stories Digital format Women filmmakers dominance Above 500,000 spectators = success
Sherina’s Adventure (1999) First Indonesian box office Budget 200,000 USD CDs Almost 1 million spectators (Clip 6)
Jelangkung (2001) Shot in Mini DV Screened in only 1 cinema. Ran for 4 months with 750,000 spectators
What’s With Love? (2001) More than 1 million spectators Girl power Teenage love story
Rainbow Troops (2009) More than 2 million audience Best Selling novel Children movie Cool soundtrack (Clip 7)
Nia Dinata – Filmmaker, Producer US graduate Most her films are about minority issues: women, LGBT, children, education Setting up documentary projects
Recent Situations Government under the Ministry of Tourism and Culture – no support till April ‘11 Human Resources – limited Exhibitors – limited (500 screens) Education – 2 schools Laws – not updated Censorship – double standard/no standard
Recent Situations Market Share is 55% in 2009 High rate of employments titles per year (Clip 8)
Trend 2010: Horror with sex, action 2009: Horror with sex, horror 2008: Children, horror 2007: Sex Comedy, horror 2006: Religion, horror
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