Friday, April 5, 2019

Layar Tancap, Bisnis Nostalgia yang Takkan Tergantikan (dokumenter pendek)

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Di tengah gempuran era digital, layar tancap ternyata masih sanggup bertahan. Hiburan rakyat ini tetap diburu oleh penontonnya yang ingin bernostalgia. "Sensasinya itu beda, satu nostalgia, dua merakyat. Sepertinya Layar tancap tidak akan tergantikan karena ada semangat kebersamaan dan gotong royong, " ujar Dr. Ekky Imanjaya, Dosen Jurusan Film Universitas Bina Nusantara, Senin (1/4). Ekky menambahkan, ketika menonton layar tancap penonton bebas berekspresi seperti teriak-teriak, bertepuk tangan tanpa takut malu dibilang norak. "Hal-hal ini yang tidak bisa didapatkan ketika menonton bioskop." Meski tak sesemarak dulu, layar tancap masih banyak ditanggap di wilayah pinggiran Jakarta. Nur Iyan, pengusaha layar tancap sekaligus kolektor ratusan film seluloid 35mm, mengaku dirinya masih menerima order 3-4 kali dalam sebulan. "Di wilayah pelosok masih banyak penggemarnya, walaupun era digital masih ada yang 'nanggep', alhmdulillah sebulan tiga sampai empat 'mah' masuk 'job'," terang Iyan.

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Nonton Bioskop: Putar Film Benyamin Sueb, Bentara Budaya Jakarta


It's A Wrap! Cult Comics and Fantasy Film from Indonesia

The first day of Cult Comics and Fantasy Films from Indonesia (Saturday, 16 March)  at SOAS University of London went very well, yesterday. Thank you all for coming!
And, finally, the second day of our event has ended.
We started the day with Garuda Power. Bastian Mereisonne, the director, was there to have Q&A with the audience, hosted by -@hikmat_darmawan. And then, we had one of the most epic panel with great panelists consisting Bastian, Pete Tombs of Mondo Macabro DVD, and Dr. @iainrobertsmith . We ended the event with the screening of Wiro Sableng the 212 Warrior. About 50 people attended, including Dr Rizal Sukma, our Indonesian Ambassador Indonesian Embassy - London,UK . 
Thank you all! Thank You pak Rizal and KBRI London, Komite Buku ID Badan Ekonomi Kreatif RI , NoC of Indonesia Market Focus, our volunteers and LOs, @mommy_memei @dikewink 
Thank you co-organizers @hikmat_darmawan @ben200murtagh SOAS University of London thank you LifeLike Pictures Tabula Rasa Film FLIK TV@anarkibumi #lbfindonesia #imaginenation #crazyindonesia @ SOAS University of London












the most epic panel of the year, so far. Pete Tombs, Bastian Meiresonne, Iain Robert Smith, and me.



with our Indonesian Ambassador!

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

A Weekend of Cult Comics and Fantasy Film from Indonesia, SOAS University of London, 16-17 March


1. Indonesia was chosen to be the country market focus at @londonbookfair in mid March 2019 https://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/Whats-On/Market-Focus---main-page/Indonesia/ There will be a series of events related to Indonesian books in London, 12-17 March 2019, including in films and comics, organized by @komitebukuid @bekrafID @kemdikbud_RI @idbritisharts http://islandsofimagination.id/web/london-book-fair 3. On the weekend (16-17 March) @hikmatdarmawan @benmurtagh @ekkyij are co-organizing an event at @soas https://www.soas.ac.uk/cult-comics-and-fantasy-film-from-indonesia/ 4. We are curating the program highlighting the significance of cult comics and cult movies from Indonesia 5. A Weekend of Cult Comics and Fantasy Film from Indonesia, SOAS University of London, 16-17 March 2019 https://www.soas.ac.uk/cult-comics-and-fantasy-film-from-indonesia/ 6. The 2-day event consists of Film screening, comics exhibition,discussions. 7. From 1981’s “Jaka Sembung”, the restored version and European premiere of “7 Manusia Harimau” (7 Tiger-Men) to 2018’s “Wiro Sableng”. 8. All of the films being screened are related to books and comics 9. There will be a discussion,a workshop with the practitioners, classic and new Indonesian films, long and short documentaries 10. Two-day comic exhibition: Indonesian Genre and Cult Comics, 1939-2019, A Mini Comics Exhibition curated by @hikmatdarmawan https://www.soas.ac.uk/cult-comics-and-fantasy-film-from-indonesia/16mar2019-indonesian-genre-and-cult-comics-1939-2019-a-mini-comics-exhibition.html

11. we will also have a workshop on documenting fantasy in Indonesia with @petetombs @mondomacabro ) @iainrobertsmith (King’s College London, expert on Remakesploitation), Bastian Meiresonne (director of @garudapower2014) #imaginenation #LBFIndonesia 12. The event is Open for public, free of charge, first come first served. #imaginenation #LBFIndonesia 13. This event is part of the Indonesia Market Focus at The London Book Fair 2019. #imaginenation #LBFIndonesia 14. More details, visit: https://www.soas.ac.uk/cult-comics-and-fantasy-film-from-indonesia/ #imaginenation #LBFIndonesia #crazyindonesia 15. Sat 16/3: Jaka Sembung/The Warrior & Fantasy Films from Indonesia, intro by @petetombs https://www.soas.ac.uk/cult-comics-and-fantasy-film-from-indonesia/16mar2019-the-warrior--fantasy-films-from-indonesia-.html @mondomacabro @mondomacabrousa #imaginenation #LBFIndonesia 16. Sat 16/3: Discussion: Cult Texts: from Cult comics to cult movies with @hikmatdarmawan @ekkyij @benmurtagh https://www.soas.ac.uk/cult-comics-and-fantasy-film-from-indonesia/16mar2019-cult-texts-from-cult-comics-to-cult-movies.html #imaginenation #LBFIndonesia 17. Sat 16/3: 7 Manusia Harimau/7 Men-Tigers (restored and previously unreleased in Europe) https://www.soas.ac.uk/cult-comics-and-fantasy-film-from-indonesia/16mar2019-seven-men-tigers--blood-guts-and-bad-acting.htm #imaginenation #LBFIndonesia courtesy @fliktv 18. Garuda Power: the Spirit Within (documentary screening & Q&A with the director Bastian Meiresonne) @garudapower2014 #imaginenation https://www.soas.ac.uk/cult-comics-and-fantasy-film-from-indonesia/17mar2019-garuda-power-the-spirit-within-and-gundala-trailer.html #LBFIndonesia 19. Workshop: Documenting Fantasy in Indonesia, with @petetombs @mondomacabro Bastian Meiresonne @garudapower2014 @iainrobertsmith @ekkyij #imaginenation https://www.soas.ac.uk/cult-comics-and-fantasy-film-from-indonesia/17mar2019-documenting-fantasy-in-indonesia.html #LBFIndonesia @mondomacabrousa 20. Wiro Sableng the 212 Warrior. @wirosablengID @lalatimothy @lifelikepictrs @anggasasongko #imaginenation https://www.soas.ac.uk/cult-comics-and-fantasy-film-from-indonesia/17mar2019-wiro-sableng.html #LBFIndonesia 21. For update related to Cult Comics and Fantasy Film from Indonesia @soas follow #imaginenation #LBFIndonesia @komitebukuid 22. I will also become a speaker in “From Page to Screen and Beyond” discussion with Andin Prayogo and Alex Clark at Spice Café (4B30) @ London Book Fair, Olympia Londo; 14 March 2019, 13:00-13:45. #imaginenation #LBFIndonesia

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Cult Conversations: Interview with Ekky Imanjaya

I am very honored to be featured in Prof. Henry Jenkins' Confessions of an Aca-Fan. I was interviewed by Dr. William "Billy" Proctor from Bournemouth University.

Original source: Part I  & Part II
Happy Reading.

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Best of 2018: Academic and Culture edition

April
16 April: a paper on film tourism I co-wrote with Indra is out!
23  April: finally: DR. Ekky Imanjaya! (the official announcement is out!)
24 April: I co-organized and became a speaker on Marlina and The Murderer in Four Acts in Watershed Bristol (the biggest art-house cinema in Southwest of England). My first public appearance as Dr. E.

July
Graduation Day! The best of the best!

October
Madani Film Festival: became an active board member and a speaker with Aida Begic (a Bosnian woman director)

November
My first popular article after graduation is out!

December
My first proper academic paper and book review after graduation are out!
Jogja Netpac Asian FIlm Festival (JAFF) (foto menyusul)

Disrupsi dan Politik Selera pada Film Indonesia

Semacam catatan akhir tahun saya seputar sinema:
Sumber: Jurnal Ruang, 31 Desember 2018.