Kaleidoskop 2019

Januari
Got interviewed by Dr. Billy Proctor in Prof. Henry Jenkins' website, consisting of two parts

March
Diskusi Benyamin Sueb di Bentara Budaya Jakarta. Pertemuan terakhir dengan almarhum mas Abduh.

London Book Fair! I was invited as a speaker on Film Adaptation at Olympia. And I co-organized a film screenings and discussion at SOAS

May
Jadi narasumber di video dokumenter tentang Layar Tancap.

June
UK Visit:  Matilda the Musical! Lebaran di Edinburgh
Official Launching of Medina Candy Club Youtube Channel. Please check, follow, and subscribe here
The Significance of Garin Nugroho was published in Taipei International Film Festival.



July

Asian Film Archive, Singapore. Paper lama saya terpilih untuk masuk dalam antologi tulisan The State of Motion 2019: Fear of Monsters. Order here. Dan saya diundang ke Singapura untuk jadi salah satu pembicaranya.

Cobain LRT pertama kali
Badass, Kineforum. Putar film dan Diskusi, bareng Dennis Adhiswara. Dan tentunya ada putar film rahasia!

August
Akreditasi BAN PT. Prodi Film Universitas Bina Nusantara menjadi Program Studi Film pertama dan satu-satunya di Indonesia yang terakreditasi A.

Raker di Semarang, Ziarah ke Masjid Kudus dan Demak.


September
Friendly City Conference, Medan. Scopus Warrior. Eksplorasi Medan.

October
Reuni SMP1 angkatan 1989. Ngeband bareng The WildBoys band, band saya sejak SMP.

Launching n diskusi Mencari Film Madani di Madani Film Festival.
Yes, Finally I published a book, after a while. Alhamdulillah.
Untuk mendapatkan bukunya secara gratis (hanya ganti ongkos kirim), daftar ke sini:
Bagian dari Seri Wacana Sinema dari Komite Film Dewan Kesenian Jakarta.


November
UK (re)visit.
Jogja Netpac Asia Film Festival: Menjadi pembicara Seminar Film Horor (bersama Christine Hakim, Joko Anwar,  Ifan Ismail,dan Ismail Basbeth. Juga pembicara di diskusi 3 buku Seri Wacana Sinema, khususnya buku "Tilas Kritik".
Medina Got an Award! Yay!
Des
Buku tebal "Kilas Kritik: Kumpulan Tulisan Rumah Film 2007-2012" terbit. Saya dan Hikmat Darmawan  jadi editornya. Bagian dari Seri Wacana Sinema dari Komite Film Dewan Kesenian Jakarta.
Jadi narasumber dari #SiasatSinema Studio Antelope

Resolution 2020:
(1) Publishing my PhD thesis, both in Indonesian and English.
(2) Be with my family for good.

Nah Ini Dia! Buku "Tilas Kritik: Kumpulan Tulisan Rumah Film (2007-2012)

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Ini dia kumpulan sebagian besar kritik, artikel, esai, daftar, wawancara sineas kelas dunia secara eksklusif, liputan festival film dunia, dan trivia yang pernah dimuat di Rumah Film (www.rumahfilm.org).

Meliputi: 

Wawancara dengan Werner Herzog, Bahman Ghobadi, Bela Tarr, Yasmin Ahmad,  Marjane Satrapi, dan banyak lagi.

Liputan eksklusif ke Festival Film Cannes,   Venice,  Berlinale, Rotterdam,  IDFA, dll.
Daftar 100 Film Terbaik Dekade 2000-2009, Daftar 33 Film Indonesia terpenting dekade lalu.

Daftar film terbaik dari Warkop dan Nyak Abbas Akub, dll.

Tulisan dari redaktur Rumah Film: Hikmat Darmawan, Eric Sasono, Ekky Imanjaya, Asmayani Kusrini,  Ifan Adriansyah Ismail, Krisnadi Yuliawan. 

Tulisan dari Kontributor:  Grace Samboh, Hassan Abdul Muthalib, Homer Harianja, Ade Irwansyah, Bobby Batara, Veronika Kusuma, Intan Paramaditha, Windu Jusuf.

Tebalnya lebih dari 1600 halaman!

Dicetak dan diedarkan terbatas.

Tapi tenang saja, pada saatnya, PDF-nya akan diunggah sehingga publik bisa ikut mengunduh dan membacanya. Dan, tentu saja, gratis.

Tunggu tanggal mainnya.

Judul: "Tilas Kritik: Kumpulan Tulisan Rumah Film (2007-2012)"

(Seri Wacana Sinema)

Editor: Ekky Imanjaya dan Hikmat Darmawan

Penerbit: Komite Film Dewan Kesenian Jakarta

Peluncuran Buku Seri Wacana Sinema (plus link untuk dapatkan ketiga bukunya secara gratis)

Sumber: https://dkj.or.id/berita/peluncuran-buku-seri-wacana-sinema/

Komite Film Dewan Kesenian Jakarta menggelar Penerbitan Buku Film, Seri Wacana Sinema. Sebuah seri penerbitan Komite Film Dewan Kesenian Jakarta (DKJ), sebagai bagian dari upaya membangun pengetahuan bersama tentang sinema di Indonesia. Seri penerbitan ini akan mencakup berbagai tema yang relevan bagi perfilman Indonesia. Tujuan penerbitan adalah menyediakan rujukan teoritik hingga praktikal seputar perfilman, dan menciptakan percakapan-percakapan baru tentang perfilman di Indonesia maupun di dunia.

Berikut adalah daftar judul buku yang masuk dalam seri pertama ini:

1. Mencari Film Madani: Sinema dan Dunia Islam
2. Tilas Kritik (Kumpulan Tulisan Rumah Film 2007-2012)
3. Direktori Festival Film
4. Menonton Penonton: Khalayak Film Bioskop di Tiga Kota
5. Komunitas Film Indonesia
6. Terjemahan Contemporary Indonesian Film

Tiga dari enam buku Seri Wacana ini, yaitu: Tilas Kritik: Kumpulan Tulisan Rumah Film (2007-2012), Direktori Festival Film Dunia dan Indonesia, dan Menonton Penonton: Khalayak Film Bioskop di Tiga Kota (Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya) akan diluncurkan pada acara JAFF (Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival) 2019. Sebelumnya, Komite Film Dewan Kesenian Jakarta juga telah menerbitkan buku Mencari Film Madani: Sinema dan Dunia Islam yang digelar pada Festival Film Madani 2019 lalu.

Mencari Film Madani: Sinema dan Dunia Islam merupakan kumpulan tulisan Ekky Imanjaya dengan tema khusus tentang seluk-beluk “film Islam”. Ekky Imanjaya sejak awal 2000-an berkarier sebagai wartawan dan kritikus film, lalu menekuni studi film hingga meraih gelar master di Universitat van Amsterdam (Belanda) dan doctoral di University of East Anglia (Norwich, Inggris). Kumpulan ini menjadi unik sekaligus penting dalam konteks tumbuhnya genre film religious di dalam perfilman kita dari masa ke masa. Ekky menawarkan perspektif yang berpijak dari pengalamannya aktif di dunia dakwah semasa mudanya.

Direktori Festival Film Dunia dan Indonesia berusaha untuk merekam festival-festival film yang berpengaruh dalam perjalanan sejarah film. Semoga buku ini menjadi panduan bersama bagi para pengampu perfilman kita: pemerintah, pembuat film, maupun para penonton dan pelajar film agar semua memiliki pijakan dalam membangun infrastruktur dan tolak ukur kemajuan film Indonesia.

Menonton Penonton: Khalayak Film Bioskop di Tiga Kota (Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya) adalah buku yang diadaptasi dari penelitian yang mengeksplorasi karakteristik (siapa) dan (bagaimana) perilaku penonton film bioskop yang berubah dengan cepat di era Internet pita lebar. Tak cuma mengisi kekosongan kajian penonton film, buku ini juga bisa jadi sumber berharga untuk peminat film, terutama para pembuat dan pemasar film

Kalian dapat mendapatkan ketiga buku Seri Wacana Sinema diatas melalui link:

http://bit.ly/DistribusiMencariFilmMadani

http://bit.ly/DistribusiDirektoriFestivalFilm

http://bit.ly/DistribusiMenontonPenonton

Ulasan Buku "Mencari Film Madani"

Sebulan setelah beredarnya buku "Mencari Film Madani: Sinema dan Dunia Islam", ada beberapa yang mengulasnya. Alhamdulillah.

Jayakarta: https://jayakartanews.com/mencari-film-madani/
Infoscreening.co: https://infoscreening.co/mencari-film-madani-bersama-ekky-imanjaya/


Secara Umum:
Alif: https://alif.id/read/redaksi/sekitar-2000-penonton-kunjungi-festival-film-madani-2019-b224037p/
Madani Film Festival website: http://madanifilmfest.id/en/book-launching/

Dapatkan Buku Saya: Mencari Film Madani: Sinema dan Dunia Islam". Gratis

Halo semua.
Bagi yang ingin mendapatkan buku "Mencari Film Madani: Sinema dan Dunia Islam" (Ekky Imanjaya, 2019), silahkan isi link ini. Bukunya gratis dan hanya mengganti ongkos kirim (selama persediaan masih ada): http://bit.ly/DistribusiMencariFilmMadani

Atau bisa janjian di Blok M Square untuk pengambilan (waktu dan tempat ada di link itu). Tapi tetap harus isi form ini.

Buku ini adalah bagian dari Seri Wacana Sinema, Komite Film Dewan Kesenian Jakarta. Akan ada 5 buku lainnya yang akan terbit dalam waktu dekat secara berkala, dan akan ada link serupa lainnya untuk masing-masing buku. Trims

Starstruck: Me, Film Festivals and Great Directors

About 11-12 years ago, when I did my master at Universiteit van Amsterdam, I had privilege as a film critic to attend and cover many prestigious film festivals in Europe. As one of the editors of RumahFilm.org (RF),  I was keen to explore  some film festivals, to enjoy great films, to feel the atmosphere, and, who knows, I would meet great filmmakers.

photobombed Herzog, IDFA 2007

My first experience was IDFA, in November 2007.  Struggling to manage time, since I was also a master student, I successfully watched some movies and wrote the reviews for RF. I also interviewed Leslie Woodhead. who had plan (at that time) to shoot a documentary about the influence of The Beatles in USSR, for Rolling Stone Indonesia. But the most exciting one was a program called A Conversation with Werner Herzog, 3 December at Tuschinsky Bioscoope.  I skipped a class and decided to go to the talk. And Rini, my RF colleague from Brussels, came and...I photobombed Herzog!
BTW, Herzog was there for his film, Encounter at the end of the World.

with Sokurov

My second experience was Rotterdam International Film FEstival, 23 Jan 2008 – 3 Feb 2008. I took a train and celebrated global cinema. I am still wondering why many great film festivals are held in the cold winter time. But that did not stop Film Enthusiasts. Rotterdam is a warm and friendly festival. I could enter De Doelen, their headquarter, and met many filmmakers. There, I met Edwin, mas Riri Riza, mbak Mira Lesmana, and some Asian fIlmmakers such as Ho Yohang and Tsang Mi Liang. But, my "achivement" was meeting  Alexander Skurov, got his signature, and took some pictures.  He was there for his film, Alexandra. He said he took train from Moscow since he couldn't take aeroplane due to his heart condition. 

with Indonesian Film Delegates, Rotterdam 2008

February 2008: Berlinale Film Festival. I was broke, a film student who ran out of cash and at that time still waited for my second funding. But, still, I took train for 6 hours from Amsterdam and stayed at cheap B&B. There, I met so many great directors and celebrities, of course from the distance, at press conferences: Gondry, Madonna, etc. I watched The Rolling Stones in red carpet, from a distance. And, after watching a movie, I took wrong exit, and...met Shu Qi! I also took picture with Majid Majidi, but the picture is still missing somewhere. 
I met Kak Yasmin Ahmad for the last time, at Zoo Palast. She was one of the juries of Generation Plus section.
Berlinale Film Festival is not that "friendly" for people like me.  Quite snobbish. Comparing to Rotterdam, we can't approach filmmakers freely, they were guarded tightly.  

At Berlinale 2008, I also met mas Garin Nugroho as the chair of jury at Forum section and I witnessed Asian 

Press room at Rotterdam

filmmakers respect him. He was interviewed by Cahiers du Cinema and took me  me to the main venue to watch Happy-Go-Lucky at the premiere screening. Red Army something won Forum category. I also met  Teh Nia Dinata who was there to hunt children films for her children film festival. I watched Hanna Makhmalbaf (the youngest of Makhmalbaf Family)'s  Budha Collapsed Out Of Shame and witnessed how children were enthusiastic to do Q&A and asked very critical questions. I interviewed her and her brother Maysam. Alas, I took picture and lost it.


Actually, I went to many film festivals. For example, In April 2008, I went to Amsterdam Fantastic Film FEstival. Midnight Screenings aka All-Nighters. Joko Anwar took me there.  And, I almost met Tim Burton (the winner of Career Achievement Awards that year). I was with everybody else, lining up to meet Tim Burton to take picture or ask for signature. I was that close, 4 people more to go, and...the committee decided to stop the event.  Oh no.
  

waiting for Sokurov, Rotterdam 2008

There are some more experiences, actually. I met 
Jafar Panahi and Sinya Tsukamoto, at JIFFEST 2000 and had interview with them. At  Sundance Film Festival 2001, I met Bong Jon Hoo (Remember Parasite?)  and got his signature during Midnight Screening of Roger Corman documentary.  It was a wild guess as he sat in front of me. It was also a wild guess when I stopped a gentleman and  ask whether he was  Jason Reitman, and he said "no, I am not".  LOL 
I also went to 2011 Hawaii International Film Festival and 2012 Hong Kong International Film Festival. 

Alhamdulillah.

Thanks to Asmayani Kusrini for the great pictures.

Order now: "The State of Motion 2019: A Fear of Monsters" publication

Note: One of my old papers was reprinted in this great edited collection. 

State of Motion 2019: A Fear of Monsters publication contains the catalogue of the exhibitions presented in Jan-Feb, as well as an anthology of articles serving as scholarly discourse on the monstrous and the horrific of national and international cinemas examined against the histories, art and cinematic production coming out of Southeast Asia.

Featuring contributions by Abhijan Toto, Bliss Cua Lim, Ekky Imanjaya, Ho Rui An, Ila Ila, Joshua Comaroff, Kathleen Ditzig, Marc Gloede, Mary Ainslie, Nazry Bahrawi, Pujita Guha, Roger Nelson and Toh Hun Ping.

Design by Studio Swell

Published by Asian Film Archive

SG$ 45

Order here : https://www.asianfilmarchive.org/shop/the-state-of-motion-2019-a-fear-of-monsters-publication/

*To take note:

For local orders, please click here to purchase

Conditions for local and international orders apply differently.

BADASS! BERANI! Filem2 ini akan mengguncang anda!

BADASS! BERANI!
Filem2 ini akan mengguncang anda!
Ada masanya perfilman Indonesia begitu enteng mengedarkan film-film yang, dengan standar moral saat ini, bisa menimbulkan efek samping kejang-kejang, urat tegang dan demo berseri. Masa di mana film yang menjual sensasi, aksi dan desah sebegitu marak. Sebagian malah dibuat cepat, murah dan disambut. Jadi apakah di masa itu, penonton kita lebih lepas bebas, lebih rileks menikmati sensasi dan menghibur diri lewat sederet kisah yang toh semua tahu sekadar hiburan? Bisa jadi.

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Sambutan masyarakat atas gelombang film yang tak berpretensi apa-apa selain memuaskan dahaga hiburan ini membuat Indonesia punya koleksi film-film yang bisa secara kontroversi dilabeli film B (B-movies). Tapi film B, justru karena tak punya beban, seringkali lebih liar dan imajinatif. Tak heran lantas banyak yang terpikat oleh film-film jenis ini, dan mendedikasikan diri untuk merekam, mengabadikan bahkan mereka ulang gaya dan semangat film B ini.

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Tapi apakah itu berarti juga di masa itu, masyarakat kita lebih bebas? Tunggu dulu. Karena kami yakin luwih penak jamanku itu klaim sepihak. Dalam sesi diskusi kita juga akan telusuri jejak dan konteks film-film B dalam sejarah Indonesia. Tentu sambil menonton dan merayakannya. 

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Jadi, sampai jumpa di kineforum Juli ini!
Info dan jadwal film ada di sini

Diskusi "Berani karena Boleh: Film B Indonesia dan pendekatan New Cinema History"

Sabtu, 20 Juli, 17.00     Donasi Sukarela

Kineforum, TIM, Jakarta.

Di era puncak Orde Baru, untuk suatu alasan, film B merajai pasaran. Untuk setiap film berbudaya/adiluhung yang dikenang hingga kini, ada lebih banyak lagi film-film sensasional yang diterima masyakarat. Apakah itu berarti juga di masa itu, masyarakat kita lebih bebas? Di era Orde Baru? Tunggu dulu. Karena kami yakin _luwih penak jamanku_ itu klaim sepihak. Dalam sesi diskusi kali ini, kita akan merayakan dan menelusuri jejak dan konteks film-film B dalam sejarah Indonesia. Dan apakah diam-diam jejak film B ini juga sesungguhnya tulang punggung narasi sejarah perfilman Indonesia? Mari berbincang!

Pengampu:

- Ekky Imanjaya, dosen prodi film Binus University

- Dennis Adishwara, founder Layaria Network dan penikmat B(adass) movies

jadwal dan info film ada di sini

A Fear of Monsters Revisited: Publication Launch and Panel Discussion

A Fear of Monsters Revisited: Publication Launch and Panel Discussion

6 July 2019

1 – 3.30pm

Oldham Theatre

Singapore

Free admission with registration

On the occasion of our first ever publication launch from the State of Motion series, the Asian Film Archive is pleased to present A Fear of Monsters Revisited, a panel with regional film scholars, Bliss Cua Lim and Ekky Imanjaya, and artist Ho Rui An. Expanding on key themes from the State of Motion 2019: A Fear of Monstersexhibitions, the panel examines the monsters at the cross-sections of art and cinema as ciphers for the unarticulated complexities of history and the world we live.

From the zombie, the ghost to creatures of exploitation films, A Fear of Monsters Revisited focuses on the creatures that have embodied our existential fears and leap from our screens to both scare and entertain us. What does this appeal tell us about the societies we live? What kind of resistive cultural spaces do ‘monsters’ create? What do our beloved monsters tell us about ourselves and the histories that define us?

Speakers: Ho Rui An, Ekky Imanjaya, Bliss Cua Lim | Moderated by Kathleen Ditzig https://stateofmotion.sg/2019/programmes/

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

Layar Tancap, Bisnis Nostalgia yang Takkan Tergantikan : klik di sini
Pengantar:

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.

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!

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

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.

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.