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)

"Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts" with Introduction and Q&A, Bristol, 24/4

'Marlina: women and gender issues in Indonesia'

Film Screening of "Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts" with Introduction and Q&A
Rating: 15+

Watershed, Bristol, Tuesday, 24 April 2016, 18.00
With: Hana A Satriyo (expert on Gender and Women’s participation)
Ekky Imanjaya (PhD candidate in Film Studies at University of East Anglia/Lecturer at Bina Nusantara University).

Considered one of the most significant films to emerge from Indonesia in recent years, female director Mouly Surya '"Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts" deals with multiple layers of gender and women issues within the country, through the vehicle of, as critic Maggie Lee puts it, “female-driven journey of vengeance and justice” which tells a story about “… a revenge fantasy rooted in Indonesia’s gender conditions, complex regional culture and the stark beauty of its landscapes” (Variety, 26/5 2017).

Labelled as pioneering a new genre called “Satay Western”, the film was selected and screened at 2017 Cannes Film Festival’s Director Fortnight. It traveled around many film festivals all over the world and got some prestigious awards such as Best actress ( Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival), Best Director (Netpac Award, Five Flavours Film Festival), Grand Prize (Tokyo FILMeX2017), Special Mention (Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2017), and Best scenario ( Festival International du Film de Femmes de Salé).

To celebrate both the film's theatrical release in the UK and Kartini Day (21st April is the anniversary of the birth of Raden Ajeng Kartini, one of Indonesian's first feminists), the Watershed has organized a discussion event on contemporary women and gender issues within Indonesian and Southeast Asian national contexts. Hana A Satriyo and Ekky Imanjaya will give the introduction and hold a Q&A session covering a range of women and gender issues, ranging from the patriarchal cultures in general to the roles of women in Indonesian film industry.

All are welcome.
Buy the tickets here (Tue, 24/4, 6pm): https://uk.patronbase.com/_Watershed/Seats/NumSeats?prod_id=12BL&perf_id=5&section_id=M&action=&seat_type_id=STAN&_ga=2.72610643.1375548281.1522857159-1317473638.1522857159

More details about the screenings of "Marlina" in Watershed
https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/8866/marlina-the-murderer-in-four-acts/

Co-organized by Ekky Imanjaya & Toby Reynolds

SCALARAMA 2016, DYI Film Festival

Bagi pencinta film di Inggris, September artinya adalah Scalarama. Ini ajang bagi banyak komunitas film dan bioskop alternatif membuat acara di masing-masing tempat di berbagai kota dan dan dipadupadankan dalam satu rangkaian acara yang solid. semacam DYI film festival. Moto mereka: SCALARAMA: CELEBRATE CINEMA: A DIY film season for everyone, by everyone, everywhere, every September.

Di Bristol, ada kineklub seperti SeventySeven Film Club, Bristol Bad Film Club, Bristol Cinema Cinema, Hellfire Video Club, juga bioskop The Cube Microplex.  Menariknya, selera mereka campur, dan didominasi oleh film-film cult (termasuk yang cult blockbusters), exploitation, dan B-grade movies.
Maka, ada blaxploitation macam Human Tornado, zombie biker (Psychomania), dan tak ketinggalan Mystics in Bali karya H. Tjut Djalil. Ada film anak seperti Matilda dan The Lego Movie, ada film yang lebih "nyeni" macam The 400 Blows. Ada film arusutama seperti The Goonies, Stark Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Starship Troopers, dan Close Encounters of the Third Kind. semuanya merayakan sinema, segala selera, dengan satu persamaan: DIY alias mandiri.

Dan saya beruntung bisa ikut serta dalam ajang ini, dengan turut menjadi organizer untuk South East Asian Cult Cinema Double Bill: Lady Terminator & The Killing of Satan (35mm) (yang terakhir ini diputar dalam format 35mm, atas rekomendasi Pete Tombs, yang waktu itu baru ingat kalau MondoMacabro menyimpannya di sebuah gudang di London). Karena Double Feature, maka harganya pun lumayan murah meriah.

Kalau di Indonesia, adakah festival film semacam ini? #benerantanya

SOUTHEAST ASIAN CULT CINEMA DOUBLE BILL: LADY TERMINATOR & THE KILLING OF SATAN

FYI, I am co-organizing this event. If you are around, please do come! :)

Scalarama's  Asian Cult Cinema Double Bill: Indonesia's Lady Terminator and The Philippines' The Killing of Satan (in 35mm!) , Cube Microplex, Bristol, Saturday 10 September, 19.00.
And a discussion session with Mondo Macabro's Pete Tombs 

Tickets: £7 / 6 (conc)

A mind bending double bill of South East Asian cult lunacy!

Indonesia’s “Lady Terminator” combines the folktale of legendary Javanese South Sea Queen and James Cameron’s Terminator.

“The Killing of Satan” is a wild Filipino fantasy horror film, about a man who fights Satan to rescue his daughter. Screened in 35mm format!

Link to Scalarama's event:  here

On Lady Terminator: Interview with Barbara Anne Constable by Andrew Leavold: here.