fter successfully holding the third installment of the international short film festival in Bali, the Minikino Film Week (3rd MFM) is scheduled to travel to three places in Jakarta and Tangerang for the first time for two days from Oct. 25 to 26 as part of its post-events road show.
During its roadshow, Minikino is set to screen nine winning short films from the festival, such as Bitch Boy by Måns Berthas from Sweden, Nakaw BY Noel Escondo and Arvin Belarmino from the Philippines, documentary Commodity City by Jessica Kingdon from the United States, visual poetry Urban Audio Spectrum by Marina Schnider from Germany, animation Eclipse by Jerrold Chong from the United States, children’s short film Carrot & Pickle by Graciela Sarabia from the United States, Ruah by Flurin Giger from Indonesia, Sepanjang Jalan Satu Arah (One Way Along the Way) by Bani Nasution from Indonesia and Almari (Cupboard) by Husyin from Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan.
The road show venues will take place at the Goethe-Institut in Jakarta on Oct. 25 from 7 p.m. and at Muhammadiyah Jakarta University on Oct. 26 from 2 p.m. and on the same day at Multimedia Nusantara University in Tangerang from 5 p.m.
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Held for eight consecutive days from Oct. 7 to 14, the 3rd MFW presented 209 short films in 42 programs in 17 venues all around Bali. The festival, which was said to have been attended by over 4,500 people, also featured pop-up cinemas, workshops and a Begadang Film-making Competition where participants only had 34 hours to make a five-minute film.
I Made Suarbawa, the executive director of the 3rd MFW, said this year’s festival was also the first time an awards evening was held for the participants. “Previously, we curated [short films] for screening programs [program pemutaran] only. So it [the award] recognized the short films we had seen and liked and which the judges deemed the best.”
I Made also viewed the award as an important element to observe the festival’s track record. “We also want to see whether these filmmakers will develop or not.” (asw)
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