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Guess what?: Filmmaker Ifa Isfansyah wins ARTE prize for film project

JAKARTA: Film director and producer Ifa Isfansyah has been granted the ARTE International Prize totaling €6,000 (US$6,775), which will help to fund his upcoming film, Tanah Terbuang (Wasted Land)

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Sat, October 10, 2015 Published on Oct. 10, 2015 Published on 2015-10-10T15:11:50+07:00

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Guess what?:  Filmmaker Ifa Isfansyah wins ARTE prize for film project

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AKARTA: Film director and producer Ifa Isfansyah has been granted the ARTE International Prize totaling '‚¬6,000 (US$6,775), which will help to fund his upcoming film, Tanah Terbuang (Wasted Land).

He received the prize during the Asian Project Market (APM), a coproduction platform at the Busan International Film Festival, South Korea, held on Oct. 6.

'€œThe most crucial thing is not the funds, but the value behind the prize,'€ he told kompas.com on Thursday shortly after landing in Jakarta.

'€œThis means that we can have access to the wider market. With ARTE giving this award, this film will have a chance to be screened and distributed in Europe,'€ he said regarding the France TV network.

Ifa will take the producer post on the film, alongside Isabelle Glachant from France.

Directed by Edi Cahyono, Wasted Land centers on a mother in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, trying to meet with her daughter, a migrant worker in China who is facing the death penalty after being tricked by her friend into sending a drug package.

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