Julie Estelle and Tio Pakusadewo in Surat dari Praha (Letters from Prague).

The judges of the first Usmar Ismail Awards have named three film directors on their shortlist, selected from 146 Indonesian films than played in theatres from Dec. 1, 2014 to Feb. 29, 2016.

The nominees are Garin Nugroho for Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto (The Nation'€™s Teacher: Tjokroaminoto); Angga Dwimas Sasongko for Surat dari Praha (Letters from Prague) and Joko Anwar for A Copy of My Mind.

The judging panel comprises 15 film journalists in local online and print media.

The event coordinator, Adisurya Abdy, said the Usmar Ismail Awards (UIA) would immortalize Indonesia'€™s '€œfather'€ of film, who contributed to the development of the industry during the early years of the country.

The first day of shooting of Usmar Ismail'€™s Darah dan Doa (Blood and Prayers) on March 30, 1950, has been coined National Film Day. Founding president Sukarno dubbed him '€œa genuine Indonesian director'€.

'€œUIA is expected to add to the reference of Indonesian films. The more events held, the better,'€ Adisurya said over the weekend.

The judges also selected contenders for the categories of director, male actor, female actor, male supporting actor, female supporting actor, director of photography, film editor, artistic director, sound director and score composer.

Teguh Imam Suryadi, the head of judges'€™ committee and public relations for the awards, said the ceremony would be held on April 2 and would be aired live by Trans7.

'€œAn extended judging panel is currently at work to select the winner for each category in contention.'€

The additional judges include film critic Ekky Imanjaya, a research student from the School of Film, Television and Media at the University of East Anglia, UK, Daniel Irawan, the founder of community-based film awards Piala Maya, Chaidir of Yogyakarta'€™s Kedaulatan Rakyat daily newspaper and Ipik Tanoyo of the Bali Post daily newspaper.
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The complete shortlist for the 2016 Usmar Ismail Awards:

Director:

Garin Nugroho - Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto

Angga Dwimas Sasongko - Surat dari Praha

Joko Anwar - A Copy of My Mind

Male Actor:

Tio Pakusadewo - Surat dari Praha

Deddy Sutomo - Mencari Hilal

Reza Rahadian - Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto

Female Actor:

Tara Basro - A Copy of My Mind

Adinia Wirasti - Kapan Kawin?

Sekarsari - Siti

Male Supporting Actor:

Mathias Muchus - Toba Dreams

Adi Kurdi - Kapan Kawin?

Oka Antara - Mencari Hilal

Female Supporting Actor:

Christine Hakim - Pendekar Tongkat Emas

Widyawati - Surat dari Praha

Ria Irawan - Bulan di Atas Kuburan

Director of Photography:

Ipung R Saiful - Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto

Donni Himawan Nasution, Samuel Uneputty - Bulan di Atas Kuburan

Gunnar Nimpuno - Pendekar Tongkat Emas

Film Editor:

Ahsan Andrian - Filosofi Kopi

Arifin Cuunk - A Copy of My Mind

Ahsan Andrian - Surat dari Praha

Artistic Director:

Eros Eflin - Pendekar Tongkat Emas

Allan Sebastian - Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto

Kekev Marlov - Bulan di Atas Kuburan

Score Composer:

Viky Sianipar, Willy Haryadi - Bulan di Atas Kuburan

Andi Rianto - Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto

Thoersi Argeswara, Glenn Fredly - Surat dari Praha

Sound Editor:

Khikmawan Santosa - A Copy of My Mind

Satrio Budiono - Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto

Satrio Budiono - Surat dari Praha

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