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Anies lauds Indiskop opening with call for more 'people' theaters
The newly opened discount theater specializes in Indonesian movies and has cheap tickets ranging from Rp 18,000 to Rp 25,000.
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The Indiskop logo adorns a corridor outside the discount theater, which opened the doors of its inaugural branch at Teluk Gong Market, North Jakarta, on Oct. 9, 2019. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
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akarta Governor Anies Baswedan inaugurated Indiskop on Monday at Teluk Gong Market in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, saying that he expected more theaters to open at public markets across the capital.
Anies said that Indiskop would contribute to social equality in Jakarta by providing space for public interaction and affordable entertainment.
“Indiskop [offers] an opportunity for Jakartans to watch movies at affordable prices. So this is a new [platform] for building equality,” Anies told reporters at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday.
Indiskop has been established under a partnership between city-owned market operator Pasar Jaya and the Indonesian Film Actors Association (Parfi). The movie theater is located on the third floor of the Teluk Gong traditional market.
Construction on the Teluk Gong theater broke ground in November 2018, and the theater was conducting its trial run by June 21, 2019.
Indiskop's ticket prices range from Rp 18,000 (US$1.27) on weekdays to Rp 25,000 on weekends. The new theater, which has two air-conditioned studios with 112 seats each and specializes in showing Indonesian movies, is offering a discounted price of Rp 15,000 per ticket until December.
In contrast, large theater chains are typically located in shopping malls and charge between Rp 35,000 and Rp 50,000 per ticket for weekday shows.
