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View all search resultsSlow days at the movies: New field games for filmmakers
The reopening plan for movie theaters has been further delayed, but the green light is on for film production.
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T
he film industry and enthusiasts cheered in July the decision of the Indonesian Cinema Owners Association (GPBSI) to reopen movie theaters by the end of the month, but the excitement was short lived.
On July 16, association chairman Djonny Syafruddin said the Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Agency had advised against the reopening due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
The indefinite postponement, however, affected all cinemas and theater chains throughout the country.
“The association members in the meantime will continue to put into practice the health and new normal protocols in all movie theaters,” said Djonny.
Representing Cinema XXI, a cinema chain affiliated with the association, head of corporate communications and brand management Dewinta Hutagaol said the company would comply with the government’s policies.
“Since January we have upgraded our sanitary standards by regularly disinfecting facilities. The disinfection liquid we use is the kind used by international airlines to minimize the risk of coronavirus infection but safe for humans,” she said in a written interview with The Jakarta Post.
The chain’s 218 movie theaters in 52 cities has suspended operations since the government implemented large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) at the end of March to contain the epidemic.
