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View all search resultsJakarta Deputy Governor Rano Karno hopes the city will have its own film festival showcasing Indonesian blockbuster movies, an initiative hoped to strengthen the capital’s role in advancing the national film industry.
The presence of Indonesiana Funds serves as its own motivation for the organizers of the Purbalingga Film Festival. They become more enthusiastic about carrying out the annual agenda to stimulate the creativity of local filmmakers. The allocation of Indonesiana Funds of Rp 2.5 billion per year is managed by them to the best of their ability.
Scorsese's latest opus, about a wave of murders among oil-rich Osage Indians in the 1920s, was hailed as "searing", a "triumph" and a "masterpiece" by critics who scored the Cannes Film Festival's hottest ticket for the premiere the previous night.
While buyers are being cautious about purchasing volumes amid a shaky global economy, they are showing up at festivals and being active - a trend that Todd Brown, head of international acquisitions at U.S.-based XYZ Films, said he expects to continue.
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