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Joni's Promise
''Janji Joni'' (English: ''Joni's Promise'') is a 2005 Indonesian adventure romantic comedy film written and directed by Joko Anwar in his directorial debut. Starring Nicholas Saputra, Mariana Renata, Rachel Maryam, and Surya Saputra, the film was a commercial and critical success, earning Anwar his first Citra Award for Best Director nomination. The film features multiple cameo appearances from well-known celebrities. Synopsis Joni works as a film/reel delivery man in Jakarta. One day, while waiting for the next pick-up, Joni meets a charming girl who is going to catch a film with her boyfriend Otto. The girl would only reveal her name to Joni if he successfully delivers the reels on time. However, things do not turn out well on that day as Joni faces obstacles such as the city's notorious traffic and various people that may disrupt his task. Cast Notable cameos Production According to producer Nia Dinata, the shooting process for ''Janji Joni'' was very challenging due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joko Anwar
Joko Anwar (born 3 January 1976) is an Indonesian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, he worked as a journalist and film critic. Anwar first rose to prominence for co-writing Nia Dinata's 2003 hit ''Arisan!'' which won five awards at the 2004 Citra Award. He then made his feature film directorial debut with the romantic comedy ''Joni's Promise'' in 2005, gaining a Best Director nomination at the 2005 Citra Award. He has since directed a wide range of genres: the noir thriller '' Dead Time: Kala'' (2007), psychological thriller ''The Forbidden Door'' (2009), supernatural horror ''Satan's Slaves'' (2017), and live-action superhero '' Gundala'' (2019). Anwar has won 3 Citra Awards out of 13 nominations for directing and screenwriting. He won the Best Director Awards twice: in 2015 for the urban drama ''A Copy of My Mind'' and in 2020 for the folk horror ''Impetigore'' as well as the Best Screenplay Award in 2008 for co-writing Mouly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indra Birowo
Indra Birowo (born January 9, 1973) is an actor and comedian, who made his television debut in ''Extravaganza''. Indra is the third child of Wargandi Suryo and Farida Yusuf. He was educated at Canisius College in Jakarta. He made his film debut in ''Bintang Jatuh'' in 2000. He has gone on to appear in numerous Indonesian movies and soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...s. Awards and nominations External links *Indra Birowo's profile at Kapanlagi.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Birowo, Indra 1973 births Living people Indonesian male comedians Indonesian comedians Indonesian male film actors Javanese people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citra Awards
The Indonesian Film Festival ( Indonesian: Festival Film Indonesia, 'FFI') is an annual awards ceremony organised by the Indonesian Film Board and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology to celebrate cinematic achievements in the Indonesian film industry. During the festival, the ''Piala Citra'' winners are announced and the best Indonesian films of the year are presented. The awards ceremony was first held in 1955 as the Pekan Apresiasi Film Nasional (National Film Appreciation Week). It changed to Festival Film Indonesia in 1973. In 1986, the festival included awards for television movies with an award called ''Piala Vidia''. This awards ceremony includes numerous similarities when compared to the Academy Awards in the United States and British Academy Film Awards in the United Kingdom. History In 1955, 1960 and 1967 Pekan Apresiasi Film Nasional (English: National Film Appreciation Week) was held in Jakarta. From 1973–1992 the ceremony was renamed Fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila Chudori
Leila Salikha Chudori (born December 12, 1962) is an Indonesian journalist and writer. She won the Southeast Asian Writers Award in 2020. Biography Leila Salikha Chudori was born December 12, 1962, in Jakarta and grew up there. She is the daughter of Muhammad Chudori. She studied at Trent University in Ontario, Canada, graduating in 1988. She worked for the magazines ''Jakarta Jakarta'' and ''Tempo In musical terminology, tempo ( Italian, 'time'; plural ''tempos'', or ''tempi'' from the Italian plural) is the speed or pace of a given piece. In classical music, tempo is typically indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece (ofte ...''; the second magazine was banned by the New Order regime of President Suharto in 1994. Her first stories were published in children's magazines ''Si Kuncung'', ''Kawanku'' and ''Hai'' when she was only 12. Chudori later wrote scripts for the television series ''Dunia Tanpa Koma''. She received an award for best television scriptwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tempo (Indonesian Magazine)
''Tempo'' is an Indonesian weekly magazine that covers news and politics. It was founded by Goenawan Mohamad and Yusril Djalinus and the first edition was published on 6 March 1971. History New Order era On June 21, 1994, under the New Order of President Suharto, Information Minister Harmoko banned the publishing of ''Tempo'' magazine, along with two other weekly news magazines, ''Editor'' and ''DeTik'', citing them as a threat to national stability. In response to the ban, a number of journalists established the Alliance of Independent Journalists (Aliansi Jurnalis Independen). Publication of ''Tempo'' resumed following Suharto's departure from office in 1998. Post New Order era The magazine has continued its independent position, and on 27 June 2010 published a story about police corruption, based on leaked documents showing that six senior police officers had bank accounts containing millions of dollars, in one case more than US$10 million, on monthly salaries of around US$ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok International Film Festival
The Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) ( th, เทศกาลภาพยนตร์นานาชาติกรุงเทพฯ) is an international film festival held annually in Bangkok, Thailand, since 2003. In addition to film screenings, seminars, gala events and the Golden Kinnaree Awards. History First years The Bangkok International Film Festival was first held in 2003 and was organized by Nation Multimedia Group in cooperation with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, or TAT. Before 2003, the Nation Group had organized the Bangkok Film Festival (note, no "international" in the title), first held in 1998. After the 2003 event, the Nation Group, and the TAT split. The TAT continued with the Bangkok International Film Festival in 2004, while Nation Multimedia founded the World Film Festival of Bangkok, which was first held in October 2003. For management of the Bangkok International Film Festival, the TAT awarded a contract to a Los Angeles, California firm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deauville Asian Film Festival
The Deauville Asian Film Festival (the Festival du film asiatique de Deauville) takes place annually in Deauville, France since 1999 and focuses on Asian cinema. A film competition was added to the festival in 2000 and a video competition in 2002. Prize List 2000 * Lotus d'Or (Prix du Jury) ("Jury Prize"): '' Sur la Trace du Serpent'' ("'' Nowhere to Hide''"), directed by Lee Myung-se * Lotus du Public (Prix du Public) ("Popular Choice"): '' The Mistress'', directed by Crystal Kwok * Lotus de la Meilleure Photographie ("Best Photography"): Jeong Kwang-Seok and Song Haeng-ki, for '' Sur la Trace du Serpent'' ("'' Nowhere to Hide''") * Lotus de la Meilleure Actrice ("Best Actress"): Tao Hong, for '' Hei Yanjing'' ("'' Colors of the Blind''") directed by Chen Guoxing * Lotus du Meilleur Acteur ("Best Actor"): Park Joong-hoon, for '' Sur la Trace du Serpent'' ("'' Nowhere to Hide''") * Lotus du Meilleur Réalisateur: Lee Myung-se, for '' Sur la Trace du Serpent'' ("'' Now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festival, held from 13 to 21 September 1996, was also the first international film festival in Korea. The main focus of the BIFF is to introduce new films and first-time directors, especially those from Asian countries. Another notable feature is the appeal of the festival to young people, both in terms of the large youthful audience it attracts and through its efforts to develop and promote young talent. In 1999, the Pusan Promotion Plan (renamed Asian Project Market in 2011) was established to connect new directors to funding sources. The 16th BIFF in 2011 saw the festival move to a new permanent home, the Busan Cinema Center in Centum City. History * 1st Busan International Film Festival, 13–21 September 1996 : Films screened: 173 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tantowi Yahya
Tantowi Yahya (born 29 October 1960 in Palembang) is an Indonesian artist, presenter and politician who is a former Ambassador of Indonesia to New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga. He is most famous for hosting the Indonesian version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Indonesian game show), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. In 2009, Tantowi became member of Indonesian parliament from Golkar Party, representing South Sumatra province. In 2014, he was reelected and this time he represented the capital city, Jakarta. Personal life Tantowi was born in Palembang, South Sumatra on 29 October 1960 as the forth of five children of Yahya Matusin and Komariah. Tantowi was born and raised in a simple family. His father, Yahya sold used glasses for living. Believing that English is a key to success, at the age of 14, he sent Tantowi and his younger brother, Helmy to an English course in Palembang. Yahya Matusin was a multi talented man. He was known as a great footballer, badminton player, a reli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winky Wiryawan
Winky Wiryawan who has full name Nurayendra Irwindo (Hangul: 윈키 위르자완) (born 9 December 1978) is an actor from Indonesia. In addition, he is also known as one of the DJ (disc jockey) from Jakarta thus the nickname DJ Winky is also attached to it. Career He was offered a role as Ferdy in the film ''Jelangkung'' (2001), which directed by Rizal Mantovani and Jose Purnomo. Winky then played in a similar themed film, '' Titik Hitam'' (2002) directed by Sentot Sahid, who later introduced himself as the director Rudy Soedjarwo and producer Leo Sutanto. Introduction was then opened up opportunities for Winky to star in ''Singa Karawang-Bekasi'' (2003), and '' Chasing the Sun'' (2004), With the ''Chasing the Sun'', Winky won the category of Best Crying Scene MTV Indonesia Movie Awards (MIMA) 2004. In 2006, Winky starred in 3 movies at once, '' Ruang'', ''Berbagi Suami'', and '' 6:30''. In the same year, Winky also won the Most Favorite Supporting Actor nomination in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tora Sudiro
Taura Danang Sudiro or better known as Tora Sudiro (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on 10 May 1973) is an Indonesian actor and comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or a ... of Javanese descent. Personal life After his divorce, Tora married Mieke Amalia in 2009 with both having two children each from previous marriages. In 2012, they had a daughter. Filmography Film TV series Variety show Model video clips Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sudiro, Tora 1973 births Indonesian male comedians Indonesian comedians Indonesian male film actors Indonesian male television actors Javanese people Living people People from Jakarta 20th-century Indonesian male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukman Sardi
Lukman Sardi (born July 14, 1971) is an Indonesian actor of Javanese-Bugis descent. He is the son of Indonesian violinist Idris Sardi and a grandson of Indonesian actress, Hadidjah. Early life and career Lukman Sardi was born on July 14, 1971, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Lukman is a son of the legend violinist musician Idris Sardi and is a grandchild of Mas Sardi. Sardi began career as actor when he played in the 1980s film, ''Anak-Anak Tak Beribu''. Previously, Sardi had starring some films, like ''Kembang-Kembang Plastik'' and ''Pengemis dan Tukang Becak''. But, he only starring as minor role. Personal life In December 2009, Sardi married Pricillia Pullunggono, who is 13 years younger than he is. After married for 6 years, Sardi had three son, named Akiva Dishan Ranu Sardi, Akira Deshawn Yi Obelom Sardi, and Akino Dashan Kaimana Sardi. In June 2015, Sardi started a controversy regarding his conversion from Islam to Christianity. This rumor had occurred when Sardi be to be a te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
