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Tio Pakusadewo
Kanjeng Raden Tumenggung Irwan Susetyo Pakusadewo or better known as Tio Pakusadewo (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 2, 1963) is an Indonesian actor of Javanese descent. Life and career Tio was born on 2 September 1963 in Jakarta. He showed interest in the arts at an early age, taking up dance while in elementary school. In senior high he was active with the school's theatre troupe, and after graduating in 1985 Tio enrolled in the Jakarta Art Institute. On the side he worked as a model, and in 1987 he made his feature film debut playing opposite Rano Karno in ''Bilur-Bilur Penyesalan'' (''Stripes of Regret''), an adaptation of the novel by Mira W. In 1988 Tio took four roles, including one in ''Catatan Si Boy II'' (''Boy's Diary II''), which gave him national recognition. His fame was cemented through his role in Garin Nugroho's '' Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti'' (''Love in a Slice of Bread''; 1990), which won the Citra Award for Best Film at the 1991 Indonesian Film Festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta is the largest city in Southeast Asia and serves as the diplomatic capital of ASEAN. The city is the economic, cultural, and political centre of Indonesia. It possesses a province-level status and has a population of 10,609,681 as of mid 2021.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022. Although Jakarta extends over only , and thus has the smallest area of any Indonesian province, its metropolitan area covers , which includes the satellite cities Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, South Tangerang, and Bekasi, and has an estimated population of 35 million , making it the largest urban area in Indonesia and the second-largest in the world (after Tokyo). Jakarta ranks first among the Indonesian provinces in human development index. Jakarta's busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mira Lesmana
Mira Lesmanawati or better known as Mira Lesmana (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 8, 1964) is an Indonesian film director, producer and songwriter of mixed Dutch, Javanese and Madurese descent. She is the elder sister of Indonesian jazz musician, Indra Lesmana. Early life Lesmana was born in Jakarta to musician Jack Lesmana and his wife Nien. Her younger brother is jazz pianist Indra Lesmana. At the age of five, she entered kindergarten at Cikini School; her primary and middle school education were conducted at the same institution. As a child, Lesmana wanted to be either a scientist or detective, and was often at the top of her class. She later recalled that seeing George Lucas' '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' (1977) "blew eroff erfeet" and may have inspired her to go into film making. At the age of 16, Lesmana wrote her first song, which her brother Indra used to gain a scholarship to a music school in Australia. As Indra was still a teenager, the family mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jakarta Post
''The Jakarta Post'' is a daily English-language newspaper in Indonesia. The paper is owned by PT Niskala Media Tenggara and based in the nation's capital, Jakarta. ''The Jakarta Post'' started as a collaboration between four Indonesian media at the urging of Information Minister Ali Murtopo and politician Jusuf Wanandi. After the first issue was printed on 25 April 1983, it spent several years with minimal advertisements and increasing circulation. After a change in chief editors in 1991, it began to take a more vocal pro-democracy point of view. The paper was one of the few Indonesian English-language dailies to survive the 1997 Asian financial crisis and currently has a circulation of about 40,000. ''The Jakarta Post'' also features an online edition and a weekend magazine supplement called J+. The newspaper is targeted at foreigners and educated Indonesians, although the middle-class Indonesian readership has increased. Noted for being a training ground for local and int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letters From Prague
''Letters from Prague'' ( id, Surat dari Praha) is a 2016 Indonesian drama film directed by Angga Dwimas Sasongko. It was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Plot The will of Sulastri Kusumaningrum, the mother of Kemala Dahayu Larasati (colloquially Laras), states that she bequeathed her house to Laras, with the condition that she send a box of old letters to Mahdi Jayasri (colloquially Jaya), an old man living in Prague who works at a stage theater. Though eager of the bequest following her divorce with an unfaithful husband, Laras is reluctant of the condition, but nevertheless accepts. The passive-aggressive Jaya rejects the presence of the letters, then grieve alone. Laras angrily goes to a hotel, but finds herself in culture shock, prompting Jaya to allow her to stay in his apartment. Alone, Laras decides to read the letters herself. It is revealed that Jaya was Sulastri's fiance who fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesian Movie Awards
The Annual Indonesian Movie Actor Awards (formerly Indonesian Movie Awards) are annual awards that have been presented to filmmakers in Indonesia since 2007. The trophy given is called Piala Layar Emas. Winners in "Best" categories are selected by a jury, and winners in "Favorite" categories are selected by the public. Most nominated Until now, '' 7 Hati 7 Cinta 7 Wanita'' is the only film that has been nominated more than 15 times, which is 16 times. Following behind is ''Arisan! 2'' with 12 nominations and also there are four films with 11 nominations. Below are the films which has had a total number of nominations of 6 and above. * Sixteen: '' 7 Hati 7 Cinta 7 Wanita'' * Twelve: ''Arisan! 2'' * Eleven: ''Berbagi Suami'', '' 3 Hati Dua Dunia, Satu Cinta'', '' Alangkah Lucunya (Negeri Ini)'', & '' Minggu Pagi di Victoria Park'' * Ten: ''Laskar Pelangi'', '' Perempuan Berkalung Sorban'' & ''Sang Penari'' * Night: ''Mendadak Dangdut'', '' Jermal'', '' Ketika Cinta Bertasbih'' & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citra Award For Best Leading Actor
The Citra Award for Best Actor (Indonesian: ) is an award given at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) to Indonesian actors for their achievements in leading roles. The Citra Awards, described by ''Screen International'' as "Indonesia's equivalent to the Oscars", are the country's most prestigious film awards and are intended to recognize achievements in films as well as to draw public interest to the film industry. Gunawan Maryanto is the most recent winner for his performance in '' The Science of Fictions'' at the 2020 ceremony, winning his first Citra Award nomination. History The Citra Awards, then known as the Indonesian Film Festival Awards, were first given in 1955 to two winners without a nomination process: AN Alcaff (''Lewat Djam Malam'') and A. Hadi (''Tarmina''). The two-way tie, also found in the Best Film and Best Actress categories, was controversial as film critics considered ''Lewat Djam Malam'' the superior film, leading to allegations that Djamaluddin Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Jakarta
South Jakarta ( id, Jakarta Selatan; bew, Jakarte Beludik ), colloquially known as ''Jaksel'', is one of the five administrative cities which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. South Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality. It had a population of 2,062,232 at the 2010 census and 2,226,812 at the 2020 census, and it is the third most populous among the five administrative cities of Jakarta, after East Jakarta and West Jakarta. The administrative centre is at Kebayoran Baru. South Jakarta is bounded by Central Jakarta to the north, East Jakarta to the east, Depok city to the south, West Jakarta to the northwest, and by Tangerang and South Tangerang cities to the west. Districts South Jakarta is subdivided into ten districts (''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and according to the mid-2019 official estimates: Economy In the days fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultanate Of Yogyakarta
The Sultanate of Yogyakarta ( jv, ꦏꦱꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦤꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦡꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦔꦿꦠ꧀, Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat ; ) is a Javanese monarchy in Yogyakarta Special Region, in the Republic of Indonesia. The current head of the Sultanate is Hamengkubuwono X. Yogyakarta existed as a state since 1755 on the territory of modern Indonesia in the central part of Java Island. The Sultanate became the main theatre of military operations during the Java War of 1825–1830, following which a significant part of its territory was annexed by the Dutch, and the degree of autonomy was significantly curtailed. In 1946–1948, during the war of independence of Indonesia, the capital of the republic was transferred to the territory of the sultanate, in the city of Yogyakarta. In 1950, Yogyakarta, along with the Principality of Pakualaman became part of Indonesia, with the former royal realms united as a Special Region, with equal status to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pintu Terlarang
''The Forbidden Door'' ( id, Pintu Terlarang) is a 2009 Indonesian psychological thriller film written and directed by Joko Anwar based on Sekar Ayu Asmara's novel of the same name. Despite disappointing box office receipts in Indonesia, the film won rave reviews internationally, with ''The Hollywood Reporter'' calling it a film that "would make lfredHitchcock and edro Almodóvar proud." Plot Gambir, a lifecasting sculptor of pregnant women, extramaritally impregnates Talyda Sasongko. At the abortion clinic, a man tells him that when his wife had abortion here, they were haunted with guilt, though gradually adapted as they aborted every single fetus they had. Gambir, overcome with emotion, cuts the belly part of one of his sculptures and puts the fetus, named Arjasa, in it, so it would appear "living". They later marry and his career rises (Arjasa's sculpture being the most acclaimed work), but he is still haunted and becomes dispirited, often causing division between him and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sang Penari
''The Dancer'' ( id, Sang Penari) is a 2011 Indonesian film based on the trilogy of novels ''Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk'' by Ahmad Tohari and directed by Ifa Isfansyah. Starring Nyoman Oka Antara and Prisia Nasution, it tells the story of a young man and his friendship with his small village's new ''ronggeng''. The second adaptation of the ''Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk'' trilogy, ''Sang Penari'' required two years of research to better present the historical context, including the 30 September Movement and ensuing anti-communist actions; these details, censored in the original trilogy by the New Order government, were more explicit than in the novels. Although the film was set and shot in Purwokerto, Central Java, neither of the leads was ethnic Javanese. Nasution, cast in her debut role, is Batak, while Antara is Balinese. Upon its release on 10 November 2011, ''Sang Penari'' was critically praised. Tohari called it a "sublime adaptation of his work", while Labodalih Sembiring of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quickie Express
''Quickie Express'' is a 2007 Indonesian film directed by Dimas Djayadiningrat. It stars Tora Sudiro, Aming, Sandra Dewi, and Lukman Sardi. The film premiered on 22 November 2007, and won Best Film at the Jakarta International Film Festival. It has been noted as spawning numerous Indonesian sex comedies. Plot Jojo (Tora Sudiro), a young ne'er-do-well, finds a job as gigolo at the Quickie Express; at Quickie Express, all gigolos pose as pizza delivery boys. After training, he and fellow gigolos Marley (Aming) and Piktor (Lukman Sardi) begin at the bottom of the hierarchy, servicing less desirable clients. For satisfying them, the three are soon promoted. While at a bar, the trio meet Lila (Sandra Dewi); after she is injured in a bar fight, Jojo brings her home to keep an eye on her. Although she leaves before he wakes up, they not long afterwards meet at the hospital when Marley has to have a piranha removed—he had thought the fish was a Flowerhorn cichlid and was bathing with i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berbagi Suami
''Love for Share'' ( id, Berbagi Suami) is a 2006 Indonesian film directed by Nia Dinata. It tells three interrelated stories. It was submitted to the 79th Academy Awards as Indonesia's official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film, but was not nominated. The film received Golden Orchid Award as Best Foreign Language Film at the Hawaii Film Festival in 2007. The film tells the intersecting stories of three women: Salma is a gynecologist who questions the morality of polygamy. But as a faithful Muslim, she accepts her polygamous husband, despite the problems he causes. Siti is a village girl who gets tricked into a polygamous household in a Jakarta slum. Ming is a beautiful young waitress who becomes the mistress of a married man to further her ambitions. Cast *Jajang C. Noer as Salma *Shanty as Siti *Dominique Agisca Diyose as Ming * El Manik as Mr. Haji Ali Rohim * Tio Pakusadewo as Koh Abun *Lukman Sardi as Mr. Lik *Nungki Kusumastuti as Indri *Ria Irawan as Sri *I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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