Indonesian Film Festival Explained

Indonesian Film Festival
Subheader:Citra Awards and Vidia Awards
Awarded For:Excellence in cinematic achievements
Presenter:
Country:Indonesia
Year:1955 (Citra Awards)
1986 (Vidia Awards)[1]
Previous:2022
Main:Current: 2023
Next:2024

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 Citra Awards 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 called Vidia Awards.

History

In 1955, 1960, and 1967, Pekan Apresiasi Film Nasional (English: National Film Appreciation Week) was held in Jakarta. From 1973 to 1992, the ceremony was renamed Festival Film Indonesia and became an annual event. The trophy/ award was named Piala Citra (Citra Award). The All-Indonesia Cinema Owners' Association (Gabungan Pengusaha Bioskop Seluruh Indonesia, or GPBSI) awarded the Antemas Prize, named for the producer Antemas.[2] From 1993 to 2003, the festival did not take place because the quantity of good Indonesian movies had dropped significantly. In the 1990s, most Indonesian movie producers created low budget, B movies. Producers suffered revenue losses because of growing piracy. Since 1992, American, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese movies have taken over many theaters. Low budget Indonesian movies get the dregs, such as open theatre cinemas, portable cinemas, direct to video, or on TV. In 2004 the Indonesian Film Festival committee launched and returned the event to an annual affair. In 2014 the Indonesian Film Board was formed and FFI changed the award statuette. In 2017 the Indonesian Film Board added two more awards for unique and creative films, raising the total to 21. In 2018 awards were given in 23 categories.[3]

Citra Awards

Citra Awards are accolades by the Committee to recognize excellence of professionals in the Indonesian film industry, including directors, actors and writers.

In 2009, the Indonesian Film Festival Committee replaced the National Body of Motion Picture as the official event organizer of the Indonesian Film Festival. The Committee was authorized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Indonesia to organize the operational process of Citra Awards' ceremony and the selection (voting) of nominations and winners.[4]

In 2014, the Indonesian Film Board replaced the Indonesian Film Festival Committee as the festival organizer. The festival is audited by Deloitte. The Ministry of Tourism of Indonesia oversees the organizer.

The Citra Awards, often mistakenly called the FFI Awards (Indonesian Film Festival), is the title of the event where the Citra Awards and Vidia Awards winners are announced.

Current awards

The categories of Citra Awards are:[5]

Retired awards

Special awards

Award records

By films

The following films received at least 12 nominations:

NominationsFilmYear
17Andragogy2023
Impetigore2020
Photocopier2021
16Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens2021
14Kartini2017
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts2018
Yuni2021
13How Funny (This Country Is)2010
Satan's Slaves2017
Shackled2013
Soekarno2014
2020
12Memories of My Body2019
Ruma Maida2009
This Earth of Mankind2019
Two Blue Stripes2019
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash2022
What's Up with Love?2004
The following winners received at least 5 awards:
!Awards!Title
12Photocopier
10Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
9Ibunda
8Memories of My Body
Pacar Ketinggalan Kereta
73 Hati Dua Dunia, Satu Cinta
Satan's Slaves
6Athirah
Di Balik Kelambu
Impetigore
Night Bus
Tanah Surga... Katanya
5Arisan!
Before, Now & Then
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

Vidia Awards

Vidia Awards recognize excellence in the Indonesian television movie industry, including directors, actors and writers. Vidia Awards were first presented in 1986 and awarded in one event with Citra Awards.

From 1992 until 1998, the award was presented separately in an event called Festival Sinetron Indonesia (Indonesian Soap-Opera Festival). The awards were discontinued from 1998 to 2003. The awards returned between 2004 and 2006, then discontinued between 2007 and 2010, and made its return in 2011. The awards were last given in 2014.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://rolfilmblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/piala-vidia-1992.html Piala Vidia 1992
  2. Book: Apa Siapa Orang Film Indonesia . What and Who: Film Figures in Indonesia . id . Jakarta . Indonesian Ministry of Information . 1999 . 44427179 . 60 .
  3. News: Indonesian Film Festival Returns to Jakarta, Promises Fresh Start. Jakarta Globe. 19 November 2019.
  4. Web site: FFI 2009 . Kompas . 2009 . 12 July 2010 . id . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713164340/http://entertainment.kompas.com/read/2009/11/11/e103618/118.Film.Ikut.FFI.2009..MFI.Absen.Lagi . 13 July 2011 . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: History of FFI . KFFI . 2010 . 7 December 2010 . id . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100725074440/http://www.kkffi.or.id/index.php/festival-film-indonesia/sejarah-ffi . 25 July 2010.
  6. Web site: 2015-09-10. FFI 2015, Piala Vidia Ditiadakan. 2021-03-21. Tabloidbintang.com. id.