Festival Sinema Australia Indonesia 2017

The Australian Embassy’s Festival Sinema Australia Indonesia (FSAI) 2017 celebrates the best of Australian and Indonesian films. For the first time FSAI will showcase emerging Indonesian filmmaking talent with the inaugural Short Film Competition FSAI 2017. All six finalist films will be screened throughout the Festival with the winners for the Best Short Film and People’s Choice Award being announced at the Awarding Ceremony on Sunday 29 January 2017. As well as Jakarta, FSAI 2017 has been expanded to include Makassar and Surabaya.

For the first time, FSAI 2017 features a Short Film Competition held to support the Indonesian film industry by providing an outlet for aspiring young Indonesian filmmakers to show their latest works. From the almost 300 films submitted, six finalists have been chosen to compete for a chance to win a trip to the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) 2017. Make sure you choose your favourite short film for the People’s Choice Award.

How to participate in FSAI 2017

Tickets may be obtained for FREE by registration to FSAI2017.eventbrite.com
Choose the film screening and the location; complete your data as required.
After registration, you will receive a confirmation email, which you will need to exchange with a film ticket on the day at your selected location 30 minutes before the screening at the latest, otherwise any uncollected tickets will be passed to those on the ‘waiting list’.
Ticket registration is open from 17 January 2017. Tickets are limited.
Have a nice Festival Sinema Australia Indonesia (FSAI) 2017!

Festival Sinema Australia Indonesia 2017 Catalogue

Synopsis

LION

Based on the non-fiction book “A Long Way Home” by Saroo Brierley. A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometres from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

GIRL ASLEEP

The world is closing in on Greta Driscoll. On the cusp of turning 15, she can’t bear to leave her childhood as it contains all the things that give her comfort in this increasingly unstable and incomprehensible new world.

SPEAR

Using gesture and dance the Bangarra Dance Company’s SPEAR follows a young Aboriginal man, Djalil, from the Australian outback to the streets of Sydney in his quest to understand what it means to be a man with ancient traditions in a modern world.

LOOKING FOR GRACE

After a teenage girl named Grace goes missing, her parents along with the help of an investigator seek to find her, while also juggling their own secrets and stories between them.

SATELLITE BOY

When young Ruby’s father returns unexpectedly from war, his volatile state makes it difficult for the family to reconnect. Ruby’s anxieties are projected onto a pair of ravens, vigilantly defending their nearby nest, who become a catalyst for the troubled family’s journey from crisis to healing.

THE RAVENS

SOKOLA RIMBA

A story about Butet Manurung’s journey as an anthropologist, educator and activist who works with the indigenous Orang Rimba people in the forest of Bukit Duabelas of Jambi, Sumatera, Indonesia. Her encounter with Bungo, a boy from Anak Dalam clan, motivates Butet to teach the clan’s children. Unfortunately, a disaster the Anak Dalam clan has been dreading finally occurs. She is forced to leave the jungle people she loves. Will she be able to return?

WHAT THEY DON’T TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT LOVE

At a high school for the visually impaired in Jakarta, Indonesia, the students are like any other teenagers: they attend classes, pursue artistic endeavours, and fall in love. Despite physical barriers, the students find ways to communicate and collaborate, enabling them to connect-with each other and to the outside world.

SENDIRI DIANA SENDIRI

When Diana’s husband announces his plan to take on a second wife, she finds herself having to build a new life of her own.

Short Film Competition

The six finalists are:

OUTGROWTH (Tangerang, Sutradara/Director: Jason Kiantoro)
NUNGGU TEKA (Malang, Sutradara/Director: Mahesa Sadega)
DEADLINE (Yogyakarta, Sutradara/Director: Firdian Mahyuzar)
IBU DAN ANAK PEREMPUANNYA (Bali, Sutradara/Director: Happy Salma)
IT’S A MATCH (Jakarta, Sutradara/Director: Nadya Ratu Santoso)
OJO SOK-SOKAN (Bandung, Sutradara/Director: Mustafa)

One film will be selected as the overall winner by the Grand Jury, with the winner receiving a return trip to Melbourne to attend the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) and the opportunity to have their film screened at MIFF.

All finalists are eligible for a chance to win a Nikon D5200 camera as the People’s Choice Award. The Award will be given to the film finalist who receives the most number of votes during FSAI 2017.

One of the film finalists will be screened before each advertised film screening during FSAI2017, at XXI Senayan City, Jakarta. Each viewer is able to vote for their favourite short-film finalist.

Only one (1) vote is allowed per viewer and all votes must be submitted by Sunday 29 January at 14.30 (WIB) in XXI Senayan City Jakarta and by Saturday 28 January at 16.00 (WITA) in XXI Trans Studio Makassar at the latest.

How to vote for the winner of “PEOPLE’S CHOICE” Short Film Competition FSAI 2017

Collect your ballot card from the FSAI information desk at XXI Senayan City Jakarta or XXI Trans Studio Makassar.
Indicate your preference by tearing the ballot card on the title of your selected short film.
After voting, place the ballot card in the ballot box located at the FSAI information desk.
The “People’s Choice Award” winner will be announced at the Awarding Ceremony on Sunday, 29 January 2017 at XXI Senayan City, Jakarta.
Do not miss this opportunity to support your favourite short film at FSAI 2017!

All six finalist films will be screened at the following sessions:

XXI Senayan City, Jakarta
Thursday, 26 January 2017. 16.00-18.00
Sunday, 29 January 2017. 13.00-14.30
XXI Trans Studio, Makassar
Saturday, 28 January 2017. 14.00-15.30