Australia supports disaster risk reduction film

The Australian Government aid program (AusAID) proudly supports the Indonesian tsunami disaster risk reduction film Pesan dari Samudra (Message from the Ocean).

Premiering today, 20 December, Pesan dari Samudra tells the story of a family in Indonesia battling a disaster situation.

This ground breaking project, funded by the Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction (AIFDR), is an initiative from the Australian Red Cross.

This film has also been created in close collaboration with the Indonesian National Emergency Management Agency, the Indonesian Red Cross, and with support from Miles Films and Metro TV.

“AIFDR was pleased to support this film as it explains what to do, and what not to do, in the case of an earthquake or tsunami,” said Matt Hayne, Co-Director of AIFDR.

Pesan dari samudra will be aired on one of Indonesia’s biggest television networks, Metro TV, on 29 December 2012 at 21.30 Jakarta time. The airing is
eight years after the devastating tsunami struck Indonesia on 26 December 2004.

“Indonesia is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. This film is one of the many strategies being undertaken by AIFDR to spread key survival messages to those who may be impacted by natural disasters,” added Dr. Hayne.

Pesan dari samudra is a 76-minute feature film made by renowned Indonesian filmmakers Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza.

For more information about the film, click here: www.pesandarisamudra.com
For more information about AIFDR, click here: www.aifdr.org

Media inquiries:
Mia Salim, Public Affairs, AusAID Indonesia, 08121070237