"I must also say that it was probably the most elegant of any festival I have attended. The delivery of the associated events around the festival; the receptions, awards, forums and networking events were perfectly staged and I felt honoured to be a part of it." Rachel Perkins
(Writer/Director BRAN NUE DAE)
Pre Festival Events
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19 November 2010BALINALE and JiFFest Film Industry Forum, The two international film festivals (BALINALE and Jakarta International Film Festival) jointly present expert workshops and forums provided to aspiring and established filmmakers to help further develop career opportunities and inspire creative learning. Visiting international film executives from Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Time Warner, United International Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Motion Picture Association will discuss alongside local film professionals the current state of Indonesian films in an international marketplace, the need for infrastructure and a trained workforce to support the industry. Speakers: Matt Cheetham (MPA), Brett Hogg (Sony/Disney), Alvin Lee (Time Warner) and Kurt Rieder (Artisan Gateway/MPA) Supported by: Bali Film Center, Motion Picture Association, HiVos
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17 October 2010Festival Closing & Awards Presentation was held at the Holiday Inn Baruna ENVY Bar with many of the Filmmakers, Festival Friends, Supporters and Sponsors there to see this year’s much anticipated winners of the 2010 Audience Choice Awards. The drum rolls went out to: Best Overall Film – OCEAN HEAVEN, China Best Feature Film - THE SOCIAL NETWORK, USA Best Short Film – MANUAL PRACTICO DEL AMIGO IMAGINARIO, Spain Best Documentary – EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP, USA / UK
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16 October 2010Film Industry Forum was held at the Bali Hyatt. Participating in the forum to discuss future film trends were Chelsie Preston-Crayford (actor HOME BY CHRISTMAS), Rachel Perkins (writer/director BRAN NUE DAE), Erin Heidenreich (producer MADE IN INDIA), Lee Chang-dong (writer/director POETRY), Robby Ertanto (director 7 LOVES 7 WOMEN), Jan Chapman (Producer), Donna Smith (Producer), David Michod (director ANIMAL KINGDOM), Anthony Anderson (Producer) and Xiao Lu Xue (writer/director OCEAN HEAVEN).
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9 October 2010Creative Writing Workshop conducted by Cok Sawitri was held at Campuhan College, Ubud in conjunction with Ubud Readers & Writers Festival. The well attended event was supported by the US Embassy Jakarta.
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4 October 2010Red Carpet Premiere of Sony Pictures’ anticipated blockbuster EAT PRAY LOVE starring Academy Award® winning Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem. The invitation only event to be held at Cinema XXI Epicentrum Jakarta.
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9 August 2010Young Indonesian Film Circle Workshops start in Jakarta with “INTRODUCTION TO FILMMAKING”. Held for Indonesian students and aspiring filmmakers, the workshop is supported by MPA and will be conducted by Norman Abdul Halim of KRU in Malaysia and Craig Brand McTurk, a professor of documentary filmmaking.
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9 August 2010Film Industry Forum launches at Grand Hyatt Jakarta with FILM PRODUCTION, MARKETING, DISTRIBUTION AND THE NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. The event is supported by Motion Picture Association (MPA), a global organization representing the interests of major motion picture companies and will be attended by many key industry players, investors and policy makers.
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26 June 2010Asian Film Commission Network Board of Directors has reappointed Deborah Gabinetti (Director, BALINALE) as the organization’s Vice President. Co-Vice President is Toshihiko Inoue, Director of Sapporo-Hokkaido Contents Strategy Organization. (photo). The Network includes forty regular and two associate members from fifteen countries; China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Jordon, Thailand, Taiwan and USA (Honolulu).
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10 June 2010Asian Film Commissions Network (Manila, Philippines) Promoting the festival during a forum of film industry professionals, members include; China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia
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29 April 2010Asian Pacific Film Festival (LA, California USA). http://asianfilmfestla.org BALINALE opens its call for submission during the APFF A special screening of the award winning film RED AND WHITE will be shown at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) with a reception hosted by Bali Film Center and the festival
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15 April 2010Film Locations Trade Show (LA, California USA) An exhibition at the world's largest film industry trade show