And Waiting of Salawaku has Paid Now
And Waiting of Salawaku has Paid Now
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JAKARTA - "Not in vain if we have to wait a year to convince the theater for get showtimes. when we asked for the schedule (CTR), a little heavy, because, fitting seen, 'Well, what production house? The new director's first time direct download," said Michael 'Mike' Julius, Salawaku co-producer at Jakarta, recently.
And that waiting has paid now. Following its success at the Indonesian Film Appreciation awards, Salawaku is set to compete and premier globally in the Asian Future category at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) in Japan.
Salawaku also nominated for eight categories at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI), two of which are Best Film and Best Director.
As the directorial debut of Pritagita Arianegara, Salawaku narrates the story of Salawaku (Elko Kastanya), a boy who lives in a small village in Seram Island, Maluku. One day his sister Binaiya (Raihaanun) goes missing and Salawaku escapes from his village to find her. In the middle of his journey, Salawaku meets Jakartan tourist, Saras (Karina Salim) and Kawanua (JFlow Matulessy), who later help him search for his sister.
Initially, the film was to be released locally before going global. Now, however, Salawaku will only be available for local audiences in early 2017 due to the upcoming activity in Tokyo.
“The TIFF organizers only gave us two choices in terms of screenings; a world premiere or a film festival. Of course we want to make Indonesia proud, so we chose the world premiere and postponed the local screening schedule,” explained producer, Ray Zulham.
While other films usually change their titles when in international competition, Salawaku will stick with its original title.
“We prefer to use Salawaku, which expresses Indonesia more,” said Mike.
“We actually created this film to raise awareness of two important factors. The first is about women and the second is about local folklore. Thus, we have told a story about culture in Seram Island that may be unknown to people," added Ray Zulham.
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And Karina Salim perceived her role as a challenge.
“Saras is straightforward, risk-taking and a tomboy. My character Saras aborted her own baby and prior to filming, I learned from people who had experienced that,” she said.
Karina's character, Saras, had an abortion and has trouble forgiving herself for it. She then goes on a trip to Maluku where she meets Salawaku.
Filmed in Piru in West Seram regency, Salawaku offers magnificent scenery of Seram Island, including its underwater beauty. It took more than seven hours for the crew to reach the shooting location.
And that waiting has paid now. Following its success at the Indonesian Film Appreciation awards, Salawaku is set to compete and premier globally in the Asian Future category at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) in Japan.
Salawaku also nominated for eight categories at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI), two of which are Best Film and Best Director.
As the directorial debut of Pritagita Arianegara, Salawaku narrates the story of Salawaku (Elko Kastanya), a boy who lives in a small village in Seram Island, Maluku. One day his sister Binaiya (Raihaanun) goes missing and Salawaku escapes from his village to find her. In the middle of his journey, Salawaku meets Jakartan tourist, Saras (Karina Salim) and Kawanua (JFlow Matulessy), who later help him search for his sister.
Initially, the film was to be released locally before going global. Now, however, Salawaku will only be available for local audiences in early 2017 due to the upcoming activity in Tokyo.
“The TIFF organizers only gave us two choices in terms of screenings; a world premiere or a film festival. Of course we want to make Indonesia proud, so we chose the world premiere and postponed the local screening schedule,” explained producer, Ray Zulham.
While other films usually change their titles when in international competition, Salawaku will stick with its original title.
“We prefer to use Salawaku, which expresses Indonesia more,” said Mike.
“We actually created this film to raise awareness of two important factors. The first is about women and the second is about local folklore. Thus, we have told a story about culture in Seram Island that may be unknown to people," added Ray Zulham.
And Karina Salim perceived her role as a challenge.
“Saras is straightforward, risk-taking and a tomboy. My character Saras aborted her own baby and prior to filming, I learned from people who had experienced that,” she said.
Karina's character, Saras, had an abortion and has trouble forgiving herself for it. She then goes on a trip to Maluku where she meets Salawaku.
Filmed in Piru in West Seram regency, Salawaku offers magnificent scenery of Seram Island, including its underwater beauty. It took more than seven hours for the crew to reach the shooting location.
(rnz)
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