Interview
Riding A Time Machine: A Conversation With Timoteus Anggawan Kusno
Read articlesTimoteus Anggawan Kusno (Angga) finally managed to arrive at the Secretariat of the Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) after struggling with the heavy rain along the way. Wrapped in a parachute…
Searching The Unseen: Interview with Vendy Methodos, Collaborating Artist FFD 2022
Read articlesIn 2006, after the earthquake in Yogyakarta, Vendy Methodos began his first steps as a street artist by presenting “stalker.” As far as he can remember, he only drew street…
Recording FFD’s Long Road with Nurbertus Nuranto
Read articlesSince being held in 2002, the Documentary Film Festival (FFD) was initiated by a group of young people who discussed the condition and urgency of documentaries in Indonesia. As one…
Interview with Jewel Maranan
Read articlesIt was November 26, 2021. One of the FFD’s writers in Yogyakarta was granted a good chance to e-meet Jewel Maranan in the Philippines. Engaging with someone ±2,620 kilometers away…
Teachers Support, The Key to Students’ Documentary Productivity
Read articlesTonny Trimarsanto is known as a director and documentary workshop facilitator. Ever since he is active in documentary, Tonny who is a graduate from Insititut Kesenian Jakarta (IKJ) has produced…
20 Years of FFD from the View of John Badalu
Read articlesJohn Badalu is a film producer and publicist and the founder of Q-Munity, an organization concerning minority issues, especially LGBTQ+ through art and culture. In 2002, John initiated Q! Film…
Consistency and Explorative Spirit in Making Artwork
Read articlesPiring Tirbing is a collective artist group from Yogyakarta focusing on cinema. Piring Tirbing has been run by young people who have been actively making films since 2016. In this…
Cross-Medium Watching Technology in the Perspective of Slamet Thohari
Read articlesSlamet Thohati is a professor from the Sociology Department of Universitas Brawijaya who puts himself in many inclusivity issues. He was the secretary of the Center for Disability Studies and…
Survive by Staying Small and Simple
Read articlesAgung Kurniawan or commonly known as Agung Leak is a commission artist for the 2021 Documentary Film Festival (FFD). Since the 90s he has been active in the art world.…
Understanding Archives with Hardiawan Prayoga
Read articlesHardiawan Prayoga is an archivist of IVAA, who is responsible for managing IVAA’s archives that are comprehensive and accessible. He studied at Universitas Gadjah Mada majoring in Pengkajian Seni Pertunjukan…
Discussing Film Distribution with Gayatri Nadya
Read articlesGayatri Nadya is a film distributor at KOLEKTIF, a distribution and screening initiative that collaborates with various film communities in Indonesia. She has also served as a team of curators…
Questioning the Viewership Culture with Eric Sasono
Read articlesEric Sasono is one of the founders of the Indonesian Film Society, London, which organizes regular screenings of Indonesian films in London. He completed his doctoral education in film studies…
Intan Paramaditha: Documentary is Something Worth Looking After
Read articlesOn December 11, 2020, the Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) had the opportunity to interview Intan Paramaditha, an Indonesian writer and academic involved as a judge of the Kompetisi Panjang Indonesia…
Interview With Aryo Danusiri
Read articlesAryo Danusiri, an Indonesian documentary filmmaker who often uses observational approach, found problems in Indonesian documentaries. He thought that filmmakers still build a dualism between text and non-text, which places…
Interview with M. Haikal, Editor of The Nameless Boy
Read articlesAfter the Awarding and Closing Night of FFD 2018 last December 12th, FFD team had the opportunity to chat with Muhammad Haikal, editor of film The Nameless Boy (2018) which…