Sandiaga Uno Praises The Record Of KKN Viewers In Dancing Village, A Real Sign Of The Rise Of The Film Industry

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno appreciated the success of the KKN film in Penari Village which was able to attract 3,724,864 viewers in cinemas throughout Indonesia in 11 days of screening.

Sandiaga praised the film for even beating the audience for Marvel's "Doctor Strange 2", which already has a fan base.

Sandiaga said the record was a positive sign of the rise of the film industry in Indonesia.

"This is an achievement as we fought last year with President Joko Widodo to revive this industry," said Sandiaga in a written statement, Friday, May 13.

Sandiaga also said that this success made other tourism sectors, including the location of the story of "KKN in the Dancing Village" in Banyuwangi, also become the focus of attention.

"There are also derivative products such as the Travel Mystery Wahana through a KKN Story in the Dancer Village. And also create a tourism attraction in the village, Banyuwangi," he concluded.

The film "KKN di Desa Penari" produced by MD Picture is now the highest-grossing horror film in Indonesia because it reached 4.5 million viewers in just 12 days of showing in theaters.

"KKN in Penari Village is the highest-grossing horror film of all time. As of 5 this afternoon, 4,500,000++ viewers have met Badarawuhi," wrote the Instagram account @kknmovie.

Director Awi Suryadi revealed the secret to the film's success. The man who was born in Lampung, 24 September 1977 chose to be loyal to the story built by Simple Man. He didn't try to add or subtract the story. "You can almost say nothing has changed from the threat. Even if you change it, it's just like thinking about the timeline. Because movies have a duration that must be followed for screening in theaters. But fans of the story will not be disappointed because we follow the story. blueprint for the original story," said Awi when he visited the editor of VOI some time ago. Filming began seriously by looking for locations that were very similar and natural to the story on Twitter. Because he did not get a permit at the original location, Awi chose to bring hundreds of crew and players to Jogjakarta.