Winning Lifetime Achievement Award for Film, Imam Tantowi: Like waking up from a dream

JAKARTA - The 2024 Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) continues its tradition by presenting the Lifetime Service Award for Film.

This year, Ario Bayu as the General Chair presented it to Indonesian director and screenwriter, Imam Tantowi.

Responding to this, Imam Tantowi admitted that receiving this award was like waking up from a dream after not being involved in the Indonesian film industry for decades.

"It's like I woke up from a dream after not being in film for decades. Switching to television since the first film came out," said Imam Tantowi at ICE BSD, Tangerang, Wednesday, November 20.

Imam expressed his gratitude to the committee for giving the award, which he said might be the last award of his life.

"Thank you to the committee who have given this extraordinary award. This may be the last award in my life," said Imam Tantowi.

He continued that he never thought that there would still be those who appreciate him as someone who has contributed to Indonesian films.

"At the beginning on television, there were several times of directing. This was really extraordinary, a great surprise. It turns out that there are still people who appreciate it," he said.