DKI Establishes Film Production Cooperation With South Korea

Deputy Governor (Deputy Governor) of Jakarta, Rano Karno during a bilateral meeting with the Hong Kong Delegation on the sidelines of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in France/ANTARA/HO-Pemprov DKI Jakarta

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) is collaborating on film production with Busan, South Korea as the city continues to show inspiring leadership in the world's creative industry.

This is one of the results of the meeting of Deputy Governor of Jakarta Rano Karno with representatives of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), namely the Director of Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), Ellen YD Kim on the sidelines of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in France. The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government was then invited to make a direct visit to the Busan Film Center in South Korea.

Rano said Jakarta as the largest metropolitan city in Southeast Asia was actively encouraging the growth of the national film sector.

He hopes that collaboration with leading cinema cities such as Busan can provide strategic value in strengthening the national film ecosystem and opening up wider global opportunities for cooperation.

Apart from representatives from Busan, Rano also held a bilateral meeting with the Hong Kong Delegation led by the Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council, Dr. Wilfred Wong who was accompanied by Assistant Commissioner of the Cultural and Creative Industry Development Agency Gary Mak, as well as a number of partners and Hong Kong Government officials.

During the meeting, Deputy Governor Rano admitted that he was interested in studying further the policies of the Hong Kong Government in strengthening the creative industry ecosystem.

Some of the things that are of concern include, among others, the program for the involvement of the younger generation in the film world and the creative industry, the affordable cinema ticket price policy to expand public access to film works.

Then, strategic initiatives in building Hong Kong's image and identity as a creative industry center in Asia, as well as support for the participation of industry players in international film festivals to expand global networks and exposures.

"The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is initiating the formation of the Jakarta Film Commission as a tangible manifestation of our support for the national film industry, which will be equipped with various incentives, ease of licensing, and other supporting facilities," said Rano as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, May 17.

Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council as well as a senior actor, Wilfred Wong welcomed the invitation from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to jointly build a film creative ecosystem in the capital city.

It is known, the Hong Kong Government has succeeded in creating a dynamic creative ecosystem, including through the First Feature Film Initiative (FFFI) program which provides financing and assistance for novice filmmakers, as well as the Film Production Financing Scheme 2.0 scheme which aims to strengthen local creator capacity.