Films By Lola Amaria And Kamila Andini Enliven Minsk International Film Festival Listapad 2021

Indonesian Deputy Ambassador Azis Nurwahyudi delivered Book 10 New Bali in Russian to the CEO of Belarus National Film Studio (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Indonesia Cinema Day for the first time participated in enlivening the 27th Minsk International Film Festival Listapad (Listapad Festival) which took place from 20-26 November 2021 in Minsk City, Belarusian Republic.

Launching Antara, Saturday, Indonesia Cinema Day was initiated by the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow in collaboration with the Belarus National Film Studio to introduce Indonesia closer to the people of Belarus through the medium of film.

The event featured films made by two talented young female directors Lola Amaria and Kamila Andini. The three films shown were the films Labuan Hati and Lima by Lola Amaria and the film Yuni by Kamila Andini.

"After watching Indonesian films shown on Listapad, we hope that more Belarusians will be interested in knowing more about Indonesia and visiting Indonesia as soon as the pandemic is over," said Azis Nurwahyudi, Deputy Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus at the opening ceremony. Indonesian Cinema Day Reception Night, Thursday, at the Dom Kino (the Cinema House) Minsk cinema.

For example, he continued, through the film Labuan Hati which took place in Labuan Bajo, we also promote the beauty of Labuan Bajo as one of the 5 (five) Super Priority Destinations out of 10 New Bali Destinations (The 10 New Bali) that have been developed by the Government. .

The evening reception was attended by special invitations from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education, and the Parliament of the Republic of Belarus.

The event was also enlivened by the appearance of cultural performances by Russian-Indonesian dancers from the dance studio assisted by the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow "Kirana Nusantara Dance" as well as servings of coffee and typical Indonesian market snacks specially prepared by chef Sunar Yadi from Indonesia, who is the Chef de Cuisine of the Double Tree Hilton Hotel, top 5 star hotel in Minsk.

Special appreciation was conveyed by Vladimir Karachevskiy, CEO of Belarus Film Studio and Project Director of the 2021 Listapad Festival.

“This year is very special because for the first time an Indonesian film has joined. We hope that Indonesia will participate again in the Listpad in the future. I have seen the films that are showing this year and I am sure the people of Belarus will like them very much,” said Vladimir in remarks on the night of the reception.

On that occasion, the Deputy Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia also handed over to the CEO of Belarus Film Studio, a number of books "the 10 New Bali" Russian Language Edition which was just launched in Moscow on November 15, 2021.

Responding to Deputy Ambassador Azis, CEO Vladimir expressed his hope that holding Indonesia Cinema Day at the 2021 Listapad Festival would be the first step to build networks and develop cooperation between Indonesian and Belarusian filmmakers.

"We are very much looking forward to being able to make a film production together with Indonesian filmmakers and carry out the shooting in various regions in Indonesia which is very impressive," said CEO Vladimir.

The Listapad Festival is the largest and only international film festival in the Republic of Belarus. The festival was held for the first time in 1994 in Minsk.