Targeting Vaccination For More Than 100 Thousand Film People, Sandiaga: We Want Them To Be Given Priority

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno accompanied by famous director Hanung Bramantyo (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, is targeting more than 100 thousand creative economy actors in the film industry in the country to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.

"Maybe over 100,000, so that is our target. We want them to be given priority (vaccination) because they are the vanguard too", said Sandiaga, while visiting Gamplong Alam Studio in Gamplong Hamlet, Sumberrahayu Village, Moyudan, Sleman DIY, Friday.

According to him, up to now, there are as many as 30,000 people in the film industry who have registered for vaccinations and it is hoped that this can be realized in early April. "We want the target of 30 thousand for the first phase", he said.

Sandiaga hopes that the vaccination of film workers will at the same time become a momentum for the revival of the film industry and at the same time start the movement back to the cinema.

"We will restart the movement back to the cinema. Next, we want an Anti-Piracy Task Force because 15 to 20 trillion rupiahs are said to have disappeared from this ecosystem", he said.

Meanwhile, Director Hanung Bramantyo said that approximately 1,000 film workers, including drivers, to guards of a shooting location in Yogyakarta, have received confirmation of receiving vaccinations at the Jogja Expo Center (JEC) soon.

"I hope my friends in other areas, such as in Makassar, Palu, and Malang, there are film people who also help the government record our friends, especially a lot of soap opera actors who are elderly", said Hanung.