JAKARTA - The Indonesian film industry continues to stretch after the last 2 years being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Various films with millions of viewers are again decorating Indonesian cinema.
Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno hopes that more Indonesian films will tell the advantages of tourism and the creative economy of the country. It is also hoped that these films can be enjoyed in various digital media channels.
He then appreciated the presence of films that raised tourist destinations in Indonesia such as "Laskar Pelangi" and "KKN in Penari Village" because this had a positive impact on the location of the film shooting and its creative economy products.
"Such as the 'Laskar Pelangi' promoting Belitung from being unknown, can be known. Recently, there is a 'KKN in Penari Village' which can cause more visits, creations and local creative economy products," said Minister Sandiaga in Jakarta, Thursday, September 8.
According to Sandiaga, Indonesian films have quality when packaged and displayed properly, especially regarding history and other things that can evoke the emotions of the audience.
He then mentioned the importance of collaboration to promote Indonesian tourism as well as the creative economy in this new era. According to him, these two sectors contributed 1.1 new jobs in 2022.
One form of this collaboration is by cooperating with Netflix to support Indonesia's mainstay campaign. Through this collaboration, eight content from Indonesia include in the form of feature films, short films, music-based films, animations, filmaries and sports-based films presented through one of the providers of digital media streaming services.
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