Jakarta Launches 'Culture Sinema' Film Contest
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
In partnership with the Cultural Cinema Village Foundation, the Jakarta Culture Agency is launching the ‘Jakarta Culture Cinema’ contest. A kick-off event will take place this Wednesday (4/15) at Teater Kecil, Taman Ismail Marzuki, to mark the occasion.
To provide a platform to transform Jakarta’s cultural assets
Jakarta Cultural Agency Head, Mochamad Miftahulloh Tamary said, This program represents the regional government's commitment to expanding spaces for cultural expression through creative media.
He noted that the Jakarta Culture Cinema program is a strategic initiative to foster a culture-based film ecosystem and strengthen efforts to advance culture in Jakarta.
At Ideafest 2025, Rano Outlines Strategy to Make Jakarta a Cinema City"Jakarta Culture Cinema is a concrete step toward advancing culture through a film-based creative approach. Hope this program will provide broader opportunities for the younger generation to understand, develop, and promote Jakarta's culture to a wider audience," he stated, Wednesday (4/15).
Cultural Cinema Village Foundation Head, Ade Maulana Sidik shared that Jakarta Culture Cinema is intended to be a support system for aspiring filmmakers.
He hopes the initiative will spur creative productions that reinforce Jakarta's cultural identity while remaining competitive on both national and international stages.
"Our aim is to provide a platform to transform Jakarta’s cultural assets into competitive audiovisual pieces with global appeal," he noted.
In its implementation, Jakarta Culture Cinema features three main programs:
1. Jakarta Culture Cinema Fund (JCCFund)
A funding and film production training program designed for Jakarta residents to produce short films highlighting Jakarta’s Objects of Cultural Advancement. Through this program, 10 selected groups will be evaluated by Yudi Datau and Makbul Mubarak, and will subsequently receive production funding support of Rp 50,000,000 per group.
2. Jakarta Culture Cinema Fest (JCCFest)
This short film contest is open to both local and international filmmakers, with seven award categories up for grabs. Entries can be submitted via the official website, jakculturecinema.id, or the FilmFreeway platform.
3. JCC Cinema
This program showcases short films from JCCFund participants and curated JCCFest entries that did not make the final nominations. Screenings will be conducted at six locations throughout Jakarta’s five municipalities and one regency, culminating in a final event in Seribu Islands.
Jakarta Vice Governor Rano Karno is expected to attend the launch. He will symbolically kick off the program by cutting a kue dongkal, a traditional snack that serves as a representation of Jakarta’s vast culinary wealth and community traditions.
