ReelOzInd! 2021 jury member Yulia Evina Bhara recently featured on Indonesia at Melbourne’s Talking Indonesia podcast, as hosted by festival director Jemma Purdey.
Culture
Based on Eka Kurniawan’s book Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas (Like Revenge, Longing Must Be Paid in Full), the movie centers on Ajo Kawir (Mathino Lio), a twenty-something man from the outskirts of Bandung.
COVID-19 has posed numerous challenges across the globe. The pandemic and its associated restrictions have changed the way we work, study, socialise, and interact.
While Asian Australians continue to be underrepresented in leadership positions, some young women have managed to break through the “bamboo ceiling”.
Now, almost four decades after his murder, one of Papua’s most important cultural figures is being recognised by the wider public.
Monkeys at the Ubud Monkey Forest began to invade residents’ houses as they started to run out of food supply.
Three years after the Indonesian island of Lombok was devastated by earthquakes, a team of Australian and Indonesian charity organisations have set up Asia’s first sustainable and earthquake-resistant school on the island.
ReelOzInd! 2021 returns for its sixth year with an online festival that premieres on Sunday 10 October 2021 at 1pm WIB / 5.00 pm AEDT.
Bandung School of Peace is leading the fight against intolerance in West Java, a province consistently ranked as the least religiously tolerant province in Indonesia.
The 2nd Lontara Script Festival hosted in Makassar, South Sulawesi sought to promote the script native to the region and advocate for a special status for the script, organisers said.
The volcanic Banda archipelago, once the heart of a global spice trade, is one of Indonesia’s most adventurous and storied destinations—and a magical place to tour by chartered yacht.
The recovery of human DNA from the 7200-year-old remains of a woman in the islands between Asia and Australia has given researchers incredible insight into how and when ancient peoples first reached the region.
As Indonesia becomes the world’s COVID-19 epicentre, writer and activist Putu Oka Sukanta’s poetry reflects how the pandemic has changed human relations and ways to maintain optimism and resilience.
Gaming is one of the few industries that grew last year despite the pandemic-induced economic slowdown, yet business reps say they need Indonesian government support to unlock the industry’s full potential.
Former teacher Bibi Ahmed introduced Indonesian language to Scotts Head, NSW. Her own journey with Indonesian began in Year 7, when she was introduced to four language tasters including Indonesian.
Government support, fanatical fans and world-beating players have made it the country’s favourite sport.
