“Indonesia first took part as a Festival guest nation in 1972 and fifty years later, we are delighted to welcome them back to celebrate this wonderful community event.”
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With 180 million young people in Indonesia ready to join the workforce in 2030, the number of creators is expected to explode as many of them aspire to become artists, writers and Youtubers.
Java Jazz also came back strong with hundreds of artists on the lineup, ready to quench the festival-goers’ thirst for offline concerts.
Three days after a cargo vessel sank in the Makasar Strait off the coast of Indonesia, 10 more survivors have been located, including the captain and other crew.
Karmila Purba revs her motorbike under the lights of an Indonesian night carnival and rides up horizontally inside a wooden cylinder called Satan’s Barrel, drawing gasps from spectators looking down into the drum.
Pada 27-29 Mei, Museum Imigrasi di Melbourne akan menjadi tuan rumah acara “When Merdeka Came to Australia – The History of Us 1942-1950”, yang dengan penuh perhatian direncanakan oleh Jaringan Diaspora Indonesia Victoria Inc.
A photography and multimedia exhibition exploring historical and present-day Banda Islands in Maluku, which was at the center of the 200-year spice wars among European colonial powers, offers a unique opportunity for poignant reflection and immersion.
Located in one of the coolest suburbs of Richmond, two Indonesians Barry Susanto and Erwin Chandra bring the warmth of the warung kopi (Indonesian coffee joint) to Warkop Melbourne, a coffee and sandwich shop.
Indonesian ambassador Ridwan Hassan met with Qatar’s Minister of Culture HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad al-Thani, to explore opportunities of increasing cultural co-operation between the two countries.
Happy Stories, Mostly by ReelOzInd! 2022 jury member Norman Erikson Pasaribu has won the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses 2022.
Bodies aren’t burnt here — that might anger the deity the Bali Mula believe lives inside their volatile neighbour. Instead, corpses are offered up to the elements. NOTE: Confronting content
Indonesian President Joko Widodo met Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Saturday in Texas to discuss potential investments and technology.
A ReelOzInd winner and judge is off to the Cannes Film Festival this month after her short film, MumLife, was selected for a section called La Cinef that recognises emerging talent from film schools around the world.
Eid al-Fitr is normally a joyful celebration — for those in Australia returning to Indonesia for the first time since the pandemic, it is also a period of grieving for the loved ones they have lost.
The Australia-Indonesia Centre and ReelOzInd! are proud to announce the ReelOzInd! 2022 jury, an expert group of filmmakers, critics and artists.
Indonesia plans to transform the remote Pitu village near Yogyakarta into a living museum, as part of efforts to preserve its ancestral heritage.
