One night, not long after I arrived in Sydney in 2007, my mum told me her friend had given us some lontong for dinner. I jumped at the chance of eating something familiar from home: a compressed roll of rice wrapped in banana leaves, boiled, and cut up into small compact cakes.
Culture
Ana Surjanto is exploring links to culture through language and sport to inspire her students with new confidence.
Indonesia’s all-female idol group JKT48 is expanding its fan base by offering more online performances — a major strategy shift forced by COVID-19 restrictions.
For Indonesian people and overseas fans, he is the King of Dangdut, whose songs that started an era of pop music in the 1970s remain the anthem of today.
In celebration of NAIDOC week we’re looking again at the documentary “Trading Cultures” which reminds us of the connection between Makassar, Indonesia and Indigenous Australia that started 400 years ago. A fascinating look at culture and deep connections.
ReelOzInd! continues its series of Q&As with Fabiana Alam, the producer of ReelOzInd! 2020’s Best Fiction short film, Mayang O Mayang.
Indonesia’s traditional news media is facing more challenges to survive. While out in the field journalists are being exposed to coronavirus.
Jegatheva is a Perth-based filmmaker who was born in Johor, Malaysia to parents of South Korean, Japanese, Indian and Malaysian ancestry.
A look at the study of Indonesian language and culture in Australia, and the need to commit to it in education sectors.
The University of Indonesia (UI) and University of Queensland (UQ) Australia are intensifying cooperation through the implementation of the UI-UQ Bilateral Research Read more
This year’s nominees for the peak prizes for Indonesia’s film industry, the prestigious Festival Film Indonesia awards, includes a strong line up of current and past ReelOzInd! finalists, judges and friends of the festival.
We’re so used to seeing famous tourist landmarks replicated in Indonesia, so how about a bit of Indonesia in another country?
Getun was written and directed by 18-year-old Bertrand Valentino (above left), while Kisah sekolah dalam tiga babak / The story of the school in three acts was written and produced by 18-year-old Jonggi Mk (above right),
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) once again showed its credibility and excellence in the world of Indonesian robotics.
Indonesia will soon allow movie theatres in capital Jakarta to reopen after five months as the authorities look beyond rising number of infections to focus on steps to revive an economy hobbled by the coronavirus outbreak.
Even as the global pandemic rages on, film festivals are finding ways to bring people together, albeit virtually, like this year’s edition of the ReelOzInd! Short Film Competition and Festival.
