Malam Penutupan ARKIPEL: Memupuk Perkawanan, Merayakan Sinema
Tidak harus ada panggung megah dengan kerlap-kerlip sorot cahayanya. Karena Hanya butuh kehangatan perkawanan untuk menghadirkan panggung sesungguhnya untuk sinema dan segala pengetahuan di dalamnya. Begitulah kesan yang hadir pada malam penghargaan sekaligus penutupan ARKIPEL Garden of Earthly Delights – 11th Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival di Forum Lenteng, Minggu (1/9/2024).
Di ruang yang sederhana ini, kehangatan terjadi begitu dinamis. Diskusi tidak pernah putus untuk menghidupkan kultur sinema. Tidak ada keramaian yang berlebihan, tapi semangat berbagi pengetahuan terus ditumbuhkan dari konsistensi manusia-manusia yang ada di dalamnya.
Festival yang diselenggarakan oleh Forum Lenteng tersebut telah berlangsung sejak 14 Agustus lalu, yang ditandai dengan pembukaan bertajuk sama dengan festivalnya, Garden of Earthly Delights. Direktur Festival, Luthfan Nur Rochman, menjelaskan bahwa Arkipel tahun ini berangkat dari pembacaan sensori untuk mendedah persoalan wacana sinema dan berbagai persoalan kontemporer yang berkelindan di baliknya.
“Arkipel tahun ini sudah mulai kita rancang sejak bulan Januari. Arkipel selalu dihadirkan dengan pembacaan gejolak persoalan global. Tema sensori kali ini tidak lepas dari kenyataan sirkulasi imaji-imaji konflik Gaza misalnya, yang menstimulasi indera kita dalam setahun belakangan,” kata Luthfan.
Tahun ini, Arkipel menerima sebanyak 900 filem dari 84 negara, 79 filem di antaranya adalah filem Indonesia, yang menawarkan berbagai cara pandang sebagai respons terhadap fenomena geopolitik yang tengah berlangsung hingga hari ini. “Menjadi kemewahan bagi kami untuk menyaksikan respons kontemporer atas konflik geopolitik hingga perkembangan teknologi medium sinema dari para warga dunia di lokasi mereka masing-masing,” sambung Luthfan.
Setelah melalui proses seleksi serta penjurian yang ketat, empat filem berhasil meraih penghargaan dalam empat kategori yang berbeda yakni, Arkipel Award, Jury Award, Peransi Award, dan Forum Lenteng Award.
Penghargaan utama, yakni Arkipel Award diberikan kepada filem Ocean Mud Pickle (2024) karya sutradara India, Paribartana Mohanty. Penghargaan ini diberikan atas dasar pembacaan capaian artistik yang tinggi disertai dengan kekuatan potensinya dalam memaknai pilihan perspektif kontekstualnya. “Peraih penghargaan ini juga bisa menjadi atau mewakili pernyataan Arkipel akan nilai-nilai yang ditawarkan,” ungkap Luthfan.
Dikutip dari katalog Arkipel, Filem Ocean Mud Pickle berdurasi 40 menit, menceritakan tentang penduduk Satabhaya yang terpaksa pindah dari kampung pesisir mereka, tetapi makhluk lain bertahan dan bahkan dapat berkembang di sana.
Selanjutnya, Jury Award diberikan kepada filem Bleared Eyes of Blue Glass (2023) karya sutradara Korea, Kyujae Park, dan Peransi Award diberikan kepada filem Luminous Shores (2023) karya Maira Ayala. Sedangkan kategori filem terbaik pilihan Forum Lenteng diberikan kepada Staying Put (2023) karya sutradara Belanda, Nico Bunnik.
Pendiri Forum Lenteng sekaligus perwakilan tim juri, Hafiz Rancajale mengungkapkan, Arkipel bukan sekadar festival yang hadir sebagai ruang untuk menonton, lebih dari itu, Arkipel adalah ruang untuk pernyataan-pernyataan politis melalui kultur sinema.
“Karena ruang ini kami bangun untuk publik dan diharapkan menjadi ruang berbagi pengetahuan. Kami sangat berharap, Arkipel bisa memberikan energi untuk terus menjadi pemantik atau memprovokasi daya kritis kita,” kata Hafiz.
“Saya sangat senang selama gelaran ini bisa menyaksikan antusiasme orang-orang untuk hadir memenuhi bioskop di ruangan sederhana ini. Semoga bisa menjadi ruang diskusi untuk merayakan dan menghidupkan sinema,” sambung Hafiz.
ARKIPEL Closing Night: Fostering Friendship, Celebrating Cinema
No need to have a fancy stage with flickering lights. For it only takes the warmth of friendship to present a real stage for cinema and all the surrounding knowledge. That was the impression given at the awarding and closing night of ARKIPEL Garden of Earthly Delights – 11th Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival at Forum Lenteng, Sunday (1/9/2024).
In this simple space, the warmth was so dynamic. Discussions never stopped to revive the cinema culture. There was no excessive crowd, but the spirit of sharing knowledge has continued to grow from the consistency of its people.
The festival organized by Forum Lenteng had been running since August 14, which was marked by the exhibition’s opening under the same title as the festival, Garden of Earthly Delights. Festival Director, Luthfan Nur Rochman, explained that this year’s Arkipel was inspired by sensory readings to dissect the discourse of cinema and the various contemporary issues that are intertwined behind it.
“This year’s Arkipel has been designed since January. Arkipel is always presented by reading the turmoil of global issues. The current sensory theme cannot be separated from the reality of the Gaza conflict’s images circulation, for example, which has stimulated our senses in recent years,” said Luthfan.
This year, Arkipel received as many as 900 films from 84 countries, 79 of which are Indonesian films, which offer various perspectives in response to the ongoing geopolitical phenomena to this day. “It is a privilege for us to witness contemporary responses to geopolitical conflicts to technological developments in the medium of cinema from global citizens in their respective locations,” continued Luthfan.
After going through a rigorous selection and judging process, there were four films that won awards in four different categories, the Arkipel Award, Jury Award, Peransi Award, and Forum Lenteng Award.
The main award, which is the Arkipel Award, went to Ocean Mud Pickle (2024) by Indian filmmaker Paribartana Mohanty. This award is presented for its high artistic achievement along with its potential strength in interpreting the choice of contextual perspectives. “The winner of this award can also become or represent Arkipel’s statement regarding the values offered,” said Luthfan.
Quoted from the Arkipel catalog, Ocean Mud Pickle, a 40-minute film, tells the story of Satabhaya people who were forced to move from their coastal village, but other creatures survive and can even thrive there.
Furthermore, the Jury Award was given to Bleared Eyes of Blue Glass (2023) by Korean director Kyujae Park, and the Peransi Award was given to Luminous Shores (2023) by Maira Ayala. Meanwhile, the best film category chosen by Forum Lenteng was given to Staying Put (2023) by Dutch director Nico Bunnik.
The founder of Forum Lenteng and the jury representative, Hafiz Rancajale, stated that Arkipel is not just a festival that exists as a space to watch, more than that, Arkipel is a space for political statements through cinema culture.
“Because we built this space for the public and we hope it becomes a space for sharing knowledge. We truly hope that Arkipel can provide energy to continue to ignite or provoke our critical power,” said Hafiz.
“I am very happy to witness the enthusiasm of people to attend this event and fill this simple theater. Hopefully it can be a discussion space to celebrate and enliven cinema,” Hafiz continued.
