The second award given on Awarding Night of ARKIPEL is the Jury Award. This award is given to a film that impresses the juror the most in which the honor to announce it was given to Andr\u00e9s Denegri. On that moment, the Argentinian visual artist didn\u2019t miss the chance to praise ARKIPEL. \u201cYou got an amazing film festival here, so\u2026 thank you very much,\u201d followed by long dead silence which caused the entire GoetheHaus to burst into laughter.<\/p>\n
Andr\u00e9s Denegri announced the winner of the Jury Award at ARKIPEL\u00a0Penal Colony<\/em> 2017 Awarding Night.<\/p><\/div>\nAndres Denegri said that the film receiving this award has succeeded in charming the by taking them to a nostalgia<\/em> of classical film which is full to the brim with love and lightheartedness. This film can be consumed, not only by experts, but also by most people. The film was Dwa Swiaty <\/em>(or Two Worlds<\/em>, 2016) by a Polish director, Maciej Adamek.<\/p>\nDwa Swiaty (or Two Worlds (2016), a film by Maciek Adamek from Poland.<\/p><\/div>\n
Dwa Swiaty <\/em>is a film that tells the ups and downs story of a 12-years old girl character named Laura who lives with her deaf parents. We were personally given the opportunity to cover this film so we can testify that this film truly deserves the award. While watching this film, we were really evoked by Laura\u2019s perseverance to be a bridge for her parents who lives in the world for the deaf and her own everyday life. It was such a heartbreaking story that makes us very emotional.<\/p>\nOtty Widasari announced the winner of the Forum Lenteng Award at ARKIPEL\u00a0Penal Colony<\/em> 2017 Awarding Night.<\/p><\/div>\nThe third award, Forum Lenteng Award, was given to the film that most represents the spirit of Forum Lenteng. \u201cIn terms of language, this film represents the value of community that we fought as Forum Lenteng,\u201d said Otty Widasari, the Director of Community Based Media Education of Forum Lenteng who got the honor to announce this award. The film was Utsav <\/em>(2016) by an Indian director, Suruchi Sharma.<\/p>\nUtsav (2016), a film by Suruchi Sharma from India.<\/p><\/div>\n
The director of Utsav<\/em>, Suruchi Sharma, was fortunate enough to be able to attend the Awarding Night of ARKIPEL. She said that she was very grateful for the award she got, especially because it was the first time for Utsav <\/em>to get a public screening. Utsav <\/em>depicts an annual traditional festival held in Jaipur, India. In that festival, people who have been oppressed by their environment can gather together to express themselves, be themselves, and relive their own tradition.<\/p>\nUtsav (2016), a film by Suruchi Sharma from India.<\/p><\/div>\n
In an interview after the Awarding Night, Suruchi Sharma said that Utsav <\/em>is a very special movie for her because it was made during her hectic time of handling her graduation project. As a director as well as a part of Indian traditional community, Suruchi admitted that she also shares the struggle of communities in Indonesia. She said that she has been in doubt some times: \u201cAm I doing the right thing? Am I making the right film? Am I saying what I want to say in the right way?\u201d<\/p>\nBut she also said that having such doubt can be a good thing for filmmakers because it will push them to strive to be better. Not only better for themselves but also for the others. \u201cIt (making films) is a personal journey. Even if you will find yourself in doubt during the journey, the answer for that question will always be within you,\u201d said the director who graduates from National Institute of Design, India.<\/p>\n
The culmination for the Awarding Night of ARKIPEL was the bestowal of ARKIPEL Award. This is an award given for the film which is considered to be the best by the Jurors. The indicator is a high artistic achievement and a potential power to give meaning to its contextual perspective choice. Fang-Tze Hsu, a curator from Singapore which was also the keynote speaker in ARKIPEL Penal Colony<\/em> Festival Forum, was given an honor to announce this award.<\/p>\nHsu Fang-Tze announced the winner of the ARKIPEL Award at ARKIPEL Penal Colony<\/em> 2017 Awarding Night.<\/p><\/div>\nAccording to Fang-Tze Hsu, the film that won the most prestigious award in ARKIPEL does not only offers a good, creative, intellectual and emotional aesthetics, but also reminds the Jurors to the importance of making experimental film. Through dialectic storytelling, the film was succeed in presenting an irony in the rise of middle-class and neocolonialism regime. With a loud voice, Fang-Tze Hsu announced that ARKIPEL Award was given to Hashti Tehran<\/em> (2016) by a German director, Daniel K\u00f6tter.<\/p>\nLoud applauses accompanied the announcement for ARKIPEL Award. In order to celebrate it, the Awarding Night event was continued by watching the film Hashti Tehran<\/em>. The film started with a landscape of beautiful snowy mountains in Iran. The atmosphere portrayed in the beginning of the film was very peaceful especially with the presence of tourists who were enjoying their vacation. However, the situation dramatically changed when the film took the audience for a ride in a cable car which brought them to the true reality of Iran.<\/p>\nHashti Tehran (2016), a film by Daniel Kotter from Germany.<\/p><\/div>\n
In the name of development, the government announces a project of mass house-building on top of the houses lived by Iranian for many years. The four parts of Tehran presented in that film gave different reactions to that plan. One of the aerial shot presented in this film managed to find the right angle to make the houses appear like a tombstone. This portrayal is as if asking a big question on the sustainability of our life in the middle of massive developmental discourse.<\/p>\n
After the Awarding Night, I had the time to interview Fang-Tze Hsu regarding the Jurors decision in bestowing ARKIPEL Award to Hashti Tehran<\/em>. According to her, this film is very special compared to other films with similar theme because it has the best and most subtle artistic technique to deliver its perspectives. One of the most impressive aspect of this film is its capability to arouse our memory of community. This film has succeeded in giving voices for these alienated communities.<\/p>\nFang-Tze Hsu also said that the issue brought up by Hashti Tehran <\/em>is very relevant throughout the world today. Therefore, this film has delivered a significant critique for the implementation of contemporary capitalism. Hearing this statement, we were interested in asking about the issue of accessibility. Due to the significant achievement made by Hashti Tehran<\/em>, we were wondering as to how the message of this film can be widely received by the society.<\/p>\nIn response of our question, Fang-Tze Hsu said that the main goal of ARKIPEL Penal Colony<\/em> is to inspire filmmakers around the world to create a film with similar theme. The film Hashti Tehran <\/em>might not be for public consumption, but it doesn\u2019t mean that the message in this film can\u2019t be transferred. It is the task of filmmakers, especially young filmmakers, to popularize this crucial issue through their works.<\/p>\nWe believe that Fang-Tze Hsu\u2019s answer has represented the true spirit of ARKIPEL Penal Colony<\/em>. The filming world today might have been coopted by giant industry with limitless circulation of capital. Our life went as if dictated by the discourses these industries want to bring. But it doesn\u2019t mean that all hope is gone. Through the experimental films screened during ARKIPEL Penal Colony<\/em>, we, in actuality, have begun a significant effort to recapture the discourse.<\/p>\n***<\/p>\n
Indische Party music performance at the ARKIPEL Penal Colony<\/em> 2017 Awarding Night.<\/p><\/div>\nAfter the award announcement, the event on that night was continued by a live performance from Indische Party, one of the entertainer of ARKIPEL Penal Colony<\/em> \u2013 5th<\/sup> Jakarta International and Experimental Film Festival. About 9 songs played on that night enliven the closing event of ARKIPEL. The song Serigala <\/em>was the first song to be performed. At first, the audience stayed on their chair, but after two songs, the audience, who can no longer contain their excitement, one by one went to the front stage and start dancing along the bombastic and super-catchy tune of the Indische Party. The front stage was then crowded by the audience who sang and danced. They didn\u2019t missed the chance to do crowd-surfing. The song Have You Ever Cried, Khilaf, <\/em>and Hey Girl <\/em>has succeeded as well to take the audience to sing together, enlivened the concert by dancing. The song Terkapar Sudah<\/em> became the closing song of Indische Party\u2019s performance in ARKIPEL Penal Colony<\/em>.<\/p>\n***<\/p>\n
The long event of ARKIPEL Penal Colony<\/em> was finally ended with a garden party located in GoetheHaus\u2019 backyard. The garden party became a socializing space for the audience to interact with fellow movie-enthusiasts, curators, and even the directors who participated in ARKIPEL Penal Colony<\/em>. It can be seen from the atmosphere that the audience can mingle and start conversation with each other while enjoying the music, as well as the food and beer which was provided for free by the organizer. Many committee member were seen to be busy in their own posts, but it doesn\u2019t take away their fun time in mingling with the audience as well as the event.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
In a corner, a group consisted of Forum Lenteng members, curators, and directors can be seen toasting whisky; celebrating their success and togetherness during the festival. This event was also attended by important person from the film and art industry, such as Vit Havranek and other curators of Jakarta Biennale 2017. Ruru Ratna, a famous indie film distributor, was also seen to add to the excitement of this event. An Indian filmmaker who won an award in this festival, Suruchy Sharma, said that she truly enjoyed the party. She said that she felt really close to the committee, volunteer, and fellow participants. As if distance has become meaningless, she felt grateful to be a part of this people from different parts of the world.<\/p>\n
As the night grows old, the party getting hotter as the people dance and sing together. Both committee members and participants were relieving their fatigue after a week of activity in ARKIPEL. With hands up in the air and feet and hips shaking, the party appears like a farewell ritual filled to the brim with happiness.<\/p>\n
But in truth we never really apart. ARKIPEL Penal Colony <\/em>might have been ended, but it doesn\u2019t mean that the fight for freedom has come to an end as well. This is instead a good beginning to start making new images that can collapse the penal colony. To everyone who has participated in the series of activities organized in ARKIPEL Penal Colony<\/em> for the last week, we hope that the message ARKIPEL wants to say can inspire all of you. More than that, we also hope that the message can be continued to many more people. ***[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][\/vc_tabs][vc_gallery type=”flexslider_slide” interval=”3″ images=”7584,7583,7582,7581,7580,7579,7578,7577,7576,7575,7574,7573,7572,7571,7570,7569,7568,7567,7566,7565,7564,7563,7562,7561,7560,7559,7558,7557,7556,7555,7554,7553,7552,7551,7550,7462,7330,7328,7326,7324,7323,7322″ img_size=”full” title=”Gallery”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][vc_column_text]This article was written collaboratively by:\u00a0<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_tabs][vc_tab title=”Gema R. Bastari” tab_id=”1504008535-1-64″][vc_column_text] <\/strong><\/p>\nGema Ramadhan Bastari<\/strong>\u00a0(Jakarta, 23 Februari 1994). Mahasiswa Pascasarjana di Departemen Hubungan Internasional, Universitas Indonesia. Asosiasi Peneliti di Madani Development Institute. Hobinya antara lain mengelola blog pribadi.<\/p>\n\u2013<\/p>\n
Gema Ramadhan Bastari\u00a0<\/strong>(Jakarta, February 23th, 1994). Graduate Student at the Department of International Relations in University of Indonesia. He is also an Associate Researcher at Madani Development Institute and he loves blogging occasionally.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Wienda P. Novianty” tab_id=”1504008535-2-55″][vc_column_text] <\/strong><\/p>\nWienda Putri Novianty<\/strong>\u00a0(Jakarta, 16 November 1997). Mahasiswi jurusan Hubungan Internasional, Universitas Bina Nusantara, yang memiliki ketertarikan di bidang musik dan filem. Kegiatan luangnya sering disibukkan dengan mengulik lagu dan\u00a0travelling<\/em>. Ia cukup aktif mengikuti kegiatan-kegiatan relawan, mulai dari relawan festival hingga pameran.<\/p>\n\u2013<\/p>\n
Wienda Putri Novianty<\/strong>\u00a0(Jakarta, November 16, 1997). A college student majoring in International Relations study of Bina Nusantara University who has an interest in music and film. She often fills her spare time by exploring songs and traveling. She is quite active engaging in volunteering activities for festivals to exhibitions.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Agatha Danastri D. P.” tab_id=”1504008610939-2-10″][vc_column_text] <\/strong><\/p>\nAgatha Danastri Dian Pertiwi<\/strong>\u00a0alias Tiwi ( 30 Desember 1994) adalah mahasiswi filsafat di Sekolah Tinggi Filsafat Driyarkara. Aktif menulis dan terjun ke dunia jurnalistik sejak SMP. Saat ini bekerja sebagai freelance writer dan proofreader.<\/p>\n\u2013<\/p>\n
Agatha Danastri Dian Pertiwi<\/strong>\u00a0or Tiwi (December 30, 1994) is a philosophy student at the Driyarkara School of Philosophy. She is active in writing and has been involved in journalism since junior high. Currently she is working as freelance writer and proofreader.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Yosephine Gunawan” tab_id=”1504008612098-3-8″][vc_column_text] <\/strong><\/p>\nYosephine Gunawan<\/strong>\u00a0(Jakarta, 19 Oktober 1996), mahasiswa Sastra Jerman di Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya, Universitas Indonesia. Senang menulis dan bermain musik. Saat ini selain aktif bermusik di unit kegiatan mahasiswa OSUI Mahawaditra, ia juga menjadi relawan reporter untuk ARKIPEL social\/kapital tahun 2016 dan ARKIPEL Penal Colony tahun 2017.<\/p>\n\u2013<\/p>\n
Yosephine Gunawan<\/strong>\u00a0(Jakarta, October 19, 1996) is a student of German Literature at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia. She likes writing and playing music. Currently aside of being a member of OSUI Mahawaditra, a student\u2019s music community, she also has been the volunteer reporter for ARKIPEL social \/ capital on 2016 and ARKIPEL Penal Colony on 2017.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][\/vc_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Penal Colony might have been ended, but it doesn\u2019t mean that the fight for freedom has come to an end as well. This is instead a good beginning to start making new images that can collapse the penal colony. To everyone who has participated in the series of activities organized in ARKIPEL Penal Colony for the last week, we hope that the message ARKIPEL wants to say can inspire all of you. More than that, we also hope that the message can be continued to many more people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[370,386,1],"tags":[338,221,340],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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