(Available only in Bahasa Indonesia) ANEKA, No. 17 Tahun VI 10 Agustus 1955 (VI) Sutradara Fritz Lang yang termasyhur. Filemnya, Die Nibelungen: Kriemhelds Rache, disebut orang sebagai filem jenius dan citra pictural-nya dianggap sebagai mahakarya...

1. An Awkward MemoryI remember discussing Chris Marker’s most recent feature film, Level Five (1996), with a friend of mine when it first came out. She was generally impressed with the film, but irritated by what she described as “an old man’s...

(This article is only available in Bahasa Indonesia) Ketika di tahun 1903, suratkabar Perniagaan [Kabar Perniagaan, 1903-1930], yang dahulu diterbitkan sebagai suratkabar khusus iklan, pimpinan F. D. J. Pangemanann— pada masa itu berisi...

Labors all around the world come down to the street in May Day, celebrating The International Labor Day in the first of May. They sounding their rights to the rulers. All governments aware and increasing the security level. Even in Indonesia, the...

Fritz Lang is regarded as one of the main directors in the early history of film. As a representative of expressionism in the 1920’s, he has made some of the most important German silent film. During the repression of German Nazi party, he left to...

A. Documentary Film100 Années Lumière. Retrospéctive de l’oeuvre documentaire des grands cinéastes français de Louis Lumière jusqu’à nos jours. Paris: Ministère des affaires étrangères, 1991.Barnouw, Eric. Documentary: A History of the...

(available only in Bahasa Indonesia)   Pengantar   Filem Melati van Agam diadaptasi dari novel yang ditulis oleh Swan Pen yang bernama sebenarnya  Parada Harahap (1899-1959), salah satu tokoh pers nasional yang telah bekerja di Pewarta Deli,...

The 2009 Jakarta International Film Festival (Jiffest) is adorned with Indonesia Feature Film Competition (IFFC) that proved the quality of our national films in the international level. Films screened in IFFC are selected based on theme, narration,...

What film struck you most? Fiction and documentary: film. Until two years ago, when I stepped out my room to watch The Mirror, a film of Jafar Panahi, I was feeling awakened to the category of certain films that for a long time quieting my mind. If...

The opening of OK. Video—4th Jakarta International Video Festival 2009 held in the National Gallery, Jakarta on July 28, 2009, was jam-packed. That night, Hafiz, Festival Director, along with Tubagus “Andre” Sukmana (Director of Indonesia...

Resensi Buku Judul Buku: Sejarah Film 1900-1950: Bikin Film di JawaPenulis : H. Misbach Yusa BiranPenerbit : Komunitas Bambu & Dewan Kesenian JakartaTahun Penerbitan : Cetakan ke II, Agustus 2009Tebal Buku : xxxiv + 446 hlmPenulisan peta...

(Available only in Bahasa Indonesia) Ia bukanlah buku yang diterbitkan secara mandiri, tetapi merupakan terbitan khusus dari INDONESIA Madjalah Kebudayaan untuk edisi Januari dan Februari 1953. Majalah Indonesia memiliki tradisi untuk...

Ishak Pahing dies amid a gunfire volley during an air raid of the plane he was on with his friends. This scene opens the film Ruma Maida (Maida’s House), directed by Teddy Soeriaatmadja, and as scriptwriter, Ayu Utami—the writer who shook...

(Temporarily available only in Bahasa Indonesia) Di blog pribadinya, Hanung Bramantyo menyebut filem Doa yang Mengancam memiliki pesan untuk bercermin diri. Menurutnya, filem ini bertema keikhlasan. Manusia menjadi bersahaja karena dirinya ikhlas....

In a number of video and media art exhibitions that I attended, video works emerge as a vital part in the presentation of media art. But how do we define video “works”? From the classic perspective, video is defined as non-narrative audio visual...

(temporarily, only available in Bahasa Indonesia) Sebuah Tuba (alat musik tiup) bergerak dalam bingkai medium. Menaiki sebuah truk, Tuba melintas tepi sungai, kemudian bingkai berganti menggambarkan sekilas suasana kota seperti pasar, terminal, dan...

Some time ago I was browsing new media arts networking site www.rhizome.org. Surfing the site, I stumbled upon a video uploaded by John Michael Boling entitled Time Piece (1964) by Jim Henson. This eight-minute video is one of the experimental works...

The name was took from a community which founded in the 1920’s Russia by Dziga Vertov. The mere meaning was Eye of a Camera. According to its name, Kinoki focusing their activities by making film with documentary method, which is recording all...

Tracing the Genealogy of World’s Video Art The development of Indonesian video art in the last decade has been satisfactory. Several visual art events have included video art as part of contemporary art exhibition. Video art has even invaded...

A film firstly released as an opening to the 2009 Jakarta International Film Festival (Jiffest) was already attracting crowd even before the week of its release ended. Audience seemed to be very enthusiastic to kill their curiosity over this sequel...

(Temporarily available only in Bahasa Indonesia) “Television has been attacking us all our lives, now we can attack it back”. - Nam June Paik (1932-2006)   Pada tahun 1948 penulis Inggris George Orwell menulis “1984”, sebuah novel...

The film Tarzan goes to City (Tarzan ke Kota) is labeled as a remake of City Tarzan (Tarzan Kota) starred by Indonesia legendary actor, Benyamin Sueb and directed by L. Sudjio. This film has its first run on 4 December 2008.The Indonesian...

Negotiate The Discourse of Audio Visual at The Alternative Bioscope   Public demand on alternative bioscopes are numerous. Unfortunately, this huge exigency is not supported by the aspirant management of the movie place. The activity of screening...

Jurnal Footage will publish articles about the video "Tepian Sungai Ciujung" in three parts, written by Akbar Yumni. This is the second part of the articles. The mind is yet to be free if the medium is not liberating. It’s probably in line with...

(available only in bahasa Indonesia) ANEKA, No. 13 Tahun VI 1 Juli 1955 (V) Di tahun-tahun sebelum 1914, di wilayah Eropa, dengan susah payah pelaku filem berusaha membuat filem, sedang di Amerika, Hollywood yang berciri industri besar-besaran pun...

The distribution of video in the world and Indonesia in particular, is extra rapid. According to a research, one out of ten Indonesian using video for various purposes. The development of cameraphone technology making the access easier for the...

Haxan, a work of a Swedish director, Christensen, is a horror film full of strong social political issue. Haxan does not only picture human apprehension to all things supernatural. More than that, Haxan is a historical documentary portraying social...

(This article is a translation and not available in English)Mimpi akan filem bersuara sudah nyata. Dengan ditemukannya teknik filem bersuara, Amerika sudah lebih mendahului dengan mementingkan dan mempercepat pemanfaatannya. Dengan tujuan sama pula,...