Balada Bala Sinema

Balada Bala Sinema (2017)

Lovers of cinema are the heart of a film festival. To the founder of Cinema Lovers Community in Purbalingga, a relentless fervour for making films is all that is needed to nurture a community of young filmmakers. The Purbalingga Film Festival bears testament to the robustness and inclusivity of grassroots cinematic movements based outside of the metropolis. 

Composed of archival and filmed footage from 2015 to 2016, The Ballads of Cinema Lovers is an inspiring documentary showcasing the festival’s humble development as a progressive space to learn filmmaking basics and make cinema accessible. When the festival becomes embroiled in nationalistic pancasila politics and issues of censorship, its longevity as a cinematic movement lies in jeopardy.

• Runtime: 104 minutes
• Country: Indonesia
• Film Language: Indonesian
• Subtitle Language: English

Director

Yuda Kurniawan

Festival Director of Festival Filem Purbalingga

Nanki Nirmanto

Born in Purbalingga 14 October 1990. He has known the world of film since he was in the 2nd grade of high school and succeeded in making a short film with his friends. Then in the same year he produced a documentary film entitled "The Fantasy Earth" which was successfully entered in the 2007 Documentary Film Festival award in the beginner category. After graduating from high school he joined the Cinema Lovers Community (CLC), a film community in Purbalingga to this day. At CLC, he is active in production and assists high school students in producing short films. Several of the films produced have won awards, such as "Srikandi Ujung Kidul" becoming Champion in the 2013 Community Journalism Competition Community Entrepreneurs Challenge Wave III organized by the British Council and Arthur Guinness. Apart from that, he has also been the organizer of the Purbalingga Film Festival (FFP) from 2008 until now. At FFP from 2010 to 2021 he was Festival Manager and from 2022 until now he has been Festival Director.

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