Apart of the project, the U.S. movie production company will also organize a workshop targeting 100 Indonesian scriptwriters, following which there will be a movie-making contest with a prize worth US$600,000.Sahabat Budaya, ada angin segar untuk kalian para sineas Indonesia ataupun pecinta film Indonesia . Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (@kemdikbud.ri) akan menjajaki kemitraan dengan platform hiburan Netflix (@netflixid). Hal ini disampaikan dalam Taklimat Media Kemitraan Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Netflix di Graha Utama Kemendikbud, Jakarta (9/1). . Mendikbud Nadiem Makarim mengatakan bahwa kemitraan ini nantinya akan fokus pada peningkatan kapasitas sineas Indonesia di bidang pengembangan ide cerita, penulisan skenario, dan juga pascaproduksi film. . Selain ketiga hal di atas, Netflix juga akan memfasilitasi produksi film pendek dengan tema Pancasila. . Mana semangatnya untuk kelanjutan kerja sama ini? . . #budayasaya #netflix #film
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Another project that will soon be launched by Netflix in Indonesia is the "Online Safety Training Program", a set of courses provided by a Washington-based non-profit organization, Family Online Safety Institute, which aims to support the development of Indonesia's creative economy.
Meanwhile, Netflix's managing director for the Asia Pacific region, Kuek Yu-Chuang, expected that the collaboration with the ministry would produce Indonesian movies highlighting the country's rich culture and ensuring it becomes world-renowned.
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"This is the first step. Indonesia has a large number of creative and talented people. We hope the collaboration with the ministry can make a larger impact on Indonesia's creative industry," Kuek Yu-Chuang added.
Nadiem's move may be in answer to a question thrown by Communications and Information Minister, Johnny G. Plate, to Netflix this week. He prompted Netflix to feature more Indonesian movies for subscribers in the country.
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