We have to ensure that positive content, whether it is a short or feature film, will remain -- even amid the pandemic when the opportunity is limited.Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Communication and Informatics Ministry has expressed its support for the 2021 Indiskop Festival, which will offer film-making classes in August and October 2021 as well as a ‘Visual Media in Digital Literacy’ class.
"We hope the participants of 2021 Indiskop Festival can understand the digital literacy program better through this class," Bonifasius Wahyu Pudjianto, director of information empowerment at the ministry, said at an online press conference on Saturday.
He said he expects the class to be able to showcase more positive digital content to the public.
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He also expressed concern at the struggle faced by film industry actors amid the pandemic, noting the enforcement of community activity restrictions has shuttered cinemas as well as delayed film production and screenings.
Therefore, he said, he supported the utilization of information technology to hold online film classes, competitions, and festivals.
The digital literacy class at the 2021 Indiskop Festival will be conducted on August 23 by Yosi Mokalu, head of the National Movement for Digital Literacy Cybercreation.
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Mokalu has said that the class would be important not just for the public, but also filmmakers, in accordance with the movement’s mission to increase positive content for public consumption.
"We have to ensure that positive content, whether it is a short or feature film, will remain -- even amid the pandemic when the opportunity is limited," he remarked.
The 2021 Indiskop Festival will also feature 19 other classes, including on screenwriting, intellectual property management, acting, directorial, editing, and writing a music score, and will involve speakers from the domestic industry as well as the New York Film Academy.
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Translator: Nanien Yuniar, Uyu Liman
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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