How is the Role of Film Communities in Film Development in Aceh?

Aceh is one of the provinces in Indonesia that does not have a cinema. Then, how is the mechanism for film screening in Aceh? Then the answer is the film community. Besides cinemas, there are also no film schools in Aceh. Independent film community that has an important role in driving the progress of film in Aceh, Indonesia. Let's look at the various workings of the film community in Aceh and Indonesia.

1. Education

There is a Film Community in Indonesia that specializes in debriefing knowledge about films to the public (community or students). They usually hold workshops (training) about everything related to film. For example ideas development workshops, script writing/scenarios, making the screenplay, production management, cinematography, and editing, to how to promote.

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cinema substitute screening room in Aceh

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2. Production

The film community of this model is very much found in Aceh. They usually consist of a group of movie lovers who have different skills. Together they worked in a compact manner to produce films, both long films, and short films. Within a year, this kind of community can usually produce one long film and 5-10 short films. Some communities work concurrently for distribution and independent exhibition.

3. Distribution

The one I remember the most is Buttonijo. The Buttonijo community focuses on the distribution of films produced by film community friends. They are willing to send film material throughout Indonesia to the community/institution that wants to hold a screening. Buttonijo also provides funds for friends who want to produce films, with certain terms and conditions. This film community like Buttonijo can help friends from the film community focus on producing films in finding their audience. A work that should be appreciated.

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CNN coverage of film education in Aceh

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4. Exhibition

Film communities that focus on exhibitions, usually they also double appreciation. Like the Tikar Pandan Community and the Aceh Documentary Forum in Banda Aceh. They played almost 15 films in a year and were also accompanied by discussions. This also provided space for the production community to get spectators to also dissect the film screened. A community like this is very necessary. In addition to playing films independently, he also provides education to the public (in this case youth/students) to produce great works.

5. Appreciation

Cinema Poetica is one example of a film community that focuses on literacy. Actual appreciation does not have to be in the form of material, as is appreciated at film festivals. Criticism of a film in the form of writing is one form of appreciation for the film. Simply put, after being produced, the film was watched seriously and then enshrined in written form.