Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian filmmaker Adhyatmika has emerged as one of the six winners of the US Department of State`s second annual "Democracy Video Challenge" (DVC) short movie competition participated in by 700 cineasts from across the world.
Adhyatmika`s entry, a three-minute video titled "Democracy is yet to be learned", won the title for the South East Asia Region. It can be viewed on www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGIVYm-v3kM.
Adhyatmika and five other winning filmmakers from Iran, Spain, Colombia, Nepal and Ethiopia earned all-expense-paid trips to Washington DC, Hollywood and New York City in September.
In New York and Hollywood, the winners will spend time on TV/film sets, and will meet with directors, film technicians, professional talent agents, and new media experts. In Washington, DC, the winners will meet with democracy advocates, media, and US government officials.
Born in Jakarta, Adhyatmika is a graduate of the Puttnam School of Film, Lasalle College of The Arts in Singapore. "Democracy is not a thing, it`s a process," said Adhyatmika, characterizing his winning work as "a rather surreal satirical comedy about democratic life in Indonesia."
The Democracy Video Challenge partners and participating organizations include the Center for International Private Enterprise, the International Republican Institute, the International Youth Foundation, the Motion Picture Association of America, NBC-Universal, the National Democratic Institute, New York University`s Tisch School of the Arts, the Recording Industry Association of America, TakingITGlobal, University of Southern California`s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, the US Department of State, WME and YouTube.(*)
Source: Antara News
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