Author: nniles

  • Open Page Writer Workshop / meet up

    Saturday May 2 , 14:00 – 15:30

    Join us for our first writer’s meet up.

    Together with other independent authors you can compare your works-in-progress, take notes from each other, and meet with writers in the region that share your dreams. All with great coffee and fika.

    The event is free of charge. Register your interest via our ticketing site.

    Open Page Writers Workshop
  • Spotlight On: Indonesian Cinema

    A very special focus on one of the most dynamic and exciting film industries in the world right now. We explore Indonesia through 3 screenings of independent short films and discussion about the work of the art director with Elena Natanael, art director/ production designer from Indonesia. This is a special insight into the creative process of the art director that brings a cinematic vision to life on screen.

    Date & Time: Saturday, April 18 2026 15.00-18.00 PM CET

    Masterclass with Elena Natanael: 15:00 – 15:45

    Short film program : 17:00- 18:00

    Art Direction in Moving Images: A Discussion with Elena Natanael (45 Mins)

    How does a creative start a journey in this mysterious role? What does collaboration in the grand scheme of moving images look like? Together we discuss how aesthetic and management collide with direct experience from Elena, Indonesian-born, Sweden-based Art Dir/Production Designer with shorts & films featured on Netflix, Europe on Screen, Cinema 21, and independent screens.

    When The Blues Goes Marching In (duration: 12 mins 40 sec)

    Director: Beny Kristia

    Country: Indonesia

    A young man narrated the details of his dream from last night to his father about the celebration of demonstration, anger, and graduation.

    Perfected Grammar (duration: 10 mins 52 sec)

    Director: Andrea Suwito

    Country: Indonesia, Hungary, Belgium, Portugal

    In Budapest, an elderly mother teaches her Hungarian-speaking daughter the difference between active and passive tenses in the mother’s Indonesian mother tongue. What starts as a simple film about a familial language lesson encompasses the mother’s painful past, her journey to Hungary, her unintended life there, the effects of history on the individual, and the power of language to both reveal and connect.

    Mayang O’ Mayang (duration: 11 mins)

    Director: Anggita Puri

    Country: Indonesia

    Joko dreams about a woman in a shawl he considers to be his soulmate and embarks on a search for her. On his way, he repeatedly bumps into a mysterious Betawi puppet named ondel-ondel.