Biography
He is a film director/ producer based in Indonesia. His works are mostly documentaries & commercials. Started working in the industry in 1999, he works his way up from writing TV Program & production works to establishing a production company in 2003. His creative agency, Spin Productions, is creating brand movie, commercials & TV Program for broadcasting in global network. Since 2007 he is working with global partners & some of his works has been broadcasted in USA, UK, Germany, Hong Kong, Australia & Singapore.
Since 2012 he is invited to national events as speaker about entrepreneurship & creative industry.
His documentary movie titled "Persona" (released in 2012) has been watched by more than 60.000 people during screenings in Indonesia & Philippines. Produced in 6 years process, from 2006 to 2012, sharing a story about Indonesian stage scene through the life of Rita Matu Mona, an actress of Teater Koma, a single mom with 2 kids. The movie received Nominations as Best Documentary Movie in Maya Awards 2012 & Denpasar Film Festival 2013. The movie is available to watch with English subtitle in Bioskop Online OTT.
His 2021 documentary movie titled "Gesturing Notations" shares a story about Nano Riantiarno, a prominent Indonesian theatre director. Nano & his theatre troupe, Teater Koma, is the voice of the nation, critiquing the government & suggesting better options through the means of theatre. The movie is 8 years in the making, compiling over than 150 hours of rare footage about Nano, his family and the theatre troupe. The movie is Official Selections at Lift-Off Global Network 2024 and Pune Short Film Festival 2024. The movie with English subtitle is in Bioskop Online OTT.
On March 2022, Sayaka Press published his book titled "Drama: About Us". The book completes his trilogy on the art of acting. The book is distributed nationally, as well as in libraries around Indonesia & Indonesian embassies around the world.
His 2023 movie, "Joshua Tree" is a USA - Singapore - Indonesia co production. The movie was premiered in May 2023, and has received some appreciation, ie. Finalist Nominee at FilmHaus Berlin 2023, Official Selections at London Best Documentary Awards 2023, Los Angeles Film & Documentary Award 2023, Himachal Short Film Festival 2023, Kerala Short Film Festival 2024, Pune Short Film Festival 2024 and Lift-Off Global Network 2024. The movie has been screened in Vienna, Osaka, Singapore, Bali, Jakarta, Surabaya and Malang.
His most recent movie is "Colouring Outside the Line", which will be premiered in the near future. The movie tells a story of twin kids within the autism spectrum who are keen in painting.
He loves to do sport, especially biking & swimming. He loves nature & his greatest interest is people.
