Gugi Gumilang
Gugi is currently based in Jakarta and Berlin, serving as the Program Director for In-Docs, the award-winning non-profit organisation behind initiatives like Docs by the Sea, Good Pitch Indonesia, and VitaminDocs. Since 2022, he has been elected to the Executive Board of the Documentary Association of Europe (DAE), and he recently joined Hot Docs as an International Film Programmer.
His work encompasses mentoring and consulting on projects and impact campaign strategies, and he frequently delivers talks on equitable international co-production practices, with a focus on Asia.
Gugi’s extensive experience includes serving on selection committees for several prestigious film funds, such as the IDA Enterprise Fund, Chicken & Egg Pictures, IDFA Bertha Fund, Purin Pictures, and SGIFF Film Fund. He has also been a jury member for festivals like DOK Leipzig, Cannes Docs, IDFA Forum, Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), CPH:DOX, Dokufest, Ji.hlava IDFF, and more.
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