2017
Malila: The Farewell Flower
Pitch is a gay man whose life is falling apart because of his incurable cancer. To heal himself spiritually, Pitch dedicates the time he has…
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Indonesia
John Badalu
Before working in the film industry, Badalu has held various jobs in other arts-related institutions such as Goethe-Institut Jakarta as the Theater Manager, and Cultural Officer at Istituto Italiano di Cultura Jakarta. He got selected in an arts internship for Arts Management at The Performance Space Sydney in 2000 by Yayasan Kelola. He is also the recipient of the Ashoka Foundation Fellowship for his work in LGBT activism through arts with the Q! Film Festival that he co-founded in 2002. He was a part-time lecturer in London School of Public Relation Jakarta in 2008-2011. Badalu has worn many hats in the film industry since 2000. He has worked as a Festival Delegate for A-list film festivals such as Berlinale, Shanghai, Tallinn and Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. He is also an independent producer who has produced award-winning films premiered in reputable festivals, i.e. Cannes, Sundance, Berlinale, Locarno, Rotterdam, and Busan. Currently, he works for Busan International Film Festival and Sheffield DocFest. His latest short film as a producer, Basri and Salma in a Never-ending Comedy, was selected at the Cannes Film Festival 2023.
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