'AMBU' and 'KUCUMBU TUBUH INDAHKU' Win Awards at the 59th Asia-Pacific Film Festival

Kapanlagi.com - The Asia-Pacific Film Festival awards ceremony was recently held in Macau on January 8th. Indonesia can be proud because two nominated titles brought home victories.

The first award was won by the film KUCUMBU TUBUH INDAHKU, which received the Best Original Screenplay. This was followed by the film AMBU, which brought senior actress Widyawati the Best Supporting Actress award.

1. Grateful for the Appreciation

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Receiving an award for her profession at a prestigious film event made Widyawati grateful. Especially since she started her career as an actress in her teens and is now 69 years old.

"Anyone who receives an award will surely be grateful, and so am I. This is a victory for all of us," said Widyawati when she received the winning trophy at the Sinematek Building in the Kuningan area, South Jakarta, on Thursday (16/1/2020).

2. Garin Nugroho Absent

In the award ceremony, Garin Nugroho, as the director and screenplay writer of KUCUMBU TUBUH INDAHKU, was not present to receive the award. He was represented by Teuku Rifnu Wikana as the actor and Mondo Gascaro as the soundtrack composer.

"I represent Mas Garin and Mas Ifa Isfansyah apologize for not being able to attend. But there is a greeting from both of them. What is clear is that this work and whatever Mas Garin has done from the perspective of wanting to depict the journey of humanity," said Teuku Rifnu.

He continued, "What we want to present to the Indonesian people is the history of Lengger dance that still remains today. There is a metaphor that we can capture, not what has been quoted so far. That film is just a film, it becomes something meaningful for the audience once they leave the cinema," he concluded.

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