Kemendikbud Collaborates with Netflix, Holds Training for Indonesian Filmmakers

Kapanlagi.com - Filmmakers in the country can now be happier. This is because a collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) of Indonesia and Netflix has just been established.

The collaboration includes creative writing training, post-production training, online safety training, and governance to face the dynamic growth of the creative industry. This is the first time Kemendikbud has collaborated with Netflix for the Indonesian film industry.

"This partnership is the first of a more innovative cultural program, focused on showcasing and demonstrating talent in the field of Indonesian culture to the world," said the Minister of Education and Culture, Nadiem Makarim, in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (9-1).

1. Minister of Education and Culture Appreciates Netflix

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"We appreciate Netflix for supporting the growth of Indonesian cinema. We are doing this partnership as an effort to support and internationalize the production of Indonesian films," he added.

This cooperation is fully supported by Nadiem Makarim, the Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia.
It turns out that this man, also known as Mas Menteri, is a fan of the American online streaming platform, Netflix.

"I am very grateful because I am a fan of Netflix. It feels great to see more and more Indonesian content appearing on Netflix," he said.

2. Gaining Knowledge in Hollywood

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Furthermore, the collaboration that has been established is not just that. There will also be several Indonesian scriptwriters who will gain knowledge in Hollywood.

"This is our first initiative. We are very happy to announce that Netflix will provide training to several Indonesian scriptwriters who will be sent to Hollywood to be trained in the context of script writing and science films," he concluded.

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