Nurul Fitri Ramadhani – The Coalition for Broadcasting Reform has lambasted the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) for what it sees as the KPI's tardiness in responding to complaints from the

Jakarta – An Indonesian documentary maker has withdrawn her film from the government-funded Melanesian Cultural Festival this week, calling it a "political program" that diverts focus from the real

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A study conducted by the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has concluded that the quality of local television programming has been held back by the endless supp

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Film producer Ody Mulya Hidayat had no reservations about paying Rp 1.5 billion (US$112,880) to buy the film rights to Bulan Terbelah di Langit Amerika (Split Moon in th

Ari Susanto, Solo – Wiji Thukul, a prominent Indonesian poet, human rights activist and freedom fighter, has been missing since 1998, just weeks before Suharto and his totalitarian regime collapsed

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Tired of an endless barrage of celebrity gossip on your TV? Now you can complain about it from the palm of your hand.

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – The Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF) 2014 is back for its ninth edition on Monday with a special focus on women.

David Robie – A year after Indonesian troops killed more than 270 peaceful demonstrators at the cemetery of Santa Cruz in the Timor-Leste capital of Dili in 1991, news footage secretly

Jakarta – Even to people who have long worked in the industry, the current trend toward low-brow comedy television makes them scratch their heads.

A nine-year-old girl died in Harapan Kita Hospital on Thursday after she was unable to receive immediate treatment in a ward being used by a film crew to shoot an Indonesian soap opera.

Jakarta – Deputy Education and Culture Minister for Culture Wiendu Nuryanti is lambasting the nation's film industry for making horror movies and comedies that tarnish the nation's imag

Apriadi Gunawan and Triwik Kurniasari, Medan/Jakarta – A documentary film about the massacre of Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) members in North Sumatra in 1965 has created a stir afte

Arientha Primanita & Bayu Marhaenjati – Government officials and Islamic leaders on Friday urged Indonesia's Muslims to remain unprovoked as hard-line groups staged a demonstration

More than 350 Muslim fundamentalists and their supporters staged an anti-US demonstration in Jakarta on Friday, spewing anger at America over an anti-Islam film.

The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) on Friday asked Muslims here not to be provoked by the anti-Islam movie "Innocence of Muslims," but at the same time demanded that legal action be

Joyce Morgan – On a steamy afternoon in Dili, I am heading to a rehearsal of an East Timorese-Australian co-production when my phone rings.

Viriya Paramita – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) says it has received hundreds of complaints on Ramadan-themed programs broadcast by local TV stations during the Islamic f

Ulma Haryanto – She's eight years old, but Anita Nurhasanah is small for her age.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has reprimanded five television stations for broadcasting programs deemed unsuitable for general audiences during Ramadhan.

Indonesian television station Global TV was cited by the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) after renowned Muslim preacher Sholahudin "Ustad Solmed" Mahmoed hosted a sexually-expl

Jakarta – The legal debate on the monopoly of information in the country has continued in a hearing as the Constitutional Court invited more experts on Thursday.

Dessy Sagita – The singing contest show "Indonesian Idol," which is aired by Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia, has been attacked for its judges' allegedly discriminatory and sexist com

A new television series set to air across Indonesia this month will be an alternative to the common drama found in the average Sinetron, promoters are promising.

Ismira Lutfia & Ronna Nirmala – Media advocates have called for the selection of a board of supervisors for state-owned broadcaster TVRI to be carried out anew, alleging the current

With a Hollywood movie ban already in place, the Film Censorship Board is taking aim at the current mainstay of Indonesian cinema – sex and ghost-themed films.

Jakarta – Tourism and Culture Minister Jero Wacik has announced that the government will increase a tax on foreign film imports by 100 percent.

Indonesian movie lovers are being starved of the latest Hollywood blockbusters by a drawn-out tax dispute which has led United States studios to boycott the country in protest.

The Bandung administration is urging local cinemas to halt screenings of Hanung Bramantyo's latest pluralism-themed film, "?".

Elisabeth Oktofani – While film lovers have been missing catching Hollywood blockbusters on the big screen, cinemas have been missing something more substantial: profit.

Aubrey Belford – It was a cloak-and-dagger moment in Indonesia's culture war between peddlers of titillation and Islamist conservatives.

Elisabeth Oktofani & Antara – The Indonesian film industry appeared lukewarm to the government's plan to allocate a special budget to subsidize the production of films that "instill

The Indonesian government is planning to allocate a special budget to subsidize the production of films that "instill love to the nation, raise patriotism and national defense."

Ulma Haryanto & Camelia Pasandaran – Undeterred by growing protests from the film industry, the government said on Tuesday that in addition to having to pay a higher tax, foreign fi

Elisabeth Oktofani – Higher taxes usually mean higher revenue for the government and more funds available for developing the country.

Ismira Lutfia – A recent survey suggests the country's five media regulatory bodies may not be as independent as they should be, given their dependence on state funding, but the bodies

Nauval Yazid – There's no doubt that 2010 was, overall, not a good year for the Indonesian film industry.

Marcel Thee – Unless you've been in spiritual exile for the last few years, you've probably noticed the incessant amount of shamelessly pitiful horror films appearing in local cinemas.

Jakarta – Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) chairman Dadang Rachmat Hidayat said that as per November the commission had received 20,000 complaints on television content, a more

Rain Chudori-Soerjoatmodjo – "Belkibolang" is a compilation of nine short films and collected scenes created by young, up-and-coming Indonesian directors.

Ismira Lutfia & Putri Prameshwari, Indonesia – The Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) said in a statement on Tuesday that it regretted the recent suspension of private broadca

Ismira Lutfia – The marriage of two celebrities, the pregnancy of an unmarried actress and the divorce of two musicians over an alleged affair – should reporting these items be consider

For discussing surgery on female organs, allowing a racy performance by dangdut singers and promoting an aphrodisiac, a number of broadcast stations were reprimanded for violating gover

Ismira Lutfia & Anita Rachman – Sick of morally degrading television programs? You may be able to switch to an Islam-based television channel soon.

Ismira Lutfia – Inspired by the growing reach of social networking sites, as seen in the online movements to support Prita Mulyasari and the Corruption Eradication Commission, a 20-some

Armando Siahaan – Indonesia is home to an ever-growing number of film festivals. Some of the best of the past year have been the gay-themed Q!

Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – At a small cigarette stall in Palmerah, West Jakarta, Syafei, 35, recently installed a 14-inch TV and has been watching the daily spectacle of national TV ne

Jakarta – Filmmakers, both independent and mainstream, say they need to unite in their fight against the newly passed film law, deemed by the film community as an instrument to restrict

Nurfika Osman – As the controversial film bill moved closer to becoming law, one of the country's most prominent directors called the legislation an attempt to create a climate of psych

Jakarta – The Indonesian Press and Broadcast Society (MPPI) have expressed their strong opposition to the proposed new law on the film industry, which they said was authoritarian.

Febriamy Hutapea & Ismira Lutfia – With less than a week to go before lawmakers endorse it, the controversial film bill is coming under a hail of media criticism in a last attempt t