Prenjak
| Prenjak | |
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| Directed by | Wregas Bhanuteja |
| Written by | Wregas Bhanuteja |
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Running time | 12 minutes[1] |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Language | Javanese[2] |
| Budget | 3 million IDR[1] |
Prenjak is an Indonesian short film, written and directed by Wregas Bhanuteja. In 2016, it became the first Indonesian film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
[edit]The film stars Rosa Winenggar as Diah, Yohanes Budyambara as Jarwo, Hosea Hatmaji, and Banyu Bening.[3][1]
Production
[edit]Prenjak is a Javanese name for a species of bird in Yogyakarta.[3] The shooting of the film took place for two days in Yogyakarta in February 2016. The film was directed by Wregas Bhanuteja. The other crews and casts were his friends.[4] The editing process was done for a week.[2] The budget of the film was 3 million rupiah that was from his friends in Studio Batu, his film community in Yogyakarta. Canon 5D Mark III was used as the camera.[1]
The story is based on a local cultural practice that was popular in 1980s and 90s in Yogyakarta when a woman, seller of wedang rondhe (local drink) let a man to see her genital by lighting matches in darker place in alun-alun for money.[3][1] In the film, the woman is a restaurant employee rather than a drink seller and the money was higher than the practice back then in accordance to a more modern context.[1]
Reception
[edit]Prenjak was registered to 2016 Cannes Film Festival three days before the closing. The film then won the Leica Cine Discovery Prize.[4] The film is the first Indonesian film to win at the festival in any category.[5] According to Femina, Charles Tesson praised Prenjak as "a film with a surprisingly deep poetry".[6] Tesson, quoted by Rappler, added that the film is "dark and ornery, about how earning a living is the same as a game of matches." Rappler also quoted Marie-Paulline Molaret, one of the jury, said that "Bhanuteja got rid of bad impression of peeking and made it as an entertaining, soft poetry."[7]
After winning the international festival, Prenjak was screened by Kinosaurus a micro-cinema in Jakarta.[3] The film was also screened at Institut Francais Indonesia Jakarta on 2 June 2016.[8]
Pangerang writing for Kompas identified Prenjak as black comedy, showing a sad story of a woman by simple jokes.[9] Ratnaning writing for Liputan6.com claimed that its simplicity of "the plot, setting, and shooting technique" makes the film as natural and close to viewers.[10]
Awards
[edit]Prenjak won Best Short Film category at 2016 Indonesian Film Festival.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Chudori, Leila S. (7 June 2016). "Prenjak Sebuah Puisi 12 Menit". tempo.co. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b Henry (18 May 2016). "Film Intip Vagina, Prenjak, Diputar di Cannes Film Festival 2016". Bintang.com. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d Siregar, Lisa (19 May 2016). "Fresh From Cannes, Short Film 'Prenjak' Hits Jakarta's Micro Cinema". The Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b Anya, Agnes (20 May 2016). "Indonesian short movie Prenjak wins award at Cannes". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ Simanjuntak, Tertiani ZB (6 August 2016). "Screen Shot: The 'short' story of Indonesian films". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ Fajriningtyas, Cempaka (20 July 2016). "Film Prenjak, Ketika Hidup Merindukan Pilihan". Femina. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "5 hal tentang film 'Prenjak'". Rappler. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ Yuniar, Nanien (3 June 2016). "Film "Prenjak" menang 4.000 euro, ini yang dilakukan Wregas". ANTARA News. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ Pangerang, Andi Muttya Keteng (27 May 2016). Maullana, Irfan (ed.). "Ini yang Membuat "Prenjak" Menang dalam Festival Film Cannes 2016". Kompas. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ Asih, Ratnaning (28 May 2016). "Review Prenjak: Antara Miss V, Korek Api, dan Duit Rp 10 Ribu". Liputan6.com. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ Simanjuntak, Tertiani ZB (7 November 2016). "'Athirah' wins big at Indonesia top film festival". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2 December 2016.