Banyuwangi – Famous Indonesian actor Teuku Rifnu Wikana admitted that he was amazed by the films made by Banyuwangi children at the Short Film Festival, which was held at Gesibu Blambangan, Friday and Saturday nights (24-25/11/2017).
This activity is one of a series of Indonesian Film Appreciation (AFI) 2017 which was held by the Ministry of Education and Culture (Ministry of Education and Culture) in Banyuwangi.
And on Friday night we watched together a documentary film entitled Tumiran, which is the work of Vicky Hendri Kurniawan, son of the Banyuwangi area.
Best actor at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) 2017 In the film Night Bus, he repeatedly expresses his admiration for films made by Banyuwangi children.
"I am ready to play a character from a scenario written by a Banyuwangi filmmaker, if a production house requests it,said Teuku.
“If the story is good, why not?” he added.
The film Tumiran is a documentary film that tells the story of Tumiran, a perpetrator of a keboan ritual. Keboan is an original tradition of the people of Aliyan Village, Rogojampi District, Banyuwangi, to Ngalap Blessings.
This tradition is held every month in the Javanese Suro Calendar, where a number of male villagers were possessed and acted like buffalo.
Teuku said he was very surprised by the Tumiran documentary he watched because he thought the film was packaged very well. Even, The actor who plays Angeline's father in the film "For Angeline" had doubts that the film was made by young people from Banyuwangi. Tengku admired the director's way of packaging the film which was considered very good.
“I feel like I want to cry because of the story in the film,said Teuku.
Teuku said, the way the filmmaker shows the daily reality of Tumiran, who is a fisherman on Lombok Island, until finally the transformation into a Keboan in Banyuwangi is shown very nicely. Teuku even dared to compare the film with other national quality documentaries.
“I am proud that my film was shown at the Saturday night group viewing (25/11), namely the films Looking for Hilal and Night Bus, which led me to become the winner of FFI 2017 best male actor category," said Teuku.
The same praise was also given by senior actress Niniek L. Karim. According to Niniek, Tumiran's film is made in detail so that the audience is immersed in the story.
“This film makes me feel more concerned about fishermen whose lives are still in dire conditions,” said Niniek.
Tumiran is told as a fisherman who lives in Lombok, and every year he returns to his ancestral land in Banyuwangi and is ready to carry out the Keboan tradition. This Tumiran film was made in 2013.
This film won the Ki Dewantara trophy at the AFI event 2015. This film was also screened at the ISI Malaysia Exhibition (2014), Indo Film Cafe Netherlands (2015), dan Frankfurt Book Fair (2015).
Meanwhile, the director Vicky, said he was very happy that his film could be screened again at the AFI event, let alone its implementation in its homeland, Banyuwangi. Vicky and other village youth founded Banyucindih Creative which operates in the creative video sector.
Alumni of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta has received several job offers from PH (production house) and national television stations. However, he hopes to work in Banyuwangi.
Temporary, Teuku Rifnu himself watched the film Tumiran together with Indonesian film seniors such as Niniek L. Karim, Slamet Raharjo, and Tio Pakusadewo. The viewing together was also attended by hundreds of Banyuwangi film fans.
