Animation Events and Awards in Indonesia

1. Hello Fest Animation Festival

Hello;Fest could be described as one of the pioneers of Indonesia’s animation events

and awards. Supported and organized by the Hello Motion School of Animation,

Hello Fest is an annual event that give award for animation made by Indonesian animators. Until 2008, Hello Fest has been held five times in a row and has become one

of the indicators of current development in contemporary Indonesian animation.

2. Pekan Komik dan Animasi Nasional (PKAN)

PKAN was a national event on Indonesian comics and animation which was planned

to be held every two years starting from 1997, and officially supported by the

Indonesian government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The event

mostly consisted of exhibitions from local comics and animation studios, workshops,

talk shows and seminars, with several awards given to the best comics and cartoon

publications.

3. Festival Film Animasi Indonesia (FFAI)

FFAI is a biennial event for Indonesian animation which first started in 2001 and

had been held four times until 2007. FFAI is one of the programs supported by

Komite Film Dewan Kesenian Jakarta (a committee on films by the Jakarta Arts Council) to appreciate and develop Indonesian animation in which all Indonesian

animators could contribute and show their works. FFAI also has been listed on the

ASIFA (Association International du Film d’Animation/ International Animated Film

Association) agenda.

4. Festival Game Edukasi dan Animasi Indonesia (FGEAI)

FGEAI is a series of events on games and animations planned to be held every year

starting around March and ending in November each year, with five cities acting

as the hosts. FGEAI was first held in Malang in 2007. The event continued in 2008

and was held in Yogyakarta and Semarang, but due to unforeseen circumstances

had to be ended prematurely in Surabaya. FGEAI is supported by six government

ministries: the Ministry of National Education, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism,

the Ministry of Information and Communication, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry

of Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Research and Technology. FGEAI is also

supported by several universities and schools: ITB, ITS, Poliseni Yogyakarta, Udinus

Semarang, ICT Denpasar and AINAKI.

5. ITB Digital Media Festival (ITB DMF)

ITB DMF is an event held and supported by Faculty of Art and Design and School of

Electro and Informatics, ITB and is held for the first time in December 2008. ITB DMF is

planned to be held annually, started in 2008, and showcases the latest development

in various digital media, especially in game and animation.