The Enlightenment Still aground

In the midst of chaos Festival Film Indonesia (FFI), FFI Committee secretly met with the festival jury on Wednesday (1 / 12) night. The Committee tried to persuade the council to change the council's decision, which include film The Enlightenment in the list of winning, but the board stick to its decision. The Committee finally dismissed the jury, composed of honest Prananto, Seno Gumira Ajidarma, Marseli Sumarno, Anto Hoed, Rima Melati, and Salim Said.

Prananto honestly admitted that he had heard the news of the dismissal, but not yet received a formal letter. "I'm still waiting for that dismissal letter will be sent to the house," he said.

However, Honest had expected the dismissals were going to happen. "The jury remains in its decision, then the other things that the option is dismissal. It is difficult if the Committee would take a good middle way," he told Tempo.

After firing, the Committee then formed a new jury to include the members of the Selection Committee and two new faces, Alex Komang and areng Widodo. The new formation is chaired by Dedi Setiadi and Totot Indarto as secretary. "Whoever the jury, the Enlightenment is still aground. A new jury would not fight for the film," said Honest.

FFI is chaotic in the body stems from the announcement of the Selection Committee FFI about eight long movie that so superior and also stated that the Pencera "not favored because it did not meet the criteria. However, the manual requires that at least 10 film festivals so superior, so that the Committee then adds two movies again, the Red Cobex and lively (not) Semati.

However, the jury being another. They just add the Enlightenment by director Hanung Bramantyo to the list of films featured. Protest committee, because it considers that the jury should only assess the 10 films that have been selected the Selection Committee.

Differences of opinion make nominations announcement postponed Film Festival Indonesia 2010, from 27 October to 3 December. "There was an error interpretation between the two. The Selection Committee believes only ten are assessed. The jury thought otherwise," said Deddy Mizwar, representatives of the Committee, on Sunday (28/12) last.

Friday (3 / 11) tomorrow, a new jury will announce the list of films leading to a long film category. Obligations that delayed it will be broadcast live on the show Strikes in staisiun RCTI.