Twenty Six Countries Participate Bali Intl Film Festival

Kuta, Bali (Antara Bali) - Twenty-six countries are participating in the Bali International Film Festival, being held from September 24-30, 2015 in Kuta, organized by the Balinale Forum.

"A total of 105 films from 26 countries have been selected for the Bali International Film Festival," founder of Balinale, Deborah Gabinetti, said here on Thursday.

She explained that the 26 countries which qualified to participate in the event included Indonesia, the United States, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Iran, Germany, Australia, Cambodia, Poland, Cuba, Austria, France, Denmark, Thailand and Norway.

The Bali International Film Festival aims at providing a platform to the film industry of various countries to promote their works.

"Of the 300 films enrolled, 105 films have been chosen for participation in this film festival," Gabinetti said.

According to her, Indonesia`s short films are very interesting because they have unique characteristics that highlight local cultural aesthetics.

To introduce Indonesian films to the whole world, we need a national film community, she remarked.

She hoped that as a result of this film festival, Indonesian filmmakers will come up with more films that will be recognized by the international community.

The selection process for the Bali International Film Festival involved Indonesian film industry and Universal Studios USA, which assessed qualities such as editing, sound, movie titles and story.(WDY)