October Highlights In BALI - 6th Annual BALINALE 2012 International Film Festival

BALINALE makes its mark in Hollywood

6th Annual BALINALE 2012 International Film Festival will be held in Galeria 21 Cineplex, Mal Bali Galeria, Simpang Siur Kuta Roundabout. This film festival comprises of film screening, workshops and free seminars. 6th Annual BALINALE 2012 have enjoyed the support of the participation of Oscar®, Emmy®, BAFTA® and Cannes award winning filmmakers.

BALINALE International Film Festival is in Los Angeles promoting the annual event.

Represented by co-founders Christine Hakim and Deborah Gabinetti, meetings were held with major studio executives and

independent filmmakers keen to explore the potential Indonesia has to offer in locations, story ideas and creative resources, plus

having ongoing dialogues with a number of film institutions regarding potential partnerships, conducting labs and contributing

programming.

Discussions included; Sony Pictures Entertainment president Gary Martin, Twentieth Century Fox International Production president

Sanford Panitch, IMAX producers Jill Ferguson and Drew Fellman, producer and Completion Bond veteran Donna Smith, Warner

Bros Pictures executive VP Mark Scoon, Paramount Pictures executive director Betsy Megel, Motion Picture Association’s senior

VP Dan Robbins and directors Rob Cohen (Alex Cross) and Oliver Stone (Savages), both who recently completed filming in

Indonesia.

BALINALE has been actively promoting regional and independent films during the festival, holding forums with leading global

filmmakers, student workshops, film screenings and featured premieres.

“We are extremely excited by the response received and the recognition the festival has already garnered in the US and worldwide,”

said Gabinetti.

Now in its sixth year, BALINALE will be held in Bali from Oct. 8-14.

In addition to the one-on-one meetings, the co-founders attended the Producers Guild of America’s “Produced By Conference”

where there was an opportunity to network with award-winning filmmakers, emerging and established producers, as well as top

industry decision makers. BALINALE also participated with the Indonesian in “Shoot in Indonesia” during the Film Locations Trade

Show, which was opened by Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu.