The Dreamer - "Sang Pemimpi" as the opening of Jakarta International Film Festival

Jakarta International Film Festival (Jiffest) going to carve its history. For the first time from 11 years of implementation, in this year Jiffest would provide an opportunity for the country's children to perform as the opening film.

The choice fell on the movie "Sang Pemimpi" by Riri Reza. This film is a sequel of the movie "Laskar Pelangi" successful in the Indonesian market as well as a myriad of successful achievement of brbagai implementation dikantunginya festivals including the participation of the film "Laskar Pelangi" in the Berlinale, is another name for the Berlin Film Festival in Germany last year.

The Dreamer producer, Mira Lesmana claimed could only be surprised when he asked the administration to bring the film Jiffest about morale K kids as the opening film.

"In fact demand has come a long way before the movie so. At that time we were puzzled why they could be so confident and sure that our films are worthy to serve as the opening film. Whatever it is for us is an award which we are grateful," said Mira.

Based on the schedule presented in the official page Jiffest, the film The Dreamer (Sang Pemimpi) will be delivered as limited to invited guests only on December 4, 2009. Jiffest itself will begin to be held on 4-14 December 2009.

In the official page Jiffest, Director of the Festival Roisamri Then, claiming the film "Sang Pemimpi" This will create a new record for the organization Jiffest. A new record "with the film first appearance as the opening film Indonesia," he said.

He also revealed that participants involved in this festival is represented by 25 countries. The works are involved, he said, has been through the selection process first. Then revealed to the closing of the film has been agreed Jiffest Providing home movies of New York, entitled "New York I Love You".

Whereas for films showing Jiffest participants, the plan will all be done in Megaplex Blitz, Grand Indonesia. Jiffest to hold this time, all the feature-length films from Indonesia, which was released October 1, 2008 until September 30, 2009 will be selected to participate in Indonesia Feature Film Competition (IFFC).

Films selected "will be selected to obtain the best long film titles and best director," said the coordinator of media relations Jiffest, Husna Fauzi, as quoted by Antara news agency.

IFFC addition, civil Jiffest Film Festival presents. In this space will be presented themed films from around the world of Islam. One of them is a movie Muallaf (The Convert) by Malaysian director Yasmin Ahmad. Film drama that lasted 80 minutes before ever have as a Special Mention award, the Asian Film Award, Tokyo International Film Festival, 2008.

Outside of that plan has run smoothly, did not mean mat meneemui not Jiffst constraints. One of the film production entitled Australia sineas Balibo Five has banned screenings by the Film Censorship Institution (LSF).