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        "id": 1126358,
        "msgid": "roy-calls-for-artists-to-unite-1447893297",
        "date": "2005-11-28 00:00:00",
        "title": "Roy calls for artists to unite",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Roy calls for artists to unite JAKARTA: Roy Marten, veteran actor who emerged to popularity after playing in 1970s movies Cintaku di Kampus Biru and Badai Pasti Berlalu, called for Indonesian actors to unite to defend their rights. Interviewed after a 2005 Panasonic Award press conference on Thursday, Roy, 53, who was among the nominees in the best TV actor category, said that contracts between artists and producers always disadvantaged the artists.",
        "content": "<p>Roy calls for artists to unite<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA: Roy Marten, veteran actor who emerged to popularity<br>\nafter playing in 1970s movies Cintaku di Kampus Biru and Badai<br>\nPasti Berlalu, called for Indonesian actors to unite to defend<br>\ntheir rights.<\/p>\n<p>Interviewed after a 2005 Panasonic Award press conference on<br>\nThursday, Roy, 53, who was among the nominees in the best TV<br>\nactor category, said that contracts between artists and producers<br>\nalways disadvantaged the artists.<\/p>\n<p>\"We're not blue-collar workers, who can fight for their rights<br>\nby striking. I want to set up a legal aid institution for artists<br>\nso that, together, we can stand up for our rights,\" the actor<br>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other players from his generation such as Yessy Gusman<br>\nand Robby Sugara, Roy, who was a young people's idol in 1970s,<br>\ncan still be seen in several TV dramas. He was even nominated for<br>\na Panasonic Award along with young actors like Tora Sudiro and<br>\nAri Wibowo.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting that he did not expect to get the award, he said he<br>\nwanted to play in movies, but so far had not yet received any<br>\noffers.<\/p>\n<p>He said that TV dramas offered poor-quality stories.<\/p>\n<p>\"We don't have quality scriptwriters. Moreover, once a<br>\nproducer asked a scriptwriter to lower the quality of a story,\"<br>\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>\"On TV, the ratings are like God,\" he added. --JP<\/p>",
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