Garin film in Berlin festival

Garin film in Berlin festival

Indonesian director Garin Nugroho has once again proven his worth
with the inclusion of his newest film Aku Ingin Menciummu Sekali
Saja (I Want to Kiss You Just Once) in the 53rd Berlin
International Film Festival.

The film, which bears the English title Bird Man Tale, was
chosen from 300 entries from around the world, and will compete
with 52 other films from 24 countries for a prestigious prize in
the International Forum of New Cinema.

Garin will compete with filmmakers from Argentina, China,
Japan, Mozambique, Hungary, South Korea, Thailand and the United
States.

In his first appearance at the Berlin International Film
Festival in 1994, Garin won The Berliner Zeitung prize for Surat
untuk Bidadari (Letter for an Angel).

He has been described by Ulrich Gregor, director of
International Forum of New Cinema, as the forerunner for
Southeast Asian cinema. -- JP