Post writers win awards

Post writers win awards

JAKARTA (JP): Two film reviews published by The Jakarta Post
won prizes in a film critics contest held by Jakarta Media
Communication.

Dini S. Djalal's article The American President: Staring at
the White House through Rose-tinted Glasses, which was published
on March 12, won the Rp 1,000,000 (US$435) first prize.

Another contributor to the newspaper, Parvathi Nayar Narayan,
won a consolation prize of Rp 125,000 for her review Heat:
Michael Mann's New Crime Thriller 'Heat' is On. Another five
writers won consolation prizes.

Noorca M. Masardi from Jakarta Media Communication announced
the winners on Tuesday. He said six members of the jury judged
184 articles on nine selected movies.

Runner-up for the contest was Tina Savitri from Femina women's
magazine for her article While You were Sleeping: The dream of
the ticket girl. She won Rp 750,000 in cash.

Second runner-up was B. Dharmawan from Hai magazine for his
review Heat: Pacino versus de Niro, for which he received Rp
500,000 in cash.

The contest is held regularly by Jakarta Media Communication
after every 10th movie preview for journalists. (yan)