Indonesian Film Festival | |
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Citra Awards and Vidia Awards | |
Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
Country | Indonesia |
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First awarded | 1955 (Citra Awards) 1986 (Vidia Awards)[1] |
Website | festivalfilm |
The Indonesian Film Festival (Indonesian: Festival Film Indonesia, 'FFI') is an annual awards ceremony organised by the Indonesian Film Board and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology to celebrate cinematic achievements in the Indonesian film industry. During the festival, the Citra Awards winners are announced and the best Indonesian films of the year are presented.
The awards ceremony was first held in 1955 as the Pekan Apresiasi Film Nasional (National Film Appreciation Week). It changed to Festival Film Indonesia in 1973. In 1986, the festival included awards for television movies called Vidia Awards.