Wicky V. Olindo, co-founder and CEO of Screenplay Films, a company partnered with leading media group EMTEK is one of Indonesia’s influential film producer, having successful box office hit films. And has continuously set a new bar for the industry with internationall-acclaimed Indonesian production.

Under Screenplay Infinite — a JV with Infinite Studios — he produced “Headshot” which was officially selected at the Toronto International Film Festival. Another hit under the same label was Indonesia’s first Netflix Original “The Night Comes for Us” which had its world premiere at the Fantastic Fest in the US.

His latest venture with Bumilangit Entertainment, Screenplay Bumilangit has seen the success of “Gundala”, a first of many more Indonesian superhero films as part of the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe, based on popular Indonesian comic characters. The film was also officially selected at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Joko Anwar, born January 3, 1976 in Medan, North Sumatera, has been enjoying commercial and critical success as writer and director. The first film that he wrote, Arisan! (2003) won numerous awards at home and abroad and was hailed as a groundbreaking movie in Indonesia. His directorial debut, Janji Joni (Joni’s Promise, 2005) was box office smash comedy and was highly praised by international critics. His next film, the genre-bending Kala (2007) was named one of the best films of the year by Sight and Sound magazine who cited him as one of the smartest filmmakers in Asia. His third feature, Pintu Terlarang (The Forbidden Door, 2009) won top prize at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival and was also named one of the best films of 2009 by Sight and Sound magazine. Richard Corliss of TIME wrote that “As slick as it is sick, the movie could be Anwar’s calling card for international employment”. He also mentioned the film as an “example of what movies could be but rarely dare to try”.

His next film, Modus Anomali (Ritual) (2012) broke out into international market and also won praises from critics. His A Copy of My Mind (2015) competed at Venice International Film Festival and Toronto International
Film Festival in 2015.

His first horror feature, Pengabdi Setan (Satan’s Slaves) broke record as the
highest grossing Indonesian horror film of all time and was the highest grossing Indonesian film in 2017 and was sold to more than 42 countries and won the most awards in Indonesian equivalent of The Oscars. Joko Anwar has also directed TV series for HBO Asia, including Folklore: A Mother’s Love (2018). Joko Anwar also writes for other directors. His new movies, superhero Gundala and horror thriller Impetigore are slated to be released in 2019.