Jakarta – The Semarang City government has held a lawan Sewu Short Film Festival (LSSF) 2025. This opportunity aims to give birth to filmmakers and encourage the semarang -creative industry. Semarang Mayor Agustina Wilujeng emphasizes the importance of this festival for the future of the creative industry. It was revealed by him when he launched the Lawang Sewu Short Film Festival (LSSF) 2025 at Ki Narto Sabdo Building, Semarang, Central Java, Monday (9/15). “I hope this festival gives birth to young filmmakers who dare to uplift local narratives, who build collaboration space, who bridge traditions with innovation and deliver the city of Sineas,” Agustina said in his statement, Tuesday (9/16/2025). Browse to continue with the content, Semarang has a considerable potential to develop the creative industry. For this reason, his party will continue to support the creative filmmakers of Semarang. “Semarang has the potential and this festival will encourage cinematography in the city of Semarang. I’m sure it will be a city where short -screen and broad film conversion will be. This will be the source, the inspiration of the city of Semarang. The city government will support the form we will study in the city semarang in 2026,” he said. Director Hanung Bramantyo, who was a judge at the event that Semarang considered valuable assets to become a film city. But currently the film ecosystem is not optimal or limited. “Actually, I’ve been waiting for a moment like this. It’s been ten years ago since the shooting of Ayat-Ayat Cinta in Semarang, I saw the assets, the building is there, the set is there. Live then arranged, the regulations are easier, and the local film community is involved,” Hanung explained. Hanung said that a film festival should be held every year to encourage the creation of filmmakers. And balanced with the holding of the International Film Festival Workshop for 2026. “This film festival must be there every year, must be there,” he said. Meanwhile, members of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the 2025 LSSF Committee Samuel Wattimena welcomed the implementation of the festival. According to him, the big theme ‘of a thousand doors said, Semarang said’ is expected to open the doors of personal and universal stories. “We invite young filmmakers to tell their stories to the world of Semarang,” Samuel concluded. The Series LSSF 2025 activities have Lawang Talks (September 23-26), Workshop & Minilab (October 23-25), short film competitions (October 1, November 4), Curation (November 10-19), Semarang Film Week (December 5-7), and gift night on December 19, while the ranks of the judges, while The rankings of the judges consist of Hanung Bramantyo, Monty Tiwa, Yudhistira, and Ardian Parasto. With the presence of LSSSFF, the Semarang City government hopes that young filmmakers are born who dare to lift local stories and bring Semarang to the international film phase. (Ega/Ega)
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