about boemboe..

The name ‘boemboe’ originated from Indonesian word ‘bumbu’, which means ‘spice’. It describes the variation of Indonesian social-culture reflected in the short films. Boemboe was founded in the beginning of 2003 as a meeting point for everybody who concerns about the development of Indonesian short film. It aims to open the way for independent short filmmakers to develop the networking among themselves and outside Indonesia.

Boemboe is an organization focusing on creating “a space to breath” for the Indonesian short film everywhere in the world in order to support their needs to become more professional and determined in short filmmaking.

Boemboe are:

Ray Nayoan
Born in Bandung 1978. Graduated from Film Studies, University of Western Ontario, Canada, in 2005. Worked for ReelheART International Film Festival Toronto 2006 as Film Tech and Print Tests, and also worked there as Filmmaker Liaison and Sponsorship Assistant. His experience projecting 16mm reels at the Department of Film at University of Western Ontario made him fall in love deeper with the art of screenings. An aspiring filmmaker himself, he has been experimenting with films and videos. Fondly in love with celluloid, he is currently looking for friends who share similar interests to start a celluloid community in Jakarta. After briefly working at Art Communications as a Junior Editor and Assistant Director, he started his own ventures in Communication and Entertainment Industry. He supported the Indonesian Animation Film Festival 2007 as Technical Assistance and URBanimation 2008 Festival as Film Programmer. Since 2007 he is working in Boemboe for developing the new database system and the on going project of book publishing.
Scope of responsibility:
- Boemboe Database Center
- Film Submission

Amin Shabana
Born in Jakarta 1978. Graduated from Post Graduate degree in Communication Management at University of Indonesia. His first time-involvement at audio visual work started when working for Jakarta International Film Festival 2000 and 2001, afterward he joined Konfiden Foundation to organize Indonesian Independent Film-Video Festival 2001 and 2002. He was also responsible in organizing other events such as Film Festival For Peace 2003 in Jakarta & Surabaya by Common Ground where he worked as Film Festival Consultant in the early 2004. Outside of audio visual field, he had had worked as Marketing Manager for R&R Public Relation Company and a multimedia company PT. JDI. He is currently working with Visi Anak Bangsa as Program and Marketing Manager. Co-founded Boemboe organization in 2003 and has been working there as a Program Manager ever since.
Scope of responsibility:
- Boemboe Screening
- 3 Cities Short Film Festival
- Cooperation Project

Lulu Ratna
Born in Jakarta 1972. Graduated from Anthropology, University of Indonesia in 1997. Worked for Jakarta International Film Festival 1999, co-founded Konfiden Foundation and organized Indonesian Independent Film-Video Festival 2000 – 2002. She has been working as a freelance film event organizer ever since and invited as a jury member for festivals: No Budget Competition in Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2003, Amnesty International-DOEN Award in Rotterdam International Film Festival 2005, Short Film Category in Indonesian Film Festival 2005 and 2006, also International Competition in Tampere Film Festival 2007. She received grants from Asian Cultural Council in New York, USA 2003-2004 and Visiting Fellow at School Of Art Canberra, The Australian National University 2005. Worked as Project Officer of Europe On Screen 2007 and she is currently preparing the next one. Since 2003 besides making short documentaries about her traveling, she co-founded Boemboe and has been working in promoting and distributing Indonesian short film throughout the world by any means necessary through Boemboe.
Scope of responsibility:
- Boemboe Forum
- Meeting Point
- International Distribution

Contact Us at:
Jl. Mampang Prapatan XVI no.28, Jakarta 12760, INDONESIA
Tel/Fax: +62 21 79198858
(working days & office hours only, West of Indonesian Time Region)
Email: boemboeforum@yahoo.com

Personal email:
Lulu Ratna: lu2ratna@yahoo.com
Amin Shabana: mee78id@yahoo.com
Ray Nayoan: thinkpushplay@gmail.com