BIOGRAPHY



Tonny Trimarsanto
is a Film Director , Producer and Lecture  born  Klaten , 21 Oct 1970

Address  Griya Prima Utara Rt 02/ Rw 19 Belang Wetan Klaten Utara Jawa Tengah 57436

Telp  +815 925 6503, +272 324143,  rumahdokumenter@gmail.com,

Graduate from Political Studies Sebelas Maret University Surakarta and Master in Film Production

Begin as visual researcher,  at 2002 won Best Film “Gerabah Plastik” at Festival Film Dokumenter Yogyakarta. Won  Excellence Award at Tokyo International Film Festival Japan 2003 from film “Tanah Impian”.   In  2007, his film  “Renita Renita”, won  Best Asia Film at 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival Philipina.  With  “Renita Renita”’ goes to India won Best Popular Film di Culture Unplugged Film Festival India. Got  Arnone-Bellavite Pellegrini Foundation Prize from film  It’s a Beautiful Day  at  23rd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival, Milano Italy. His first feature , “Serambi” goes to   in Competition at 59th Cannes Film Festival 2006 (Un Certain Regard), 24 th Miami International Film Festival 2007, San Fransisco International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival 2007. In 2017, won Best Feature Length Documentary at Festival Film Indonesia, with “Eye Lashes

 

A  W A R D S   and International Competition Film

2021, Won Lugar Protagonista  at Grito Queer Film Festival Brazil from film “Someday” this film also screen at European Integration Film Festival Poland, SonderBlue Film Festival New York (2022). Alibag Short Film Festival (2022), Melbourne Short Film Festival (2022)

2021, film “Balance” official selection at ECO Film Festival Brazil, and Ojo Movil Film Festival Paraguay.

2017, “The Last Prayer” official Selection at IX Istanbul Urban Architecture International Film Festival Turkey

2016, “Eye Lashes” won Best Feature Length Documentary Film at Festival Film Indonesia, (FFI) official Selection at Cambodia International Film Festival, Q Film Festival Indonesia , Europhalia Film Festival Belgium

2015, invite by  DOK Leipzig Germany, Tokyo Docs, Sunny Side of Doc, Doc By The Sea and  Asia Pitch Incheon Korea Selatan, for pitching working title documentary  “A Man with 12 Wives” (Documentary)

2013, won Arnone-Bellavite Pellegrini Foundation Prize It’s a Beautiful Day  at  23rd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival, Milano Italy,

2013, with film “The Mangoes” goes to some International film festival : South East Asian Film Festival Singapore, DMZ International Film Festival South Korea, Human Rights International Film Festival Ukraine, International Documentary Film Festival IDFA Netherland, Cambodia Iternational Film Festival

2012, Official Selection at International Water Film Festival, TOKYO Japan, from film “It’s a Beautiful Day”  / “Mandor Banyu”, won Best Production Desainer from film “The Mirror” ( dir. Kamila Andini) at Bandung Film Festival

2011, Official Selection at ECO Film Festival Malaysia, film “It’s a Beautiful Day”  / “Mandor Banyu”

2010, Winner BEST FILM at Culture Unplugged Film Festival India from “Renita Renita”, in Competition at Cinemanila International Film Festival 2010 from “The Road” / Di Ujung Jalan”

2007, In Competition Selection, CON CAN SHORT Film Festival Tokyo Japan, “ Renita Renita”, In Short Programme, 20th Singapore International Film Festival,” Renita Renita “, In Short Programme, Q Film Festival Yogyakarta,  ,” Renita Renita“ ,  Winner BEST SHORT ASIA FILM  at 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival Philiphines , film “RENITA RENITA”

2006,In Competition Selection UN CERTAIN REGARD, 59th CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2006, feature movie “ S E R A M B I “, In Competition Selection Ibero World  Cinema , 24th Miami International Film Festival Florida US, feature movie “ S E R A M B I “, In Asia Program , Tokyo International Film Festival    feature movie “ S E R A M B I “, In Competition Selection, Vancouver  International Film Festival , Canada feature movie “S E R A M B I “,In Competition Selection ,  SLINGSHORT Film Festival , “ Renita Renita “,In Competition  Selection,  KONFIDEN Film Festival  , “ Renita Renita”

2005, In Competition  Selection, “I Lost My Forest in One Minutes”, at 13TH Earth Vision  Global  Enviroment Documentary Film Festival 2005 Tokyo

2004, Winner Excellent Prize, for “ The Dream Land“, at 12th Earth Vision, Global Enviroment Documentary Film Festival 2004 Tokyo, Excebition for “The Dream Land” and “Adung My Friend”, at Green Film Festival Seoul Korea

2003, New Asia Current Special at Yamagata Int Film Festival Japan “The Dream Land”, In Competition Selection, for “:The Dream Land”, at JIFFEST

2002, winner Best Film, for “ Gerabah Plastik”,at Indonesian Doc Film Festival

1997, Winner Best  Art Director, for movie “Daun di Atas Bantal” (“Leaf on A Pillow” dir. Garin Nugroho), at Indonesian Cine  Club  Film Festival

 

MEDIA CONSULTANT FOR  :

2021- now , Indonesiana TV Dirjen Kementerian Pendidi kan Kebudayaan dan Ristek, 2020, UNDP PETRA Programme in Central Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara Barat, 2021 UNFPA, PKBI   storytelling for youth, 2016, Plan International : DRR Inclusive, 2013, AUS AID ANTARA PROGRAMME, 2010 USAID : Workshop story telling conflict management in Ambon and Poso

 

PITCHING FORUM 

Doc by The Sea (2020), Crossing Border  European Documentary Network , Leipzig Germany (2016), DOC PORT Incheon Pitching Forum, South Korea , (2016), TOKYO DOC, Tokyo Japan (2016), Dare to Dream , Indonesia (2016), Asian Sunnyside of Doc , Bangkok 2016

 

WORKSHOP AND FACILITATOR

At Institute of Art  Yogyakarta and Institute of Art Surakarta – (2008), At  Metro TV Eagle Award Documentary Competition from (2006-2019), Jury and curator  at   ACCFEST (2015, 2016,2021), Jury Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFEST) 2006), Jury International Competition Jaff (2010), Jury and Masterclass Mentor Festival Film Dokumenter FFD 2008-2010, 2019), Jury and Masterclass – Mentor Aceh Documentary(2017), Jury Mentor Short Film Festival XXI (2015), Jury and Masterclass – Mentor Denpasar Film Festival (2015-2018), Jury and Masterclass – Mentor Festival Film Pelajar (2015),  Mentor Master Class at Greenback Programme World Bank, (2017), Coaching Doc By The SEA (Kemenparekraf)  Aceh dan Singkawang (2017-2018),  Jury for Golden Tree Film Festival Germany (2017),  Kurator PEN Perfilman Kemenparekraf 2021, Jury Akatara  2021

 

BOOK 

“Membaca Film Garin /  Garin’s Film” (editor), “TV Publik Indonesia / Public TV in Indonesia” (editor), “Dokumenter untuk Pemula, Gampang Gampang Susah / Documentary for Beginners”, “Renita Renita, catatan Proses Produksi Film Dokumenter ”, Biografi Merlyn Sopjan (Pengantar), ” Dokumenter Rumah Dokumenter” ( Pengantar )

 

Filmography ( past 10 years )

2010,     “Tumbuh Bersama” ( ALDP Papua dan USAID | dokumenter ), “It’s a Beautiful Day / Mandor Banyu “ ( Rumah Dokumenter  | dokumenter )

2011,     “Bumiku” ( Air Putih,  DNPI | dokumenter )“Reduce Your Carbon Footprint” ( DNPI | dokumenter ),“Pengurangan Resiko Bencana Inklusi “( Plan International dan Handicap International  | dokumenter )

2012,     “The Mangoes” ( Rumah Dokumenter  | dokumenter )“Hidup Bersama Bencana” ( Air Putih | Dokumenter )“Mengurangi Resiko Bencana” ( Air Putih | Iklan )

2013,     “ ALAM”, documentary for ASTRO TV ASIA, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia“ BHINEKA TUNGGAL IKA “,documentary for ASTRO TV ASIA, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia“ BLESSED”, documentary for ASTRO TV ASIA, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia“JAMAN EDAN”, documentary for ASTRO TV ASIA, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

2014,     “NGULON” ( Rumah Dokumenter | Documentary )“Creative Community Landak District , West Borneo ( World Bank, PNPM, Kelola, | dokumenter )“Creative Community LOMBOK District  ( World Bank, PNPM, Kelola, | dokumenter )“Creative Community Bone District Central Celebes ( World Bank, PNPM, Kelola, | dokumenter )“Young and Creative” (World Bank, PNPM, Kelola, | commercial tv )

2015,     “Bulu Mata / Eye Lashes” , ( Rumah Dokumenter, Yayasan Suara Kita | doc )“Sekolah Aman / Save School ” , ( Plan Internsional  | doc )“ Pluralism in  Indonesia  ( Interfaith –  Interfidei  | doc )

2016,    “Doa Terakhir / The Last Prayer , ( Rumah Dokumenter | doc )“A man with 12 Wives”,  (NHK TV Japan | doc )

2019, KLHK Food Estate (doc)

2020, Petra Programme UNDP ( 7 Short film in Central Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara Barat) “ Someday”, “Balance”,  “River”, “Meratus Blues”

 

WORKING TITLE 

2014 – now,  “Asu Gancet”, (documentary),

2015 – now , “NUR”, Pesantren Waria (documentary)

2015 – now, “Before The Rain Fall”, “Berlayar ke Tiongkok/ Ong Mey Hwa”, “Coversation”, “Day Without Name”, “Finalmente”

2019 – now , “Mortality”

2016-2020, “Moblak”, “Under The Moonlight”, “Berlayar ke Tiongkok”, “Planet of Love”, “Rakai PiKlaten”, “Coversation”, “Sebelum Hujan Turun”, “Ceritakanlah Padaku”