Film producer Fauzan Zidni has been elected chair of the Indonesian Film Agency (BPI) for a four-year term, with the government-backed body set to make its first international delegation appearance at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Zidni, a producer at Cinesurya who previously led original production at The Walt Disney Company Indonesia, has appointed Nazira C. Noer as secretary general and Yulia Evina Bhara as head of international cooperation, with all three set to attend Cannes 2026.
“Indonesia is one of the few countries where cinema attendance has increased since the pandemic. With local films accounting for 67% of market share by 2025, it’s time to build an ecosystem that matches this momentum. We will focus on expanding Indonesian films’ access to the global market through strategic festivals and international co-productions,” Zidni said.
“BPI holds a very important position as a bridge between the government and the film industry,” Indonesian Minister of Culture Fadli Zon said in a statement. “We hope BPI will further strengthen the Indonesian film ecosystem, promote transparent governance, and open wider opportunities for creative talent throughout Indonesia.”
“We are actively looking for international partners – whether studios, distributors, or festival programmers – who want to co-create, co-finance, and co-present stories from this region to the world,” Zidni added.
Zidni’s producing credits include “This City Is a Battlefield,” which screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2025, and “Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts,” which premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes in 2017 as Indonesia’s Academy Awards submission. He also produced “What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Love,” a Sundance 2013 premiere. Between 2022 and 2024, he served as head of original production at The Walt Disney Company Indonesia, with his team credited on 12 original series and 10 development projects.
Noer is the CEO and co-founder of Poplicist, a film marketing and publicity firm whose annual slate covers some 40 to 50 local titles from a total catalog running to around 200, including “Jumbo,” “Agak Laen,” “Pengabdi Setan 2,” “Siksa Kubur,” and “Gundala.” She also serves as chief marketing officer at Navvaros Entertainment and chaired the public relations committee of the Festival Film Indonesia for seven years.
Bhara, a producer at Kawankawan Media, was named one of the most influential international women of 2023 by Variety. In 2025 she served on the jury at both the Critics’ Week at Cannes and the 30th Busan International Film Festival. Her credits include “Autobiography,” Indonesia’s Oscar submission from Venice 2022; “Tiger Stripes,” which took the Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prize in 2023; and “Renoir,” which competed at Cannes 2025.
Founded in 2014 under Indonesian film law, BPI is an independent body charged with advising the government on film policy, facilitating international co-productions, and representing the country’s industry at festivals globally.
Source:
variety.com
