Jakarta, Sept. 30 -- Jakarta, preparing to step onto the global stage, harbors ambitious dreams. After being named a UNESCO City of Literature in 2021, it now aspires to become a "city of cinema".

This dream is not impossible, especially since the film industry has become a significant driver of the creative economy in Jakarta.

According to the 2024 Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) data for Jakarta's Creative Economy, the film, animation, and video sub-sectors grew by 6.22 percent, surpassing the overall Jakarta GRDP growth of 5.04 percent.

The optimism to become a city of cinema is supported by 141 production houses, 80 percent of which are based in the city.

These production houses have submitted 42,331 film titles to the Film...