RT Minister of Culture met with the First Secretary of the Embassy of Indonesia in the Russian Federation
The meeting was attended by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan Irada Ayupova, Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan Damir Natfullin, head of the department of network interaction, international and inter-regional cooperation Lilia Zaynullina; on the Indonesian side, Mr. Angie Diana, First Secretary of the Embassy of Indonesia in the Russian Federation, and Khartomi Akbar, President of the Association of Indonesian Students in the Republic of Tatarstan.
The guests brought to Kazan the feature film “LIMA” (FIVE), which will be presented to the public on January 25 at 11.30 in the Mir cinema. Entrance to it will be free. The film screening is dedicated to the celebration of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Russia (February 3, 2020). The picture raises such pressing issues as the diversity of views, opinions in society and tolerance. Special guests of the show will be film director Lola Amaria and one of the main roles, actor Baskara Mahendra, said Mr. Angie Diana.
The Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan told the guests about the most interesting areas of cooperation: the participation of Indonesian directors in the Kazan International Muslim Cinema Festival, the project “Cinema in 7 Days”. By the way, in 2012 the film “Pigeon” directed by Jim de Sev took part in the Kazan Muslim Film Festival, and in 2017 the film “Tour” directed by Vikaksono Visnu Legovo was shown as part of the out-of-competition program “Indonesian Cinema”, in 2019 the film “ Song of the Private, directed by Yuda Kurniavana, was presented in the nomination Documentary Feature Films.
The Indonesian Minister of Culture invited young designers and fashion designers from Indonesia to take part in the festival “Light, Sound, Fashion”.
“This is a project to preserve an authentic culture in the beauty industry. Today, increasingly successful fashion houses are turning to authentic culture. In a rapidly changing world, it is very important to preserve the authentic culture of every nation. We also wanted to show the relevance in the modern world of authentic music, ”Irada Ayupova emphasized, introducing the project.
Among the priority areas of cooperation were also noted folk arts and crafts and educational projects.
Reference: Cooperation of the Republic of Tatarstan with the Republic of Indonesia in the field of culture has a long history. Among major events: Days of Indonesian Culture in the Republic of Tatarstan (August 29-30, 2010), a concert of the Indonesian dance "Pearls of the Equator" with the participation of the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Russian Federation, Mr. Hamid Avaludin (October 27-29, 2010), the participation of Indonesian designers at the Muslim Clothes Fashion Week “Islamic Clothes” (October 26 - 29, 2010), a concert of Indonesian artists at the House of Friendship of the Peoples of Tatarstan (November 7, 2012), the participation of the State Folk Music Ensemble of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Indonesia Festival 2016 in Moscow (August 20, 2017), D no Indonesian culture in the Republic of Tatarstan (October 27 - 28, 2017), participation of the “Happy Childhood” choreographic ensemble from Kazan in the Arau International Festival of Folklore and Art in Indonesia (2014, 2016), participation of the creative delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan in Aceh Culture Week of the Republic of Indonesia (August 4, 8, 2018).