Not many people know that the original Indonesia national anthem, Indonesia Raya, consists of 3 stanzas. Most Indonesians only know the first stanza. The song was introduced by its composer, Wage Rudolf Supratman, on 28 October 1928 during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress in Jakarta. In July 2017, the original Indonesia Raya was re-introduced to all Indonesia citizens. GO-JEK gave Anatman Pictures this huge opportunity. We were so excited to shoot this colossal production

I was extremely happy when I got the news: Anatman Pictures will shoot Essien. Yes, Michael Essien! As a football fan since I was a boy (i’m still a boy, anyway) and Chelsea FC is one of my favorite football clubs, the news is oasis in a desert! For a huge name like Essien, I would totally understand if he was arrogant and acted like a rockstar. But he doesn’t. He’s very humble and down to earth. The production took place in Bandung, the Paris van Java. The production process

When I, as Anatman’s scriptwriter, was writing the script for GO-JEK’s Ramadan campaign video, I imagined a wise and old guy to be cast as the main GO-JEK driver. Based on GO-JEK’s initial thoughts, the plot was to be about a GO-JEK driver helping people to celebrate Ramadan, especially during the break fasting.  The driver realizes the small acts of kindness that he gives can lead to other acts of kindness. If you’re a 90’s kid in Indonesia, you would know ‘Lupus’, the ficti

That day was supposed to be a day filled with testosterone; long hair, jeans that hasn’t been washed for months, tattoo on some of the body parts, and beard that grows wildly. But there’s one word can change all of that: affection. That day, Anatman Pictures shot a video to celebrate Mother’s Day. Some of the Go-Jek talents slash moms brought their kids to show their affection in written words. Well, Anatman Pictures team tried their best to hide their tears in their own ways

What an amazing weekend we just had and what an honour it was to be invited to attend the WebTVAsia Awards 2016, in Seoul, Korea, travelling with a big group of funny and entertaining Indonesians. As we stepped outside Incheon International Airport, we were greeted with freezing weather of only 1 degrees, which was such a shock to the system coming from Jakarta where the temperature is always either super hot or unbearably hot. We visited a Seaweed Factory and had a chance to

A huge thank you to Go-Jek for selecting Arang & Asa as the Best Video at your awards ceremony! We are very humbled after seeing all the incredible talent shown in all the films entered. Thank you also to the awesome team at AlbumRupa for casting Putra’s favourite talents and extras, and getting the incredible Pak Fuad to take part in our film and to him for being so amazing during shooting in the extreme heat and storms in Jakarta.  To absolutely everyone involved who believ

To celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadhan, GO-JEK created a feature on their app to say thank you to the drivers for their efforts. So in order to introduce this new feature on the apps, we have a story about a lady GO-JEK driver who gives a present to her daughter on the first day of the fasting month. For the shooting day, Putri was our GO-JEK driver talent. She had to drive her motor bike from early in the morning and also had to drive around her customer, Ibu Bani, who was

Life here in Jakarta is pretty awesome when you have a company like Gojek to cater to your everyday needs… They offer services that really help to make life easier if you’re short on time, or basically just too lazy to leave the comfort of your surrounds. Their online app lets you get a masseuse delivered to your doorstep, they can pick up your groceries for you, do your shopping, move large items around the city, have someone come clean your house and more!  It doesn’t matte