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It's time to unbottle your stories through free explorations. Just let your creativity flow and do it your way! Let's make your own short film with Secinta Itu Sama Sinema 2026.
MAXStream Studios is back with a short film competition, following the success of the previous competitions for 2 consecutive years. In the 3rd edition, "Secinta Itu Sama Sinema 2026" gives a full creative liberty to the filmmakers to choose their own theme and genre, but with one goal in mind: strong storytelling idea that leaves deep impression to Indonesian audiences.
Submit your best story and the best 3 stories will get the chance to enter our mentorship program and be rewarded with a production fund worth Rp150 million. You could be the next promising Indonesian filmmaker. Just roll it!
Watch the journey of the filmmakers who won the previous competitions through the video below.
Three best short films will be screened at JAFF 2026.
Receive mentorship from Khozy Rizal and connect with Indonesia's film industry professionals.
Reach thousands of viewers and get the opportunity to be promoted through MAXStream TV.
The three best films will each receive a production fund of IDR 150,000,000.
Sign up through the link on this page and attach your story idea proposal in PDF following the format below:
The top 3 winners of the 2025 Secinta Itu Sama Indonesia Award:
Here are the top 3 short movies by our young filmmakers that have been screened at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2024:
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