Sidi Saleh
Sidi Saleh (born 1979) is an Indonesian cinematographer and film director. He is known for his work on several acclaimed short films and features like including Maryam, Fitri,Taksu [1], Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly and Postcard From The Zoo . EducationSidi Saleh graduated from the Jakarta Institute of Arts. CareerSidi began his career as a cinematographer, frequently collaborating with director Edwin. He worked on several of Edwin's short and feature films, including Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon (2005), which won the Best Short Film award at the Indonesian Film Festival and became the first Indonesian film to be selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival Kara Director's Fortnight (French: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) selection at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005.[2][3][4]., Anak Sebatang Pohon won the Best Short Film award at the 2005 Indonesian Film Festival,Their collaboration continued with Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2009), which received the FIPRESCI Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly won the FIPRESCI Award at the 2009 International Film Festival Rotterdam[5], and Postcard from the Zoo (2012), which was included in the main competition at the Berlinale Film Festival Postcard From The Zoo Berlinale Film Festival in . As a director, Sidi has helmed several short films and Features. His works include Full Moon, a segment of the anthology film Belkibolang (2010)[6] , and Fitri , which was screened at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. In 2014, Saleh's short film Maryam was awarded the Orizzonti Award by the international jury chaired by Ann Hui and comprising Moran Atias, Pernilla August, David Chase, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Roberto Minervini and Alin Taşçiyan at the 71st Venice Film Festival. This win made him the first Indonesian filmmaker to receive a trophy from the Venice Film Festival.
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