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There are thousands reasons anyway to visit Jakarta. The Jakarta International Film Festival can just be too good an occasion to lap up as you plan a trip this capital city of Indonesia. Movie buffs all over the world who swear by Fellini, De Sica and Pasolini, now have another occasion to watch some class works in cinema. Jakarta International Film Festival is a wonderful venue to take glance of what’s happening in the critical and intellectual category as well as in the popular cinema. It is the major film festival of Indonesia held every year in Jakarta every December since 1998. Jakarta International Film Festival showcases award-winning films and cinematic masterpieces from all over the world at specially selected cinemas in Jakarta for a period of approximately two weeks. Seminars and discussions are held where the best minds meet to discuss the films. This is like a window to the world cinema and also, a platform to show where Indonesian films are heading for these days. Every year, special hotel accommodations are arranged for visitors who come to see films of international class. Planet Holiday Hotel in Batam is an excellent option. Batam is just an hour’s journey from Jakarta by plane. The 8th Jakarta International Film Festival The eighth Jakarta International Film Festival began on the December 8, 2006 with Babel (2006), starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. This year, once again Jakarta International Film Festival will show more than 200 films from over 35 different countries.
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