Damien Dematra

Damien Dematra is an Indonesian movie director, novelist, script writer, producer, international photographer, and painter. He has written 101 novels in dual languages, English and Indonesian, 81 films and TV scenarios, and produced 48 films in various genres; among them is the internationally distributed Obama Anak Menteng ('Little Obama'), the award winning movie Si Anak Kampoeng ('The Village Boy'), L4 Lupus, the record breaking movie Dream Obama,I'M STAR, Let's Play, Ghost, Dorce Vs. Hantu, and documentary film: Gus Dur the Final Year, Obama and Me, Captain Jihad.

As a photographer, he received two of the highest achievements in photography: 'Fellowship in Portraiture and Art Photography' from the Master Photographer Association and many international rewards, such as 'International Master Photographer of the Year'.

As a painter, Damien Dematra has produced thousands of sketches and paintings, among them 365 paintings painted in just one year.

His profile and works have been published by international media such Time,CNN, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, AP, AFP, Reuters, USA Today, ABC, NBC, New York, Forbes,Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Channel NewsAsia, Al Jazeera TV, NHK Japan, KBS (Korea), TV 3 Malaysia, Iran TV, etc.

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