NOVEMBER

BALINALE Wraps up its 5th Year
BFC sponsored film festival held another successful film program and proudly announces a partnership with W Bali. www.balinale.com

OCTOBER

Rob Cohen’s I, ALEX CROSS currently shooting on Bali Link

Beyond Productions (AUS) with BFC filming TABOO 8 on the custom of ‘Bride Kidnapping’ with the traditional Sasak Tribe, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Link

SEPTEMBER

Earth-Touch (Pty) Ltd South Africa is currently filming in Komodo National Park a HD special called “Venom Island” that focuses on Komodo Dragons, Pit Vipers and Spiders illustrating the potency of the venom, as well as, the level of skill and intelligence needed to target specific prey.

AUGUST

Letkol Agus Supriyatna (Danlanal) & Mayor Widi, RI Navy who provided assistance to BFC during filming of The Seven Network (Aus) ‘Sunday Night’ story about a famous Australian war ship HMAS Perth that lies on the bottom of the Sunda Straights and the brave men who fought during WWII. Link

JULY

Asian Art Museum, SF, CA USA will screen ‘The Beginning of Travel to Bali’ on 23 July as part of its extensive program Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance. The documentary is the result of a unique collaboration between the Bali Film Center and Nick Clark of Screen Archive South East at University of Brighton. Link

JUNE

BFC featured in CANNES Lions Daily News, the official magazine for Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

LOCATIONS talks to director Howard Hall about shooting UNDER THE SEA 3D with support of BFC.

Hawk Koch, President of PGA at Produced By Conference hosted by Walt Disney Studio with filmmaking sessions and ‘Conversations with’ including Academy Award® winning producer Harvey Weinstein and Academy Award® winning actor Morgan Freeman.

(Link)

MAY

BFC featured in annual LOCATIONS Magazine 2011. “The diverse and unique water-based locations are an important part of our promotions.’ Link

APRIL

THE DREAM BOAT (Polyphon Films, Germany) is currently filming two episodes in Bali of the highly popular, family-orientated, prime-time TV series. Airing for over 20 years and broadcast in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the show is produced for the Second German Television Network, ZDF. BFC provides the necessary production support.

MARCH

The Extreme Team Producer/ Director Will Parrinello, Director of Photography Vicente Franco, and Sound Recordist Doug Dunderdale together with the BFC crew and Stanford University grad students on Nusa Penida, Bali. Link

HGTV (Home and Garden Television Network) show "House Hunters International" is filming in Jakarta with BFC. HHI globe trots from Sao Paolo to Prague with home hunters and their real estate agents checking out all sorts of architectural styles and work through the idiosyncrasies of buying real estate in other countries.

JANUARY

Events page updated with recent BFC happenings Link

DECEMBER

BFC director Deborah Gabinetti is a Featured Speaker at the “World Conference on Culture, Education and Science” (WISDOM) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 5-8 December with the theme Heritage, Tourism and Creative Economy.

The event is held as the opening for the forthcoming World Culture Forum in Bali 2012. Link to WISDOM Photo Story

BFC on location with THE COMMUNICATION BALANCE (Aus) shooting the new Garuda Indonesia in-flight Entertainment Program. Link

NOVEMBER

BFC sponsored BALINALE International Film Festival Link just completed another successful year of presenting first run films, workshops and forums. Visiting filmmakers included amongst others; Lee Chang-dong, Rachel Perkins, Jan Chapman, Xiao Lu Xue, Gaylene Preston, Donna Smith and David Michôd. Link

OCTOBER

The Peak
'Not often could the words "Indonesia" and "Hollywood" be bracketed together in the same sentence, until now. Jacqueline Wales explains how an upcoming feature film is changing the game.'

THE_PEAK_OCTOBER_2010 (PDF)

SEPTEMBER

BBC Natural History Unit with Humble Bee Films Producer / Director Stephen Dunleavy shot the TV series ‘Dragon’s Bite’ in Komodo National Park. Featured in the series was the legendary Komodo Dragon.

BALSA Films (Holland) Producer John Langeveld just completed filming a Conimex TVC using locations on the outskirts of Jakarta to recreate a Thai floating market and Balinese market.

Link to More Photos

AUGUST

BFC Director Deborah Gabinetti was invited to attend the World Premiere of EAT PRAY LOVE on 10 August at the Ziegfeld Theater in NYC with many of the cast and crew she worked with during filming in Bali. Celebrating the film’s success were leading actors, Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Richard Jenkins, Billy Crudup along with Indonesia’s Christine Hakim (aka 'Wayan Nuriyasih’) (Deb pictured here with producer Stan Wlodkowski). (Link)

Eat Pray Love News: "We brought the movie here, we sold them on Bali and convinced them not to try to mimic it in Hawaii," Bali Film Center (BFC) director Deborah Gabinetti says. Asia Times - Link

JULY

AFCNet Board of Directors has reappointed Deborah Gabinetti (BFC) as Vice President. Co Vice President is Toshihiko Inoue, Director of Sapporo-Hokkaido Contents Strategy Organization.

LocoTV (Aus) with director Alex Blain is producing the documentary ‘Reef Awareness’ shot in and around Komodo Island from the 18th July 2010 to the 27th July. BFC is lending its support with permit facilitation and research.

JUNE

AFCI's 25th Annual Locations Trade Show (Click for article)

APRIL

Visit BFC at Locations Trade Show Santa Monica Auditorium, CA (15-17 April). Supported by Ministry of Trade, BFC will feature film locations throughout Indonesia including; UNESCO World Heritage sites of Borobudur, Prambanan & Ratu Boko. Press Release

BFC is proud to support the Asian Pacific Film Festival, LA (USA) with a special screening of Indonesia’s award winning RED AND WHITE (aka ‘Merah Putih’) at the Directors Guild of America on 30 April. Produced by Margate House, the war movie is set in 1947 and depicts the struggle for independence through the lives of three young cadets.

MARCH

IMAX Animal Orphans 3D has started filming in Kalimantan. An epic amount of effort ensured that the largest camera package ever assembled for an IMAX film cleared Bali customs in the fastest time possible arriving in Pangkalan Bun without a hitch. The month-long shoot includes locations at OFI Care Center, Camp Leakey, Hanau and Pangkalan Bun.

JANUARY

BFC has been engaged to facilitate Warner Bros IMAX wildlife documentary feature ANIMAL ORPHANS 3D. Filming will feature the fine work being done with the orphaned orangutans of Kalimantan’s Tanjung Puting National Park. Directed by David Lickley, production commences in March. This is the second IMAX film BFC has worked on with Howard Hall’s UNDER THE SEA 3D released in 2009.

News & Updates...2009

NOVEMBER

Its a Wrap! 'Eat, Pray, Love' completes four weeks of principle photography on Bali. The film starring Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem and a crew lead by director Ryan Murphy shot for a total four months in four different countries to bring Elizabeth Gilbert's book to life. BFC was instrumental in providing the necessary support, says Executive Producer Stan Wlodkowski. Link

Deborah Gabinetti (BFC) Christine Hakim (Wayan in EPL) and Academy Award Winning DOP, Bob Richardson

OCTOBER
BFC was instrumental in bringing the current EAT PRAY LOVE film project to Bali. BFC and the film’s Executive Producer Stan Wlodkowski scouted the island for locations exactly one year ago while he participated in a seminar during BALINALE International Film Festival.

SEPTEMBER

2009 BALINALE International Film Festival is showcasing an exciting line-up of award winning contemporary films from around the world! Link

AUGUST

PT TAMAN WISATA CANDI (TWC) has recently contracted the services of BALI FILM CENTER (BFC) to professionally assist in promoting their historical locations to the international film community. Centrally located on the island of Java, the three UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites consist of the temples of Borobudur and Prambanan and the ancient palace of Ratu Boko. BFC will market these visually rich cultural destinations and introduce potential story ideas surrounding these ancient sites through their numerous film contacts and at trade events. BorobudurPark.co.id

JUNE

Roberts blockbuster gets Bali's support: Sony Pictures Entertainment will later this year film the Bali scenes of the screen adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's best selling autobiography, Eat, Pray, Love (EPL) Link

‘By Any Means’ by Big Earth Ltd, UK. Charley Borman continues his travels ‘by any means’ from south to north Sulawesi. Using ox cart, Army personnel carrier, pedicab and classic 1950’s Harley Davidson.

‘Real Monsters’ by JWM Productions (USA) is producing a new program for the Discovery Channel that examines folkloric creatures through a scientific lens filming two different segments in Indonesia, with small flying lizards on Bali, as well as, the dragons on Komodo Island.

MAY

From Honolulu to Sydney, Rotterdam to Singapore, Busan to Bali, film festivals serve as year round support hubs for the film community, kick-starting careers and allowing local and regional talent to rub shoulders and talk business with top global film veterans. Link to Article

APRIL

BALINALE International Film Festival’s first event of 2009 was held on 1 April with a special screening of the 2008 multi-award winning documentary "FLOW - for the love of water" presented by its producer STEVEN STARR.

MARCH

Swiss National Television is producing a seven-part travel series entitled‚ Simply Luxury. One of the episodes will feature the presenter taking viewers on a special tour of Borobudur Temple in Java. BFC is coordinating the shoot and securing the necessary permits to film at the UNESCO heritage site.

FEBRUARY

View the Indonesia filming expedition in the latest IMAX 3D Warner Bros film UNDER THE SEA 3D, narrated by Jim Carrey and Directed by Howard Hall (DEEP SEA 3D and INTO THE DEEP 3D) LINK and click on Webisode #5. BFC worked on the production, which took four weeks and covered over 2,100 KM (1300 miles).

JANUARY

BFC is appointed to the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Submission Board in recommending outstanding Indonesian films (2008) to the 3rd Asian Film Awards, recognizing the excellence of professionals in the Asian film industry. We are very honoured to have 'Laskar Pelangi'
('The Rainbow Troops') nominated in the categories of Best Film and Best Editor. www.asianfilmawards.org

News & Updates…2008

NOVEMBER

'Ultimate Gap Year' Studio Lambert (UK). Accompanied by BFC’s expert fixers, two teams of 6 travellers trekked over nine weeks across 12 locations in Indonesia from Java to Sumba in a competition with each other to determine who is the best travelling companion. The series is set to be broadcast on Channel 4 Television.

OCTOBER

Filmmakers Michelle and Howard Hall are in Komodo National Park filming their latest Warner Bros IMAX feature ‘UNDER THE SEA 3D’. The filmmakers will be guest speakers during the BALINALE International Film Festival held on Bali 21-31 October. Link

For the sixth year running, BFC is back at Busan for BIFCOM and the Asia Film Market. In addition to these high-powered industry events, the Asian Film Commissions Network (AFCNet) will host a Film Policy Forum to include the regions policy makers. Tjetjep Suparman, Director General of Ministry of Culture & Tourism, is representing Indonesia.

September:

Mark Magidson (Magidson Films - BARAKA 1992) - in Bali filming sequences for a large format art documentary called SAMSARA Around the Globe. Link

AUGUST:

Bondi Lifeguard (Cordell Jigsaw Productions, Australia), just completed two months filming on the island "Bali Destination" episodes of the popular TV series. Link

‘Point Break II’ filmmakers were back in Bali and this time they brought director Jan de Bont, (Laura Croft Tomb Raider, Hunt for Red October, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Speed I & II) to scout locations.

JULY:

Big Earth Ltd’s (UK) BY ANY MEANS travelled through Indonesia on their journey from Ireland to Australia - by any means possible. Link

BALINALE Director Deborah Gabinetti presents award at the Changchun Film Festival Press Release Event Link

JUNE:

Globo TV's Popular Brazilian TV Soap Opera 'Three Sisters' filming in Bali Link

MAY:

Jakarta Post - Deborah Gabinetti - Putting Indonesia on the Filmmaker's Map Link

Nine Network (Aus) will film episodes of their show ‘Getaway’ in Bali and Komodo National Park. Link

Bali’s Badung Regent pledges his support for BALINALE 2008 Link (in Indonesian)

APRIL:

For the sixth year running, BFC attends the AFCI Film Locations Trade Show in LA. BFC held high powered one-on-one meetings with Presidents and Executives from major production companies and studios to discuss the advantages of filming in Indonesia. Link

MARCH:

TABOO (Beyond Productions - Aus) is back filming with BFC. Stories to be featured are the Bissu of Sulawesi, commonly termed "gender transcendent" or as "having a ritual role" these people have extreme powers of healing and sought out for their spiritual awareness. The show will also explore the traditions behind Cockfighting in Bali. Link

ESCAPE-Bali (Igloo Productions -Australia) left no stone unturned when they filmed a Bali travelogue which will be featured on Discovery Asia and Lifestyle Australia. Link

Diverse Bristol (UK) is filming ‘Man V Wild’ (Discovery) with host Bear Grylls around the island of Sumatra. Locations are Kerinci (south) and Leuser (north) in some of the toughest environments on the planet including volcanoes, rivers, gorges, jungles and swamps.

BFC Team clearing Diverse Bristol (UK) Crew and 700kg of equipment through customs and immigration

FEBRUARY:

Presently filming on Bali with the support of BFC is THE BALL IS ROUND (or Bola Itu Bundar), a feature film about the struggles a female soccer team owner faces working in a fictional professional league.

Star, Nova Eliza with IB Sudawa
of the Bali Governor's Office

Produced by Jakarta based DESTINY FILMS, the film features WORLD CUP Winner Franck Leboeuf, Italian soccer star Giuseppe Signori, plus local Indonesian and international talent including, SAW IV star Costas Mandylor, Louis Mandylor from MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, and Jimmy Jean Louis from the hit TV series HEROES

JANUARY:

BFC is working with ARK PICTURES (Singapore) in producing several on-air promos for WALT DISNEY TELEVSION INTERNATIONAL (Southeast Asia). “Disney Weekend – Bali" features young Indonesians enjoying fun filled weekend activities including Surfing, Kite Flying and Bungy Jumping. Story and Photos...

News & Updates…2007

DECEMBER:

BFC is providing production assistance for a new Australian TV series called "The Outdoor Room" presently filming on Bali. The Channel Seven program reveals the beauty in Balinese gardens and landscape designs presented by renowned landscape designer and horticulturalist Jamie Durie.

NOVEMBER:

Tony Rose, noted actor and writer, was recently spotted in Jakarta meeting BFC about his upcoming feature ULUWATU.

Prodigy Films (Aus) and Axis Films (Jkt) are working with BFC on a four day 35mm TVC for Schwarzkopf Hair Care Product 'Schauma'. Link

OCTOBER:
Visit the Bali Film Center booth at BIFCOM and Asian Film Market held in Busan, Korea 8-11 October. BFC will also attend the Asian Film Commissions Network General Assembly as Vice President of the organization. VARIETY Article

SEPTEMBER:

BFC, in partnership with the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, is sponsoring an innovative workshop called 'Creative Writing for Film' to be held on Bali 30 September 2007 at Pondok Pekak, Jl. Monkey Forest, Ubud. The free workshop will be conducted by Salman Aristo, an award-winning Indonesian Scriptwriter and Producer, introducing middle and high school students to the art and process of writing for film.

PRESS RELEASE: BTFF&A LAUNCHES 'Creative Writing Workshop'

AUGUST:
Sweet Rain Productions together with Singapore Media Development Are here shooting a travelogue entitled ASIA SPA. The program showcases the top spas in Asia and will be broadcasted in the United States and then distributed to Europe and other parts of the world. Endorsed by the Bali Tourism Board, the Bali episode featured spas at the COMO SHAMBALA and KOMANEKA TANGGAYUDA.

JULY:

Icon Films (UK) are filming two episodes of Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures on the island of Sulawesi. Working with Jungle Run Productions and BFC, the subjects they plan to shoot are the mimic octopus and the spectral tarsier living in the Lembeh Straits and Tankoko National Park.

Preparations are underway with Whitewolf Entertainment (USA) to produce a documentary series on unknown animals for The History Channel. Tentatively called "Science Meets Legends", the episode examines the Ape Man of Sumatra (Orang Pendek). Many local witnesses as well as several prominent western conservationists have seen this creature, referred to as a small big-foot.

April:

Announcing the first ever BALI TAKSU FILM FESTIVAL & AWARDS saluting those filmmakers and celebrities who continue to support the island and its people. Held 1st - 4th November 2007 the event includes a retrospective of Bali-themed Films, a Tribute to Indonesian Filmmakers and a Christies Charity Art Auction. In addition to the festivities, the producers and directors will have an opportunity to explore the abundant film location possibilities available throughout the country.

BFC attends AFCI Film Locations Trade Show at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 12-15 April (Santa, Monica, CA). During Locations, the Asian Film Commissions Network will hold its Board of Directors Meeting in which BFC is sitting co-Vice President.

MARCH:

Visit BFC (Booth R38) in Hongkong during LOCATIONS WORLD (19-22 March).
Held in conjunction with FILMART, the event will be attended by studio executives, producers, directors, production managers, location scouts, cinematographers, and film production personnel from the fields of film, TV and advertising. (Link: Photos & Report)
(Link: www.hkfilmart.com)

February:

Tri-Film Productions (USA) are in Bali to film a Microsoft charity program about a local community of farmers, “Kelompok Tani Muda Mandiri,” from Pancasari (Bedugul) who sell their crop of paprika through the Internet. This project is one of 13 other projects based in countries all over the world.

BEYOND PRODUCTIONS

On location at Kawah Ijen ( East Java) shown filming National Geographic's TABOO. (Link)

New arrival for Deb

Deborah Gabinetti welcomes a new member of her family! (Link)

JANUARY:
BEYOND PRODUCTIONS (Australia) are in pre-production for a National Geographic Program entitled TABOO, which explores different customs and cultural practices around the world showing what some might consider taboo, is a celebrated part of culture for others. The crew will be working with BFC filming the sulfur miners at Ljen Crater (East Java) and the Pasola Festival (Sumba).

BFC is presently Location Scouting for an upcoming OPTNZ (Our Production Team in New Zealand) shoot. Specializing is Stills Production; OPTNZ has enlisted the experienced professionals of BFC to assist the crew from planning to production of their next major campaign on Bali.

News & Updates…2006

DECEMBER:

Jakarta International Film Festival 2006
BFC is proud to support the 8th annual JiFFest (8th - 17th Dec). This year the festival will show 230 films from 35 countries including Script Development Workshops. The Premier was held at the XXI Club with many notable celebrities and industry professionals in attendance including BFC’s director. Click here for photos

OCTOBER:

'BFC Director elected as co-Vice President of AFCNet'
BFC director (Deborah Gabinetti) was elected co-VP for the Asian Film Commissions Network at the organization's General Assembly held during the Busan International Film Commission and Industry Showcase (BIFCOM) in Korea. Click for Full Report

BFC is working together with Jenkins Sullivan Productions (Southern Star Entertainment - Australia), creators of award winning shows, ‘Blue Murder’, ‘Young Lions’ and ’Heartbreak High’, on a feature film directed by Mike Jenkins. The Bali Project starring Hugo Weaving (Matrix) and Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge and Mission Impossible II), tells the story around the Bali Terrorist Attacks of 2002. Filming will commence in mid-October and shoot through until Christmas
Bali Film Commission Back at BIFCOM

BUSAN, South Korea – For the third year running, Bali Film Commission (BFC) is exhibiting at BIFCOM (Busan International Film Commission Showcase 10 -13 October) in showcasing the country’s film locations and opportunities to industry professionals from around the world. More...

SEPTEMBER:

MTV ‘Living Lahaina’
BFC is working together with PT Balindotirta Sejahtera (Jungle Run Productions) on an exciting new MTV program called ‘Living Lahaina’ to be aired in the United States and Internationally. ‘Living Lahaina’ follow a group of young adventurers as they take on the awesome surf of Mentawai Straits (Sumatra) and Bali, as well as, experience the local culture and traditions.

'GREAT OCEAN ADVENTURES' is being produced by RDF MEDIA for CHANNEL 5 (UK) and ANIMAL PLANET/DISCOVERY. The adventure series follows British diver and marine biologist MONTY HALL, on an expedition to eight of the most spectacular dive locations in the world, in which Indonesia has several of them. In Bali, Monty films the island’s most famous marine animal, the MOLA-MOLA or giant ocean sunfish.

Blood Simple Productions (NL) completed a one day film shoot on the beautiful rice fields of Jati Luwih in western Bali. Recreating an elaborate set of a traditional Indonesian ‘pasar’ (market), the commercial will air later this year for the Dutch foods company Conimex.

AUGUST:

AD IDEM PRODUCTIONS PTE LTD (Singapore) are shooting on Bali a 25-minute documentary titled ‘Mountain Journeys’. Trekking from the sacred mother temple of Pura Besakih to the summit of Mount Agung (3.142 kilometres high), the show will feature the breathtaking panoramic views of Bali as the team encounter the local culture & lifestyle of the people living and working on the site of this active volcano.

Stellar Inflight (Aus) produces an Indonesia Travelogue for Royal Brunei Airline. Highlighting the best the country has to offer, Stellar Inflight features locations and activities from Surabaya, Bali and Jakarta.

JULY:
‘Project Manokwari’ will bring the viewer to the remote and mysterious undersea world in Dore Bay, off the coast of Manokwari, West Papua. Major sequences will document the diving and exploration of the marine life there concentrating on the natural environment by showing the arresting beauty of the coral reefs and undersea life in the region.

Showcasing this exotic locale, as well as giving the audience a sense of life on a live aboard dive boat, the film will incorporate aerial and land based photography of the region to create a memorable portrait of this intriguingly distant location.

A busy month with BFC providing support for the following diverse projects: Great Outdoors Travelogue (Network 7 - Australia) showcasing Bali destinations and resorts, National Geographic’s Seconds from Disaster (Darlow Smithson Productions - UK) investigating the Bali Bombing of 2002, filming on Sumba island was the realty show Route 44 (Fremantle Entertainment – Finland) and Ticket to the Tribe (Eyeworks TV - Germany and Holland) explored the people and culture of Sumatra island.

JUNE :

FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
IN INDONESIA

The 11th edition of the French Film Festival will present a selection of films including ‘Toute la Beauté du Monde’. Shot on Bali & Lombok Islands, Director Marc Esposito states, ‘In my film I depict Bali and Lombok as I see them, the most beautiful places in the world.’ Read more on the film :

Bali - Locations Magazine

WORLD’S MOST EXTREME HOMES (Pioneer Productions – UK)

Visiting some of Bali’s most unusual, beautiful and unique houses in the world, the program meets the people who live on this beautiful island and maintain these fantastic homes. The series airs on Discovery Travel & Living Channel.

MAY :

MURDER OR MUTINY ('Whatever Happened to Salty Sam?') (Long Way Round Productions) hosts Pamela Stephenson as she retraces the ocean adventures of her great-great grandfather Samuel Stephenson - otherwise known as Salty Sam - aboard his trading ship, Rosalie, in 1821. This six part one-hour television series takes us on an exciting voyage along the old Spice Route journeying through Indonesia, India, Malaysia and China

BFC is a Sponsoring Partner for the Quest for Global Healing Conference (link) in Ubud, Bali hosting an extraordinary gathering of world-renowned speakers; including Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu, Award-winning Journalist Walter Cronkite, and others. A Film Festival held during the event will screen films such as ‘What the BLEEP Do We Know!?’ presented by Will Arntz and Golden Globe Award Winning ‘Osama’ produced by Lebrocquy-Fraser.

WORLD’S MOST EXTREME HOMES - Pioneer Productions (UK)
Visiting some of the most unusual, beautiful and unique houses in the world, presenter Victoria Hollingsworth travels across the globe and now she comes to Bali to meet the people who have chosen to live in these remarkable homes, and naturally takes a look inside.

APRIL :
MURDER OR MUTINY ('Whatever Happened to Salty Sam?')

MARCH :

ANTHONY BOURDAIN: NO RESERVATIONS

Discovery/Travel Channel show, starring host, chef and author, Anthony Bourdain, takes you around Indonesia exploring the diverse and unique cultures and cuisines.

Discovery Channel’s GLOBETREKKER will shoot three episodes on Bali including; Cafe Asia - a new street food travel food series on Asian cities, Metropolis - a design and high lifestyle travel series on cutting edge Asian cities focuses on art/design/architecture, and Adventure Golf – a travel golf adventure series about playing the best golf courses in the world and everything to do in between.

FEBRUARY :

BFC is proud to announce the completion of the historical important documentary ‘The Effects of Balinese Dance on the West - A Tourist Trail’ co-produced with South East Film & Video Archive (SEFVA) University of Brighton, UK, the rare 1939 16mm Kodachrome color footage shot by Swedish diplomat T.H. Wistrand documents the great cultural importance of Balinese dance heritage and provides a unique glimpse into the true Bali that existed at the time.