Riri Riza

Muhammad Rivai Riza
Riri Riza, 2007
Born	October 2, 1970 (1970-10-02) (age 41)
Nationality	Indonesian
Other names	Riri Riza
Occupation	director

Riri Riza (b. October 2, 1970, in Makassar) is an Indonesian film director, film producer and screenwriter.

Biography

Education, early career

Riri graduated in 1993 from the Jakarta Arts Institute, where he majored in film directing. His final film project, Sonata Kampung Bata (Sonata of the Brick Village), won third place in the 1994 Oberhausen short film festival. In 1995, he directed two episodes in the documentary series, Anak Seribu Pulau (Children of the Thousand Islands).

Feature films

Riza directed his first feature film, Kuldesak, in 1998, collaboratng with Mira Lesmana, Nan Triveni Achnas and Rizal Mantovani. His solo feature film debut, Petualangan Sherina (Sherina's Adventure) in 2000, established him as a director.

Together with Mira Lesmana, Riza has also become a film producer. Their Ada Apa dengan Cinta? (What's Up With Love?), directed by Rudy Soedjarwo, had two million viewers in 2002, Indonesian cinema's biggest box-office draw.

Riza studied screenwriting in England, and then wrote his first screenplay Eliana, Eliana.

His other films include Gie, Untuk Rena (For Rena), and 3 Hari untuk Selamanya (Three Days to Forever).

External links

• Riri Riza at the Internet Movie Database
• (Indonesian) Riri Riza Profile at pdat.co.id

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