Angga Dwimas Sasongko

Angga Dwimas Sasongko’s basically a legend in the Indonesian film scene, and honestly, it’s wild how much he’s pumped out since he started Visinema Pictures back in 2008. The dude’s got this knack for capturing the realness of urban Indonesia—none of that sugarcoated stuff. He and his wife Anggia Kharisma, who’s his go-to producer, have been on a roll with movie after movie scooping up awards left and right. One of their breakout hits? Cahaya dari timur: Beta Maluku. That film really packed a punch—centered on this ex-soccer player trying to keep village kids out of the crossfire of religious conflict in Ambon. It snagged the Citra Award for Best Picture, which, by the way, made Angga the youngest producer to ever pull that off. No big deal, right? Fast forward a bit, and Nussa, their animated flick for kids, bagged Best Animation at the Indonesian Film Festival. Before that, it started as a web series and even took home Best Short Animation in 2019. Pretty cool for something that began online. Angga’s not just about local fame, either. Surat dari Praha was Indonesia’s pick for the Oscars, and with Wiro Sableng 212, he became the first Indonesian director to link up with Fox International Productions. Not exactly a small feat. On top of the movies, he’s all about giving back to the industry—he launched Bioskop Online, a pay-per-view platform that’s already attracted over 700,000 subscribers, and VCampus, an e-learning hub for filmmakers. All this, and the guy studied political science at University of Indonesia. Go figure.