Ismail Basbeth

He is a self-taught filmmaker, artist, writer and singer-songwriter, alumni of the Berlinale Talent Campus in Germany and Asian Film Academy in South Korea where he won the BFC & SHOCS Scholarship Fund. Since 2005, he has worked in the film industry then he produced and directed various short and feature films which had been highlighted in prestigious national and international film festivals. He is a producer and co-founder of Matta Cinema, an alternative production house which focuses on producing audience based artistic films by working with unique and creative directors for global audiences. He is also a producer, artist and co-founder of Bosan Berisik Lab, a non-profit foundation, an interdisciplinary laboratory that empowers young filmmakers, artists and writers to create creative and experimental works on various mediums. Ruang Basbeth Bercerita is his publishing company and also his personal room in exploring free-writing, narratives and storytelling in the context of social and cultural activities as an artist, filmmaker, writer and singer-songwriter.