Sidi Saleh

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sidi Saleh
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Apr 5, 1979(1979-04-05)
Age	45
Birthplace	Jakarta
Country	Indonesia
Birth City	Jakarta
Horoscope	Taurus

Sidi Saleh Biography

Sidi Saleh is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on April 5, 1979 in Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. Sidi Saleh (born April 5, 1979) is an Indonesian film director, who was also a film producer of Blind Pig Who Wants To Fly, a film that had been presented in Rotterdam Film Festival, Busan, Tokyo and also in several other film festival selections. He was also a cinematographer of Postcard From The Zoo, (Indonesian First Feature Film Competing at The Berlinale Film Festival), cinematographer of D’bijis, Kara Anak Sebatang Pohon (CannesDirector’s Forthnight), Yokudo/Taksu (Japan), This Longing (Malaysia).

Sidi’s directorial debut began in 2011 with Full Moon, one of the segments in the film titled Belkibolang. Other films he directed, Fitri, included in the International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand in 2014. His hard toil wasn’t for nothing as Maryam, a carefully crafted story of a Muslim stuck in the ritual of another religion with someone who has autism while she is experiencing a difficult inner pressure herself, won Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film in The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica della Biennale Venezia, “International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale”), founded in 1932 by Giuseppe Volpi. This is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the “Big Three” film festivals alongside the Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival and he became the first Indonesian film maker ever winning an award from one of the prestigious and the oldest film festivals in Europe.

Sidi Saleh Net Worth

Sidi Saleh is one of the richest Film Director from Indonesia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sidi Saleh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sidi Saleh first entered the film industry in the early 2000s, not long after graduating from Jakarta Institute of Arts, to pursue a career path as a cinematographer, the path he chose since he is already accustomed to working with a camera (his father used to work in the field of wedding video documentation).

In his early days as a cinematographer, Sidi got involved in several film productions, Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon, Blind Pig Who Wants To Fly (also worked as the film producer), and Kebun Binatang (International title: Postcards from the Zoo). Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon won an award as The Best Short Film in the 2005 Indonesian Film Festival. Furthermore, it also became the only Indonesian film passed the Director’s Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) selection at Cannes Film Festival in the same year. In addition to the above achievement, Blind Pig who Wants to Fly also won a prestigious award from FIPRESCI at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2009 while Postcard From The Zoo competed in the main competition at Berlinale Film Festival in 2012.

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Facts & Trivia

Sidi Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Indonesia. Sidi Saleh celebrates birthday on April 5 of every year.

Top Facts about Sidi Saleh

1. Sidi Saleh is an Indonesian film director born in 1979.
2. He studied at the Jakarta Institute of Arts.
3. His short films have been screened at international festivals.
4. Saleh’s feature debut, “Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts,” premiered at Cannes.
5. The film won multiple awards and critical acclaim worldwide.
6. Saleh is known for his feminist approach to filmmaking.
7. He often explores themes of gender, power, and violence in his work.
8. Saleh has cited Iranian cinema as a major influence on his style.
9. He has also worked as a cinematographer and editor on other projects.
10. Saleh continues to be a rising star in the world of independent cinema.