Indonesian Film Board

The Indonesian Film Board (Indonesian: Badan Perfilman Indonesia; BPI) is an independent private institution responsible for cultivating a strong, competitive, and culturally impactful film industry in Indonesia.

[3][1][5] Although mandated by the Cinema Law in 2009, the Indonesian Film Board was only officially established five years later on January 17, 2014, during the closing session of the two-day General Assembly on its establishment, which took place from January 15 to 17, 2014, in Jakarta.

[2] The Indonesian Film Board's legal status as an "independent private institution" as stated in Article 68(3) of the Cinema Law has led to government officials misinterpreting this as meaning that the board is ineligible for government funding.

However, Article 70(2) of the Cinema Law and a subsequent presidential decree explicitly allow the board to receive funding from state and regional budgets.

Despite these provisions however, the board received no financial support from the government during its early years.