Biography

Gugun Arief is Indonesian filmmaker. He was born at April, 20th 1981 in Wlingi, Blitar, East Java. A self-taught filmmaker, he is making films since 2005, got serious since 2014 (formerly under name Gugun Ekalaya). He wrote story and directed some short movies that screened in some local film festivals. Gugun mostly works with a small crew using semi-guerrilla filmmaking technique. He also built a film community in his hometown to educate more people about filmmaking and cinema literacy.

Some of his achievements are:

• Winner in short film category at 9th Piala Maya 2021, Indonesia
• Bronze Deer Award at Moviement Film Festival 2020, Indonesia
• Best Picture Nominee (Nominator Film Terbaik), Best Cinematography Nominee (Nominator Sinematografi Terbaik) and Jury Special Mention at Genflix Film Festival 2020, Indonesia
• Best Comedy Nominee at Hellofest #14 (2020), Indonesia
• Finalist at HelloFest #13 (2019), Indonesia
• Finalist at Festival Sinema Prancis, Short Film Competition (French Film Festival in Indonesia) 2015, Indonesia
• Second Winner (Juara II) at Short Movie Competition (Lomba Film Pendek) National Ministry of Health (Kementrian Kesehatan RI) 2015, Indonesia
• Nominee in Animation Category at Global Indie Film Festival 2005, Indonesia

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Wlingiwood