Gita Fara

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Gita Fara
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Gita Fara Praditya

(1985-02-02) 2 February 1985 (age 39)
Occupations
Years active2005–present

Gita Fara Praditya (born 2 February 1985) is an Indonesian film producer and editor. She won the Citra Award for Best Picture for producing Before, Now & Then (2022). [1]

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Career

Fara started her career in the film industry as an assistant editor for documentary film Serambi (2005) and Garin Nugroho's musical film Opera Jawa (2006). [2] As a producer, she made her producing debut as a line producer for Kamila Andini's directorial debut film The Mirror Never Lies in 2011. [3] In 2017, she founded production company Cineria Films with director Aldo Swastia. [4]

In 2024, she was selected as one of the Producers Under the Spotlight in Marché du Film along with four other Indonesian producers, Yulia Evina Bhara, Ifa Isfansyah, Mandy Marahimin, and Muhammad Zaidy. [5]

Filmography

YearFilmCredit
2005SerambiAssistant editor
2006 Opera Jawa Assistant editor
2011 The Mirror Never Lies Line producer
2012 Hi5teria Line producer
2015 Chaotic Love Poems Assistant producer
2015Following DianaShort film
Line producer
2016NyaiProducer
2016MemoriaShort film
Producer
2017 Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Line producer
2017Moon Cake StoryAssistant producer
2018 The Seen and Unseen Producer
2019Laundry ShowAssistant producer
2021Bara: The FlameProducer
2021 Preman Assistant producer
2021 Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens Line producer
2022 Before, Now & Then Producer
2022DaybreakShort film
Producer
2024 Samsara Producer

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