About Us
Our Story So Far
Asa Film is a production company involved in documentary and fiction film. We make inspiring and captivating programming that speaks to large audiences both locally and internationally.
In documentaries we provide services to international broadcasters such as BBC, National Geographic, Discovery World, CBC Canada, SBS Australia and Channel 4 UK. We work with numerous international production houses as fixers, location producers and researchers. We also produce PSA’s and TV programs within Indonesia.
In fiction film we make short films of any genre. Our first short, SOWAN (The Visit), won best film at the Education Film Festival, Jakarta 2014 and Indonesian Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia 2015. It also received nominations in Festival Film Indonesia and Indonesian Film France Festival 2014.
So, why not sit with us and have a cup of coffee? We can share our stories and, who knows, maybe come up with a brilliant idea… or two!
Meet Our Team
Shinta Retnani
Co-Founder, Producer, Director
10 years ++ as a fixer, she can’t describe the journey she’s been through. So rich, diverse, sometimes dangerous – but very challenging, and always excited her.
She spent 3.5 months in the deep Papuan jungle with the Korowai tribe. One of the places that she will never forget. She’s fascinated with Indonesia more and more, especially how this huge archipelago is united by one language Bahasa Indonesia despite all the local languages spoken in each place she went.
She gained something special in almost every project. From binman in Jakarta, transgender in Aceh, fishermen/hunters in Flores, to Bajau people in Wakatobi. They’ve become good friends and part of the Asa Film family.
shinta@asafilm.co
Shinta Retnani
Co-Founder, Producer, Director
Shinta Retnani
Co-Founder, Producer, Director
10 years ++ as a fixer, she can’t describe the journey she’s been through. So rich, diverse, sometimes dangerous – but very challenging, and always excited her.
She spent 3.5 months in the deep Papuan jungle with the Korowai tribe. One of the places that she will never forget. She’s fascinated with Indonesia more and more, especially how this huge archipelago is united by one language Bahasa Indonesia despite all the local languages spoken in each place she went.
She gained something special in almost every project. From binman in Jakarta, transgender in Aceh, fishermen/hunters in Flores, to Bajau people in Wakatobi. They’ve become good friends and part of the Asa Film family.
shinta@asafilm.co
Bobby Prasetyo
Founder, Director, Writer
Bobby Prasetyo began his career with short films that gained recognition at various film festivals in Indonesia and abroad. His notable works include “Menuk” (2013), which received the Special Mention Jury Award at the South to South Film Festival 2013, and “Sowan”. (2014) won Best Short Film at the Indonesian Film Festival and the Indonesian France Film Festival, while “KTP” (2016) was awarded Best Short Film at the Indonesian Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia.
In 2018, Bobby made his feature film debut with “Bunda, Cinta dua Kodi,” earning a nomination for Young Director at the Piala Maya 2019.
He is currently making waves in the Indonesian box office with his films, including “Pamali” (2022) and its sequel “Pamali Dusun Pocong” (2023). These films have attracted millions of viewers in theaters and held the top spot on Netflix Southeast Asia for several weeks.
bobby@asafilm.co
Bobby Prasetyo
Founder, Director, Writer
Bobby Prasetyo
Founder, Director, Writer
Bobby Prasetyo began his career with short films that gained recognition at various film festivals in Indonesia and abroad. His notable works include “Menuk” (2013), which received the Special Mention Jury Award at the South to South Film Festival 2013, and “Sowan”. (2014) won Best Short Film at the Indonesian Film Festival and the Indonesian France Film Festival, while “KTP” (2016) was awarded Best Short Film at the Indonesian Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia.
In 2018, Bobby made his feature film debut with “Bunda, Cinta dua Kodi,” earning a nomination for Young Director at the Piala Maya 2019.
He is currently making waves in the Indonesian box office with his films, including “Pamali” (2022) and its sequel “Pamali Dusun Pocong” (2023). These films have attracted millions of viewers in theaters and held the top spot on Netflix Southeast Asia for several weeks.
bobby@asafilm.co
Merio Falindra
CEO, Producer
Merio has interest in film since he was 5 years old with his first film, Robocop. 2008 he met KINOKI, an independent film screening and working on film archiving. After that, he involves in some documentary production as a research and production assistant. Moved to Bali in 2014, was involved in a marine-based NGO, and work a lot in the east of Indonesia as a facilitator for economic and biological research development until 2016.
Asa Film is family.
merio@asafilm.co
Merio Falindra
CEO, Producer
Merio Falindra
CEO, Producer
Merio has interest in film since he was 5 years old with his first film, Robocop. 2008 he met KINOKI, an independent film screening and working on film archiving. After that, he involves in some documentary production as a research and production assistant. Moved to Bali in 2014, was involved in a marine-based NGO, and work a lot in the east of Indonesia as a facilitator for economic and biological research development until 2016.
Asa Film is family.
merio@asafilm.co
Production & Office Management
Asa Nadia
Production Manager
Asa is ambitious and talented with an intuition for business well beyond her years. With her calmness, she’s the one on the team that can make everyone in line, when we have deadlines and hectic days.
She’s really good to put everything on the budget and is strict to the line. Someone we need, when everybody has to focus on filming. She began to go out on productions and recce, even though she hates to be in the sun! “I began to love to meet new people and get everything done!”
asanadia@asafilm.co
Asa Nadia
Production Manager
Asa Nadia
Production Manager
Asa is ambitious and talented with an intuition for business well beyond her years. With her calmness, she’s the one on the team that can make everyone in line, when we have deadlines and hectic days.
She’s really good to put everything on the budget and is strict to the line. Someone we need, when everybody has to focus on filming. She began to go out on productions and recce, even though she hates to be in the sun! “I began to love to meet new people and get everything done!”
asanadia@asafilm.co
Eva Vera
Production Coordinator
Eva is our youngest here. She’s been joining us since she was 18. She doesn’t like math, yet her work is dealing with calculations and reports. But learning from this, she’s become the organized one when it comes to making reports. She will make sure everything is in order, valid, and detailed, quite a perfectionist we can say.
She’s also one of our transcribers. Though she stays in the office, she can follow many stories and get much different knowledge by getting into our footage. Eva is everyone’s little sister. She’s cheerful, lovely, and a little bit mischievous.
eva@asafilm.co
Eva Vera
Production Coordinator
Eva Vera
Production Coordinator
Eva is our youngest here. She’s been joining us since she was 18. She doesn’t like math, yet her work is dealing with calculations and reports. But learning from this, she’s become the organized one when it comes to making reports. She will make sure everything is in order, valid, and detailed, quite a perfectionist we can say.
She’s also one of our transcribers. Though she stays in the office, she can follow many stories and get much different knowledge by getting into our footage. Eva is everyone’s little sister. She’s cheerful, lovely, and a little bit mischievous.
eva@asafilm.co
Lisa Aisya
Production Coordinator
She is deeply interested in growth and learning, her persistance keeps her focused on making sure things runs smoothly. Her friendly and humble nature also helps her connect with people she’s work with. These days, she believes everyone is a lifelong learner, so she loves hearing stories that give her new perspectives on life.
lisa@asafilm.co
Lisa Aisya
Production Coordinator
Lisa Aisya
Production Coordinator
She is deeply interested in growth and learning, her persistance keeps her focused on making sure things runs smoothly. Her friendly and humble nature also helps her connect with people she’s work with. These days, she believes everyone is a lifelong learner, so she loves hearing stories that give her new perspectives on life.
lisa@asafilm.co
Fixing Departement
Vanya Safitri
Fixer Manager
She’s been working as a Fixer for years, and she is very passionate about it. It gives her a chance to travel and get in-depth knowledge of our country.
She has worked on various international productions of all kinds. She also has accumulated extensive experience while managing & providing a full range of production support & services; from a documentary series with a small team to reality TV shows with teams of more than 100, from the film set in big cities to the most remote areas in Indonesia.
vanya@asafilm.co
Vanya Safitri
Fixer Manager
Vanya Safitri
Fixer Manager
She’s been working as a Fixer for years, and she is very passionate about it. It gives her a chance to travel and get in-depth knowledge of our country.
She has worked on various international productions of all kinds. She also has accumulated extensive experience while managing & providing a full range of production support & services; from a documentary series with a small team to reality TV shows with teams of more than 100, from the film set in big cities to the most remote areas in Indonesia.
vanya@asafilm.co
Noviandra Miraj
Fixer
She loves to organize things in detail. Sensitive enough to sense your necessity two steps ahead. Falling into the world of documentaries made her discover many stories and points of view, meet various people, and it left her feeling fulfilled.
novi@asafilm.co
Noviandra Miraj
Fixer
Andrew Bryant
Fixer
Andrew, the Fixer at Asa Film, is a behind-the-scenes wizard. Whether it’s scouting the perfect location or solving last-minute production hiccups, he’s always ready with a smile and a solution. Eager to learn and quick on his feet, Andrew keeps the show running smooth—one coffee-fueled adventure at a time!
andrew@asafilm.co
Andrew Bryant
Fixer
Andrew Bryant
Fixer
Andrew, the Fixer at Asa Film, is a behind-the-scenes wizard. Whether it’s scouting the perfect location or solving last-minute production hiccups, he’s always ready with a smile and a solution. Eager to learn and quick on his feet, Andrew keeps the show running smooth—one coffee-fueled adventure at a time!
andrew@asafilm.co
Camera Departement
Kelvin Morris
Cinematographer
Kelvin joins us in mid-2019, and he already explores some interesting places in Indonesia. In his first 6 months, he went to 3 different Indonesian indigenous people on 3 diff islands! Torajan in Sulawesi, Orang Rimba in Jambi Province in Sumatra, and Lamaleran in Flores.
He loves documentaries and untold stories, which makes him develop an interest in visual storytelling. Love to be outdoors, young and talented Kelvin always striving to always learn more and more.
He’s a certified drone pilot and will continue to expand his capabilities in the world of cameras.
Be careful if you talked an idea around Kelvin, he’ll give you more than what you expected, more brilliant ideas, and then keen to make it happen on the field.
kelvin@asafilm.co
Kelvin Morris
Cinematographer
Kelvin Morris
Cinematographer
Kelvin joins us in mid-2019, and he already explores some interesting places in Indonesia. In his first 6 months, he went to 3 different Indonesian indigenous people on 3 diff islands! Torajan in Sulawesi, Orang Rimba in Jambi Province in Sumatra, and Lamaleran in Flores.
He loves documentaries and untold stories, which makes him develop an interest in visual storytelling. Love to be outdoors, young and talented Kelvin always striving to always learn more and more.
He’s a certified drone pilot and will continue to expand his capabilities in the world of cameras.
Be careful if you talked an idea around Kelvin, he’ll give you more than what you expected, more brilliant ideas, and then keen to make it happen on the field.
kelvin@asafilm.co
Adi Purnama
Camera Operator
A camera operator and drone pilot with experience in various audiovisual and documentary projects, taking him to many remote areas across Indonesia. His passion lies in visual communication of interesting stories, capturing natural moments and portraying real-life events as they unfold in front of the camera.
He is a humble and calm person who easily adapts to new people and environments on set. So feel free to say hello wherever he is.
adi@asafilm.co
Adi Purnama
Camera Operator
Adi Purnama
Camera Operator
A camera operator and drone pilot with experience in various audiovisual and documentary projects, taking him to many remote areas across Indonesia. His passion lies in visual communication of interesting stories, capturing natural moments and portraying real-life events as they unfold in front of the camera.
He is a humble and calm person who easily adapts to new people and environments on set. So feel free to say hello wherever he is.
adi@asafilm.co
Post Production
Simon Widy
Lead Film & Video Editor
When he first join Asa Film, we asked. Do you want to lead post productions team? He says, who’s i’m going to lead? because there’s no other editor but him that time.
Nowadays. he leads two young talented editor and also humble enough to help us on the field as 2nd cameraman. And he manage this successfully.
Simon.com, that’s how we called him – as he will be ready with anything related to IT problem at the office.
Once in a while, the editing rooms still alive until 2am in the morning, it means Simon and the gank is on duty with the deadline that we always try to delivered on time.
simon@asafilm.co
Simon Widy
Lead Film & Video Editor
Simon Widy
Lead Film & Video Editor
When he first join Asa Film, we asked. Do you want to lead post productions team? He says, who’s i’m going to lead? because there’s no other editor but him that time.
Nowadays. he leads two young talented editor and also humble enough to help us on the field as 2nd cameraman. And he manage this successfully.
Simon.com, that’s how we called him – as he will be ready with anything related to IT problem at the office.
Once in a while, the editing rooms still alive until 2am in the morning, it means Simon and the gank is on duty with the deadline that we always try to delivered on time.
simon@asafilm.co
Athory Malik
Edit Producer
Beyond mediocrity, living in a small city that is quite far from those related ‘industries’ makes him wonder why he took Film Studies in the first place. However, from years of studies, hustle, and wander brought him to Documentary as his longing answer to be with.
Despite the niche that is commonly near with exclusivity from these current industries. The documentary still got him pumped up to see what actual things happened. It is somehow dragging him to sum it up and want to deliver it as a narrative medium to the people who are also on the same foot.
So yeah, he could stitch the story from the surroundings and deliver it to everyone who also has the same feelings. It’s more than just ‘9 to 5 jobs’ for him.
thory@asafilm.co
Athory Malik
Edit Producer
Athory Malik
Edit Producer
Beyond mediocrity, living in a small city that is quite far from those related ‘industries’ makes him wonder why he took Film Studies in the first place. However, from years of studies, hustle, and wander brought him to Documentary as his longing answer to be with.
Despite the niche that is commonly near with exclusivity from these current industries. The documentary still got him pumped up to see what actual things happened. It is somehow dragging him to sum it up and want to deliver it as a narrative medium to the people who are also on the same foot.
So yeah, he could stitch the story from the surroundings and deliver it to everyone who also has the same feelings. It’s more than just ‘9 to 5 jobs’ for him.
thory@asafilm.co
Satria Parabawa
Editor
From the beaches of Bali to the world of film and photography, Rio is driven by a passion for storytelling and creativity. With a background in film from Institute Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta, he brings a unique perspective to every project. Rio’s goal is to create an atmosphere that’s relaxed, fun, and focused on delivering exceptional results.
rio@asafilm.co
Satria Parabawa
Editor
Satria Parabawa
Editor
From the beaches of Bali to the world of film and photography, Rio is driven by a passion for storytelling and creativity. With a background in film from Institute Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta, he brings a unique perspective to every project. Rio’s goal is to create an atmosphere that’s relaxed, fun, and focused on delivering exceptional results.
rio@asafilm.co
Dewadya Rohadya
Editor, Motion Grapher
Dewa is currently the youngest editor at Asa Films. Whenever his colleagues need motion graphics for their video editing, he’s always ready to assist in creating them. He assists his post-production colleagues with various editing tasks, such as transcribing, GFX, and Occasionally, he also helps create graphic designs for social media.
dewa@asafilm.co
Dewadya Rohadya
Editor, Motion Grapher
Dewadya Rohadya
Editor, Motion Grapher
Dewa is currently the youngest editor at Asa Films. Whenever his colleagues need motion graphics for their video editing, he’s always ready to assist in creating them. He assists his post-production colleagues with various editing tasks, such as transcribing, GFX, and Occasionally, he also helps create graphic designs for social media.
dewa@asafilm.co