Festival Film Bahari-Sea and Coastal Film Festival

Festival Film Bahari 9 (FFB 9) - Sea and Coastal Film Festival, is an educational and community-based film festival held in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia, in October 2026. Rooted in maritime culture and ecological awareness, FFB focuses on films that explore the relationship between humans, the sea, and the environment.

The 9th edition carries the theme “Arus Balik” (Reverse Current) is a metaphor for rethinking direction. It speaks to moments when progress needs to pause, turn, or be questioned. In a world shaped by rapid development, extractive economies, and one-way narratives, Arus Balik invites filmmakers and audiences to move against habits of exploitation, simplification, and forgetting. Through this theme, FFB invites filmmakers and audiences to reconsider direction, responsibility, and coexistence with nature and coastal communities.

FFB 9 positions film not only as a form of artistic expression, but also as a tool for learning and social engagement. Its main programs include Classroom Cinema, integrating curated films into school subjects; Open-Air Screenings (Layar Tancap) in public and coastal spaces; and Docs for Teens, a documentary filmmaking workshop empowering young people to tell stories from their own environments.

By combining film screenings, education, and participatory programs, Festival Film Bahari creates an inclusive space where cinema becomes a medium for dialogue, experience, and collective reflection, bridging filmmakers, students, educators, and local communities.

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