The Tanah Lado Film Festival originated from an idea that emerged during a casual conversation within a newly formed community. From that discussion came the initiative to organize a festival in the world of Indonesian cinema that, until now, has rarely been explored. Moreover, in Lampung, no one has previously initiated a documentary film festival like this.

Documentary films have distinctive characteristics that set them apart from other audiovisual products. They possess significant strength as a medium that educates, encourages reflection, and transcends the boundaries of space and time. Amid the powerful flow of mass media, documentary films play an important role as an independent medium for expressing aspirations.

Thus, a documentary film festival called the Tanah Lado Festival was established. The emergence of ADN as an association that joined and collaborated with DEKAVILM, a documentary association, also contributed to the formation and development of this festival.

Awards & Prizes

GENERAL DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION
We will select winners for "Best Documentary Film", "Best Documentary Cinematography," and "Best Documentary Editing." Winners will receive a plaque, development grants, and certificates.

STUDENT DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION
We will select winners for "1st Place," "2nd Place," and "3rd Place." Winners will receive a plaque, development grants, and certificates.

Rules & Terms

1. The documentary theme is “Cultural Assimilation (Daur Baur Kebudayaan).”
2. The film must contain positive values.
3. The film must not contain elements of SARA (ethnicity, religion, race, and intergroup issues), politics, violence, pornography, or content that discredits any brand, company, or institution.
4. The production year must be between 2022–2026.
5. Participants must be students (high school or university) or the general public domiciled in Indonesia.
6. If the film uses regional or foreign language dialogue/narration, it must include Indonesian subtitles.
7. Participants may submit more than one film.
8. Films that have already been nominated in Tanah Lado Festival 2022–2025 are not eligible for resubmission.
9. Film formats accepted: MP4/AVI, H.264 1080p, ProRes 1080p, Blu-ray.
10. Music, songs, and other materials (photos/clippings/graphics, etc.) used in the film must not infringe on others’ copyrights, unless written permission has been obtained from the owner.
11. Participants are required to follow Instagram accounts (@tanahladofest and @dekavilm) and subscribe to the Dekavilm YouTube channel.
12. Submissions that do not comply with the requirements will be disqualified.
13. The jury’s decision is final and cannot be contested.
14. If, at a later date, there is evidence questioning the authenticity of a winning work, the organizers reserve the right to revoke the award.