Work and Projects

Being John Badalu

Work and Projects

Working, working, working...

Upcoming Projects:

November 2004: Asian Film Festival - Rome (www.asiaticafilmmediale.it). For the past 4 years, I've been one of the correspondent programmer for this festival.
December 2004: Q! Film Festival - Jakarta, Indonesia (www.qmunity.com). I will be organising the third edition of the festival again.
May 2005: Transgender Film Festival - Amsterdam (www.trasngenderfilmfestival.com). I will be the guest programmer for the festival.

Current Work:

Director of Q-munity, an arts management company
Editor of IQM (Indonesian Queer Media), a CD Rom gay magazine

Projects Done:

July 2004: Mostra Lambda Film Festival - Presenting 2 films and speaker of Gay Asian Films
April 2004: Turin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival - Guest Programmer and Foreign Press Staff
March 2004: Cinemasia Asian Film in Amsterdam - Volunteer Coordinator
October 2003: Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFest) - Film Programmer
July-August 2003: International Visitor Program to USA - Participant
May 2003: Arts Exchange Internship Briefing in Solo, Central Java - Trainer
April 2003: MSM Capacity Building in New Delhi - Participant
February 2003: Berlin Film Festival - Teddy Award Jury
October 2002: German films Programmer at Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFest) for Goethe-Institut Jakarta - Project Officer
August-November 2002: Restaurant Research for Makansutra Restaurant Guide Book in Jakarta - Contributing Editor and Food Researcher
July 2002: Bremer TanzTheater dance performance for Goethe-Institut Jakarta - Project Officer
July 2002: Dreams and Teams Training for British Council Jakarta - Translator
June 2002: Garin Nugroho's film screenings, book launch and photo exhibition for Goethe-Institut Jakarta - Project Officer
June 2002: Gumarang Sakti dance performance for Goethe-Institut Jakarta - Project Officer
May 2002: Indonesian Dance Festival - Public Relation and Promotion
December 2001: Gay New Year's Eve Party in Sydney - Volunteer
October 2001: Folkwang Tanzstudio dance performance in the Art Summit festival for Goethe-Institut Jakarta - Project Officer
October 2001: Italian Film Festival for Italian Institute of Culture Jakarta - Project Manager
July-August 2001: Inauguration of ASEAN Gallery for ASEAN Secretariat Jakarta - Event Manager
May 2001: Karine Saporta Ballet TV advertising for Centre Culturel Francais Jakarta - Director
July-December 2000: Jakarta International Film Festival - Operations Manager
May-June 2000: Maroon Town and Jung Fan Gung Foo Java and Bali touring concerts for British Council Jakarta - Operational Staff
March-April 2000: British Film Festival for British Council Jakarta - Operational Staff
November 1999: David Glass Ensemble Theatre for British Council Jakarta - Volunteer
September 1999: Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFest) - Volunteer
April 1997: Indonesian team participating in Dragon Boat World Championship in Hongkong - Project Coordinator
July-August 1996: Tops Supermarket Opening in Jakarta and Surabaya - Strategic Marketing and Promotion Manager

Permanent Jobs (in the past):

2002-2003: Goethe-Institut Jakarta - Theatre Space Manager
2002 (3 months): Italian Institute of Culture Jakarta - Cultural Assistant
2002 (5 months): Radio Namlapanha Jakarta - Radio Announcer
Nov 2001-Feb 2002: Performance Space, Sydney - Arts Management Intern
1998-1999: Bright Communications Jakarta - Account Manager
1994-1995: Ogilvy Advertising Jakarta - Account Executive
1993-1994: Canada World Youth, Bonaventure, Canada - Social Worker
1991-1993: RSI Bank - Operational Staff