The 43rd Indonesian Film Festival ceremony, presented by Indonesian Film Board and Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, honouring the achievement in Indonesian cinema released from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023, will be held on 14 November 2023 at the Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Overview
The theme of 2023 Indonesian Film Festival is Citra Cup itself. The name Citra, inspired by a poem of Usmar Ismail and associated with the award since 1967, is a symbol of the supremacy of Indonesian cinema.
Audience Choice Film Special Award
Every year the Audience Choice special award is named after Indonesian film legends in appreciation of their contribution. This year it has been named after Lilik Sudjio, who is the director of the film Tarmina, a legendary film which was awarded Best Film and Best Director awards at the inaugural Indonesian Film Festival in 1955.
Winners and nominees
The nominations for Citra Awards were announced at the National Museum of Indonesia on 14 October 2023. Andragogy received 17 nominations, most for a film in the 43rd edition; Like & Share and The Big 4 tied for second with eleven nominations each. Asha Smara Darra became the first trans woman to be nominated for the Best Actress category.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).