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Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival

Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival (BWCF) is an annual meet for fiction and nonfiction writers, content creators, culture activist dan and inter religion with theme to stimulate the participants to realize the uniqueness and richness of various literary, artistic and religious thoughts in the archipelago.[a] The opening of this international scale event was held in 2012 and took place in Yogyakarta, and Borobudur Magelang for the other event.[b] BWCF Participants consists of writers, writers, musicians, dancers, artists, reporters, historians, sociologists, archaeologists, philologists, anthropologists, scientists, humanists and theologians. For two full days, participants were invited to discuss, attend symposiums, attend workshop classes, attend book launches, read temple relief tours, yoga and meditation classes in the courtyard of the Borobudur Temple, watching film screenings, and watching art performances at Aksobya Square.[c] At the end of the event, BWCF handed over Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan Award to leaders, individuals or groups, who were seen as having a major contribution in the field of arts - culture and humanities in the community.[1][2][3][4][5]

Important figures edit

Founder edit

Advisors edit

Permanent curator and BWCF manager edit

  • Mudji Sutrisno SJ
  • Seno Joko Suyono
  • Imam Muhtahrom
  • Yessy Apriati

Organizer edit

  • Samana Foundation, 2012-2016
  • BWCF Society, 2017-now[6]

Theme edit

Year Theme
2012 Archipelago's Memory and Imagination: The Great Deliberation of Silat Writers and Archipelago History[7]
2013 Backflow: Spice Memory and Bahari Nusantara[8]
2014 Ratu Adil: Power and Rebellion in the Archipelago[9]
2015 Mountains and mythology in the archipelago[10]
2016 Celebrating 200 Years of Serat Centhini[11]
2017 Gandawyuha and the Search for Religiosity of Religions in the Archipelago[12]
2018 Traveling & Diary, Rereading Foreign Visitors Daily Records of the Archipelago[13][14]

Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan Award edit

BWCF awarded Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan Award to:

Year Recipient's name Dedication
2012 SH Mintardja[15] Pioneer of genre silat Literature
1013 AB Lapian[16] Historian, for his research on the world of maritime affairs in Indonesia
2014 Peter Carey[17] Historian who writes history of Pangeran Diponegoro Java's war
2015 Hadi Sidomulyo (Nigel Bullough)[18] Historian who have studied and reveal the names of villages in the Nagarakretagama
2016 Halilintar Latief[19] Empowering the monk community in South Sulawesi
Kartono Kamajaya Historian who translate and Latinized the Serat Centhini
2017 Prof. Dr. Noerhadi Magetsari[20] Conducting research, writing a book about Borobudur studies which departed from Sutra studies, the most comprehensive study that has emerged from Indonesian academic circles
2018 Dr. Tan Ta Sen[21] Researcher from Singapore who are dedicated to finding out Zheng He trips in the Southeast Asia Region including the Archipelago. Dr Tan Ta Sen also founded the Cheng Ho museum and open it to the public

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Before the opening of BWCF, the executive committee and curator conduct a study of the themes to be appointed, followed by selecting speakers, the location of the event, and curating prospective participants. The results were delivered in Jakarta at a press conference.
  2. ^ In addition to these two locations, BWCF was also held in other places, including Pabelan Islamic Boarding School, Progo River, and others, adjusting with the theme.
  3. ^ All selected participants get facilities such as accommodation, consumption, and local transportation during the event.

References edit

  1. ^ "22 November Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival in Yogyakarta and Magelang". Kedaulatan Rakyat. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ "THE 7TH BOROBUDUR WRITERS AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2018". Spektakel.id. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Spiritualitas Warnai Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival 2018". 25 November 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Eroticism and Religiosity in BWCF". 23 September 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. ^ "5th Borobudur Writers And Cultural Festival". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Traveling & Diary, Membaca Ulang Catatan Harian Pelawat Asing ke Nusantara". Buddhazine. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Peluncuran Empat Novel Meriahkan BWCF 2012". Jateng Antaranews. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  8. ^ "250 Penulis Hadiri Borobudur Writers & Cultural Festival 2013". Jogja Tribun News. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival Kembali Digelar". Detik. Retrieved 21 February 2019.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival 2015 Digelar 12-14 November". Detik. Retrieved 21 February 2019.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Asosiasi Penulis Profesional Akan dirintis di BWCF 2016". Kabar24 Bisnis. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival Tahun 2017". Djarum Foundation. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Kata Mereka tentang Nusantara". Kompas. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Borobudur Writer and Culture Festival 2018, Bedah Catatan Perjalanan". Pesona Travel. Retrieved 21 February 2019.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Singgih Hadi Mintardja Bermahkota "Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan"". Jateng Antaranews. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  16. ^ ""Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan" untuk Sejarawan Bahari". Antara Jateng. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Peter Carey Penulis Diponegoro Raih Penghargaan". Nasional Tempo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  18. ^ "BWCF Gelari Hadi Sidomulyo Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan Award". Times Indonesia. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Mengenal Penghargaan Sanghyang Kamahayanikan dan 2 Tokoh yang Mendapatkannya". Bernas. Retrieved 21 February 2019.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ "Mahakarya yang Membumikan Gandawyuha". Koran Jakarta. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  21. ^ "Yuk, Gali Inspirasi di Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival 2018". Indonesia Travel. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

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