2016 Indonesian Film Festival

The 36th Indonesian Film Festival ceremony took place on 6 November 2016 at the Teater Jakarta in Jakarta, Indonesia, to honor the achievement in Indonesian cinema of 2016. It was hosted by comedians Pandji Pragiwaksono and Ernest Prakasa and broadcast on RCTI. Beginning with this ceremony, Best Theme Song, was introduced to honour achievement in music.

Riri Riza's biographical drama film Athirah won the most awards with six, including Best Picture. Other winners include My Stupid Boss and Salawaku with three, Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? 2 and Headshot with two.

Development


The 2016 ceremony was initially set to be held in Jayapura, Papua. However, the plan was cancelled due to financial and technical issues. On 8 September 2016, the committee agreed to hold the ceremony at Ismail Marzuki Park, Central Jakarta.

Notable events were held prior to the ceremony. It opened with the screening of the restoration of Tiga Dara (1956) on 3 August. An art installation of FFI was showcased at Neo Soho, West Jakarta, Indonesia.

Winners and nominations
The nominations were announced on 14 October 2016 at the Plaza Indonesia, Central Jakarta. Athirah and Rudy Habibie received the most nominations with ten.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).