Jakarta Vice Governor Rano Karno used an look on the APOS convention in Bali on Thursday to put out a six-point initiative to rework Indonesia’s capital into a number one manufacturing vacation spot, whereas individually holding talks with senior Netflix executives on increasing the streamer’s output within the metropolis.
The centerpiece of the bundle is a tax rebate program, set to be formally launched June 26, underneath which qualifying nationwide movie productions can obtain as much as a 50% tax refund on prices incurred in Jakarta. “This is not only about reducing costs,” Karno mentioned. “It is about helping producer reinvest in their next project, grow their business and create more stories.”
The town can also be introducing a one-stop permissions platform referred to as “Filming in Jakarta,” designed to exchange a multi-office approval course of with a single staff dealing with the whole lot from location entry to visitors and safety coordination. “Our goal is simple – less waiting, less confusion, and more time to create,” Karno mentioned.
Productions will be capable of use lots of of government-owned venues, cultural websites and landmarks at discounted charges, with transportation and lodging assist accessible throughout shoots. Expertise improvement shall be channeled via the Jakarta Movie Lab initiative, providing coaching, mentorship and certification packages for writers, administrators, producers, cinematographers, editors and crew. On the infrastructure facet, town goals to draw further studios, sound phases, animation amenities, VFX corporations and post-production homes. “Our goal is simple – to make Jakarta a city where every stage of production can happen in one place, from development to post-production,” Karno mentioned. “Everything should be sustainable, efficient and world class.”
Karno additionally pointed to the broader financial ripple impact of movie manufacturing. “Every production creates job not only for actors and crew, but also helps to deliver hotel, restaurant, local business and communities,” he mentioned. “When the creative industry grow, the people of Jakarta grow with it.”
Karno, who started his profession as a baby actor at age 9, framed the push in private phrases. “I do not feel like a government official visiting an industry event,” he mentioned from the APOS stage. “I feel like I am among a friend. I feel like I’m home.” The six initiatives, he mentioned, type a part of one imaginative and prescient: “make production easier, reduce costs, support investment, develop talent, strengthen infrastructure and create economic opportunity.”
Previous to the convention, Karno met with Netflix director of public coverage for Asia Pacific Ruben Hattari, VP Asia Pacific Andrew Ure and senior director manufacturing Sung Q. Lee to debate deepening the connection. Netflix shot the unique movie “Tygo: Extraction” in Jakarta’s Kota Tua district over roughly 50 days within the first quarter of 2026. A minimum of three further Netflix titles – movies and sequence – are in planning to be produced in Jakarta, in keeping with the Jakarta provincial authorities, which mentioned it and Netflix are additionally growing a human-resources coaching program for the native movie business.
Karno invited Netflix to take part within the Jakarta Movie Summit, scheduled for October. “Bring us your ideas, bring us your stories, and let Jakarta be a place where those stories come to life together,” he mentioned. “Let us build Jakarta into the creative, competitive, and welcoming city for the global city industry.”
