2017 Indonesian Film Festival

The 37th Citra Awards ceremony took place on 11 November 2017 at the Grand Kawanua International Convention Hall in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1] It was hosted by comedian Denny Chandra and Puteri Indonesia 2016 titleholder Kezia Warouw. The ceremony honored the achievement in Indonesian cinema of 2017. This year, there was one new category that was awarded for the first time, Best Makeup.[2] The ceremony was broadcast on Global TV, iNews and TVRI.

Indonesian Film Festival
Date11 November 2017 (2017-11-11)
SiteGrand Kawanua International Convention Hall, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Hosted by
Highlights
Best PictureNight Bus
Most awardsSatan's Slaves (7)
Most nominationsKartini (14)
Television coverage
Network

Action thriller film Night Bus won six awards out of eleven nominations, including Best Picture. Biographical drama based on the life of Indonesian activist R.A. Kartini, Kartini garnered the most nominations with fourteen nominations and won an award, Best Supporting Actress for Christine Hakim. Horror film Satan's Slaves won the most awards with seven.

Host city selection
2017 host city, Manado.

During the opening ceremony on 21 August 2017, the organizing committee announced Manado, North Sulawesi, as the host city for the 2017 award, with the awards ceremony set to take place on 11 November. The selection, according to Leni Lolang, the chairperson of the organizing committee, was part of the festival's effort to accommodate regional requests.[3]

This marked the fourth ceremony took place outside of Jakarta, following previous ceremonies in Semarang in 2013, Palembang in 2014, and South Tangerang in 2015.

Winners and nominations
Edwin, Best Director winner
Teuku Rifnu Wikana, Best Actor winner
Putri Marino, Best Actress winner
Christine Hakim, Best Supporting Actress winner

The nominations were announced on 5 October 2017 at the Raffles Hotel, Jakarta.[4] Kartini and Satan's Slaves received the most nominations with fourteen and thirteen, respectively.[5]

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

Films with multiple nominations and awards
Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations Film
14 Kartini
13 Satan's Slaves
11 Night Bus
10 Posesif
9 Check the Store Next Door
Sweet 20
5 Galih & Ratna
4 Critical Eleven
3 Filosofi Kopi 2: Ben & Jody
I Leave My Heart in Lebanon
2 Firegate
Stip & Pensil
Films that received multiple awards
Awards Film
7 Satan's Slaves
6 Night Bus
3 Posesif

References
  1. Soebijoto, Hertanto, ed. (22 August 2017). "Festival Film Indonesia 2017 Digelar di Manado, Ini Alasannya" [The 2017 Indonesian Film Festival is set to be held in Manado, here's why]. Warta Kota. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. Nastain, Inin (5 October 2017). "Festival Film Indonesia Tambah Kategori Penata Rias Terbaik" [Indonesian Film Festival adds the new category Best Makeup]. Seputar Indonesia. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. Samosir, Hanna Azarya (22 August 2017). "Dengan Sistem Baru, FFI 2017 Akan Digelar di Manado" [With a new system, IFF 2017 will be held in Manado]. CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. Juniman, Puput Tripeni (6 October 2017). "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi Piala Citra FFI 2017" [A full list of 2017 Citra Awards nominations]. CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. Juniman, Puput Tripeni (5 October 2017). "'Pengabdi Setan' Bersaing dengan 'Kartini' Rebut Piala Citra" [Satan's Slaves Competes with Kartini for Citra Award]. CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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