Teddy Soeriaatmadja (born 7 February 1975) is an Indonesian film
director. Born in Japan and educated in Britain, Soeriaatmadja made
his film debut in 2000 with the short film Culik (Kidnap); it was
followed five years later by Banyu Biru (Blue Banyu), his feature film
debut. Since then Soeriaatmadja has directed several films, including
two which have garnered him a nomination for Best Director at the
Indonesian Film Festival.Soeriaatmadja was born in Japan on 7 February
1975 to Rhousdy Soeriaatmadja (father) and Siti Syarifah. As a child
he enjoyed watching movies at home, such as the Star Wars and James
Bond franchises; in an interview with the Jakarta-based periodical
Tabloid Nova, he recalled watching three to four films a day. By 1991
he had written his first screenplay, entitled Desember (December), and
after viewing Quentin Tarantino's film Reservoir Dogs in 1992, decided
that he wanted to work in film. He wrote several further screenplays
while studying at Newport University in South Wales (now the
University of South Wales), two of which he later adapted for film.In
1996, after finishing his master's degree in Britain, Soeriaatmadja
returned to Indonesia, where he worked for a year at a soft drink
company. With his savings, he began work on his first short film,
entitled Culik (Kidnap), which followed an Indonesian employee who
kidnapped his Australian boss after being fired; he received
additional funding from the Gothenburg Film Festival in Sweden. The
film debuted at the 2000 Jakarta International Film Festival. It was
through the making of Culik that Soeriaatmadja met directors Mira
Lesmana and Riri Riza, who facilitated his entry into the industry. To
gain more experience, he began work on music videos and TV
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