ABOUT US

Time International Films was established with the dream of creating a bridge to internationalise the flourishing Indonesian creative scene. We believe that film, documentaries and digital content is the art of our time, and through this we can bridge diverse cultures and facilitate understanding and appreciation of all social groups, ages, beliefs and differences.

Time is run on the unique combined backbone of business acumen and creative expression. Our local teams (of filmmakers, directors, actors and writers) are full of talent, dreams and inspiration and their stories need to be told. Our mission is to be the bridge between top creative local and international talent and movie financing, equity placements, brands sponsorships, product placements, and global film distribution from Indonesia to The United States and beyond.

MISSION

Taking Indonesia International.

AFFILIATIONS

Time International Films is affiliated with Time International, Indonesia’s leading luxury fashion and timepiece company.  This affiliation creates opportunities for sponsorship and funding, product placement and publicity.  Our affiliation with Time International also gives us access to Indonesia’s high fashion lifestyle consumers and tastemakers.

Time International Films is also affiliated to Reversebird in Los Angeles which provides audio post production, music composition to the film industry in Los Angeles.  Reversebird has an impressive list of film projects and has scored movies that have been selected for competition in leading film festivals.

Reverse Bird

Reversebird is an audio and music composition & production company based in Los Angeles. The company has an impressive list of film projects and has scored movies that have been selected in leading film festivals.

Time International

TIME International is Indonesia’s largest luxury fashion and timepiece company. This affiliation creates enormous opportunities for sponsorship and funding, product placement and publicity.

In addition, this affiliation allows us access to Indonesia’s high fashion lifestyle consumers, creatives and tastemakers.

MEET OUR TEAM

Our team of industry experts from around the globe are passionate about supporting filmmakers and storytellers. We are all film enthusiasts and creatives at heart, and that is why to excel for our clients and customers is a privilege we do not take for granted.

Irwan D. Mussry
Irwan D. MussryPresident & Executive Director
Irwan is currently the President & CEO of Time International. Under his leadership, the company is the leading luxury retailer in Indonesia, with a portfolio ranging from specialist luxury timepieces, luxury fashion, and lifestyle. Time International exclusively represents 50 of the most renowned brands, working with the likes of LVMH, Richemont, PPR (Kering), Rolex, Fossil, etc.

In his spare time, he enjoys arts, music and film, and is a firm believer that family takes precedence over all else.

Mel Elias
Mel EliasExecutive Director
Mel Elias is founder and principal composer at ReverseBird based in Los Angeles. Originally from Singapore, he leads the activities for Time International Films in Los Angeles by helping to source and vet exciting movie projects and opportunities. He has composed music for a number of feature films, including Robert the Bruce, Before the Sun Explodes, DOE, Imaginary Order, etc., and continues to be deeply involved in the film industry in Los Angeles.

Prior to this, Mel Elias was a practicing lawyer and the CEO of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.

He still sits on various boards and provides executive oversight and expertise to consumer facing businesses and brands in the US and abroad.

Guillaume Catala
Guillaume CatalaCreative Director
Citizen of the world, Guillaume has worked for the last 25 years in eight different countries. For many years, he has been dedicated to increasing Indonesia’s cultural footprint abroad, and initiated a number of ventures including East West Synergy in 2014, a production house incorporated in Jakarta. Co-Initiator of various bilateral programs/summits within the creative economy in the region, he interacts regularly with State Agencies, Government and a number of Embassies. Guillaume has been involved in various feature projects ranging from feature films, franchise to awards winning documentaries.

Guillaume is a member of the AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts) and of the APROFI (Indonesian Producers Association).

AWARDS

THE RAID 

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL  Midnight Madness – People’s Choice Award

DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL  Best Film – Audience Award

FESTIVAL MAUVAIS GENRE  Prix du Public

IMAGINE FILM FESTIVAL  Silver Scream Award

MAYA AWARDS  Best Editing

INDIANA FILM JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION  Best Foreign Language Film

INDONESIAN MOVIE AWARDS  Best Supporting Actor (Yayan Ruhian)

THE RAID 2

FLORIDA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE  Best Foreign Language Film

MAYA AWARDS

  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Arifin Putra
  • Most Memorable Featured Appearance – Julie Estelle
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Special Effects

SPONSORSHIPS

Sponsorships and product placement can be a valuable source of additional finance or profit for a film. Brands and businesses recognize the value of having their product used on screen, or their names associated with a successful film release. Our expertise is to approach brands and their creative agencies with product placement and sponsorship opportunities.  Starting with the multiple brands and businesses with which we are associated, we procure such deals and opportunities for the benefit of all parties.

PRODUCT PLACEMENT

Product placement is a mainstay in film making. At Time International Films, we not only work with the Production to utilize product placement opportunities on set, but we go so far as to work with Production teams and writers during the script development phase to coordinate and integrate product placement. Producers are often surprised to learn how much additional financing can be raised for their films with a well executed product placement opportunity and we are experts at delivering the best result.

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