Star Film (Dutch East Indies company)

Star Film Company

Logo, 1941
Company type	Private
Industry	Film
Founded	Batavia, Dutch East Indies (June 25, 1895; 129 years ago (1895-06-25) August 21, 1897; 127 years ago (1897-08-21) April 14, 1899; 125 years ago (1899-04-14) June 24, 1939; 85 years ago (1939-06-24) 1940; 84 years ago (1940) 2024; 0 years ago (2024))
Defunct	1942; 82 years ago (1942) 1954; 70 years ago (1954) 1956; 68 years ago (1956) June 3, 1963; 61 years ago (1963-06-03) July 12, 1965; 59 years ago (1965-07-12) August 13, 1966; 58 years ago (1966-08-13) July 14, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-07-14)
Fate	Dissolved
Headquarters	Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Area served	Dutch East Indies
Key people	Cho' Chin Hsin Jo Eng Sek
Products	Motion pictures
Parent	TimeStar

Star Film was a film production company in the Dutch East Indies. Established by Chinese-Indonesian businessman Jo Eng Sek and Chinese cameraman Cho' Chin Hsin in 1940, it produced five black-and-white films in 1940 and 1941; two of these were directed by Jo, and the remainder were directed by Wu Tsun. Another film was under production when the studio was closed following the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. Star helped establish the careers of actors such as S Waldy and Elly Joenara, and produced screenplays written by Rd Ariffien and Saeroen; its output, however, is probably lost.