Mouly Surya

Mouly Surya
Mouly Surya, Director of ‘What they Talk About Love’, Ruby Ruiz Actress ‘The Bit Player’, Maria Douza, Director of ‘The Tree’ and Swing Eleni Bertes interacting with the media on Women in films.jpg
Mouly Surya in 2013
Born
Nursita Mouly Surya

(1980-09-10) 10 September 1980 (age 43)
Jakarta, Indonesia[1]
EducationMedia and Literature
Alma materBond University
Swinburne University
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
Years active2007–present
SpouseRama Adi (m. 2007)

Mouly Surya (born 10 September 1980)[2] is an Indonesian film director and screenwriter.

Beginning her career as assistant director and screenwriter in local film productions, Surya rose to prominence in 2008 for her directorial debut the psychological thriller Fiksi. which won her the Citra Award for Best Director.[3] She won a second Best Director award at the 38th Citra Award for Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts ten years after winning her first.[3] She is the first woman director to win the award and, as of 2022, remains the only one to do so.

  1. ^ "Mouly SURYA". Chinese Shadows. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ Devy Octafiani (24 August 2017). "Mouly Surya: Film Adalah Hidup Saya" (in Indonesian). Detik Hot. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b Nugraini, Galuh Esti (10 December 2018). "Ulang Sejarah di FFI 2018, Mouly Surya Ngaku Deja Vu - Berat Bawa Piala Citra". KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.