Montase adalah komunitas film independen yang dibentuk pada tahun 2005 di Kota Yogyakarta. Awalnya, mereka adalah sekumpulan para penikmat film yang berbagi info dan berdiskusi tentang film. Nama “Montase” (bermakna editing) muncul ketika wacana pembuatan buletin sinema mulai terealisasi. Sejak tahun 2006, Komunitas Film Montase memiliki media buletin bernama “Buletin Sinema Independen Montase” bersama blog montase.blogspot.com. Buletin Montase terbit hingga 27 edisi, berisi pengetahuan dan ulasan film, baik mancanegara maupun lokal, serta artikel lepas yang terkait film. Setelahnya, Buletin Montase vakum sejak tahun 2012 dan hingga pada pertengahan tahun 2015 digantikan oleh website montasefilm.com.

Dalam perjalanannya, anggota Komunitas Film Montase semakin bertambah. Latar belakang anggota Montase juga semakin bervariasi yakni, pengajar film, praktisi film, mahasiswa film & televisi dan ilmu komunikasi, penikmat film, hingga wiraswasta. Dalam perkembangannya, Komunitas Film Montase mulai membuat film dokumenter hingga film fiksi/cerita, serta mengadakan pelatihan produksi film untuk beberapa instansi serta kampus. Hingga saat ini, Komunitas Film Montase masih memproduksi film fiksi dan dokumenter pendek yang diikutsertakan ke beberapa festival di tanah air dan luar negeri, dan hingga kini telah meraih puluhan penghargaan dan nominasi. Pada tahun 2015, Komunitas Film Montase meraih penghargaan Komunitas Film Terbaik dalam ajang bergengsi Apresiasi Film Indonesia (AFI) 2015. Pada tahun 2017, komunitas ini juga mulai mendirikan penerbitan dan mencetak buku film melalui Montase Press. Komunitas Film Montase akan selalu tetap eksis berproduksi serta mengapresiasi film, dan kini menjadi salah satu komunitas terbaik dan terlengkap yang ada di negeri. Komunitas Film Montase akan terus meramaikan dan memberikan sumbangsih bagi dunia perfilman di tanah air.

 

Montase is an independent film community formed in 2005 in Yogyakarta Indonesia. Initially, they are movie lovers who share info and discuss about film. The name “Montase” (means editing) arises when the discourse of making the cinema bulletin begins to realize. Since 2006, the Montase Film Community has a media bulletin called “Montase – Independent Cinema Bulletin” with the blog: montase.blogspot.com. The Montase Bulletin is up to 27 editions and contains movie reviews and knowledge, local and foreign, as well as other articles related to the movie. After that, Montase Bulletin vacuum since 2012 and until the middle of 2015 replaced by website montasefilm.com.

In years, the Montase Film Community started to grow in a number of members. The background of Montase members is also varied, from film teachers, film practitioners, film & television students, movie lovers, to entrepreneurs. Montase Film Community also began filming documentaries and fiction films, as well as conducting film production training for several community and campuses. Until now, the Montase Film Community is still producing fiction films and short documentaries that have been participated in several festivals in the country and abroad, and have won dozens of awards and nominations. In 2015, Montase Film Community won the Best Film Community award at the prestigious festival, Apresiasi Film Indonesia (AFI) 2015. In 2017, the community also started to publish a book through Montase Press. The Montase Film community will always remain in production and reviewing films and is now one of the best and most comprehensive communities in the country. The Montase Film Community will continue to enliven and contribute to the film industry in the country.