Dain Iskandar Said (b. 1957, Kuala Lumpur) is a filmmaker. A graduate from the University of Westminster in London, Said established himself in the television industry, directing commercials locally as well as in Indonesia, China and India. In 2004, he moved away from commercials and into long form and experimental works. His media installations have premiered at the Biennale of Sydney, the UBC Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver and been commissioned for permanent display at the Burj al-Arab in Dubai. In 2007, he was a recipient of the Nippon Foundation’s Asian Public Intellectual fellowship, during which time he researched the role of films and propaganda in Indonesian history. His feature film, BUNOHAN (2011) premiered at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival and has received numerous international and national accolades including the NETPAC Award at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival in 2011 and the Golden Hanoman at the 9th Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) in 2012.

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