Nico Pelamonia

Born

1940-03-16

Died

2017-05-15

Birthplace

Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia

Biography

Nico Pelamonia was an Indonesian film director and actor. Pelamonia attended the Indonesian National Theater Academy (ATNI). He had acting jobs while he was studying at ATNI, and even had a gig as a TV director in TVRI. His earliest work in film was when he acted as an extra in the film Dibalik Awan (1963). In 1965, alongside Harun Rasidi and Tuti Mutia, he created the production company Pertisa Film, which later became Tuti Mutia Film Production. His directorial debut was Sendja Di Djakarta (1967), an adaptation of the Mochtar Lubis novel. Nico won a Citra Award in directing for "Semalam di Malaysia" (1975) at FFI 1976. Pelamonia then left Tuti Mutia Film Production and worked as a freelance director. In that time, he produced films like Wajah Tiga Perempuan (1976), Marina (1977), Yoan (1977), Perempuan Tanpa Dosa (1978), and Diujung Malam (1979).