PILMAPRES 2020: A STUDENT OF FILM AND TELEVISION STUDY PROGRAM (RISKYA DUAVANIA PRIHARDINI) WAS CHOSEN AS AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT AT THE INSTITUTE LEVEL WHO WILL REPRESENT THE CONTENTS OF YOGYAKARTA IN THE REGIONAL LEVEL SELECTION.

The 2020 Student Achievement Selection (Pilmapres) is a program of the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) of the Republic of Indonesia. This program aims to attract outstanding students at the university level throughout Indonesia. The Pilmapres process goes through screening at the university level to then register to advance to stage 1, namely at the regional level, continued to stage 2 if it has passed stage 1 by meeting the existing requirements, and the last is the final stage which will determine national level outstanding students in various categories.

One of the students of the Film and Television Study Program (Prodi), Faculty of Recording Media Arts (FSMR), Riskya Duavania Prihardini (Riri) was chosen as the representative of outstanding students at the Institute level within ISI Yogyakarta, which will then compete at the regional level. 

Early Stage Screening

The initial selection was initially carried out around March 2020, by selecting outstanding student candidates at the department/faculty level. Prospective outstanding students are first required to collect and enter their achievement data during their time as students. The achievement input requirements are not limited to the campus level, but also apply to achievements from outside the campus. Achievements can be obtained through competitions in the fields of Science / Research / Academic, Arts / Culture, Sports, Technology & Science, as well as Innovation, Religion and Entrepreneurship. Selected students who can take part in this initial selection test are students who have met the administrative requirements, namely registered with PD-Dikti and active as undergraduate or diploma students in maximum semester VI, no more than 22 years old on January 1, 2020 as evidenced by an Identity Card (KTP) or Limited Stay Permit Card (KITAS), and have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00.

Furthermore, in the first week of June, the outstanding prospective students from each Faculty were contacted by the student affairs department of ISI Yogyakarta through messages Whatsapp to take the Institute stage test. Participants are required to send an abstract writing in the form of creative ideas on the topic of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0, which will be presented at the second stage of selection at the Institute level for successful participants.

First Selection

The 2020 PILMAPRES selection process took place quickly during this pandemic by going through two test stages which were held in the second week of June, namely on 9 and 11 June 2020. The implementation is also divided into two options, namely through face-to-face meetings. (offline) or Online. Riri herself had the opportunity to take the selection test face-to-face, which took place at the Rectorate Building, 3rd Floor, ISI Yogyakarta. In the first stage of selection which was held on Tuesday (06/09/2020), what was tested was the Basic Ability Test (TKD), English language proficiency test, and interview tests in English and Indonesian. Together with seven other outstanding prospective students, Riskya took the test face-to-face, while the four students who were outside Jogja took the test. Online simultaneously.

The implementation also adheres to COVID-19 safety protocols as part of the practice. new normal. At 08.30 WIB all participants gathered in the meeting room on the third floor of the ISI Yogyakarta Rectorate Building by wearing masks and applying physical distancing (physical distancing). For written tests (TKD and English), personal laptop devices are used because the tests are conducted online. Online in order to minimize physical contact and as practice if it goes to the next stage. After 45 minutes of working on the written test, participants took the interview test for approximately 10 minutes in turn, starting with the face-to-face participants and continuing with the interview participants. Online.

Second Selection

Just two days later, the second test was held on Thursday (11/06/2020). Five selected candidates (3 candidates from Strata 1, and 2 candidates from the Diploma Program) competed more rigorously. At this stage, the mechanism was a presentation of creative ideas on the topic of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0 followed by a question and answer session in front of three examiners. Of the five candidates who entered the second stage of selection, those who participated face-to-face were Riskya Duavania Prihandini (S-1 Film and Television Study Program), Kandida Rani Nyaribunyi (S-1 Art Management Study Program) and Dyah Aditya (D-3 Animation Study Program). Meanwhile, those who participated in the selection by Online Dwi Nusa Aji (S-1 Dance Study Program) and Tata Loretta (D-4 Batik and Fashion Study Program).

The idea offered by Riri is about better employment opportunities for people with disabilities through the medium of film, in order to support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) point 11, which is about sustainable community. The creative idea offered is about disability issues, with the topic "Better Jobs for Friends with Disabilities". This topic was raised from the experience of producing and distributing films that raised disability issues, when Riri was involved in an organization called Forum Film Dokumenter.

Previously, Riri had conducted research on this matter which eventually formed a new framework of ideas, namely that friends with disabilities could participate as filmmaker. The big goal is to form a new film ecosystem for these disabled friends. The idea presented by Riri was responded very well by the examiners, because they saw that there was no widespread film production by people with disabilities. Riri, in her interview, admitted that she is still at the learning stage to increase her knowledge related to this issue. Through the medium of film, she believes that it will be an effective way to tell stories and can be developed seriously and professionally, even by friends with disabilities.

In this second stage, the selection took place more fluid than before, because the discussion took place very conducive through active interaction from the candidates and judges to express critical and educational arguments. Until finally on Friday (12/06/2020), it was announced on behalf of Riskya Duavania Prihardini, from the Film and Television Study Program, Department of Television, Faculty of Recording Media Arts (FSMR) was selected as an outstanding student at the Institute level, and will represent the Institute at the Strata-1 level to take part in the PILMAPRES 2020 program at the regional level. Congratulations to Riri, hopefully it will be successful and smooth at the regional level selection stage and more enthusiasm for work.