Mario Yuwono is from Indonesia, but was born in Italy and attended school in Jakarta, Moscow, Berlin and Los Angeles. He has been obsessed with films ever since he saw his first movie at the age of five, and would go on to spend his younger years reading film encyclopedias and movie guides. Combined with a global upbringing rooted in greater social awareness, this drives him to be more observant of values promoted in films. He believes in cinema’s potential to enable greater empathy and meaningfully expand people’s horizons, in line with Hollywood Insider’s goal. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Screenwriting from California State University in Northridge. Aside from reporting on film, TV and culture, Mario also aspires to write for film and television, and is a strong believer in social change, equality and inclusion.
Photo: ‘Kid Cosmic’/Netflix In the world of animation, the name Craig McCracken is easily one of the more prestigious ones. Having gotten his start working on ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’, the animator would go on to create ‘The Powerpuff Girls’: a smash hit for...
Photo: ‘Space Sweepers’/Netflix It was around this time one year ago that Korean cinema scored one of its biggest milestones on the global stage, with ‘Parasite’ taking home top honors at the Academy Awards. Now we have a different sort of achievement,...
Photo: Best Commercials from Super Bowl 2021 This past Sunday was Super Bowl LV: the biggest game of the year. The match-up was between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And the night ended with Tampa Bay dominating 31-9. That’s all well and good,...
Photo: Sundance Film Festival 2021 And with that, the 2021 Sundance Film Festival has officially come to an end. Needless to say, this year things have been different on account of the pandemic. Gone are the usual trappings: the sight of celebrities descending onto...
Photo: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’/Disney+ Back in October, Disney revealed the teaser trailer for its next animated film ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’. Taking place in a fantasy world inspired by Southeast Asian cultures, the film is being touted as Disney’s latest...
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