Cinema advertisements in Surabaya
Cinema advertisement page in De Vrije Pers (20 Jul 1954) for Surabaya cinemas (Spanish Main, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, an Indonesian film "Leilani" with Mochtar and Metty Herawati). No Gerwani content; archive tag to Tris Metty rests on a film-cast name only.
Film censorship and film council
Java-Bode, 15 March 1956, p. 2: installation of the new film censorship committee (chair Maria Ulfah Santoso) and film council at the education ministry. Among some thirty censorship members is Setiati Soerasto (Surasto), a figure from the 1953 Copenhagen delegation; the item gives no Gerwani affiliation or comment.
Film censorship and Film Council
Indische Courant voor Nederland, 22 Mar 1956, p. 2: installation of the new Film Censorship Committee (chair Maria Ulfah Santoso) and Film Council; Setiati Surasto and S. Kartowijono are listed among the committee's members.
Berlin shocked by scandal at 'serious' Berlinale (with review of Indonesian film 'Brave Women')
Het Rotterdamsch Parool report (27 Jun 1961, p.4) from the Berlinale: a gossip piece on an actress's torn dress, then mocking review of an Indonesian film 'Dappere vrouwen' (about Indonesian women's patriotism in the struggle for freedom), screened outside the festival, in which Dutch colonists are played by Indonesian
Poetry book banned (PKI member's book banned in the Federation), Berita Harian, 24 May 1963
Berita Harian (Singapore/Malaya), 24 May 1963: Kuala Lumpur report that the Federation government has banned 'Puisi Progresif Indonesia', a book written and translated by a PKI member, 'Bintang S...' (snippet cut off). The sweep guesses the author is Bintang Suradi, possibly the husband of Gerwani member Suwarti Bintan
Not a bit of butter: press freedom and imprisoned writers in Indonesia
Fragment of a De Volkskrant piece (2 Apr 1973) on press freedom in Suharto's Indonesia, listing imprisoned writers and journalists (Bandaharo Harahap, Oei Hay Djun, Mrs. Sugiarti Siswadi, Mrs. Rusijati, Mrs. Lies Sukatno and others) and rebutting H.B. Jassin's claim of press freedom. Gerwani is not named.