Prima Rusdi

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Prima Rusdi is an Indonesian screenwriter and writer.

Rusdi was born in Göttingen, Germany and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. She has a degree in Communications and initially wanted to become a journalist. She began her career as a writer in 2000 after quitting her job as a copywriter with a multinational advertising agency. She co-wrote her first film Eliana, Eliana (2002) with director Riri Riza during which she also co-wrote What's Up with Love? (2001) with Jujur Prananto. In 2004, Rusdi won two awards from Festival Film Indonesia for Eliana, Eliana (shared with director Riri Riza) and for a teleplay called The Big Celebration. Both Eliana and The Big Celebration were produced by Miles Films, a production house that Prima considers as her 'film school'. In 2005 she co-wrote Waking Banyu with writer Rayya Makarim, and in 2006 she wrote Garasi, a coming-of-age film produced by What's with Love producer, Mira Lesmana. Garasi is a directorial debut from Agung Sentausa, a close friend of Prima's who also received his film training from Miles Films.

Prima Rusdi also writes short stories and articles in various publications. She was a contributor for CosmoGirl! Indonesia between 2002-2004. In 2005, she had her first book, The Journey, published by Terrant Books. Her second book, 1095 Magical Days was published by KATAKITA in 2006. She is currently in the process of completing some scripts.