Prima Rusdi

Prima Rusdi (born 31 January 1967) is an Indonesian screenwriter and writer.

Life Rusdi was born in Göttingen, West Germany and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. She graduated from the University of Indonesia, and has a master's degree in Communications from the University of Canberra, Australia, 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 won several top advertising awards during her career as a copywriter. during which she also co-wrote What's Up with Love? (2001) with Jujur Prananto. (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 Rusdi has described as her 'film school'.