The production of
Humba Dreams was initiated by Riza and producer
Mira Lesmana after discovering a
photographic film studio during the filming of
The Golden Cane Warrior in
Sumba Island. In 2017, the film received the
CJ Entertainment Award at the Asian Project Market and was awarded $10,000 as the prize.
Humba Dreams was also selected as one of the eight film projects, promoted by the Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf) in
Cannes, helped out to receive production and distribution deals. ==Release==