Raden Ariffien, or better known as Rd. Ariffien, was an Indonesian film director. Originally a nationalist figure, he entered the film industry in 1940 after working in theater and radio. Throughout his 25 year career, he was involved in some 36 films in various positions. He later became editor-in-chief of the film magazine Varia.

Abisin Abbas, better known by his pseudonym Andjar Asmara, was a dramatist and filmmaker active in the cinema of the Dutch East Indies. Born in Alahan Panjang, West Sumatra, he first worked as a reporter in Batavia. He became a writer for the Padangsche Opera in Padang, where he developed a new, dialogue-centric style, which later spread throughout the region. After returning to Batavia in 1929, he spent over a year as a theatre and film critic. In 1930 he joined the Dardanella touring troupe as a writer. He went to India in an unsuccessful bid to film his stage play Dr Samsi.