17th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

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17th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Opening filmPiknik Pesona
Closing film Plan 75
Location Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Founded2006
AwardsGolden Hanoman: Autobiography
Festival date26 November – 3 December 2022
Website Official website
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

The 17th annual Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held from 26 November to 3 December 2022. Indonesian anthology film Piknik Pesona was selected to open the festival. [1] Japanese drama film Plan 75 was the closing film of the festival. [2]

Contents

The most prestigious award of the festival, Golden Hanoman Award, was presented to Indonesian thriller film Autobiography , directed by Makbul Mubarak. [3]

Juries

The following juries were named for the festival.

Main competition

NETPAC Award

Blencong Award

Indonesian Screen Awards

Geber Awards

Student Awards

Official selection

The official selection of the festival was announced during a press conference on 18 November 2022. [4]

Opening and closing films

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Piknik Pesona (opening film)
Various
  • Gugun Arief
  • Wisnu Surya Pratama
  • Winnie Benjamin
  • Gianni Fajri
  • Ariani Darmawan
  • Tumpal Tampubolon
  • Manuel Alberto Maia
  • Aditya Ahmad
  • M. Reza Fahriyansyah
  • Anggun Priambodo
Indonesia
Plan 75 (closing film)Chie HayakawaJapan, France, Philippines, Qatar

In competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
24 Royston Tan Singapore
Arnold is a Model StudentArnon pen nakrian tuayangSorayos PrapapanThailand, Singapore, France, Netherlands, Philippines
Autobiography Makbul MubarakIndonesia
Before, Now & Then Nana Kamila Andini Indonesia
The Brittle ThreadJhini Bini ChadariyaRitesh SharmaIndia
Killing the Eunuch Khan Koshtan-e khajeh Abed Abest Iran
Leonor Will Never Die Martika Escobar RamirezPhilippines
Let Me Hear It BarefootHadashi de Narashite MiseroRiho KudoJapan
Like & Share Gina S. NoerIndonesia
Like a Fish on the MoonZan, Mard, BacheDomaz HajihaIran
The Newspaper ද නිවුස් පේපර් Sarath Kothalawala, Kumara Thirimadura Sri Lanka
Return to Seoul Retour à Séoul Davy Chou Cambodia
Silver Bird and Rainbow FishLei LeiChina

Light of Asia

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
The Appointed Son of GodAng Hirirang na Anak ng DiyosLester CristalPhilippines
Blinded by the LightSaeng Mua BotChanasorn ChaikitipornThailand
Dancing ColorsM. Reza FahriyansyahIndonesia
Falling DaySi WolKyung Seo ParkSouth Korea
The IntrusionAnjing-Anjing Menyerbu KuburanEden JunjungIndonesia
It's Raining Frogs OutsideAmpangabat Nin Talakba Ha LikolMaria Estela PaisoPhilippines
Murmurs of the JungleAadigunjanSohil VaidyaIndia
Mysterious HillThamsatid CharoenrittichaiThailand
Red DishMohammad KhabourJordan

Indonesian Screen Awards

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)
The Ballads of RoyBalada Si RoyFajar Nugros
Cross the LineRazka Robby Ertanto
The Exiles EksilLola Amaria
GalangAdriyanto Dewo
History of Untellable TalesSejarah Kisah-Kisah yang MusnahBW Purbanegara
OrpaTheo Rumansara
The Portrait of a NightmarePotret Mimpi BurukIsmail Basbeth
SaharaZhaddam Aldhy Nurdin
Sound from the SeaAlang-AlangKhusnul Khitam
Stealing Raden Saleh Mencuri Raden Saleh Angga Dwimas Sasongko
The Tone WheelsRoda-Roda NadaYuda Kurniawan

Panorama

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Holy Spider Ali Abbasi Iran
Joyland Saim Sadiq Pakistan
Leila's Brothers Baradaran-e Leila Saeed Roustayi Iran
Love Life Koji Fukada Japan
My Small LandMai sumoru randoEmma KawawadaIran
No Bears Khers Nist Jafar Panahi Iran
The Novelist's Film So-seol-ga-ui yeong-hwa Hong Sang-soo South Korea
Small, Slow But SteadyKeiko, me wo sumaseteSho MiyakeJapan
When the Waves Are Gone Kapag Wala Na Ang Mga Alon Lav Diaz Philippines

Asian Perspectives

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Ajoomma 아줌마 He Shuming Singapore, South Korea
Big Night! Jun Lana Philippines
Blood FlowerHarum MalamDain SaidMalaysia
Come Back AnytimeJohn DaschbachJapan
Jiseok지석Kim Young-joSouth Korea
Look At Me, Touch Me, Kiss Me Djenar Maesa Ayu, Ho Yuhang, Kim Tai SikIndonesia, Malaysia, South Korea
Maika: The Girl from Another GalaxyMaika: Cô Bé Từ Hành Tinh Khắc Ham Tran Vietnam
The Myriad of Faces of the Future ChallengersSegudang Wajah Para Penantang Masa DepanI Gde Mika, Yuki AdityaIndonesia
NeighboursNachbam Mano Khalil Syria
Stone Turtle Woo Ming Jin Malaysia
Summer HolidayAam Kathaler ChhutiMohammad NuruzzamanBangladesh
The WheelKhürdNomin LkhagvasurenMongolia

Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival: [5]

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