Opening film | Autobio-Pamphlet by Ashish Avinash Bende |
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Closing film | 13 Bombs in Jakarta by Angga Dwimas Sasongko |
Location | Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
Founded | 2006 |
No. of films | 205 |
Festival date | 25 November–2 December 2023 |
Website | jaff-filmfest |
The 18th annual Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held on 25 November to 2 December 2023 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. [1] The films were screened at the Empire XXI theatres and online through streaming service KlikFilm, meanwhile other fringe events were held at the LPP Yogyakarta.
A total of 205 films from 25 Asia–Pacific countries were screened during the festival. [2] The festival opened with Ashish Avinash Bende's directorial debut film, Autobio-Pamphlet and closed with the world premiere of Angga Dwimas Sasongko's 13 Bombs in Jakarta . [3] [4] The festival was preceded by the screening of Wong Kar-wai films in three cities in November. [5]
The most prestigious award, Golden Hanoman Award, was presented to experimental film Monisme, directed by Riar Rizaldi. [6]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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Autobio-Pamphlet (opening film) | Aatmapamphlet | Ashish Avinash Bende | India |
13 Bombs in Jakarta (closing film) | 13 Bom di Jakarta | Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Indonesia |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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Abang Adik | Jin Ong | Malaysia | |
Dreaming & Dying | Nelson Yeo | Singapore, Indonesia | |
Growing Apart | 何处生长 | Long Lingyun | China |
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell | Bên trong vỏ kén vàng | Pham Thien An | Vietnam, Singapore, France, Spain |
Last Shadow at First Light | Nicole Midori Woodford | Singapore, Japan, Slovenia, Philippines, Indonesia | |
Monisme | Riar Rizaldi | Indonesia, Qatar | |
Oasis of Now | Chia Chee Sum | Malaysia, France, Singapore | |
Tiger Stripes | Amanda Nell Eu | Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Qatar | |
Which Colour? | Kayo Kayo Colour? | Shahrukhkhan Chavada | India |
English title | Original title | Director(s) |
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Ali Topan | Sidharta Tata | |
The Draft! | Setan Alas! | Yusron Fuadi |
Falling In Love Like In Movies | Jatuh Cinta Seperti Di Film-Film | Yandy Laurens |
Monster | Rako Prijanto | |
The Prize | Onde Mande! | Paul Fauzan Agusta |
Sara | Ismail Basbeth | |
Sleep Call | Fajar Nugros | |
Women from Rote Island | Perempuan Berkelamin Darah | Jeremias Nyangoen |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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#LookAtMe | Ken Kwek | Singapore | |
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep | 九槍 | Tsai Tsung-lung | Taiwan |
Home Ground | 홈그라운드 | Kwon Aram | South Korea |
I Love You, Beksman | Mahal Kita, Beksman | Percival Intalan | Philippines |
La Luna | M. Raihan Halim | Singapore, Malaysia | |
Maryam | Badrul Hisham Ismail | Malaysia | |
Old Fashion, New Life | 女德 | Lam Can-zhao | Malaysia |
Opium | Aman Sachdeva | India | |
Pendatang | Ken-Kin Ng | Malaysia | |
Qash | ҚАШ | Aisultan Seitov | Kazakhstan |
River | リバー、流れないでよ | Junta Yamaguchi | Japan |
Sugarland | Gitling | Jopy Arnaldo | Philippines |
Waiting for the Light to Change | Linh Tran | United States |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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24 Hours with Gaspar | 24 Jam Bersama Gaspar | Yosep Anggi Noen | Indonesia |
All Ears | 不虚此行 | Jiayin Liu | China |
Evil Does Not Exist | 悪は存在しない | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan |
Fremont | Babak Jalali | United States | |
The Monk and the Gun | Pawo Choyning Dorji | Bhutan, France, United States, Taiwan | |
Monster | 怪物 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
Perfect Days | Wim Wenders | Japan, Germany | |
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus | Neo Sora | Japan | |
The Shadowless Tower | 白塔之光 | Zhang Lü | China |
Shayda | Noora Niasari | Australia, Iran | |
Sweet Dreams | Ena Sendijarević | Netherlands, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Indonesia, Sweden | |
Terrestrial Verses | آیه های زمینی | Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami | Iran |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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Paprika (2006) | パプリカ | Satoshi Kon | Japan |
Perfect Blue (1997) | パーフェクトブルー | Satoshi Kon | Japan |
The Raid (2011) | Serbuan Maut | Gareth Evans | Indonesia, France, United States |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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In Flames | Zarrar Kahn | Canada, Pakistan | |
In My Mother's Skin | Kenneth Dagalan | Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan | |
The Way of the Dragon (1972) | 猛龍過江 | Bruce Lee | Hong Kong |
The following awards were presented during the festival: [7]
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