Opening film | Andragogy by Wregas Bhanuteja |
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Closing film | Tiger Stripes by Amanda Nell Eu |
Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Founded | 2021 |
Awards | Global Feature Award: Tótem by Lila Avilés |
No. of films | 103 |
Festival date | 25–29 October 2023 |
Website | jakartafilmweek |
The 2023 Jakarta Film Week, the third edition of the film festival Jakarta Film Week, was held on 25 to 29 October 2023. [1] The festival opened with Wregas Bhanuteja's film Andragogy , and closed with Amanda Nell Eu's body horror film Tiger Stripes . [2] [3]
It was held in-person around Central Jakarta at the CGV Grand Indonesia, Ashley Hotel, Kineforum Ismail Marzuki Park and a new venue: Galeri Indonesia Kaya, also located at Grand Indonesia. Some of the screenings were also streamed virtually through streaming service Vidio. [4] A total of 103 films from 44 countries were screened during the festival. [5]
The most prestigious award of the festival, Global Feature Award, was presented to drama film Tótem directed by Lila Avilés. [6]
The following juries were named for the festival.
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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Andragogy (opening film) | Budi Pekerti | Wregas Bhanuteja | Indonesia, Singapore |
La Luna | M. Raihan Halim | Singapore, Malaysia | |
Midwives | Sages-femmes | Léa Fehner | France |
One Big Sumba Family | Tonny Trimarsanto | Indonesia | |
Past Lives | Celine Song | United States | |
The Prize | Onde Mande! | Paul Agusta | Indonesia |
Sweet Dreams | Ena Sendijarević | Netherlands, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, France, Indonesia | |
Tótem ‡ | Lila Avilés | Mexico, Denmark, France | |
Tuhan, Izinkan Aku Berdosa | Hanung Bramantyo | Indonesia | |
Women from Rote Island | Perempuan Berkelamin Darah | Jeremias Nyangoen | Indonesia |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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Beyond Utopia | Madeleine Gavin | United States | |
The Breaking Ice | 燃冬 | Anthony Chen | China, Singapore |
The Eternal Memory | La Memoria infinita | Maite Alberdi | Chile |
Hanging Gardens | جنائن معلقة | Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji | Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia |
I Haven't Done Anything | 좋.댓.구 | Park Sang-min | South Korea |
If Only I Could Hibernate | Баавгай болохсон | Zoljargal Purevdash | Mongolia, France, Qatar, Switzerland |
Terrestrial Verses | آیه های زمینی | Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami | Iran |
Tiger Stripes (closing film) | Amanda Nell Eu | Malaysia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Netherlands, Qatar, Singapore, Taiwan |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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Domingo and the Mist | Domingo y la niebla | Ariel Escalante | Costa Rica, Qatar |
My Grandfather's Demons | Os Demónios do Meu Avô | Nuno Beato | Portugal, Netherlands, Spain |
Sana | ミンナのウタ | Takashi Shimizu | Japan |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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Elaha | Milena Aboyan | Germany | |
Her Hobby | 그녀의 취미생활 | Ha Myung-mi | South Korea |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Original network |
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Blood Curse‡ | Teluh Darah | Kimo Stamboel | Disney+ Hotstar |
Cinlock - Love, Camera, Action | Andrew Kose | Vision+ | |
Drama Ratu Drama | Aco Tenri | Vidio | |
Losmen Melati | Mike Wiluan, Billy Christian | Catchplay | |
The Talent Agency | Hubungi Agen Gue! | Teddy Soeriaatmadja | Disney+ Hotstar |
The following awards were presented at the festival: [7]
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