The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), formerly the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festival, held from 13 to 21 September 1996, was also the first international film festival in Korea.
Heartbreak Motel is a 2024 romantic drama film directed by Angga Dwimas Sasongko from a screenplay he wrote with Alim Sudio, based on the 2022 novel by Ika Natassa. It stars Laura Basuki, Reza Rahadian, and Chicco Jerikho. It was released on 1 August 2024 in Indonesian theatres. It received five nominations at the 2024 Indonesian Film Festival, including Best Actress (Basuki).
Reza Rahadian Matulessy is an Indonesian actor, model, singer and director of Persian and Ambonese descent. He was Chair of the Indonesian Film Festival for the period 2021 to 2023.
The 18th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 3 to October 12, 2013 and was hosted by Aaron Kwok and Kang Soo-yeon.
Fran Borgia is a Spanish-born film producer based in Singapore since 2004. He is the founder of film production company Akanga Film Asia.
Fiksi., sometimes stylized as fiksi., is a 2008 Indonesian thriller film directed by Mouly Surya in her directorial debut. It tells the story of Alisha, a young woman who moves to a cheap apartment from her mansion, where she meets people with unique characters and stories which she soon incorporates into her obsessive fantasy. According to Surya, the film is an "adult re-invention of Alice in Wonderland" with the character of Alisha being an inverted version of Alice.
Edwin is an Indonesian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He has won a total of four Citra Awards: Best Short Film for Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon (2005), Best Director for Posesif (2017), as well as Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2022). His feature film debut Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008) earned critical acclaim and won several international festival awards. In 2012, Edwin received the Edward Yang New Talent Award at the 6th Asian Film Awards.
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash is a 2021 Indonesian action black comedy-drama film directed by Edwin who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eka Kurniawan based on Kurniawan's best-selling book of the same name. The film had its world premiere in August 2021 at the 74th Locarno Film Festival, where it won the top prize of Golden Leopard for Best Film.
Yosep Anggi Noen is an Indonesian film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and actor. With his 2019 film The Science of Fictions, Noen won the Maya Award for Best Director and earned a Citra Award for Best Director nomination.
The Science of Fictions is a 2019 Indonesian drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Yosep Anggi Noen. Veteran theater actor Gunawan Maryanto stars as a man whose tongue gets cut off after discovering a film crew shooting a fake moon landing. For his performance, Maryanto won many awards, including the Citra Award for Best Actor and Maya Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Solo, Solitude is a 2016 Indonesian biographical drama film written, directed, and produced by Yosep Anggi Noen about disappeared activist and poet Widji Thukul.
Marissa Anita is an Indonesian journalist, actress and television news presenter. She began her acting career as a theatre actress in 2005, but rose to prominence in 2008 as a TV news reporter and later anchor for Metro TV. Her acting career took off in 2013 with a supporting role in Lucky Kuswandi's drama In the Absence of the Sun, for which she won a Maya Award for Best New Actress.
The 40th Citra Awards, presented by the Indonesian Film Board and Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, honored the achievement in Indonesian cinema released from 1 October 2019 to 15 March 2020 screened at the theatres or direct to streaming platforms. The ceremony was held on 5 December 2020 at the Assembly Hall, Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia, and presented by actors Chicco Jerikho, Laura Basuki, Reza Rahadian and Tissa Biani.
The 28th Busan International Film Festival opened on October 4 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea. Song Kang-ho of Parasite fame welcomed filmmakers as host of the festival, while Park Eun-bin acted as the moderator of the ceremony, which was broadcast live on YouTube channel and Naver TV. Opening with South Korean film Because I Hate Korea by Jang Kun-jae, 269 films were screened, including 209 officially invited films from 69 countries and 60 community beef screenings. Jung Sung-il, South Korean film critic, director and screenwriter served as chairman of the jury for its main competition section.
Blood Curse is a 2023 Indonesian horror miniseries that premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 25 February 2023. The series was created, directed and co-written by Kimo Stamboel and stars Mikha Tambayong and Deva Mahenra.
Salmantyo "Sal" Ashrizky Priadi is an Indonesian singer-songwriter and actor. He released his debut studio album, Berhati in 2020, followed by MARKERS AND SUCH PENS FLASHDISKS in 2024. As an actor, he has starred in various films, including the Locarno-winning Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021) and Yosep Anggi Noen's 24 Hours with Gaspar (2023).
Yulia Evina Bhara is an Indonesian film and theatre producer. She founded production company KawanKawan Media in 2016, which focuses on film production and international co-production.
Redemption of Sin is a 2024 Indonesian mystery horror film directed by Yosep Anggi Noen from a screenplay he wrote with Alim Sudio. It stars Happy Salma, Putri Marino, and Shogen.
Tale of the Land is a 2024 thriller drama film directed and written by Loeloe Hendra in his directorial debut, and starring Shenina Cinnamon, Arswendy Bening Swara and Angga Yunanda.
Ali Topan is a 2023 road romantic drama film directed and written by Sidharta Tata, based on the 1977 novel Ali Topan Anak Jalanan by Teguh Esha. The film stars Jefri Nichol in the titular role, alongside Lutesha, Omara Esteghlal, Reza Hilman, and Bebeto Leutualy.
