Edward Gunawan

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Edward Gunawan (b. 28 July 1982) is a Chinese Indonesian model, comic artist, actress and director.

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Early life

Gunawan is born on 28 July 1982. [1] He was raised in a conservative Chinese family. In middle school he began coming out to his friends. He came out publicly when he moved to San Francisco, California. [2] As a child, he enjoyed and Roald Dahl was his favourite author. [3]

Career

Gunawan started his film career as a producer for the 2006 film Still, which was directed and co-produced by Lucky Kuswandi. [4] In 2008, he produced Laundromat. The film was awarded Audience Award for Best Short Film in 18th ReelPride: Fresno LGBT Film and was nominated for the Jury Award For Best Director of Short Film Laundromat at the 19th Clip Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. [3] Payung Merah, a film he co-directed with Andri Cung in 2010, won at the Asian Short Film Awards in 2011. [5] He was nominated for a Maya Awards for Best Newcomer in 2012 for his role in Arisan! 2. [6] He produced Sagarmatha in 2013. [7]

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleProducerWriterRef.
2011 Arisan! 2 YesNo [8]
2013Big Gay LoveYesNo
Sagarmatha YesNo
2015 How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) YesNo
2016 By the Time It Gets Dark YesNo

Short films

YearsTitleCredit asRef
DirectorProducerWriter
2006StillNoYesYes [4]
2007JustNoYesYes
2008LaundromatYesYesYes [9]
2009ScentNoYesYes
2010Broken VaseYesYesYes [10]
Payung MerahYesYesYes [11]
2011Borrowed TimeYesYesYes [12]
2012Garis BawahNoYesNo [13]
2013BuangNoYesNo [14]
DinoYesYesYes
AdamNoYesNo
Draft DayNoYesNo
DepartureNoYesNo
2015Merindu MantanNoYesNo

References

  1. "Aktor Edward Gunawan Siap Produksi Film Romantis". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  2. Beale, Christopher J. (6 October 2022). "Out in the Bay: 'PRESS PLAY' breaks mental health stigma with stories". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  3. 1 2 "Titik Balik Kehidupan Edward Gunawan". Femina (in Indonesian). 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  4. 1 2 "Still (Tanpa Dialog) (2005)". Indonesian Film Center. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  5. "Film Pendek 'Payung Merah' Raih Asian Short Film Awards". detikhot (in Indonesian). 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  6. Nugroho, Adi Abbas (8 December 2012). "Inilah Nominasi Piala Maya 2012". KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  7. "Mengejar Mimpi di Sagarmatha". Kompas. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  8. "Edward Gunawan - Filmografi". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  9. "Laundromat (2008)". Indonesian Film Center. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  10. Broken Vase (2010) . Retrieved 2025-06-12 via www.allmovie.com.
  11. "Film Pendek 'Payung Merah' Raih Asian Short Film Awards". detikhot (in Indonesian). 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  12. "Borrowed Time (2011)". Kinorium. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  13. Below The Line (Garis Bawah) by Ray Farandy Pakpahan - Indonesia Drama Short Film | Viddsee . Retrieved 2025-06-13 via www.viddsee.com.
  14. "Buang". www.shortfilmwire.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.