| Four Seasons in Java | |
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| Indonesian | Empat Musim Pertiwi |
| Directed by | Kamila Andini |
| Written by | Kamila Andini |
| Produced by | Ifa Isfansyah |
| Starring | Putri Marino |
| Cinematography | Batara Goempar |
| Edited by | Jasmine Ng |
Production company | Forka Films |
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Four Seasons in Java (Indonesian : Empat Musim Pertiwi) is an upcoming drama film written and directed by Kamila Andini. The film stars Putri Marino as Pertiwi, the title character. It is an Indonesian-Singaporean-Philippine-Dutch-Norwegian-German international co-production.
It is scheduled for Indonesian theatrical release in 2026.
A woman returns to her village after being imprisoned for the murder of a man who tried to rape her. [1]
In October 2024, Four Seasons in Java was first revealed during Forka Films' slate announcement, with Kamila Andini attached as the director and Anthony Chen of Giraffe Pictures co-producing. [2] In February 2025, the project was selected to participate at CineMart, held during the International Film Festival Rotterdam. [3] It also participated at the Berlinale Co-Production Market in the same month. [4] Imajinari Pictures announced their investment in the project during their slate reveal in March 2025. [5] In June 2025, it was reported that it received €75,000 production grant from the Netherlands Film Fund and Hubert Bals Fund. [6] In the same month, the project also received 675,000 Norwegian kroner from Sørfond, with Verona Meier of Storm Films serving as a co-producer. [7]
In August 2025, it participated in the Venice Gap-Financing Market, seeking final post-production funding, particularly for visual effects. [8] It was reported that Bianca Balbuena of Philippine production company Epicmedia, Fred Burle of German production company One Two Films, Dutch production company Lemming Film's Erik Glijnis, and Christophe Bruncher of French production company Ici èt La Productions, also joined as co-producers. [9] In October 2025, the project won the Tokyo Project Award and Kongchak Award at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market. [10]
In an interview with Variety , Andini described that the film as a "collision between modernity and personal trauma, repeating in daily life". [11]
An exclusive ten-minute preview of Four Seasons in Java will be screened at the 20th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival on 30 November 2025. [12] It is scheduled for an Indonesian theatrical release in 2026. [13]