Ifa Isfansyah

In this Indonesian name, there is no family name nor a patronymic.

Ifa Isfansyah
Isfansyah, 2018
Born	1979 (age 43–44) Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Education	Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta
Occupation	Film director
Years active	2001 – present
Notable work	Garuda di Dadaku Sang Penari
Spouse	Kamila Andini [1]
Awards	1 Citra Award

Ifa Isfansyah (born Yogyakarta, 1979) is an Indonesian film director. Initially a maker of short films, his first featured film, Garuda di Dadaku (Garuda on my Chest), was released in 2009. His following film, Sang Penari (The Dancer), won four Citra Awards at the 2011 Indonesian Film Festival.

Biography

Ifa was born in Yogyakarta in 1979. ^[2] He grew up in a small village and enjoyed soccer in his youth; first playing with a Muhammadiyah-sponsored team, he was a reserve in junior high school. ^[3] After high school, where he dabbled in basketball and playing the bass, he enrolled at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts. ^[3]

In 2001, Ifa founded the independent film community Fourcolors Films; the following year, he released his first short film, Air Mata Surga (Heaven's Tears), together with Eddie Cahyono. ^[2] Mayar, also released in 2002, which was shown in several film festivals, including International Film Festival Rotterdam. ^[2]

Four years later, Ifa released Harap Tenang, Ada Ujian! (Please Be Quiet, There are Tests!), a short film about the 2006 FIFA World Cup in comparison with the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake, which was screened in film festivals in Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan. ^[2] The same year he received a scholarship to study film at Im Kwon Taek Film School in Dongseo University, South Korea. ^[2] In 2007 he released Setengah Sendok Teh (Half a Teaspoonful). ^[2]

Ifa made his feature film debut with Garuda di Dadaku (Garuda on my Chest), which was released on 18 June 2009; the film follows a young boy who dreams of playing in the Indonesian football league. ^{[2] [3]}

On 10 November 2011, Ifa released his second feature-length film, Sang Penari (The Dancer), which had spent three years in production. ^[2] Based on the trilogy Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk (Ronggeng of Paruk Hamlet) by Ahmad Tohari, the film follows the life of a young ronggeng in Banyumas, Central Java, and touches on the communist purge of 1965–1966. ^[2] The film was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. ^[4]

Awards

Ifa's film Sang Penari garnered four Citra Awards at the 2011 Indonesian Film Festival, including Best Picture and Best Director. ^[5]

Personal life

Ifa is married to fellow director Kamila Andini, daughter of director Garin Nugroho. ^[1]

Filmography

As of 2018 ^[update] , Ifa has been involved in 21 film productions (both theatrical and short) as director, producer, and/or screenwriter.

• Harap Tenang, Ada Ujian! (2006), as director and screenwriter
• Setengah Sendok Teh (2007), as director and screenwriter
• Huan Chen Guang (2008), as producer, director, and screenwriter
• 9808 Antologi 10 Tahun Reformasi Indonesia (2008), as producer, director, and screenwriter
• Garuda di Dadaku (2009), as director
• Belkibolang (2010), as director
• Sang Penari (2011), as director and screenwriter
• Cewek Saweran (2011), as screenwriter
• Rindu Purnama (2011), as screenwriter
• Rumah dan Musim Hujan (2012), as producer, director, and screenwriter
• Ambilkan Bulan (2012), as director
• 9 Summers 10 Autumns (2013), as director and screenwriter
• Isyarat (2013), as producer
• Masked Monkey - The Evolution of Darwin's Theory (2014), as co-producer
• Pendekar Tongkat Emas (2014), as director and screenwriter
• Siti (2014), as producer and executive producer
• Pesantren Impian (2016), as director
• Catatan Dodol Calon Dokter (2016), as director
• Turah (2016), as producer
• The Seen and Unseen (2017), co-producer
• Hoax (2018), as producer, director, and screenwriter
• Memories of My Body (2018), as producer
• Mountain Song (2019), as producer
• Abracadabra (2019), as producer
• Yuni (2021), as producer
• Before, Now & Then (2022), as producer

References

Footnotes

1. Maullana and Kamil 2011, Sutradara "Sang Penari".
2. Maryono 2011, Ifa Isfansyah: The man.
3. Yazid 2009, Ifa Isfansyah: Stepping.
4. de Leon, Sunshine Lichauco (24 September 2012). "Indonesia introduces Oscar to 'Dancer'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
5. Kurniasari 2011, A vibrant year.

Bibliography

• Kurniasari, Triwik (18 December 2011). "A vibrant year for the film industry". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
• Maryono, Agus (22 November 2011). "Ifa Isfansyah: The man behind 'Sang Penari'". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
• Maullana, Irfan; Kamil, Ati (29 December 2011). "Sutradara "Sang Penari" Akan Jadi Menantu Garin Nugroho" [The Director of "Sang Penari" will be Garin Nugroho's Son-in-Law]. The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
• Yazid, Nauval (13 June 2009). "Ifa Isfansyah: Stepping into the real world of filmmaking". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

External links

• Ifa Isfansyah at IMDb