Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

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Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Location Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Founded7 August 2006;18 years ago (2006-08-07)
AwardsGolden Hanoman Award and others
Website jaff-filmfest.org

The Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF) is an annual film festival held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The festival has partnered with the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) since its inaugural edition in 2006. [1] It aims to introduce Asian cinema to a wider audience and provides a space for arts, culture, and tourism.

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The most recent edition, 19th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held from 30 November to 7 December 2024.

History

Several Indonesian filmmakers, Garin Nugroho, Ifa Isfansyah, Budi Irawanto, Yosep Anggi Noen, Ajish Dibyo, Dyna Herlina and Ismail Basbeth along with NETPAC curator Philip Cheah, initiated the festival.

The first edition of the festival was held from 7 to 12 August 2006, about three months after the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake. [2] Kompas noted that the inaugural edition marked the recovery of Yogyakarta post-earthquake. [3] Meanwhile, Eric Sasono of Tempo noted that the festival created a new film market to develop the Asian cinema even further. [4]

Programs

As of 2022, the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival is organized in various sections:

In 2024, the festival debuted a new program, JAFF Market, an initiative aimed at reshaping the Indonesian film industry by fostering networking and collaboration among various sectors. [5]

Awards

The most prestigious award given at JAFF is the Golden Hanoman Award for best film. As of 2022, the festival has presented the following awards: [6]

Competition

Golden Hanoman Award
YearFilmDirectorCountry/Region
2006 Men at Work Mani Haghighi Iran
2007 Crossing the Dust Shawkat Amin KorkiIraq
2008Kantata Takwa Eros Djarot, Gotot PrakosaIndonesia
2009Agrarian UtopiaUruphong RaksasadThailand
2010Survival SongGuangyi YuChina
2011Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria KirchbaumRemton Siega ZuasolaPhilippines
2012 Bunohan Dain Iskandar SaidMalaysia
2013 Television Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Bangladesh
2014NagimaZhanna IssabayevaKazakhstan
2015 Cambodian Son Masahiro SuganoCambodia
2016 Solo, Solitude Yosep Anggi Noen Indonesia
2017 The Seen and Unseen Kamila Andini Indonesia
2018 27 Steps of May Ravi BharwaniIndonesia
2019 House of Hummingbird Kim Bora South Korea
2020 No awards given
2021 Taste Lê BảoVietnam
2022 Autobiography Makbul MubarakIndonesia
2023 MonismeRiar RizaldiIndonesia, Qatar
2024 Happyend Neo Sora Japan, United States

Indonesian Screen Awards

Rewards to best work on Indonesian feature films

Shorts

References

  1. ↑ "Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival". Asian Film Festivals. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Sugihardiyah, Rita (4 August 2006). "Jaff 2006". Kapanlagi. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kesenian Gugur Gunung Tampil di JAFF". Kompas . 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Sasono, Eric (17 August 2006). "Pasar Baru Film". Tempo . Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman; Frater, Patrick (16 May 2024). "Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival Sets Inaugural Market – Cannes". Variety . Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Awards". Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Awards. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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