Whispering Sands is a 2001 Indonesian drama film directed by Nan Triveni Achnas and starring Christine Hakim and Dian Sastrowardoyo as a mother and her teenage daughter who are refugees making their way across endless sand dunes.
Royston Tan is a Singaporean filmmaker and actor.
Prima Rusdi is an Indonesian screenwriter and writer.
The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) is a worldwide organization of 29 member countries. It was created as the result of a conference on Asian cinema organized by Cinemaya, the Asian Film Quarterly, in New Delhi in 1990 at the instance and with the support of UNESCO, Paris.
Mohammad Rivai Riza, better known as Riri Riza, is an Indonesian film director, producer and writer. He is notable for his directorial work on Petualangan Sherina, Gie (2005), Laskar Pelangi, and Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? 2. He is also known for his creative partnership with Indonesian producer Mira Lesmana, with whom he manages the film production company, Miles Films.
The Photograph is a 2007 Indonesian film directed by Nan Achnas. The film won the 2008 Special Jury Prize at the 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the NETPAC Award at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2008.
The Cinemanila International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Manila, Philippines. It was founded by Filipino filmmaker Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz in 1999. The focus of the festival is on the cinema of the Philippines as well as Southeast Asian cinema.
The 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 12 July 2008. The Crystal Globe was won by Terribly Happy, a Danish neo-noir film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by The Photograph, an Indonesian drama directed by Nan Achnas.
Rakhshān Banietemad is an internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director and screenwriter who is widely considered a premier female director and her films have been praised at international festivals as well as being popular with Iranian critics and audiences. Her title as "First Lady of Iranian Cinema" is not only a reference to her prominence as a filmmaker, but also connotes her social role of merging politics and family in her work. Her signature style is that she focuses on a character representing a part of society to explore it while staying objectively neutral. The first period of Banietemad's cinematic activity originates from dark humor. Still, in the second period of her work, dark humor gives way to serious and influential films, and deeper and broader issues are addressed. Banietemad has a more realistic view of life.
The Citra Award for Best Picture is an award given at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) to the best feature film of the year. The Citra Awards, described by Screen International as "Indonesia's equivalent to the Oscars", are the country's most prestigious film awards and are intended to recognize achievements in films as well as to draw public interest to the film industry.
Sanjeewa Pushpakumara is a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter and producer.
Jamila and the President is a 2009 Indonesian film directed by Ratna Sarumpaet and starring Atiqah Hasiholan and Christine Hakim. It follows the story of a prostitute sentenced to death for killing a government minister.
Rara Patma Dewi Tjitrohadiseikusumo, best known under her stage name Chitra Dewi, was an Indonesian actress and director. She was noted for her roles in Usmar Ismail's films of the 1950s, appearing in films such as Tamu Agung, Tiga Dara, and Pedjuang, although she remained active in cinema until 1993 and won a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 1979 Indonesian Film Festival for Gara-gara Isteri Muda. Dewi also had a brief stint film directing in 1971, making her one of only six Indonesian women to direct a film before 1998.
My Beloved Dearest is a 2013 Singaporean drama film directed by Sanif Olek. This film is notable as Singapore's first locally made Malay-language film since the 1970s.
Viddsee is a video entertainment platform that drives distribution and marketing of short premium content, founded by engineer-filmmaking duo Ho Jia Jian and Derek Tan.
Park Chan-ok is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She wrote and directed Jealousy Is My Middle Name (2003) and Paju (2009).
Rain Chudori-Soerjoatmodjo is an Indonesian creative entrepreneur, author, curator, and actress. Together with her mother, Leila Chudori, she co-founded a publishing company, Peron House which debuted in Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in 2023. Chudori has published several books.
Chendra Effendy Panatan is an Indonesian artist. He started his dance training at Sumber Cipta Ballet Jakarta and studied furthermore at Ecola de la Dance Geneva, Lines Contemporary Ballet, San Francisco United States, Concordia University, Montreal Canada, Limon Institute, NYC – USA, and Internationale Sommerakademie des Tanzes in Koln, Germany.
Faiza Ahmad Khan is an Indian documentary filmmaker based in Mumbai. Her most well-known work is Supermen of Malegaon, a documentary film which revolves around the passion which residents of Malegaon have for filmmaking.
Kirsten Tan is a Singaporean film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 2017 feature film debut, Pop Aye, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and was Singapore's official submission to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
