Yulia Evina Bhara | |
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Born | Yulia Evina Bhara 1 July 1982 |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Yulia Evina Bhara (born 1 July 1982) is an Indonesian film and theatre producer. She founded production company KawanKawan Media in 2016, which focuses on film production and international co-production. [1]
Bhara began her career by self-teaching herself to produce theater performances, mostly focusing on historical and humanitarian themes. [2] In 2016, her feature producing debut, Solo, Solitude , had its world premiere at the 69th Locarno Film Festival during the Filmmakers of the Present section. [3] In 2019, she produced Yosep Anggi Noen's third feature film The Science of Fictions , which she was nominated for Citra Award for Best Picture at the 2020 Indonesian Film Festival. [4] She produced her first documentary feature film, You & I in 2020, which premiered at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. [5] In 2021, Bhara made her international co-producing debut for Filipino disaster drama film Whether the Weather Is Fine . [6]
In 2022, she produced Makbul Mubarak's directorial debut film, Autobiography , which had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. [7] The film was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 96th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. [8] In 2023, Bhara was picked as one of Variety 's Impactful International Women of the year. [9] She co-produced Amanda Nell Eu's directorial debut film Tiger Stripes , which won the Critics' Week Grand Prize. [10]
Bhara was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Year | Film | Credit |
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2016 | Solo, Solitude | |
2019 | The Science of Fictions | |
2020 | You and I | |
2021 | Whether the Weather Is Fine | Co-producer |
2022 | Stone Turtle | Co-producer |
2022 | Autobiography | |
2023 | 24 Hours with Gaspar | |
2023 | Tiger Stripes | Co-producer |
2023 | Dreaming & Dying | Co-producer |
2023 | Last Shadow at First Light | Co-producer |
2024 | The Fox King | Co-producer |
2024 | Don't Cry, Butterfly | Co-producer |
2024 | Tale of the Land | |
TBA | The Drought | Co-producer [11] |
TBA | Jilah and the Man with Two Names | [12] |
TBA | Malice | [13] |
TBA | Songsmith | [12] |
TBA | Voice of Baceprot | [12] |
TBA | Watch It Burn | [14] |
Short films
Year | Film | Credit |
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2016 | On the Origin of Fear | |
2018 | Mist of the Past | Co-producer |
2021 | West Love | Executive producer |
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