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16th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
The 16th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held on 27 November to 4 December 2021 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The festival returned to be held offline at the Empire XXI, after a year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The festival partnered with streaming service KlikFilm for online screenings. A total of 128 films from 33 countries were screened during the festival. Asghar Farhadi's drama film ''A Hero'' opened the festival, and it closed with Gina S. Noer's '' First, Second & Third Love''. The most prestigious award of the festival, Golden Hanoman Award, was presented to Vietnamese drama film ''Taste'' by Lê Bảo. Official selections Opening and closing films In competition Asian Perspectives Classic Retrospective This year's Retrospective program showcased the work of actor Gunawan Maryanto. JAFF Indonesian Screen Awards Awards *Golden Hanoman Award :''Taste'' by Lê Bảo *Silver Hanoman Award :''Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash'' by Edw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Hero
''A Hero'' ( fa, قهرمان, Qahremaan) is a 2021 drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi. Starring Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh and Sahar Goldoost. In June 2021, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, the film won the Grand Prix. It was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, and was one of the 15 shortlisted films in the category but was not nominated. Plot Rahim Soltani is temporarily released from prison for a two-day period in order to settle an unpaid debt of 150,000 tomans to his brother-in-law, Bahram. Rahim’s lover, Farkondeh, has acquired a lost handbag containing several gold coins, which they both attempt to sell in order to repay the debt, but find that gold has lost value to the point where Rahim cannot repay Bahram in full. In the meantime, he moves in with his sister Malileh and her husband Hossein. Malileh discovers the handbag and coins a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najwa Najjar
Najwa Najjar ( ar, نجوى نجار) is a film writer and director. She was born to a Jordanian father and Palestinian mother. She began her career making commercials and has worked in both documentary and fiction since 1999. Her debut feature film ''Pomegranates and Myrrh'' won 10 awards, and was released theatrically and screened at over 80 international festivals. When the film was first screened in Ramallah, there was public outcry by the Hamas Government in Gaza over the film's portrayal of "what was deemed its 'unpatriotic' portrayal of an untrustworthy wife of a political prisoner." At the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, the film won the Best Arab Film award. The 1999 documentary film ''Naim and Wadee’a'' was based on Najjar's family and includes the oral histories of Na’im Azar and Wadee’a Aghabi, a couple who were forced to leave their Jaffa home in 1948. The film won the Award for Films of Conflict and Resolution at the 2000 Hamptons International Film Festival. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (film)
''Are You Lonesome Tonight?'' () is a 2021 Chinese neo-noir film directed by Wen Shipei and starring Eddie Peng and Sylvia Chang. Plot In 1997, an air conditioner repairman accidentally hits a man with his car late at night and decides to cover it up. He later meets the victim's widow and befriends her. A police detective investigates the case when the body is found riddled with bullets. Cast * Eddie Peng * Sylvia Chang * Wang Yanhui * Zhang Yu * Jiang Peiyao * Lu Xin * Chen Yongzhong * Deng Fei Production This was director Wen Shipei's first feature-length film, after having previously directed two short films in 2015 and 2016. The basis for the film came from a pitch at the 2017 Shanghai International Film Festival. Shipei has said that the story was inspired by his father, who was a petty criminal in the 1990s. The film takes its English-language title from the song "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" which appears in the film, whereas the Chinese-language title translate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamila Andini
Kamila Andini (born 6 May 1986) is an Indonesian film director known for her critically acclaimed debut ''The Mirror Never Lies''. Biography Andini was born on 6 May 1986 and is the eldest daughter of filmmaker Garin Nugroho. Although uninterested in cinematography for fear that she would be "work ngin her father's shadow", she began studying photography while still in junior high school, hoping to "capture people's life and behavior". While in senior high school her classmates often asked her father about film making, questions which Andini later said "ashamed" her because she knew nothing of her father's oeuvre. She later began to become involved with several film committees. Andini completed a degree in sociology at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. Career Upon her return to Indonesia, Andini began to work as a director. She handled music videos for groups such as Ungu and Slank, as well as documentaries on music and the ocean. One of these, ''Lagu untuk Tukik'' (''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuni (film)
''Yuni'' is an internationally co-produced drama film, written and directed by Kamila Andini. It stars Arawinda Kirana in the titular role. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021, where it was named the winner of the Platform Prize competition. It was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. Plot Yuni, a bright high school student, wants to attend university. She gains notoriety as she rejects a proposal by a man she barely knows. She rejects a second proposal, triggering concern relating to the local belief that if two proposals are rejected, a person will never marry. She finds her love for poetry as an escape from the reality. Until one day, her literature teacher comes to her house and become the third man to propose to her. Cast *Arawinda Kirana as Yuni *Kevin Ardilova as Yoga *Dimas Aditya as Pak Damar *Neneng Risma as Sarah *Vania Aurell as Nisa *Anne Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin (director)
Edwin (born 24 April 1978) is an Indonesian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He has won a total of four Citra Awards: Best Short Film for ''Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon'' (2005), Best Director for '' Posesif'' (2017), as well as Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay (shared with Eka Kurniawan) for '' Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash'' (2022). His feature film debut ''Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly'' (2008) earned critical acclaim and won several international festival awards. In 2012, Edwin received the Edward Yang New Talent Award at the 6th Asian Film Awards. In 2012, Edwin's sophomore feature '' Postcards from the Zoo'' was selected to compete in the main section of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, making him the first Indonesian filmmaker to compete for the prestigious Golden Bear in 49 years. In 2021, Edwin won Golden Leopard at the 74th Locarno Film Festival with ''Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash''. Career Edwin first came to prominenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (film)
''Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash'' ( id, Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas) is a 2021 Indonesian black comedy action drama film directed by Edwin who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eka Kurniawan based on Kurniawan's best-selling book of the same name. The film had its world premiere in August 2021 at the 74th Locarno Film Festival, where it won the top prize of Golden Leopard for Best Film. Edwin won his second Best Director nod at the 42nd Citra Awards, where the film won a total of 5 awards out of 12 nominations. Plot Set in the 1980s in a society ruled by machismo, a hibernating "bird" becomes a serious matter. In a life of brutality, the sleeping bird is an allegory for a peaceful and serene life, even when the whole world tries desperately to rouse it. Cast These are the cast members of the film as announced by Palari Films in July 2021: Production Development In May 2016, Palari Films announced that they had secured the rights to adapt Ek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Building (film)
''White Building'' is a 2021 Cambodian drama film directed by Kavich Neang. It was selected as the Cambodian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. The film was also nominated for the New Talent Award at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2021. Plot The lives of three friends are upended when the artist enclave where they reside, the White Building, is scheduled to be demolished. Cast * Piseth Chhun * Chinnaro Soem See also * List of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film * List of Cambodian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Cambodia is one over one hundred currently existing nations that has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, with their first submission announced in 1994 to compete for the 1995 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. ... References External links * 2021 films 2021 drama films Cambodian drama films Khmer-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Francisco Manatad
Carlo Francisco Manatad (born October 4, 1987) is a Filipino filmmaker and editor. He is one of the most prolific editors in the Philippines and has edited the film''Ruined Heart''(2014), ''A Gentle Night'' (2017), ''Balangiga'' (2017) and ''Women of the Weeping Rive''r (2018) to name few As a director, his films have screened in a number of international film festivals, such as in Locarno, Toronto, Busan, and Cannes. His most recent work is his feature film directorial debut, ''Whether the Weather is Fine'' (2021), which premiered at Locarno and won the Cinema e Gioventù Prize. Early life and education Manatad was born in Tacloban City, Philippines. He studied in business school initially, then pursued engineering during his first few years of university before eventually shifting to film. He graduated from the University of the Philippines Film Institute. Manatad is also an alumnus of the Asian Film Academy, Berlinale Talent Campus, and Locarno Filmmakers Academy. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whether The Weather Is Fine
''Whether the Weather is Fine'' or ''Kun Maupay Man It Panahon'' is a 2021 drama film directed and co-written by Carlo Francisco Manatad in his feature directorial debut. The film is a disaster movie which combines satirical and surreal elements. Starring Daniel Padilla, Rans Rifol, and Charo Santos-Concio, the film is set against the backdrop of the devastation caused by the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The film is a joint production by Black Sheep Productions, Globe Studios, and Dreamscape Entertainment. The film had its world premiere on August 9, 2021, at the 74th Locarno Film Festival. Plot In the aftermath of the devastating 2013 Typhoon Haiyan, a mother and son struggle for survival while searching for their loved ones. Cast * Daniel Padilla as Miguel * Rans Rifol as Andrea * Charo Santos-Concio as Norma Production Development ''Whether the Weather is Fine'' has been in development since 2014. The project started from a screenplay by Manatad that did not ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wregas Bhanuteja
Raphael Wregas Bhanuteja is an Indonesian film director and screenwriter. In 2016, Wregas became the first Indonesian director to win an award at Cannes Film Festival, for his short film '' Prenjak''. Biography Wregas Bhanuteja was born in Yogyakarta and learned short film making in De Britto College High School Yogyakarta. After graduating high school in 2010, he attended the Faculty of Film and TV, Jakarta Institute of Arts, majoring in film directing. During his study, Wregas produced several short films, including ''Senyawa'' (2012), shot on 16 mm celluloid film. In 2014, Wregas graduated from Jakarta Institute of Arts with his final project, a short film called ''Lemantun'' (2014) about a cupboard inherited by his grandmother. Lemantun attained several best short film awards, namely in XXI Short Film Festival 2015 and Indonesian Film Appreciation 2015. In 2015, Wregas' short film Lembusura (2014), about the eruption of Mount Kelud, made into selection in the 65t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Photocopier (film)
''Photocopier'' ( id, Penyalin Cahaya) is a 2021 Indonesian crime mystery drama film, co-written and directed by Wregas Bhanuteja in his feature-length directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the 26th Busan International Film Festival in October 2021, in the New Currents competition. The film won a total of twelve Citra Awards out of seventeen nominations, including the awards for Best Picture and Best Director. It won the most Citra Awards by a single film. Plot Suryani (colloquially Sur) is a college student, also part of her campus' theater group Mata Hari. When their performance is accepted for a festival in Kyoto, Sur parties with the other members at leader Rama Soemarno's house; her strict father warns her to not drink alcohol. However she rebels, and the next day, her campus board learns that she posted selfies of her drinking, which she has no knowledge of. Thus, she loses her scholarship and is kicked out. She takes refuge at her friend Amin's hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
