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2023 Jakarta Film Week
The 2023 Jakarta Film Week, the third edition of the film festival Jakarta Film Week, was held on 25 to 29 October 2023. The festival opened with Wregas Bhanuteja's film '' Andragogy'', and closed with Amanda Nell Eu's body horror film '' Tiger Stripes''. It was held in-person around Central Jakarta at the CGV Grand Indonesia, Ashley Hotel, Kineforum Ismail Marzuki Park and a new venue: Galeri Indonesia Kaya, also located at Grand Indonesia. Some of the screenings were also streamed virtually through streaming service Vidio. A total of 103 films from 44 countries were screened during the festival. The most prestigious award of the festival, Global Feature Award, was presented to drama film ''Tótem'' directed by Lila Avilés. Juries The following juries were named for the festival. Global Feature Award *Chie Hayakawa, director *Sébastien Chesneau, founder of Cercamon *Kiki Fung, program consultant of Hong Kong International Film Festival Global Short Award *Yow Chong L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andragogy (film)
''Andragogy'' ( id, Budi Pekerti) is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Wregas Bhanuteja. The film stars Sha Ine Febriyanti as a school teacher whose reputation and career prospects get jeopardized after a video of her confronting a line-cutter goes viral. ''Andragogy'' had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2023. The film garnered seventeen nominations at the 2023 Indonesian Film Festival, including Best Picture, and it won two awards for Best Actress (Febriyanti) and Best Supporting Actress (Latuconsina). Cast *Sha Ine Febriyanti as Prani, a school teacher *Angga Yunanda as Muklas, Prani's son *Prilly Latuconsina as Tita, Prani's daughter *Dwi Sasono as Didit, Prani's husband *Omara Esteghlal as Gora *Ari Lesmana as Tunas Production Development After his debut feature film '' Photocopier'' in 2021, Bhanuteja began researching for his upcoming project and found many cyberbullying cases. He stated that he was inspired b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong International Film Festival
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), is one of Asia’s oldest international film festivals. Founded in 1976, the festival features different movies, filmmakers from different countries in Hong Kong. HKIFF screens around 230 films from more than 60 countries in different major cultural venues across the territory every year. New films are featured as gala premieres, with the directors and cast presenting on the red carpet and meet-and-greet sessions in theatres. The 46th edition of the festival was held from 15 August to 31 August 2022. The lineup included 204 films from 67 countries including 38 world, international or Asia premieres. '' Where the Wind Blows'' by Philip Yung and '' Warriors of Future'' by Ng Yuen-fai were opening films and '' Tori and Lokita'' by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne was the closing film of the festival. ''A New Old Play'' by Qiu Jiongjiong won the 'Firebird Award' for the best film for the Young Cinema Competition. History Previously o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Breaking Ice
''The Breaking Ice'' ( zh, 燃冬) is a 2023 Chinese-Singaporean romantic drama film written and directed by Anthony Chen. Starring Zhou Dongyu, Liu Haoran and Qu Chuxiao, the film was selected for the Un Certain Regard section of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. Synopsis Haofeng, a quiet young man from Shanghai, has come to Yanji, a cold border city in northern China near North Korea, for the wedding of a friend. At the wedding, his old friends joke about his expensive watch, but he makes no big deal about its price. When he receives phone calls from a hospital about missing his psychiatric appointment, he insists that they have the wrong number. As he ponders at the edge of a balcony, he sees a tour bus arrive. Haofeng joins a local tour group, where he meets tour guide Nana, who is not satisfied with her job. Nana's friend Xiao, a local cook, asks her out to dinn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Utopia
''Beyond Utopia'' is a 2023 American documentary film directed by Madeleine Gavin. The film debuted at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The documentary centers around Pastor Seungeun Kim, a South Korean human rights activist and director of the Caleb Mission, which has rescued over 1,000 North Korean defectors since 2000. Release ''Beyond Utopia'' debuted at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023. The film was screened at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in the "Documentary Showcase" section on October 8, 2023. In the United States Roadside Attractions and Fathom Events acquired distribution rights and released the film on a two-day screening on October 23, and October 24, 2023. Independent Lens acquired broadcast television rights to the film, setting a January 9, 2024, broadcast. Reception Writing for ''/Film'', Ben Pearson awarded the film a score of 9 out of 10 and found the handheld footage to be "nothing short of extraordinary." '' Variety' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women From Rote Island
''Women from Rote Island'' is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Jeremias Nyangoen in his feature directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the 28th Busan International Film Festival on 7 October 2023. It received four awards at the 2023 Indonesian Film Festival, including Best Picture and Best Director for Nyangoen. Premise Martha, an illegal migrant worker, comes back to her hometown in Rote Island to attend her father's funeral. Meanwhile, she has to deal with her own trauma after experiencing sexual violence in her workplace. Cast *Linda Adoe as Orpa *Irma Rihi as Martha *Sallum Ratu Ke as Bertha *Van Jhoov as Damar Production Casting Nyangoen revealed that he only cast local actors of Rote Island and around East Nusa Tenggara in order to preserve the distinctive accent of the Rote language and capture the essence of the region. Release ''Women from Rote Island'' had its world premiere at the 28th Busan International Film Festival 8 (eight) is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ena Sendijarević
Ena Sendijarević (born 1987) is an Amsterdam-based Bosnian filmmaker and screenwriter. She is best known for her short film ''Import'' (2016) and her debut feature '' Take Me Somewhere Nice'' (2019). The latter was part of the Cannes ACID programme at the 2019 Cannes film festival and won the Heart of Sarajevo award for Best Feature Film at the 2019 Sarajevo Film Festival. Early life and education Sendijarević was born in 1987 in Odžak, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Later she moved with her family to Modriča, where she remained until the beginning of the Bosnian War. After moving 20 times, including to Berlin, she moved to Amsterdam in 2002. She studied media and culture at the University of Amsterdam and the Freie Universität Berlin. In 2014, she graduated with a degree in screenwriting and directing from the Netherlands Film Academy. Career In 2013, Sendijarević wrote and directed her first short film, ''Reizigers in de Nacht'' (''Travellers in the Night''). The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Dreams (2023 Film)
''Sweet Dreams'' is a 2023 Dutch-Swedish drama film written and directed by Ena Sendijarević. The film starring Renée Soutendijk and Hayati Azis, is set on a plantation in the Dutch East Indies around the beginning of the 20th century and offers a critical look at the Dutch colonial past. It premiered at 76th Locarno Film Festival in main competition section on August 5, 2023. In September, it opened the 43rd Netherlands Film Festival, where it was nominated in eight categories and won six awards. Later in the same month, it was selected as Dutch entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards on September 8, 2023. On December 7, it appeared in the eligible list for consideration for the 2024 Oscars. Synopsis This satire shows how European colonialism is destined to fail like the plantation master Jan. Dutch sugar tycoon Jan (Hans Dagelet) dies suddenly on a remote island in Indonesia, leaving his wife Agathe (Renée Soutendijk) in sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prize (2023 Film)
''The Prize'' (Minangkabau: ''Onde Mande!''; lit. ''Oh My Goodness!'') is a 2023 Indonesian comedy-drama film directed and written by Paul Fauzan Agusta. It stars Shenina Cinnamon, Emir Mahira, Jajang C. Noer, Jose Rizal Manua, Shahabi Sakri, and Ajil Ditto. The film was theatrically released on 22 June 2023. It received two nominations at the 2023 Indonesian Film Festival: Best Actor for Manua and Best Actress for Noer. Premise The inhabitants of Sigiran Village, situated on the banks of Lake Maninjau, employ creative strategies to still obtain the lottery prize from the soap company to advance their village, although the initial winner has passed away. Cast * Shenina Cinnamon as Si Mar *Emir Mahira as Anwar *Jajang C. Noer as Ni Ta *Jose Rizal Manua as Da Am *Shahabi Sakri as Huda *Ajil Ditto as Hadi Production Principal photography took place from January to February 2023 around the Lake Maninjau in West Sumatra. Release ''The Prize'' was theatrically released on 22 June 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celine Song
Celine Song (; born 1988) is a Korean-Canadian director, playwright, and screenwriter based in the United States. Among her plays are ''Endlings'' and ''The Seagull on The Sims 4.'' Her directorial film debut ''Past Lives'' was nominated for several accolades including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 96th Academy Awards. Early life and education Song was born in South Korea. Her parents, both artists, moved the family to Markham, Ontario, Canada when she was 12. Her father, Song Neung-han, is a filmmaker. Song attended Queen's University in Ontario for her undergraduate degree and studied psychology, before receiving her MFA in playwriting from Columbia University in New York in 2014. Career 2019–2020: Off-Broadway works Song's play ''Endlings'' premiered in 2019 at the American Repertory Theater. The show's off-Broadway run opened in March 2020 at New York Theatre Workshop, but was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show tells the story of thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Past Lives (film)
''Past Lives'' is a 2023 American romantic drama film written and directed by Celine Song in her feature directorial debut. Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro, it follows two childhood friends over the course of 24 years while they contemplate the nature of their relationship as they grow apart, living different lives. The plot is semi-autobiographical and inspired by real events from Song's life. ''Past Lives'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023, and was released theatrically in the United States on June 2, 2023. The film received critical acclaim and was named one of the top ten films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute and received various accolades including five nominations at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama. Plot In Seoul, South Korea, Na Young and Hae Sung are 12-year-old classmates who develop feelings for one another and go on a date set up by their parents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léa Fehner
Léa Fehner (born 15 October 1981) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Toulouse and raised in a travelling theatre family, Fehner attended classes in Nantes and at the INSAS school, before pursuing an education in screenwriting at La Fémis, from which she graduated in 2006. During her studies, she had internships at the film centre in Bamako and in Cambodia. Between 2000 and 2007, she wrote and directed several shorts, among which ''Sauf le Silence'' was showcased at various film festivals including the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and the Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival. In 2009, she made her directorial feature film debut '' Silent Voice'', starring Farida Rahouadj, Reda Kateb Reda Kateb ( ar, رضا كاتب; born 27 July 1977) is a French actor. Life and career Kateb was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, to an Algerian actor, Malek-Eddine Kateb, and a French nurse of Czech and Italian origin. He is a grandnephew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Luna (2023 Film)
''La Luna'' is a 2023 Singaporean-Malaysian Malay language comedy romance film written, screenplay, story and directed by M. Raihan Halim. The film stars Shaheizy Sam and Sharifah Amani as well as other cast members. The film was released on 9 November 2023 in Malaysia, 16 November in Singapore and 6 December 2023 on Indonesia. Plot Tells about a woman (played by Sharifah Amani) who opened a lingerie store named La Luna in a lonely, lazy yet lifeless village, Kampong Bras Basah. There, she meets a widower police officer (Shaheizy Sam) who has a teenage daughter. The villagers welcome this La Luna shop but it is fiercely opposed by the iron nailed village head (Wan Hanafi Su) who wants to destroy the business at all costs. Cast * Shaheizy Sam as Salihin Arshad * Sharifah Amani as Hanie Abdullah * Wan Hanafi Su as Tok Hassan * Hisyam Hamid as Pa'at * Nadiya Nissa as Yam * Nam Ron as Ayob * Farah Ahmad as Enah * Iedil Dzuhrie Alaudin as Ustaz Fauzi * Wafiy Ilhan as Yazid * Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
