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Timo Tjahjanto
Timo Tjahjanto (; born Timothy Tjahjanto; 4 September 1980) is an Indonesian filmmaker known for his film works mostly on the horror and action genres. Tjahjanto owns the film production company Merah Production. Apart from directing, producing, and writing story for his own films, Tjahjanto is also known as one half of The Mo Brothers with friend and fellow filmmaker Kimo Stamboel. The duo received a Citra Award nomination for Best Director in 2016 for '' Headshot'' while Tjahjanto himself won the Maya Award for Best Director in 2019 for '' May the Devil Take You''. Early life Timo received education at the School of Visual Arts in Australia, where he met future collaborator Kimo Stamboel. He began his career in the film industry as a freelance story board artist and photographer. He has cited Alfred Hitchcock's '' Psycho'' and Tommy Lee Wallace's 1990 adaptation of Stephen King's '' It'' as his major influences. Career 2007–2017: Career beginnings, The Mo Brothers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organization behind the film festival is also a permanent destination for film culture operating out of the TIFF Lightbox cultural centre, located in downtown Toronto. The Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, TIFF People's Choice Award – which is based on audience balloting – has emerged as an indicator of success during Film awards seasons, awards season, especially at the Academy Awards. Past recipients of this award include Oscar-winning films, such as ''Chariots of Fire'' (1981), ''Life Is Beautiful'' (1998), ''American Beauty (1999 film), American Beauty'' (1999), ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' (2000), ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008), ''The King's Speech'' (2010), ''Silver Linings Playbook'' (2012), ''12 Years a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery fiction, mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately Stephen King short fiction bibliography, 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.Jackson, Dan (February 18, 2016)"A Beginner's Guide to Stephen King Books". Thrillist. Retrieved February 5, 2019. His debut novel, debut, ''Carrie (novel), Carrie'' (1974), established him in horror. ''Different Seasons'' (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976 film), ''Carrie'' (1976), The Shining (film), ''The Shining'' (1980), The Dead Zone (film), ''The Dead Zone'' and Christine (1983 film), ''Christine'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noboru Iguchi
(born June 28, 1969) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor. He has worked as a director in adult video (AV) as well as in the horror and gore genres. Life and career Iguchi was born on June 28, 1969. In an interview he said he was influenced in his work by the ghost houses and freak shows he went to as a child in Japanese play lands, and that his aim in his films is to both entertain and surprise. Adult videos In his extensive career as an AV director, Iguchi has worked for a number of studios including CineMagic, Big Morkal, Try-Heart, h.m.p and Soft On Demand (SOD). Nana Natsume and Risa Coda have been among the AV Idols featured in his videos. His videos have explored several of the typical Japanese AV genres, from incest for SOD to "nakadashi", bondage, group sex and some enema fetish videos for CineMagic. His video ''Final Pussy'' starring Nana Natsume won the Best Rental Video Award at the 2005 SOD Awards. In this January 2005 video, Natsume's cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Wheatley
Ben Wheatley (born 1972) is an English filmmaker, film editor, and animator. Beginning his career in advertising, Wheatley first gained recognition and acclaim for his commercials and short films, before transitioning into feature films and television programmes. He is best known for his work in the thriller film, thriller and Horror film, horror genres, with his films frequently incorporating heavy elements of black comedy and satire. Wheatley has received numerous accolades for his work, including an Evening Standard British Film Awards, Evening Standard British Film Award, five British Independent Film Awards, British Independent Film Award nominations, and numerous awards and honours from film festivals including South by Southwest, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Mar del Plata, Raindance Film Festival, Raindance, Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto and Cannes Film Festival, Cannes. Career In 2006, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banjong Pisanthanakun
Bangjong Pisanthanakun () is a Thai filmmaker and screenwriter. He saw early success with his first two films, ''Shutter (2004 film), Shutter'' (2004) and ''Alone (2007 film), Alone'' (2007), both horror films that he co-directed and co-wrote with Parkpoom Wongpoom. He also directed the 2013 comedy-horror romance film ''Pee Mak'', which became Thailand's highest-grossing film of all time, and the 2021 horror film The Medium (2021 film), ''The Medium'', which was a commercial and critical success in South Korea. In addition to horror films, Bangjong directed the romance films ''Hello Stranger (2010 film), Hello Stranger'' (2010) and ''One Day (2016 film), One Day'' (2016). Education and early career Bangjong Pisanthankun graduated in 1999 from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, where he majored in film. He directed a short film, ''Plae Kao'', which was a finalist for best picture and best screenplay in the Click Radio comedy short film competition in 2000. He then wrote and dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacho Vigalondo
Ignacio "Nacho" Vigalondo Palacios (born 6 April 1977) is a Spanish filmmaker. Career Vigalondo's first film was the 2003 Spanish-language short film '' 7:35 in the Morning'', about a suicide bomber who terrorizes a cafe, which was only eight minutes long. The film won significant accolades: it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film, got another Best Short Film Award nomination at the European Film Awards, and received the Bronze Moon of Valencia at the Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival, and the Prix UIP Drama at the Drama Short Film Festival. He finished his first full-length feature film, '' Los Cronocrímenes'' (English title: ''Timecrimes''), in 2007, in which he also co-starred. Vigalondo's next film was the 2011 Spanish-language alien invasion film '' Extraterrestre''. In 2011, it was reported that Vigalondo was recruited to direct a film adaptation of Mark Millar's ''Supercrooks''. From 2012 to 2014 he wrote and directed a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The ABCs Of Death
''The ABCs of Death'' is a 2012 American comedy horror anthology film produced by international producers and directed by filmmakers from around the world. The film contains 26 shorts, each by different directors spanning fifteen countries, including Nacho Vigalondo, Kaare Andrews, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Ben Wheatley, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi, Ti West, and Angela Bettis. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012. In 2013, it was released on VOD January 31 and in theaters March 8. The end credits of the film feature Australian band Skyhooks' 1974 song "Horror Movie". The film's financial success launched the titular film series, including a second film in 2014, and a spin-off film in 2016. Background The film is divided into 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving death. The var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forbidden Door
''The Forbidden Door'' () is a 2009 in film, 2009 Indonesian psychological thriller film written and directed by Joko Anwar based on Sekar Ayu Asmara's novel of the same name. Despite disappointing box office receipts in Indonesia, the film won rave reviews internationally, with ''The Hollywood Reporter'' calling it a film that "would make [Alfred] Alfred Hitchcock, Hitchcock and [Pedro] Pedro Almodóvar, Almodóvar proud." Plot Gambir, a lifecasting sculptor of pregnant women, Extramarital sex, extramaritally impregnates Talyda Sasongko. At the abortion clinic, a man tells him that when his wife had abortion here, they were haunted with guilt, though gradually adapted as they aborted every single fetus they had. Gambir, overcome with emotion, cuts the belly part of one of his sculptures and puts the fetus, named Arjasa, in it, so it would appear "living". They later marry and his career rises (Arjasa's sculpture being the most acclaimed work), but he is still haunted and becomes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joko Anwar
Joko Anwar (born 3 January 1976) is an Indonesian film director, Film producer, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, he worked as a journalist and Film criticism, film critic. Anwar first rose to prominence for co-writing Nia Dinata's 2003 hit ''Arisan!'' which won five awards at the 2004 Indonesian Film Festival, Citra Award. He then made his feature film Directorial Debut, directorial debut with the romantic comedy ''Janji Joni, Joni's Promise'' in 2005, gaining a Citra Award for Best Director, Best Director nomination at the 2005 Indonesian Film Festival, Citra Award. He has since directed a wide range of genres: the Film noir, noir thriller ''Dead Time: Kala'' (2007), psychological thriller ''The Forbidden Door'' (2009), Supernatural horror film, supernatural horror ''Satan's Slaves'' (2017) and its sequel ''Satan's Slaves 2: Communion'' (2022), and Superhero film, live-action superhero ''Gundala (film), Gundala'' (2019). In 2024, Anwar's antholog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aming
Aming (Japanese: あみん) is a female Japanese pop/folk duo composed of Takako Okamura and Haruko Kato that debuted in 1982 with their hit " Matsu wa", which reached number 1 on the Oricon Singles Chart. Their single "Kohakuiro No Omoide" (Japanese: 琥珀色の想い出) (1982) reached number 9; and their single "Kokoro Komete Ai Wo Komete" (Japanese: 心こめて愛をこめて) (1983) reached number 18. Oricon News
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in ...
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Ario Bayu
Ario Bayu Wicaksono (born 6 February 1985) is an Indonesian actor. Early life and career Born in Jakarta to Javanese parents, Ario Bayu had spent nearly all of his formative years in the city of Hamilton, New Zealand, where his father studied and then went into business. He returned to Indonesia in 2004 with the intent to pursue his acting and music ambitions. He studied at the Globe Theatre in London. In his first break through role, Ario Bayu plays a detective in '' Dead Time: Kala'', Indonesia's first tribute to film noir which won rave reviews from critics, directed by Joko Anwar. In 2013, Ario played alongside Hollywood actress Joan Chen in HBO Asia's production '' Serangoon Road''. In '' Java Heat'', Ario plays opposite Kellan Lutz and Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke. In '' Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka'' (2013), Ario plays the protagonist Sukarno, founding President of Indonesia The president of the Republic of Indonesia () is the head of state and head of go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Estelle
Julie Estelle Gasnier (born January 4, 1989), better known as Julie Estelle, is an Indonesian actress and model. She is best known internationally for her roles in slasher and martial arts films, such as Ladya in ''Macabre'' (2009), Hammer Girl in ''The Raid 2'' (2014), and The Operator in '' The Night Comes for Us'' (2018). She won Best New Actress at the 2015 Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards. Early life and education Julie Estelle was born on 4 January 1989, in Jakarta, Indonesia, to an Indonesian mother and French-American father. Estelle graduated from Lycee International Francais de Jakarta majoring in Business. Career Julie Estelle debuted at 15 years old in the 2005 romance film ''Alexandria'', taking on the role of a 20 year-old college senior. For her acting in this film, Estelle won the 2006 MTV Indonesia Awards "Most Favorite Rising Star". In 2006, Estelle starred in a blockbuster horror film ''Kuntilanak'' (''The Chanting'') and its two spin-offs in 2007 and 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
