The 2023 Jakarta Film Week, the third edition of the film festival

Jakarta Film Week Jakarta Film Week is an international film festival held in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was initiated by the Tourism and Creative Economy Department of Jakarta in 2021, aimed to support the revival of the film industry post the COVID-19 pandemic in In ...

, was held on 25 to 29 October 2023. The festival opened with Wregas Bhanuteja's film ''

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'', and closed with Amanda Nell Eu's

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film '' Tiger Stripes''. It was held in-person around

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at the CGV

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, 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

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. 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

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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

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Global Short Award

*Yow Chong Lee, festival director and lecturer *M. Reza Fahriyansyah, director *

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, actor

Global Animation Award

*Alfeus Christie, food illustrator and animator *Sabrina Rochelle Kalangie, director and screenwriter *Chandra Endroputro, animator

Direction Award

*Kim Young Woo, programmer *

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, author and journalist *

Yosep Anggi Noen Yosep Anggi Noen (born 15 March 1983) is an Indonesian film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and actor. With his 2019 film '' The Science of Fictions'', Noen won the Maya Award for Best Director and earned a Citra Award for Best Direct ...

, director

Jakarta Film Fund Award

* Yandy Laurens, director and screenwriter *Lorna Tee, film producer and curator *Andhika Permata, Head of Tourism and Creative Economy Department of Jakarta

Series of the Year

*Rahabi Mandra, director and screenwriter *Ratih Kumala, screenwriter and author *Anggia Kharisma, film producer

Official selection

Global Feature

:Highlighted title and double-dagger () indicates Global Feature Award winner.

Official Selection

Fantasea

Herstory

Series on Screen

:Highlighted title and double-dagger () indicates Series of the Year winner.

Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival: *Global Feature Award: '' Tótem'' by

*Global Short Award: ''Things Unheard Of'' by Ramazan Kılıç *Global Animation Award: ''Mortelli, A Hopeless Case'' by Ben Fernández *Direction Award: '' Women from Rote Island'' by Jeremias Nyangoen *Jakarta Film Fund Award: ''Happy Wednesday'' by Candra Aditya *Series of the Year: ''

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'' by

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References

External links

*{{Official website, jakartafilmweek.com

2023 in Indonesia