Yandy Laurens (born 9 April 1989) is an Indonesian filmmaker. In 2018, he made his feature

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with '' Cemara's Family''. In 2023, he directed his second feature film, ''

Falling In Love Like In Movies ''Falling In Love Like In Movies'' () is a 2023 Indonesian romantic comedy film directed and written by Yandy Laurens. It stars Ringgo Agus Rahman, Nirina Zubir, Alex Abbad, Sheila Dara Aisha, Dion Wiyoko, and Julie Estelle. The film premier ...

'', which won seven

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s including

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Career

Born and raised in

Makassar Makassar ( ), formerly Ujung Pandang ( ), is the capital of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of South Sulawesi. It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, ...

, Laurens attended Institut Kesenian Jakarta, majoring in

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. His graduation film, ''Wan An'', won Best Short Film at the 2012

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. Since then, he has directed several commercials, music videos, and web series. In 2017, it was announced that Laurens would direct an adaptation of the 1996 television series '' Keluarga Cemara''. In 2018, '' Cemara's Family'' had its world premiere at the

Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival The Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF) is an annual film festival held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The festival has partnered with the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) since its inaugural edition in 2006. It aims to introdu ...

, starring

Ringgo Agus Rahman Ringgo Agus Rahman (born 12 August 1982) is an Indonesian actor and radio personality. He made his acting debut by starring as Agus in Hanung Bramantyo's ''Jomblo'' (2006). Career Rahman's stage name, Ringgo, was derived from a character he playe ...

Nirina Zubir Nirina Raudatul Jannah Zubir, better known simply as Nirina Zubir, (born 12 March 1980) is an Indonesian actress and television presenter of Minangkabau people, Minangkabau descent. Life Nirina was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar to expatriate ...

, Adhisty Zara, and Widuri Puteri. The film was released theatrically on 3 January 2019 and became the seventh highest-grossing domestic film in Indonesia with 1,699,433 admissions. His second feature film, ''

'', a partially

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romantic comedy film, had its world premiere at the

18th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival The 18th annual Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held on 25 November to 2 December 2023 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The films were screened at the Empire 21 Cineplex, XXI theatres and online through streaming service KlikFilm, meanwhile other ...

. This was his second collaboration with Rahman and Zubir, after ''Cemara's Family''. The film was theatrically released in Indonesia on 30 November 2023. It received eleven nominations at the

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, including

and

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. In 2024, it was announced that Laurens would adapt another television series created by Arswendo Atmowiloto, titled '' A Brother and 7 Siblings''. It was the closing film of the

19th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival The 19th annual Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held from 30 November to 7 December 2024 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. A total of 180 films from 25 Asia–Pacific countries were screened during the festival. The festival opened with Garin Nugroho ...

. His fourth feature film '' Sore: Istri dari Masa Depan'' was theatrically released in Indonesia on 10 July 2025. It was adapted from his

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of the same name, with

Dion Wiyoko Dion Wiyoko (born in Surabaya, May 3, 1984) is an Indonesian actor of Chinese descent who started his career as a model. Biography Dion Wiyoko started his career as a model in some magazines such as Aneka Yess, Femina, and many more. Continui ...

reprising his role.

Filmography

Feature film Short film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laurens, Yandy 1989 births Living people People from Makassar Indonesian film directors Indonesian screenwriters Indonesian people of Chinese descent Citra Award winners