14th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival explained

Opening:Abracadabra
by Faozan Rizal
Closing:Motel Acacia
by Bradley Liew
Location:Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Founded:2006
Date:19–23 November 2019
Chronology:JAFF
Main:Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Previous:13th
Next:15th

The 14th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held on 19 to 23 November 2019 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.[1] A total of 107 films from 23 countries were screened during the festival.[2] Black comedy fantasy film Abracadabra opened the festival and it closed with Bradley Liew's Hotel Acacia.[3]

Korean drama film House of Hummingbird won the festival's most prestigious award, Golden Hanoman Award.[4]

Official selections

Opening and closing films

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Abracadabra Faozan RizalIndonesia
Motel Acacia Bradley LiewMalaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Slovenia, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

Asian Features

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
AuroraBekzat PirmatovKyrgyzstan
Blue Wind BlowsTetsuya TominaJapan
BuoyancyRodd RathjenAustralia, Cambodia, Thailand
A First Farewell第一次的离别Lina WangChina
House of Hummingbird벌새Kim BoraSouth Korea
Last Night I Saw You Smilingយប់មិញបងឃើញអូនញញឹមKavich NeangCambodia, France
LiwayDakip "Kip" OebandaPhilippines
Ma.AmaDominic SangmaIndia
Mountain SongYusuf RadjamudaIndonesia
Nakorn-Sawanนคร-สวรรค์Puangsoi AksornsawangThailand, Germany
Ode to NothingOda sa WalaDwein Ruedas BaltazarPhilippines
PaangshuVisakesa ChandrasekaramSri Lanka
The Science of FictionsHiruk-Pikuk si Al-KisahYosep Anggi NoenIndonesia, France, Malaysia
Song LangLeon LeVietnam
تهران شهر عشقAli JaberansariIran, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Trees Under the SunVeyilmarangalBijukumar DamodaranIndia
VerdictRaymund Ribay GutierrezPhilippines, France
Wet Season热带雨Anthony ChenSingapore, China, Taiwan

Asian Perspectives

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Asandhimittaඅසන්ධිමිත්තාAsoka HandagamaSri Lanka
The CaveนางนอนTom WallerThailand
DemonsDaniel HuiSingapore
FortitudeSabotRashid MalikovUzbekistan
JourneyLakbayanBrillante Mendoza, Kidlat Tahimik, Lav DiazPhilippines
KonpakuRemi M. SaliSingapore
ལུང་ནག་ནPawo Choyning DorjiBhutan, China
Many Undulating ThingsWang Bo, Pan LuHong Kong, South Korea, United States
RohEmir EzwanMalaysia
Sugar on the Weaver's ChairEmpuHarvan AgustriansyahIndonesia
The Sweet Requiemསྐྱོ་དབྱངས་མངར་མོ།Tenzing Sonam, Ritu SarinIndia, United States
The WallเณรกระโดดกำแพงBoonsong NakphooThailand

JAFF Indonesian Screen Awards

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)
DoReMi & YouBW Purbanegara
GundalaJoko Anwar
Humba DreamsRiri Riza
Love for Sale 2Andibachtiar Yusuf
Mecca I'm ComingMekah I'm ComingJeihan Angga
Sim F
Two Blue StripesDua Garis BiruGina S. Noer

Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival:[5]

House of Hummingbird by Kim Bora

The Science of Fictions by Yosep Anggi Noen

Aurora by Bekzat Pirmatov

Nakorn-Sawan by Puangsoi Aksornsawang

Best Film: Two Blue Stripes

Best Director: Gina S. NoerTwo Blue Stripes

Best Cinematography: Yunus Pasolang –

Best Performance: Laura Basuki

Best Screenplay: Gina S. NoerDua Garis Biru

Ma.Ama by Dominic Sangma

Diary of Cattle by Lidia Afrilita and David Darmadi

Diary of Cattle by Lidia Afrilita and David Darmadi

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JAFF 2019 usung tema "Revival". Antara. Yogi. Rachman. Imam. Santoso. 16 October 2019. 9 November 2024.
  2. Web site: JAFF Digelar 19-23 November 2019 Hadirkan 107 Film dari 23 Negara. Tirto. 17 October 2019. 9 November 2024. Yulaika. Ramadhani.
  3. Web site: Abracadabra, Ilusi Pembuka yang Memukau. Media Indonesia. 24 November 2019. 9 November 2024. Ardi Teristi. Hadi.
  4. Web site: JAFF 2019 Berakhir, Ini Film Peraih Penghargaan Hanoman. Tempo. Pribadi. Wicaksono. 24 November 2019. 9 November 2024.
  5. Web site: Dua Garis Biru Berhasil Bawa Tiga Piala di JAFF 2019. Kincir. 25 November 2019. 9 November 2024. Dita. Andriani.