15th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival explained

Opening:Mekong 2030
by Anocha Suwichakornpong, Phạm Ngọc Lân, Kulikar Sotho, Anysay Keola, and Sai Naw Kham
Closing:You and I
by Fanny Chotimah
Location:Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Founded:2006
Date:25–29 November 2020
Chronology:JAFF
Main:Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Previous:14th
Next:16th

The 15th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held on 25 to 29 November 2020 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.[1] The film screenings were held in person in fifteen cities across Indonesia, alongside online screenings through streaming service KlikFilm.[2]

The festival opened with anthology film Mekong 2030, directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong, Phạm Ngọc Lân, Kulikar Sotho, Anysay Keola, and Sai Naw Kham.[3] It closed with documentary film You and I by Fanny Chotimah. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival programs were restructured and the competitions were not held.[4]

Official selection

Opening and closing films

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Mekong 2030 (opening film)Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam
You and I (closing film)Fanny ChotimahIndonesia

Asian Perspectives

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Atbai's FightАтбай ШайқасыAdilkhan YerzhanovKazakhstan
CircaAdolfo Alix Jr.Philippines
CleanersGlenn BaritPhilippines
Colorless DreamsRangsiz tushlarAyub ShahobiddinovUzbekistan
A Dark, Dark ManҚап-қара адамAdilkhan YerzhanovKazakhstan
Debris of Desireমায়ার জঞ্জালIndranil RoychowdhuryIndia
Do You Think God Loves Immigrant Kids, Mom?Tanrı Göçmen Çocukları Sever Mi Anne?Rena Lusin BitmezTurkey
Fear(less) and Dear誠惶(不)誠恐,親愛的Anson MakHong Kong
The Forbidden StringsHasan NooriIran
Help Is on the WayIsmail Fahmi LubisIndonesia
A Hundred Years of HappinessJakeb AnhvuVietnam
Malu无马之日Edmund YeoMalaysia, Japan
MañanitaPaul SorianoPhilippines
NajibehMostafa GandomkarIran
Numbnessبی حسی موضعیHossein MahkamIran
Tears of MokpoPark Ki-yongSouth Korea
Where We Belongที่ตรงนั้น มีฉันหรือเปล่าKongdej JaturanrasameeThailand

NETPAC

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
The BadgerگورکنKazem MollaieIran
BiriyaaniബിരിയാണിSajin BaabuIndia
Hail, Driver!Prebet SapuMuzzamer RahmanMalaysia
A Hairy Tailمسخره بازHomayoun GhanizadehIran
Holy RightsFarha KhatunIndia
In My DreamBir Düş GördümMurat ÇeriTurkey
John Denver TrendingArden Rod CondezPhilippines
Just 6.5متری شیش و نیمSaeed RoustayiIran
Long Day漫长的一天Luo YumoChina
The Love of Tapang TreeNova GohMalaysia
NewtopiaAudun AmundsenIndonesia, Norway
School Town Kingแร็ปทะลุฝ้า ราชาไม่หยุดฝันWattanapume LaisuwanchaiThailand
The Tremorநிலநடுக்கம்Balaji Vembu ChelliIndia
The Wardenسرخ‌پوستNima JavidiIran

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2020 Digelar di Tengah Pandemi Covid-19, Ifa Isfansyah Buka Suara. Liputan 6. 22 November 2020. 28 August 2024. Wayan. Diananto. 5 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211205071534/https://www.liputan6.com/showbiz/read/4414559/jogja-netpac-asian-film-festival-2020-digelar-di-tengah-pandemi-covid-19-ifa-isfansyah-buka-suara. live.
  2. Web site: Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2020 Digelar Virtual. Republika. 23 November 2020. 28 August 2024. Shelbi. Asrianti. Nora. Azizah.
  3. Web site: JAFF 2020 digelar 25-26 November, dibuka dengan film "Mekong 2030". Antara. 24 November 2020. 28 August 2024. Maria. Cicilia. Alviansyah. Pasaribu. 17 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221117095550/https://www.antaranews.com/berita/1856072/jaff-2020-digelar-25-26-november-dibuka-dengan-film-mekong-2030. live.
  4. Web site: JAFF 2020 Tetap Digelar. Media Indonesia. 1 July 2020. 28 July 2024. Fathurrozak. Bintang. Krisanti.