The 18th annual Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held on 25 November to 2 December 2023 in Yogyakarta , Indonesia.[ 1] XXI theatres and online through streaming service KlikFilm, meanwhile other fringe events were held at the LPP Yogyakarta.
A total of 205 films from 25 Asia–Pacific countries were screened during the festival.[ 2] directorial debut film, Autobio-Pamphlet Angga Dwimas Sasongko 's 13 Bombs in Jakarta [ 3] [ 4] Wong Kar-wai films in three cities in November.[ 5]
The most prestigious award, Golden Hanoman Award, was presented to experimental film Monisme , directed by Riar Rizaldi.[ 6]
Opening and closing films
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English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Abang Adik Jin Ong
Malaysia
Dreaming & Dying Nelson Yeo
Singapore, Indonesia
Growing Apart
何处生长
Long Lingyun
China
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell Bên trong vỏ kén vàng
Pham Thien An
Vietnam, Singapore, France, Spain
Last Shadow at First Light Nicole Midori Woodford
Singapore, Japan, Slovenia, Philippines, Indonesia
Monisme Riar Rizaldi
Indonesia, Qatar
Oasis of Now
Chia Chee Sum
Malaysia, France, Singapore
Tiger Stripes Amanda Nell Eu
Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Qatar
Which Colour?
Kayo Kayo Colour?
Shahrukhkhan Chavada
India
Indonesian Screen Awards
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English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
#LookAtMe Ken Kwek
Singapore
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
九槍
Tsai Tsung-lung
Taiwan
Home Ground
홈그라운드
Kwon Aram
South Korea
I Love You, Beksman
Mahal Kita, Beksman
Percival Intalan
Philippines
La Luna M. Raihan Halim
Singapore, Malaysia
Maryam
Badrul Hisham Ismail
Malaysia
Old Fashion, New Life
女德
Lam Can-zhao
Malaysia
Opium
Aman Sachdeva
India
Pendatang
Ken-Kin Ng
Malaysia
Qash
ҚАШ
Aisultan Seitov
Kazakhstan
River
リバー、流れないでよ
Junta Yamaguchi
Japan
Sugarland
Gitling
Jopy Arnaldo
Philippines
Waiting for the Light to Change
Linh Tran
United States
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
24 Hours with Gaspar 24 Jam Bersama Gaspar
Yosep Anggi Noen
Indonesia
All Ears
不虚此行
Jiayin Liu
China
Evil Does Not Exist 悪は存在しない
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Japan
Fremont Babak Jalali
United States
The Monk and the Gun Pawo Choyning Dorji
Bhutan, France, United States, Taiwan
Monster 怪物
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japan
Perfect Days Wim Wenders
Japan, Germany
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus Neo Sora
Japan
The Shadowless Tower 白塔之光
Zhang Lü
China
Shayda Noora Niasari
Australia, Iran
Sweet Dreams Ena Sendijarević
Netherlands, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Indonesia, Sweden
Terrestrial Verses آیه های زمینی
Ali Asgari , Alireza Khatami
Iran
The following awards were presented during the festival:[ 7]
Monisme by Riar RizaldiOasis of Now by Chia Chee SumSpecial Mention in Main CompetitionDreaming & Dying Which Colour? by Shahrukhkhan ChavadaJAFF Indonesian Screen Awards Best Film: The Draft!
Best Director: Ismail Basbeth – Sara
Best Storytelling: Anindita Suryarasmi and Yusron Fuadi – The Draft!
Best Performance: Irma Rihi – Women from Rote Island
Best Cinematography: Joseph Christoforus Fofid – Women from Rote Island
Best Editing: Ridwan A.B. and Yusron Fuadi – The Draft! Hito by Stephen LopezAbang Adik The River That Never Ends by J.T. Trinidad
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