Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
LocationYogyakarta, Indonesia
Founded7 August 2006; 18 years ago (2006-08-07)
AwardsGolden Hanoman Award and others
Websitejaff-filmfest.org

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.[1] It aims to introduce Asian cinema to a wider audience and provides a space for arts, culture, and tourism.

The most recent edition, 19th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held from 30 November to 7 December 2024.

History

Several Indonesian filmmakers, Garin Nugroho, Ifa Isfansyah, Budi Irawanto, Yosep Anggi Noen, Ajish Dibyo, Dyna Herlina and Ismail Basbeth along with NETPAC curator Philip Cheah, initiated the festival.

The first edition of the festival was held from 7 to 12 August 2006, about three months after the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake.[2] Kompas noted that the inaugural edition marked the recovery of Yogyakarta post-earthquake.[3] Meanwhile, Eric Sasono of Tempo noted that the festival created a new film market to develop the Asian cinema even further.[4]

Programs

As of 2022, the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival is organized in various sections:

  • Main Competition: feature films compete for Hanoman Awards and NETPAC Award, the most prestigious awards of the festival.
  • Light of Asia: short films compete for Blencong Award, screened in compilations
  • Indonesian Screen Awards: Indonesian feature films compete for six categories.
  • Panorama: selection of feature films screened during the international film festivals previously.
  • Asian Perspectives: encapsulates feature films which showcase different Asian perspectives.
  • Indonesian Film Showcase: showcases Indonesian feature films out of competition.
  • Classic: revisiting the history by showcasing films by certain notable directors
  • Emerging: presentation of films by directors whose work shown at JAFF for the first time
  • JAFF-Series: showcases series
  • Community Screen (Layar Komunitas): screenings and discussions with several film communities
  • Whisper Cinema (Bioskop Bisik): film screenings where blind and visually impaired people are guided by volunteers that verbally describe a film sequence.
  • JFA Showcase: showcases the work of the Jogja Film Academy students.

In 2024, the festival debuted a new program, JAFF Market, an initiative aimed at reshaping the Indonesian film industry by fostering networking and collaboration among various sectors.[5]

Awards

The most prestigious award given at JAFF is the Golden Hanoman Award for best film. As of 2022, the festival has presented the following awards:[6]

Competition

  • Golden Hanoman Award – best film
Golden Hanoman Award
Year Film Director Country/Region
2006 Men at Work Mani Haghighi Iran
2007 Crossing the Dust Shawkat Amin Korki Iraq
2008 Kantata Takwa Eros Djarot, Gotot Prakosa Indonesia
2009 Agrarian Utopia Uruphong Raksasad Thailand
2010 Survival Song Guangyi Yu China
2011 Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria Kirchbaum Remton Siega Zuasola Philippines
2012 Bunohan Dain Iskandar Said Malaysia
2013 Television Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Bangladesh
2014 Nagima Zhanna Issabayeva Kazakhstan
2015 Cambodian Son Masahiro Sugano Cambodia
2016 Solo, Solitude Yosep Anggi Noen Indonesia
2017 The Seen and Unseen Kamila Andini Indonesia
2018 27 Steps of May Ravi Bharwani Indonesia
2019 House of Hummingbird Kim Bora South Korea
2020 No awards given
2021 Taste Lê Bảo Vietnam
2022 Autobiography Makbul Mubarak Indonesia
2023 Monisme Riar Rizaldi Indonesia, Qatar
2024 Happyend Neo Sora Japan, United States
  • Silver Hanoman Award – runner-up of best film
  • NETPAC Award – rewards to best first or second feature of Asian directors, chosen by Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema
  • Geber Award – rewards to best first or second feature of Asian directors, chosen by film communities around Indonesia

Indonesian Screen Awards

Main article: Indonesian Screen Awards

Rewards to best work on Indonesian feature films

  • Best Film
  • Best Director
  • Best Storytelling
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Performance
  • Best Editing

Shorts

  • Blencong Award – best short film
  • Student Award – best short film, chosen by representatives of film students in Yogyakarta

References

  1. ^ "Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival". Asian Film Festivals. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ Sugihardiyah, Rita (4 August 2006). "Jaff 2006". Kapanlagi. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Kesenian Gugur Gunung Tampil di JAFF". Kompas. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ Sasono, Eric (17 August 2006). "Pasar Baru Film". Tempo. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ^ Ramachandran, Naman; Frater, Patrick (16 May 2024). "Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival Sets Inaugural Market – Cannes". Variety. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Awards". Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Awards. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.