11th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

The 11th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival took place from 28 November to 3 December 2016 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.[1] A total of 138 films from 27 countries were screened during the festival.[2] The festival opened with Pritagita Arianegara's feature directorial debut Salawaku and closed with Nurlan Abdykadyrov's Travelling with the Bomb.[3]

11th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Opening filmSalawaku
by Pritagita Arianegara
Closing filmTravelling with the Bomb
by Nurlan Abdykadyrov
LocationYogyakarta, Indonesia
Festival date28 November–3 December 2016
Websitejaff-filmfest.org
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

The festival's most prestigious award, Golden Hanoman Award, was presented to drama film Solo, Solitude by Yosep Anggi Noen.[4]

Official selection

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Opening and closing films

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Salawaku (opening film) Pritagita Arianegara Indonesia
Travelling with the Bomb (closing film) Nurlan Abdykadyrov Kyrgyzstan

Asian Features

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Golden Hanoman Award
City of Jade Midi Z Taiwan, Myanmar
Daughters of the Three Tailed Banner Gutierrez Mangansakan II Philippines
hUsh Djenar Maesa Ayu, Kan Lume Indonesia, Singapore
The Island Funeral มหาสมุทรและสุสาน Pimpaka Towira Thailand
Mrs. Adolfo Alix Jr. Philippines
Solo, Solitude Istirahatlah Kata-Kata Yosep Anggi Noen Indonesia
NETPAC Award and Geber Award
Canine Sihung Esa Hari Akbar Indonesia
Good Morning ԲԱՐԻ ԼՈՒՅՍ Anna Arevshatyan Armenia
Interchange Dain Iskandar Said Malaysia, Indonesia
KFC Lê Bình Giang Vietnam
Knife in the Clear Water 清水里的刀子 Wang Xuebo China
Leftovers Turah Wicaksono Wisnu Legowo Indonesia
Lowlife Love 下衆の愛 Eiji Uchida Japan, United Kingdom
Pako Walid Taher Iraq
Red Butterfly Dream Rathu Samanala Heenayak Priyantha Kaluarachchi Sri Lanka
Singing in Graveyards Bradley Liew Malaysia, Philippines
Sunya Harry Dagoe Suharyadi Indonesia
Tales of the Otherwords Ziarah B. W. Purbanegara Indonesia
When the Woods Bloom Kaadu Pookkunna Neram Dr. Biju India
A Yellow Bird K. Rajagopal Singapore, France
Out of competition
Alone In a Valley නිම්නයක හුදකලාව Boodee Keerthisena Sri Lanka
Emma' Athirah Riri Riza Indonesia
Flights Through Darkness Wong Kwang Han Singapore
Old Stone 老石 Johnny Ma Canada, China

Asian Docs

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Doglegs Heath Cozens Japan, United States, Canada
Portraits of Mosquito Press JL Burgos Philippines
Selfie Juan Ibesh Syria, Germany
Singapore Minstrel Ng Xi Jie Singapore
Still and All Kim Young-jo South Korea
Voyage to Terengganu Kisah Pelayaran ke Terengganu Amir Muhammad, Badrul Hisham Ismail Malaysia

The Faces of Indonesian Cinema Today

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English title Original title Director(s)
Catatan Dodol Calon Dokter Ifa Isfansyah
Moammar Emka's Jakarta Undercover Fajar Nugros
My Stupid Boss Upi Avianto
Rudy Habibie Hanung Bramantyo
Tiga Dara (1956) Usmar Ismail
Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss! Part 1 Anggy Umbara

Islandscape: Asia–Pacific Films

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Made In Taiwan (2006) Dan Salmon New Zealand
Moana Rua: The Rising of the Sea Vilsoni Hereniko Fiji
The Pa Boys Himiona Grace New Zealand
The Price of Peace Kim Webby New Zealand

Korean Cuts

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
One Way Trip 글로리데이 Choi Jung-yeol South Korea
Train to Busan 부산행 Yeon Sang-ho South Korea
The Wailing 곡성 Na Hong-jin South Korea
Worst Woman 최악의 Kim Jong-kwan South Korea

Connect Japan

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Bangkok Nites バンコクナイツ Katsuya Tomita Japan, France, Laos, Thailand
Chihayafuru Part 1 ちはやふる 上の句 Norihiro Koizumi Japan
Chihayafuru Part 2 ちはやふる 下の句 Norihiro Koizumi Japan
The Cockpit Sho Miyake Japan
Creepy クリーピー 偽りの隣人 Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan
Gui aiueo:S - A stone from another mountain to polish your own ギ・あいうえおス 他山の石を以って己の玉を磨くべし Go Shibata Japan
Harmonium 淵に立つ Koji Fukada Japan
Sweet Bean あん Naomi Kawase Japan
Touching the Skin of Eeriness 不気味なものの肌に触れる Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan
Tsukiji Wonderland Naotaro Endo Japan
What a Wonderful Family! 家族はつらいよ Yoji Yamada Japan

(O)Zeeing the Neighbour

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Dressmaker Jocelyn Moorhouse Australia
Tanna Martin Butler, Bentley Dean Australia, Vanuatu
The Water Diviner Russell Crowe Australia, United States, Turkey

Iranian Independents

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Immortality جاودانگی Mehdi Fard Ghaderi Iran
Lantouri لانتوری Reza Dormishian Iran
Risk of Acid Rain احتمال باران اسیدی Behtash Sanaeeha Iran

Focus on Djenar Maesa Ayu

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Awards

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

References

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  1. ^ Alfi, Azizah Nur (4 December 2016). Cakti, Gita Arwana (ed.). "JAFF 2016: Film Indonesia Kian diperhitungkan". Bisnis. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. ^ Syaifullah, Asep (4 December 2016). "Film Indonesia Rajai JAFF 2016". Detik.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ Setiawan, Tri Susanto (17 November 2016). "Film "Salawaku" Buka JAFF 2016 di Yogyakarta". Kompas.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  4. ^ Agung (4 December 2016). "'Istirahatlah Kata-kata' Jadi Film Terbaik di JAFF 2016". KRJogja. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  5. ^ Yanuar, Elang Riki (7 December 2016). "Lima Film Indonesia Raih Penghargaan di JAFF". Medcom. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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