Aditya Ahmad

Aditya Ahmad
Born
Adityahmad Mahmuddin

(1989-05-29) 29 May 1989 (age 37)
Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
  • cinematographer
Years active2013–present

Aditya Ahmad (born 29 May 1989) is an Indonesian filmmaker. His graduation short film On Stopping the Rain received a Special Mention at the Children's Jury Generation Kplus section of 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014. His 2018 short film A Gift had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival and won the Orizzonti Prize for Best Short.

Career

In 2006, Ahmad participated in a workshop held by the British Council and directed a video diary titled Pagar. He then studied Film and Television at the Institut Kesenian Makassar. His graduation film, On Stopping the Rain competed at the Short Film section of the 2013 Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival and won the Special Mention. It had its international premiere at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival at the Generation Kplus section, where it won the Special Mention selected by the Children's Jury. It was also nominated for the Citra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2014 Indonesian Film Festival. In 2014, he was selected to participate at the Asian Film Academy, held during the 19th Busan International Film Festival. He was also selected to participate in Berlinale Talents in 2015.

In 2018, his short film A Gift, produced by Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza, had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. It won the Orizzonti Prize for Best Short. It also won the Citra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2018 Indonesian Film Festival.

In 2024, Ahmad was selected to develop his directorial debut film Goldfish during the Cinéfondation La Résidence program in Cannes, France. He also participated at the 2025 TorinoFilmLab Script Lab to develop the screenplay.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes Ref.
2013 On Stopping the Rain Yes Yes Yes Short
The Jungle School No No No As behind the scene director
2014 The Golden Cane Warrior No No No
2015 Save Our Forest Giants Yes Yes No Documentary short
2016 Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? 2 No No No As second assistant director
Athirah No No No
2018 A Gift Yes Yes No Short
2019 Semesta No No No As cinematographer
2022 Piknik Pesona Yes No No Segment: "I"
TBA Goldfish Yes Yes No In development

Television

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2020 Saiyo Sakato GoPlay 9 episodes

Music videos

Year Song Artist Ref.
2013 "Sokola Rimba" Bubugiri
2016 "Ruang Bahagia" Endah N Rhesa
2020 "Reflection" Yura Yunita, SIVIA, Agatha Pricilla, and Nadin Amizah

References

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  2. ↑ Sekarjati, Amalia (19 November 2013). "JAFF 2013: Altering Asia". Film Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Rosser, Michael (14 January 2014). "Berlin completes Generation line-up". Screen International. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Daftar Nominasi Festival Film Indonesia 2014". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 25 November 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Conran, Pierce (22 July 2014). "Asian Film Academy Announces Fellows for 2014". Korean Film. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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  7. ↑ "Indonesian short film enters Venice film festival's Orizzonti competition". The Jakarta Post. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Fauzie, Yuli Yanna (10 September 2018). "Film Pendek 'Kado' asal Indonesia Juara Festival Film Venice". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Daftar Lengkap Pemenang Piala Citra FFI 2018". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Calnan, Ellie (21 March 2024). "Molly Manning Walker among Cannes' La Residence participants". Screen International. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Baughan, Nikki (31 March 2025). "Mounia Akl, Anna Hints, Micah Magee selected for TorinoFilmLab's ScriptLab 2025". Screen International. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Ginanjar, Ging (16 February 2014). "Film Sepatu Baru, Aditya Ahmad Menang di Berlin". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 Yuliastuti, Dian; Pramita, Dini (29 September 2018). "Wawancara: Aditya Ahmad, Menghilang Setahun, Berjaya di Italia". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Berlinale Talents Project - Save Our Forest Giants". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Kusumaputra, Adhi (10 September 2018). "Karya Sutradara Muda Indonesia Jadi Film Pendek Terbaik di Venezia". Kompas. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Tanakhir Films Merilis Poster dan Cuplikan Film Dokumenter SEMESTA". Magdalene (in Indonesian). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  17. ↑ Malinda, Septiana Noor (3 September 2022). "Vision+ dan Palari Films Hadirkan Antologi Film Pendek "Piknik Pesona"". Whiteboard Journal (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  18. ↑ Iskandar, Doddy (24 May 2024). Yusrianto (ed.). "Aditya Ahmad Sineas Berprestasi dan Peserta La Résidence di Festival de Cannes". Radio Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  19. ↑ Zhafira, Arnidhya Nur (29 March 2020). Budiman, Budisantoso (ed.). "Melihat sinema dari perspektif sineas muda Aditya Ahmad". Antara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  20. ↑ ""Ruang Bahagia" by Endah N Rhesa – OST Athirah". Gigsplay (in Indonesian). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  21. ↑ Wira, Ni Nyoman (20 November 2020). "Indonesian performers sing for Disney's live-action 'Mulan' soundtrack". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 23 July 2025.