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| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 |
| Hosted by | Tourism and Creative Economy Department of Jakarta |
| Website | jakartafilmweek |
Jakarta Film Week is an international film festival held in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was initiated by the Tourism and Creative Economy Department of Jakarta in 2021, aimed to support the revival of the film industry post the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.
In addition to film screenings and awards, the festival also features talk programs, masterclasses, a short film production funding called Jakarta Film Fund, and a producer's lab.
The inaugural edition of Jakarta Film Week was held on 18 to 21 November 2021, took place at the CGV Grand Indonesia, Metropole XXI, and Ashley Hotel.
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The Jakarta Film Week is organised in various sections:
Other programs are held in addition to film screenings, including:
A number of awards are handed out each year, including:
The Global Feature Award is presented to the best international feature film screened during the Global Feature program.
| Year | Film | Director(s) | Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Petite Maman‡ | Céline Sciamma | France |
| Money Has Four Legs† | Maung Sun | Myanmar | |
| 2022 | Before, Now & Then‡ | Kamila Andini | Indonesia |
| Huesera: The Bone Woman† | Michelle Garza Cervera | Mexico, Peru | |
| 2023 | Tótem‡ | Lila Avilés | Mexico, Denmark, France |
| 2024 | Memories of a Burning Body‡ | Antonella Sudassasi Fruniss | Costa Rica, Spain |
| 2025 | The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box)‡ | Ernesto Martínez Bucio | Mexico |
| 2026 | Filipiñana‡ | Rafael Manuel | United Kingdom, Philippines, Singapore, France, Netherlands |
The Global Short Award is presented to the best international short film screened during the Global Short program.
| Year | Film | Director(s) | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Girls Are Alright‡ | Gwai Lou | Malaysia |
| Diary of Cattle† | Lidia Afrilita, David Darmadi | Indonesia | |
| 2022 | Nauha‡ | Pratham Khurana | India |
| 2023 | Things Unheard Of‡ | Ramazan Kılıç | Turkey |
| 2024 | An Orphanage of Memories‡ | Rayit Hashmat Qazi | India |
| 2025 | A Very Straight Neck‡ | Neo Sora | Japan, China |
| Workers' Wings† | Ilir Hasanaj | Kosovo | |
| 2026 | Bleat! | Ananth Subramaniam | Malaysia, France, Philippines |
The Global Animation Award is presented to the best animation short film screened during the Global Animation program.
| Year | Film | Director(s) | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tankboy‡ | Novella Lian | Singapore |
| Bro Dragon, The City is Under Attack!† | Fajar Martha Santosa | Indonesia | |
| 2023 | Mortelli, A Hopeless Case‡ | Ben Fernández | Spain |
| 2024 | It Shouldn't Rain Tomorrow‡ | Maria Trigo Teixeira | Portugal, Germany |
| 2025 | And Granny Would Dance‡ | Maryam Mohajer | United Kingdom |
| 2026 | What We Leave Behind‡ | Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel | Canada |
The Direction Award is presented to the best Indonesian feature film screened during the festival.
| Year | Film | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tale of Time‡ | Agni Tirta |
| Death Knot† | Cornelio Sunny | |
| 2022 | Stealing Raden Saleh‡ | Angga Dwimas Sasongko |
| 2023 | Women from Rote Island‡ | Jeremias Nyangoen |
| 2024 | Yohanna‡ | Razka Robby Ertanto |
| Suzzanna: Queen of Black Magic† | David Gregory | |
| 2025 | Crocodile Tears‡ | Tumpal Tampubolon |
| 2026 | Nobody Loves Kay‡ | Bernardus Raka |
The Jakarta Film Fund Award is presented to the best short film produced during the Jakarta Film Fund program.
| Year | Film | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ring Road‡ | Andrew Kose |
| One Night in Chinatown† | William Adiguna | |
| 2022 | Bukan Anak Meriam‡ | Nehemia Pareang |
| 2023 | Happy Wednesday‡ | Candra Aditya |
| 2024 | If You're Happy, I'm Happy‡ | Mauliya Maila |
| 2025 | Cream Bath Aftermath‡ | Tahlia Motik |
| 2026 | The Year Without Summer‡ | Rayhan Dharmawan |
The Series of the Year award is presented to the best series produced and screened during the year.
| Year | Series | Director(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | What We Lose to Love | Yandy Laurens | Disney+ Hotstar |
| 2023 | Blood Curse | Kimo Stamboel | Disney+ Hotstar |
| 2024 | Cinta Pertama Ayah | Hadrah Daeng Ratu | Vidio |
