Lila Aviles’ “Totem” has won the global feature award at the annual Jakarta Film Week.
The film previously won awards at the Berlin, Hong Kong, Durban and Beijing film festivals.
The directing award for best Indonesian feature went to Jeremias Nyangoen for his directorial debut “Women of Rote Island”. The film premiered in Busan in early October.
Series of the Year went to Kimo Stamboel’s Teluh Darah, and the Jakarta Film Fund Award went to Candra Aditya’s Rabu yang Bahagia. The Global Short Award for Best International Short Film went to Things Unheard Of, directed by Ramazan Kılıç, and the Global Animation Award went to Mortelli, A Hopeless Case, directed by Ben Fernández.
In the event’s Producers Lab programme, the Best Project Award went to Dewangkoro Rinugroho for his film “Partus”, which will receive a development grant from the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology. Three other participants, Ellen Xie with “Chill Out, Girl!”, Evi Cecilia with “Curiosity” and Kevin Rahardjo with “Parasomnia” were selected as Producers Lab winners and will participate in Platform Busan 2024.
Jakarta Film Week opened on 25 October with Wregas Bhanuteja’s Toronto title “Andragogy” and closed on 29 October with Amanda Nell Eu’s Cannes winner “Tiger Stripes”. The event is organised by the Jakarta Provincial Government through the Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Office.
This year’s edition attracted more than 5,000 people to film screenings, discussions and workshops, as well as 170,000 online viewers through the Vidio platform.
Chaidir, the Deputy Mayor of Central Jakarta, said: “We believe this festival will be a gateway that connects industry professionals from around the world, providing an opportunity to discover new talents that will take the film industry to a higher level. We hope it will be a leap forward with new and amazing innovations. We hope that Jakarta Film Week will not only boost the film industry in Indonesia, but also gain international recognition. May this festival boost our confidence that we can stand strong on the international stage, especially in Southeast Asia.
Festival director Rina Damayanti added: “We are happy and grateful because the films shown have successfully and positively conveyed humanity and become a reflection of our social interactions in society.
