Adriyanto Dewo made his first short film in 2008, and went on to make several short films after that including “Menunggu Warna” (2011), which won best short film at the Hanoi International Film Festival. His first feature film, “Tabula Rasa” (2014) was screened at various film festivals including the Shanghai International Film Festival. He was also awarded Best Director at the 2014 Indonesian Film Festival. In 2016, he wrote his second feature film, “Mudik/Homecoming” (2019) which premiered at the 2019 Macau International Film Festival within the International Competition section and won Best Screenplay at the 2020 FFI Citra Cup.