MESSAGES FROM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR JAFF 2024
Ifa Isfansyah Direktur Festival It’s been an incredible year for JAFF, growing from a community-driven festival into an event
Action Cinema and the Seeking of Justice
Philip Cheah Festival Curator I’m a sucker for Bruce Lee. Once in Seattle, I visited his grave, where an average
Nurturing Hope in the Age of Precarity
Budi Irawanto Festival President The escalating violence in the Middle East against the backdrop of massive forced migrations and relentless
Nurturing Hope in an Uneasy Era
Alexander Matius Program Director This year’s Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF) is themed Metanoia, a concept that encapsulates the transformative
SAMSARA
Garin Nugroho | 90 minutes | 2024 | Indonesia | Dance Silent | Indonesian | English Sub. | 13+
Breaking The Cycle
Aekaphong Saransate, Thanakrit Duangmaneeporn | 117 minutes | 2024 | Thailand | Documentary | Thai | Eng Sub. | 17+
Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts
Shaun Seneviratne | 110 minutes | 2024 | USA, Sri Lanka | Romantic Comedy | English, Sinhala, Tamil | English…