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Award Winners

HANOMAN AWARDS

Hanoman Awards is a feature-length competitive program for established directors and upcoming young talent who hold the future of Asian cinema. 

GOLDEN HANOMAN

Becoming Human (ជាតិជាមនុស្សា)

Polen Ly | 2025 | Cambodia

 
 “Captivating us with lyrical visual poetry and a tender meditation on memory, loss, and the fragile spaces that hold our shared stories, this film becomes a love letter to cinema itself, a vessel of longing, transformation, and a meditation about life and death. With visual elegance and emotionally resonant storytelling, it offers an immersive experience that lingers long after the final frame. Crafted with remarkable vision and sensitivity, the winner of the Golden Hanoman Prize goes to Becoming Human by Polen Ly”

SILVER HANOMAN

A Useful Ghost (ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ)

Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke | 2025 | Thailand

 
 “With an audacious blend of absurd humor, emotional depth, and sharp social insight, this film transforms a surreal love story into a powerful reflection on memory, mourning, and those society too easily forgets. With precise visuals, deadpan wit, and a singular voice, it moves between comedy and tragedy with memorable impact. For its imagination, urgency, and bold clarity, the Silver Hanoman Prize is awarded to A Useful Ghost by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke”

SPECIAL MENTION

Sunshine

Antoinette Jadaone | 2024 | Philippines

 
“This film is distinguished by its poignant and unflinching commitment to standing beside women whose lives are circumscribed by state controls and societal judgment. With clarity and compassion, the film reveals how such forces shape daily realities, while allowing its characters to retain their dignity and complexity. Sunshine by Antoinette Jadaone crafts a narrative that is both intimate and quietly defiant, illuminating resilience where silence is expected.”

BLENCONG AWARD

This is an in-competition program for Asian short films that will be eligible to compete for Blencong Award for the best Asian shorts.

BLENCONG AWARD

Water Sports

Whammy Alcazaren | 2024 |  Philippines

 
 

“With its unique vision, striking visuals and innovative storytelling, this feisty, playful and trippy short film is not only a feast for the senses but also manages to immerse us into a ravishing nightmare of living in the midst of apocalypse.”

JURY SPECIAL MENTION

HYENA

Altay Ulan Yang | 2025 | China, USA 

 
“A very well-directed and well-crafted coming-of-age horror film that enchanted us with its gorgeous cinematography, mise-en-scene, music and great performances from the actors while portraying the messiness of toxic masculinity that oftencreates a cycle of violence.”


NETPAC AWARD

NETPAC Award aims to read the diverse Asian perspectives from the first or second work of directors who hold the future of Asian cinema.

Becoming Human (ជាតិជាមនុស្សា)

Polen Ly | 2025 | Cambodia

 

“For a story told through a spirit’s eyes, the film asks us to keep remembering, to reflect on being human, resistant, and alive.”

INDONESIAN SCREEN AWARDS

This is a feature-length competitive program of the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival for established filmmakers and upcoming young talent who hold the future of Indonesian cinema. 

BEST FILM

Better Off Dead (Tinggal Meninggal)

Kristo Immanuel | 2025 | Indonesia

“A satirical take that is both modern and primordial on how humans seek connections with one another”

BEST DIRECTOR

Kristo Immanuel

Better Off Dead (Tinggal Meninggal)

 

“The direction is energetic, balancing comedy with pathos to surprising effect and managing to be full of heart”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Vera Lestafa

Dopamine

 

“The camera plunges us right into the mood of paranoia and danger, and it never lets go.”

BEST PERFORMANCE

Omara Esteghlal

Better Off Dead (Tinggal Meninggal)

 
“It’s not often that a comedic performance is awarded, but how can we resist such a charismatic tour de force?”

Afiqa Kirana

The Period of Her

 

“She embodied the spirit of resilience against the societal odds that restrict her.”

BEST EDITING

Ryan Purwoko

Better Off Dead (Tinggal Meninggal)

 

“For its cheerful, kinetic flow that creates a memorable tempo of controlled “chaos” “

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Production Designer:

Ahmad Zulkarnaen

Art Director:

Wahyu Efata

Ikatan Darah

 

“The way each location manages to be specific to each character is an integral part of how the story engages us”

BEST MUSIC

Anto Hoed, Melly Goeslaw

Rangga & Cinta 

“By becoming a major character in its own right, the score brings an invigorating soul to this youthful tale”

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Sound Designer:

Pramudya Adhy Wardhana, Ridho Fachri, Renaldy Lomo, Alexandrie Dolly

Sound Recordist:

Luthfi AG, Iqbal ‘Encik’ Marekan, Halid Ilham, Ikhsan Nugroho

The Period of Her

 

“Without an overreliance on music, it seamlessly builds its atmosphere in articulating the inner conflicts of the characters”

BEST POSTER

Poster Designer:

Evan Wijaya

Photographer:

Jozz Felix

Sore: A Wife from the Future

 

“For its attractive simplicity in communicating the theme of the film”

GEBER AWARD

Geber Award is given to the best Asian film from the first or second work of directors who hold the future of Asian cinema, chosen by the representatives of film communities around Indonesia. This award is a form of a statement by the Indonesian film community to show their perspectives regarding marginalized and/or controversial issues.

Sunshine

Antoinette Jadaone | 2024 | Philippines

 
“The film reflects the stark realities of stigma and the lack of safe spaces that force young women to shoulder immense burdens in silence. Yet within this darkness, Sunshine remains tender and engaging, resisting melodrama while allowing hope to quietly take root in each layer of its storytelling. This film resonates not only with the Philippines, but also with Indonesia and the broader Asian region, where women continue to negotiate their rights amid tradition, law, and persistent social stigma.”

STUDENTS AWARD

JAFF-Students Award is given to the best Asian shorts in the Light of Asia program. The winner is chosen by the representatives of film students in Yogyakarta.

Water Sports

Whammy Alcazaren | 2024 |  Philippines

 

“This film stands out for its fun spirit and its fresh, creative way of talking about global warming. By turning a simple water sport into a playful message of awareness, it speaks directly to this generation. The film shows how everyday actions can transform into new meanings a true reflection of JAFF’s theme, Transfiguration. It reminds us that facing climate change can be powerful, hopeful, and imaginative. For its energy, originality, and clear impact, we award this film the JAFF Student Award.”