Two Decades of JAFF: Nurturing Indonesian Cinema Through the Eyes of Women Filmmakers Over the past two decades, the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF) has grown far beyond the role of a film…
JAFF20 x Lab Laba-Laba: A Shared Vision for Film Archive In line with JAFF’s ongoing commitment to initiating archival work, the 20th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF20) collaborated with Lab…
Consent as Craft: Redefining Professional Practice in Intimate Scenes In an industry still largely dominated by men, women in film deserve the right to create and grow in an…
Ikatan Darah and the Future of Indonesian Action Film After its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, United States, Ikatan Darah (Sidharta Tata, 2025) made its Indonesian premiere…
Three Stories on Memory and Resistance at JAFF20 Cinema possesses a unique ability to freeze time; becoming a silent witness to personal grief, human tragedy, and the struggle…
Soundies: Where Music Meets Audiovisual at JAFF20 This year, JAFF introduces a brand-new program, Soundies, a special screening program that highlights music videos and various audio-visual forms…
LA Indie Movie Meet Up Rekindles the Spirit of Emerging Filmmakers at JAFF On the seventh day of the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF), the festival presented a special screening program featuring five…
WHAT’S ON DAY 7: From Chinese Mythology to Cikini The 20th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF) continues to present a selection lineup of curated programs that will expand the…
Exploring the Complexities of Women’s Perspectives Through Worn Out, Girl’s Dormitory, and Renoir On its fifth day, JAFF20 presented a lineup of films centered on female characters, including Worn Out (Judheg) (Misya Latief,…
