Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord won the audience award at Jakarta World Cinema in Indonesia after opening the festival. The closing event also announced debut-feature funding for the leading three directors in the short-film competition. The festival ended with the Indonesian premiere of the Thai horror film Inherit; executive director Frederica reported more than 25,000 attendees across eight days.
Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord won the audience award at Jakarta World Cinema, the film festival in Indonesia. The film had also opened the event, which gives only one prize for a feature. The closing programme screened Inherit, a Thai horror film by Banjong Pisanthanakun. He and star Davika Hoorne attended its Indonesian premiere and answered audience questions. The ceremony also announced the festival’s short-film competition results.[1], [2]
KlikFilm, the Indonesian streaming platform behind the festival, organized the short-film competition. More than 300 entries arrived between April and July. Jusuf Witjaksono won first prize with Karim and received full production and distribution funding for his debut feature from Falcon Pictures. Adam Hasyim Al Raschid’s Air Pangea and Ali Yafie Muzaki’s The Grave of Dreams followed; KlikFilm is funding both directors’ first features.[1]
Executive director Frederica said screenings at CGV Grand Indonesia drew more than 25,000 attendees over eight days. The festival team thanked audiences on stage before Inherit. Other short-film awards included the audience prize for Zaky Alfawwaz’s Callsh#t and the Special Jury Prize for Michael Juan Saptayada’s OTW. The competition jury comprised filmmakers Joko Anwar, Gina S. Noer and Khozy Rizal.[1]
