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Asian animation is evolving beyond simple children’s stories towards more complex and culturally authentic storytelling, said leading producers and sales agents from Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea speaking on a JAFF Market panel. The panellists – including Ahmad Izham Omar of Malaysia’s Komet Productions, Anggia Kharisma of Indonesia’s
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Agak Laen 2 producer Imajinari unveiled a three-picture slate today at JAFF Market, including the company’s first action film, Bandits Of Batavia, created by Bryan Valenza, a comic book artist who has previously worked with Marvel. Directed by Imajinari’s Ernest Prakasa, the project is described as a supernatural
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Indonesian production house Pal8 Pictures unveiled its debut feature at JAFF Market today, an adaptation of best-selling novel The Sea Speaks His Name (Laut Bercerita), set to star Reza Rahadian, Eva Celia Latjuba (Shadow Strays) and Dian Sastrowardoyo (Cigarette Girl). Leila Chudori, the writer of the novel, which was previously
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Indonesia’s box office has been relatively healthy since the pandemic, mostly driven by the success of local films, but speakers at JAFF Market discussed several factors that are slowing down further growth in the market. At a panel entitled ‘Expert Witnesses: Indonesia’s Box Office Transformation as Seen From
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Indonesia’s Magma Entertainment is producing a feature adaptation of best-selling Bumilangit comic The Blind Warrior From The Phantom Cave: Angel Eyes (Si Buta dari Gua Hantu: Mata Malaikat). The studio behind 2025 hit horror sequel Qodrat 2 announced the project today at JAFF Market. Production is scheduled to begin
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Guillermo Galoe’s Sleepless City was awarded best narrative film at the first Doha Film Festival (November 20-28), while Jihan’s My Father And Qaddafi was awarded best documentary. In total, the festival handed out prizes totalling more than $300,000 across its four competition sections. Sleepless City, a France-Spain
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Imajinari, the studio behind box office hits Agak Laen and Missing Home, brought together three producers at JAFF Market to discuss why collaboration has become increasingly important in Indonesian filmmaking. The panel, moderated by Imajinari chief commercial officer Dipa Andika, featured veteran producer Mira Lesmana, whose recent credits include Rangga
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Four co-productions between leading Indonesian and Malaysian production outfits were announced at JAFF Market today, highlighting the growing collaboration between the two Southeast Asian countries. All four films – Munafik Melawan Iblis, Khurafat, Khadam and Badut Gendong – are horror titles, a genre that is currently driving the box office in both
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IFFR Pro’s Darkroom has selected ten works-in-progress projects for this year’s edition, which will run during CineMart (Feb 1-4).
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IFFR Pro has selected 21 projects for the 43rd edition of CineMart, the co-production market of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
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Part of an expanding collaboration between the French and Indonesian film industries, the lab will take place in Yogyakarta during JAFF Market.
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Lao Filmmakers Fund, established by Blue Chair Film Festival, selected four feature films and three shorts in its 2025 funding round.