The 20th annual Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival took place from 29 November to 6 December 2025 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.[1] It opened with the 35 mm screening of Garin Nugroho's 2006 film Opera Jawa and closed with Aco Tenriyagelli's directorial debut Comedy Buddy.[2] A total of 227 films from 43 Asia-Pacific countries were screened during the festival.[3]
A special program, Reza Rahadian: 20 Years Reflection, commemorating the Indonesian actor's twenty years of career, took place during the festival.[4] An exclusive ten-minute preview of Kamila Andini's Four Seasons in Java was screened at the festival.[5]
The most prestigious award of the festival, Golden Hanoman Award, was awarded to Cambodian supernatural drama film Becoming Human by Polen Ly.
Juries
The following juries were named for the festival.
Hanoman Award
NETPAC Award
- Bunga Siagian, Indonesian artist and researcher
- Herman Van Eyken, lecturer
- Marissa Anita, Indonesian actress
Blencong Award
- Henry Foundation, Indonesian musician and visual artist
- Khozy Rizal, Indonesian filmmaker
- Mary Pansanga, Thai curator and artist
Indonesian Screen Award
Geber Award
- Dennis Adhiswara, Indonesian actor
- Iam Murda, Indonesian filmmaker
- Siska Raharja, Indonesian film producer
Student Award
- Andrienne Adelia
- Dimas Putro Utomo
- Fada Ramadhan Dhiya
- Janssen Ewaldo
- Ramadhani Meautia Iffa
Official selection
Opening and closing films
| English title
|
Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| Opening film
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| Opera Jawa (2006)
|
Garin Nugroho
|
Indonesia
|
| Closing film
|
| Comedy Buddy
|
Suka Duka Tawa
|
Aco Tenriyagelli
|
Indonesia
|
In competition
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production countrie(s)
|
| A Useful Ghost
|
ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ
|
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
|
Thailand, France, Singapore, Germany
|
| Amoeba
|
Siyou Tan
|
Singapore, Netherlands, France, Spain, South Korea
|
| Becoming Human
|
ជាតិជាមនុស្សា
|
Polen Ly
|
Cambodia
|
| Flames
|
Laptein
|
Ravi Shankar Kaushik
|
India
|
| Girl
|
女孩
|
Shu Qi
|
Taiwan
|
| Hair, Paper, Water...
|
Tóc, Giấy và Nước...
|
Trương Minh Quý, Nicolas Graux
|
Vietnam, Belgium, France
|
| Lost Land
|
Harà Watan
|
Akio Fujimoto
|
Japan, France, Malaysia, Germany
|
| On Your Lap
|
Pangku
|
Reza Rahadian
|
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia
|
| Summer's Camera
|
Yeoreumeui Camera
|
Divine Sung
|
South Korea
|
| Sunshine
|
Antoinette Jadaone
|
Philippines
|
| The World of Love
|
세계의 주인
|
Yoon Ga-eun
|
South Korea
|
Light of Asia
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production countrie(s)
|
| A Better Place
|
Du Học Sinh
|
Ben Oui
|
Taiwan, Malaysia
|
| After Colossus
|
Timoteus Anggawan Kusno
|
Indonesia, Netherlands, Italy
|
| Anatomy of a Call
|
通訊默示錄
|
Arnold Tam
|
Hong Kong
|
| Au Revoir Siam
|
Domenico Singha Pedroli
|
France, Switzerland, Thailand
|
| Baozhda
|
Bao Zi Da
|
Keran Abukasimu
|
China
|
| Children's Day
|
Giselle Lin
|
Singapore
|
| The Fishbowl Girl
|
金魚缸小姐
|
Hung Yi Wu
|
Taiwan
|
| Honey, My Love, So Sweet
|
JT Trinidad
|
Philippines
|
| Hyena
|
Altay Ulan Yang
|
China, United States
|
| My Name Is Hope
|
Sherwan Haji
|
Finland
|
| Omen
|
Điềm Báo
|
Hồ Thanh Thảo
|
Vietnam
|
| This Is Budi's Mother
|
Ini Ibu Budi
|
Abimana Aryasatya
|
Indonesia
|
| Throughout These Cages
|
Sekat Sekat
|
Aaron Pratama
|
Indonesia
|
| Vox Humana
|
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
|
Philippines, United States, Singapore
|
| Water Sports
|
Whammy Alcazaren
|
Philippines
|
| What Have You Done, Zarina?
|
Zarina, Sen Ne Istep Qoidyñ?
|
Camila Sagyntkan
|
Kazakhstan
|
| Won't Be Here
|
Wo Bu Zai De Ming Tian
|
Tan Jiali, Zhu Haoyuan
|
China
|
Panorama
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production countrie(s)
|
| All That's Left of You
|
اللي باقي منك
|
Cherien Dabis
|
Germany, Cyprus, Palestine, Jordan, Greece, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
|
| Human Resource
|
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
|
Thailand
|
| It Was Just an Accident
|
Jafar Panahi
|
Iran, France, Luxembourg, United States
|
| Kokuho
|
Lee Sang-il
|
Japan
|
| Magellan
|
Lav Diaz
|
Philippines, Spain, Portugal, France, Taiwan
|
| The President's Cake
|
مملكة القصب
|
Hasan Hadi
|
Iraq, United States, Qatar
|
| Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
|
Sepideh Farsi
|
France, Palestine, Iran
|
| Renoir
|
Chie Hayakawa
|
Japan
|
| Resurrection
|
Bi Gan
|
China
|
| Scarlet
|
果てしなきスカーレット
|
Mamoru Hosoda
|
Japan
|
| Two Seasons, Two Strangers
|
旅と日々
|
Sho Miyake
|
Japan
|
| Unidentified
|
Haifaa al-Mansour
|
Saudi Arabia
|
| The Voice of Hind Rajab
|
Kaouther Ben Hania
|
Tunisia, France, United States
|
Asian Perspectives
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production countrie(s)
|
| A Story About Fire
|
Ran Bi Wa
|
Li Wenyu
|
China
|
| The Academy of Fine Arts
|
Jayabrata Das
|
India
|
| Bury Us in a Lone Desert
|
Nấm Mồ Lý Tưởng
|
Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Phúc
|
Vietnam
|
| Diamonds in the Sand
|
Janus Victoria
|
Japan, Malaysia, Philippines
|
| The Fox King
|
Woo Ming Jin
|
Malaysia, Indonesia
|
| Hani
|
哈尼
|
Dasheng Hou
|
Japan
|
| Happy Life
|
嬉々な生活
|
Yoshihiko Taniguchi
|
Japan
|
| Humans in the Loop
|
Aranya Sahay
|
India
|
| I Fell in Love with a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn
|
ブルックリンでZ級監督と恋に落ちた私
|
Kenichi Ugana
|
United States
|
| I, the Song
|
མོ་གི་གསང་བའི་ཞབས་ཁྲ
|
Dechen Roder
|
Bhutan, France, Norway, Italy
|
| Ky Nam Inn
|
Quán Kỳ Nam
|
Leon Le
|
Vietnam
|
| The Last Summer
|
Xia Zhui
|
Shi Renfei
|
China
|
| Like a Rolling Stone
|
Lichuan Yin
|
China
|
| Love Chaos Kin
|
Chithra Jeyaram
|
United States
|
| Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
|
Kim Dong-ho
|
South Korea
|
| Numakage Public Pool
|
沼影市民プール
|
Shingo Ota
|
Japan
|
| The Old Man and His Car
|
老破车
|
Michael Kam
|
Singapore
|
| Queer As Punk
|
Yihwen Chen
|
Malaysia, Indonesia
|
| Sand City
|
Balur Nogorite
|
Mahde Hasan
|
Bangladesh
|
| Taroman Expo Explosion
|
大長編 タローマン 万博大爆発
|
Ryo Fujii
|
Japan
|
| We Are Inside
|
Nahnou Fil Dakhel
|
Farah Kassem
|
Lebanon, Qatar, Denmark
|
| White Snow
|
Praveen Morchhale
|
India
|
| Shorts
|
| A Better Place
|
베터 플레이스
|
Ali Sohail Jaura
|
South Korea
|
| A Very Straight Neck
|
Neo Sora
|
China, Japan
|
| After the Cat
|
Mao Yu Ji
|
Chu Hoi Ying
|
Taiwan
|
| Agapito
|
Arvin Belarmino, Kyla Danelle
|
Philippines, France
|
| Before the Sea Forgets
|
Ngọc Duy Lê
|
Singapore
|
| Creature Feature
|
Martika Ramirez Escobar
|
Philippines
|
| Don Quixote
|
Rahil Fallahfar
|
Iran
|
| EXIT
|
Lee Yong Chao
|
Myanmar
|
| The Good Student
|
모범상
|
Park Ho-beom
|
South Korea
|
| Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
|
Chao Somnop Chet
|
Chheangkea
|
Cambodia, France, United States
|
| Heading West
|
10.000 năm đi về phía Tây
|
Sulla (Ngan Nguyen)
|
Vietnam
|
| the last swimming reunion before life happens
|
yung huling swimming reunion before life happens
|
Glenn Barit
|
Philippines
|
| Mirage: Eigenstate
|
Riar Rizaldi
|
Indonesia, United Kingdom, Portugal
|
| Moti
|
Yash Saraf
|
India
|
| My Plastic Mother
|
Anak Macan
|
Amar Haikal
|
Indonesia
|
| Negana
|
Vania Qanita Damayanti
|
Indonesia
|
| NO!!!
|
NGGAK!!!
|
Oktania Hamdani, Winner Wijaya
|
Indonesia
|
| Once Upon a Time There Was a Mountain
|
從前有座山
|
To Chun Him
|
Hong Kong
|
| Orlo with Karma
|
Tian Cha Guan Nv Hai
|
Kangdrun
|
China
|
| The Park Is Public
|
Shi Gong Yuan
|
Li Yan
|
China
|
| The Prediction
|
Kanippu
|
Rishi Chandna
|
India
|
| Sammi, Who Can Detach His Body Parts
|
Rein Maychaelson
|
Indonesia
|
| Shackles of Sky
|
Hinde Gaali Munde Matthe
|
Ragu Aarav
|
India
|
| Sound Guardians
|
Leah Varjacques
|
Indonesia, United States
|
| When the Fan Stops
|
합진산업
|
Hyein Lim
|
South Korea
|
| Wind
|
Bād
|
Moeinoddin Jalali
|
Iran
|
| Yellow MashiMashi Rhapsody (Beta)
|
イエロー・マシマシ・ラプソディ（仮）
|
Masahiro Saito
|
Japan
|
Rewind
Nocturnal
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production countrie(s)
|
| Kinki
|
近畿地方のある場所について
|
Kōji Shiraishi
|
Japan
|
| Lesbian Space Princess
|
Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese
|
Australia
|
| The Weed Eaters
|
Callum Devlin
|
New Zealand
|
| Shorts
|
| DHET!
|
ধ্যাৎ!
|
Ummid Ashraf
|
Bangladesh
|
| Echoes of the Night
|
Tamara Sangdow
|
Thailand, United States
|
| How An Apocalypse Ends
|
Cách một đại dịch kết thúc
|
Thuy Trang Dang
|
Vietnam
|
| Karim
|
Jusuf Witjaksono
|
Indonesia
|
| Lingering Memories
|
ระหว่างทาง..กลับบ้าน
|
Nareupol Srimueng
|
Thailand
|
| MAAGHLUG
|
Nabila Larasati
|
Indonesia
|
| Over the Green Hills
|
Bên kia đồi xanh thẳm
|
Vu Nguyen Nam Khue
|
Vietnam
|
| The Peel
|
褪皮 以及露出來的
|
NanTung Lin
|
Taiwan, Portugal, Belgium, Finland
|
| Repulsion
|
斥子
|
Chen Yan-hong
|
Taiwan
|
| Rotten Pleasure
|
Bangkai Nafsu
|
Woyzeck
|
Indonesia
|
| Taxi Driver Who Caught the Murderer
|
살인범 잡은 택시기사
|
Kim Soyeon
|
South Korea
|
| T e k a t é
|
Fransiskus Antonius Mahendra
|
Indonesia
|
| Uniform
|
유니폼
|
Dayeon Kang
|
South Korea
|
| When the Cold Wind Blows
|
Jon Keng
|
Malaysia, Singapore
|
Indonesian Screen Awards
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production countrie(s)
|
| A Thousand Shades of Purnama
|
Seribu Bayang Purnama
|
Yahdi Jamhur
|
Indonesia
|
| Agak Laen: Menyala Pantiku!
|
Muhadkly Acho
|
Indonesia
|
| Better Off Dead
|
Tinggal Meninggal
|
Kristo Immanuel
|
Indonesia
|
| Dancing with the Body
|
Lenggak-Lenggok
|
Andi Imam Prakasa
|
Indonesia
|
| Dopamine
|
Dopamin
|
Teddy Soeria Atmadja
|
Indonesia
|
| Ikatan Darah
|
Sidharta Tata
|
Indonesia
|
| Mothernet
|
Esok Tanpa Ibu
|
Ho Wi-ding
|
Indonesia, Singapore
|
| The Period of Her
|
Erlina Rakhmawati, Praditha Blifa, Sarah Adilah, Yulinda Dwi Andriyani
|
Indonesia
|
| Rangga & Cinta
|
Riri Riza
|
Indonesia
|
| sMOTHERed
|
Legenda Kelam Malin Kundang
|
Kevin Rahardjo, Rafki Hidayat
|
Indonesia
|
| Sore: Wife from the Future
|
Sore: Istri dari Masa Depan
|
Yandy Laurens
|
Indonesia
|
| The Tiger
|
Pamacan
|
Ardiansah Sulistiana
|
Indonesia
|
| Worn Out
|
Judheg
|
Misya Latief
|
Indonesia
|
Indonesian Film Showcase
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production countrie(s)
|
| A DISTORTED INDIVIDUAL.
|
Adythia Utama
|
Indonesia, Italy
|
| Andaikan Kau Datang Kembali
|
Dyan Sunu Prastowo
|
Indonesia
|
| Gestures of Care
|
Aryo Danusiri
|
Indonesia, Australia
|
| The Last Accord: War, Apocalypse, and Peace in Aceh
|
Arfan Sabran
|
Indonesia, Finland
|
| The Last Supper
|
Perjamuan Terakhir
|
Daniel Rudi Haryanto
|
Indonesia
|
| Lavender Marriage
|
Razka Robby Ertanto
|
Indonesia
|
| Lost in the Spotlight
|
Lupa Daratan
|
Ernest Prakasa
|
Indonesia
|
| Mimpi Keluarga Sempurna
|
Bagas Satrio
|
Indonesia
|
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:[6]
- Golden Hanoman Award: Becoming Human by Polen Ly
- Silver Hanoman Award: A Useful Ghost by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
- Blencong Award: Water Sports by Whammy Alcazaren
- Jury Special Mention: Hyena by Altay Ulan Yang
- JAFF Indonesian Screen Awards
- NETPAC Award: Becoming Human by Polen Ly
- Geber Award: Sunshine by Antoinette Jadaone
- Students Award: Water Sports by Whammy Alcazaren
References
- ^ Sabandar, Switzy (21 February 2025). "JAFF ke-20 Segera Digelar, Catat Tanggal Pendaftaran Film dan Booth JAFF Market". Liputan 6 (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Pribadi, Bagus (5 November 2025). "Film Opera Jawa Buka JAFF 2025, Suka Duka Tawa Jadi Penutup". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Riandi, Ady Prawira (5 November 2025). Setiawan, Tri Susanto (ed.). "JAFF 2025 Hadirkan 227 Film dari 43 Negara, Dibuka Opera Jawa, Ditutup Suka Duka Tawa". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Alvirtyantoro, Rafi (28 April 2025). "Reza Rahadian Hadirkan Program Spesial Edisi 20 Tahun Berkarya". Medcom (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Fathurrozak (5 November 2025). "Film Empat Musim Pertiwi Bakal Tayangkan Bocoran 10 Menit Eksklusif di JAFF 2025". Media Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (6 December 2025). "'Becoming Human' Wins Top Prize at Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival, 'Better Off Dead' Sweeps Indonesian Screen Awards". Variety. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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