Jogja-Netpac Film Festival to Open With 'Silenced Nights'
The 21st edition screens 254 films from 34 countries in Yogyakarta under the theme 'Influx', with 'You Are the Film' closing the event.
The 21st Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival has announced its full programme, opening with Lawrence Fajardo's 'Silenced Nights' and closing with Ueda Makoto's 'You Are the Film', according to Variety. The festival runs Nov. 28–Dec. 5 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, under the theme 'Influx'.
'Silenced Nights' will have its Indonesian premiere on opening night. The film screened at Toronto earlier this year, while 'You Are the Film' won the White Raven Award at this year's Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
Across the programme, JAFF will screen 254 films from 34 countries. Ten features will compete for the Golden and Silver Hanoman Awards in the main competition, judged by a jury that includes Dita Gambiro, Riar Rizaldi and Shan Zuolong.
Ten Indonesian films will compete in the Indonesian Screen Awards across 10 categories, with a jury featuring Sharifah Amani, Tanigaki Kenji and Yoon Ga-eun. A new Amar Bank Audience Choice Award lets viewers pick a favourite from the Light of Asia selection, and new JAFF Awards will recognise individuals, communities and institutions sustaining Asian cinema, with Gelanggang Inovasi dan Kreativitas (GIK) UGM as venue partner for the awards.
The Rewind strand revisits three Studio Ghibli classics from Miyazaki Hayao: 'Spirited Away', 'My Neighbor Totoro' and 'Howl's Moving Castle'. The Cinematic Concert also returns, with Grrrl Gang performing live.
Quick answers
When and where does the 21st Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival take place?
It runs Nov. 28–Dec. 5 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, under the theme 'Influx'.
Which films open and close JAFF 21?
Lawrence Fajardo's 'Silenced Nights' opens the festival, and Ueda Makoto's 'You Are the Film' closes it.
How many films will screen at JAFF 21?
The festival will screen 254 films from 34 countries.