Reza Rahadian's 'Casparina' Joins Busan's Asian Project Market
The Indonesian director's second feature, about journalist Francisca Casparina Fanggidaej, is in early scriptwriting as producers seek co-production partners in Busan.
Indonesian actor and director Reza Rahadian's second feature film as director, titled Casparina, is part of the Asian Project Market within the Busan International Film Festival's Asian Contents & Film Market, according to Variety.
The film is in the early stages of scriptwriting. In Busan, the producers hope to meet potential partners, collaborators, film funds and co-production opportunities.
Casparina centers on Francisca Casparina Fanggidaej, a journalist who was stripped of her Indonesian citizenship in 1965 while in Beijing representing Indonesia at an international forum.
She spent 32 years in exile, first in Beijing and later in the Netherlands, leaving six children behind before the family reconnected. The 1965 political upheaval in Indonesia involved the revocation of citizenship for those opposing the new regime.
Previous Busan success
Rahadian's first feature as director, On Your Lap, won four prizes at the Busan festival's Vision awards in 2025, including the audience award and the Fipresci award.
Quick answers
What is Reza Rahadian's new film about?
Casparina centers on journalist Francisca Casparina Fanggidaej, who was stripped of her Indonesian citizenship in 1965 while in Beijing and spent 32 years in exile.
Where is Casparina being presented?
The project is part of the Asian Project Market within the Busan International Film Festival's Asian Contents & Film Market.
What stage is the film in?
Casparina is in the early stages of scriptwriting, and the producers are seeking potential partners, collaborators, film funds and co-production opportunities in Busan.