# 13th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

The 13th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held from 27 November to 4 December 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. A total of 137 films from 27 countries were screened during the festival. Drama film The Man from the Sea opened the festival and it closed with Sri Lankan anthology film Her. Him. The Other. The festival's most prestigious award was presented to drama film 27 Steps of May.

## Official selection
### Opening and closing films

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| The Man from the Sea (opening film) | Laut | Koji Fukada | Japan, Indonesia, France |
| Her. Him. The Other (closing film) | තුන්දෙනෙක් | Asoka Handagama, Vimukthi Jayasundara, Prasanna Vithanage | Sri Lanka |

### Asian Features

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Golden Hanoman Award ||||
| 27 Steps of May | 27 Steps of May | Ravi Bharwani | Indonesia |
| A Land Imagined | 幻土 | Yeo Siew Hua | Singapore, France, Netherlands |
| Die Tomorrow | Die Tomorrow | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand |
| Grit | Grit | Cynthia Wade, Sasha Friedlander | United States, Indonesia |
| In the Claws of a Century Wanting | Sa Palad ng Dantaong Kulang | Jewel Maranan | Philippines, Germany, Qatar |
| Nervous Translation | Nervous Translation | Shireen Seno | Philippines |
| Night God | Түнгі Құдай | Adilkhan Yerzhanov | Kazakhstan |
| One Cut of the Dead | カメラを止めるな！ | Shinichiro Ueda | Japan |
| The Widowed Witch | 北方一片苍茫 | Cai Chengjie | China |
| NETPAC Award and Geber Award ||||
| Ave Maryam | Ave Maryam | Ertanto Robby Soediskam | Indonesia |
| Goodnight & Goodbye | Goodnight & Goodbye | Yao-tung Wu | Taiwan |
| Looking for Lucky | 寻狗启事 | Jiang Jiachen | China |
| Passage of Life | 僕の帰る場所 | Akio Fujimoto | Japan, Myanmar |
| Person Being/in the Nature of a Human | Ema Nudar Umanu | Jonas Rusumalay Diaz, Thomas Henning | Timor Leste |
| The Red Phallus | The Red Phallus | Tashi Gyeltshen | Bhutan |
| The Song of Grassroots | Nyanyian Akar Rumput | Yuda Kurniawan | Indonesia |
| Strange Colours | Strange Colours | Alena Lodkina | Australia |
| War Crime | War Crime | Gopal Shivakoti | Nepal |

### Asian Perspectives

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| An Engineered Dream | An Engineered Dream | Hemant Gaba | India |
| Asian Three - Fold Mirror 2018: Journey | アジア三面鏡2018 Journey | Degena Yun, Daishi Matsunaga, Edwin | Japan |
| Balangiga: Howling Wilderness | Balangiga: Howling Wilderness | Khavn | Philippines |
| Dukun | Dukun | Dain Said | Malaysia |
| Father to Son | 范保德 | Hsiao Ya-chuan | Taiwan |
| Fly by Night | 非常盜 | Zahir Omar | Malaysia |
| Golden Memories | Golden Memories | Mahardhika Yudha, Afrian Purnama, Syaiful Anwar | Indonesia |
| Istri Orang | Istri Orang | Dirmawan Hatta | Indonesia |
| Malila: The Farewell Flower | มะลิลา | Anucha Boonyawatana | Thailand |
| Old Love | 재회 | Park Ki-yong | South Korea, Japan |
| Painting Life | Painting Life | Bijukumar Damodaran | India, United States |
| Sayakbay | Саякбай | Ernest Abdyjaparov | Kyrgyzstan |
| Sincerely Yours, Dhaka | ইতি, তোমারই ঢাকা | Various Tanvir Ahsan Abdullah Al Noor Syed Saleh Sobhan Auneem Krishnendu Chattopadhyay Golam Kibria Farooki Mir Mukarram Hossain Nuhash Humayun Mahmudul Islam Rahat Rahman Robiul Alam Robi Syed Ahmed Shawki | Bangladesh |
| Temporary Visa | Temporary Visa | Ghazi Alqudcy | Singapore, Bosnia and Herzegovina |

### Indonesian Screen Awards

| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| Aruna & Her Palate | Aruna & Lidahnya | Edwin |
| Cemara's Family | Keluarga Cemara | Yandy Laurens |
| If This Is My Story | If This Is My Story | Djenar Maesa Ayu, Kan Lumé |
| Love for Sale | Love for Sale | Andibachtiar Yusuf |
| Petualangan Menangkap Petir | Petualangan Menangkap Petir | Kuntz Agus |
| Sultan Agung Mataram 1628 | Sultan Agung: Tahta, Perjuangan, Cinta | Hanung Bramantyo |
| Ten Seconds Before Sunrise | Menunggu Pagi | Teddy Soeriaatmadja |
| Wage | Wage | John de Rantau |

### Focus on Garin Nugroho

* Aku Ingin Menciummu Sekali Saja (2002)
* Cinta dalam Sepotong Roti (1990)
* Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto (2015)
* Mata Tertutup (2011)
* Memories of My Body (2018)
* Opera Jawa (2006)
* Puisi Tak Terkuburkan (1999)
* Surat untuk Bidadari (1994)

## Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival:
* Golden Hanoman Award: 27 Steps of May by Ravi Bharwani
* Silver Hanoman Award: Nervous Translation by Shireen Seno
* NETPAC Award: The Song of Grassroots by Yuda Kurniawan
* Geber Award: Passage of Life by Akio Fujimoto
* Blencong Award: Facing Death with Wirecutter by Sarwar Abdullah
* JAFF Indonesian Screen Awards
** Best Film: Petualangan Menangkap Petir by Kuntz Agus
** Best Directing: Hanung Bramantyo for Sultan Agung Mataram 1628
** Best Cinematography: Amalia T.S. for Aruna & Her Palate
** Best Performance: Reza Rahadian – If This Is My Story
** Best Storytelling: Andibachtiar Yusuf and M. Irfan Ramli for Love for Sale