# 12th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

The 12th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held from 1 to 8 December 2017 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. A total of 114 films from 24 countries were screened during the festival. Garin Nugroho's Nyai opened the festival and it closed with Kirsten Tan's drama film Pop Aye. The year's edition included a new competition section called Indonesian Screen Awards which honored the achievement of Indonesian feature films.
The festival's most prestigious award, Golden Hanoman Award, was presented to drama film The Seen and Unseen by Kamila Andini.

## Official selection
### Opening and closing films

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Nyai (opening film) | Nyai (opening film) | Garin Nugroho | Indonesia |
| Pop Aye (closing film) | Pop Aye (closing film) | Kirsten Tan | Singapore, Thailand |

### Asian Feature

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Golden Hanoman Award ||||
| A Father's Will | Atanyn Kereezi | Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu | Kyrgyzstan |
| By the Time It Gets Dark | ดาวคะนอง | Anocha Suwichakornpong | Thailand, Netherlands, France, Qatar |
| Dark Is the Night | Madilim ang Gabi | Adolfo Alix Jr. | Philippines |
| Lady of the Lake | Loktak Lairembee | Haobam Paban Kumar | India |
| Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts | Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak | Mouly Surya | Indonesia, France, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand |
| People Power Bombshell: The Diary of Vietnam Rose | People Power Bombshell: The Diary of Vietnam Rose | John Torres | Philippines |
| The Plague at the Karatas Village | Қаратас ауылындағы оба | Adilkhan Yerzhanov | Kazakhstan |
| The Seen and Unseen | Sekala Niskala | Kamila Andini | Indonesia, Australia, Netherlands, Qatar |
| Sunshine that Can Move Mountains | 被阳光移动的山脉 | Qiang Wang | Tibet |
| NETPAC Award and Geber Award ||||
| Bangkok Joyride: Chapter 2 - Shutdown Bangkok | Bangkok Joyride: Chapter 2 - Shutdown Bangkok | Ing Kanjanavanit | Thailand |
| Blockage | سد معبر | Mohsen Gharaie | Iran |
| Burning Birds | දැවෙන විහඟුන් | Sanjeewa Pushpakumara | Sri Lanka, France |
| In the Flesh | In the Flesh | Kong Pahurak | Thailand, Japan |
| Love and Shukla | Love and Shukla | Jatla Siddartha | India |
| Phantom of Illumination | นิรันดร์ราตรี | Wattanapume Laisuwanchai | Thailand |
| Tarling Is Darling | Tarling Is Darling | Ismail Fahmi Lubis | Indonesia |
| We, the Dead | Aqérat | Edmund Yeo | Malaysia |
| The White Girl | 白色女孩 | Jenny Suen, Christopher Doyle | Hong Kong, Malaysia |
| Yamato (California) | 大和（カリフォルニア） | Daisuke Miyazaki | Japan |

### Asian Perspectives

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| A Letter to the President | نامه‌ای به رییس‌جمهور | Roya Sadat | Afghanistan |
| The Children of Genghis | Chingisiin huuhduud | Zolbayar Dorj | Mongolia |
| Kupal | Kupal | Kazem Mollaie | Iran |
| Last Laugh | 喜丧 | Zhang Tao | China, France, Hong Kong |
| Love and Other Cults | 獣道 | Eiji Uchida | Japan |
| Sound of Silence | Sound of Silence | Bijukumar Damodaran | India |
| Sveta | Света | Zhanna Issabayeva | Kazakhstan |
| Village Rockstars | ভিলেজ ৰকষ্টাৰ্ছ | Rima Das | India |
| Women of the Weeping River | Women of the Weeping River | Sheron Dayoc | Philippines |

### Indonesian Screen Awards

| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| Aisyah: Biarkan Kami Bersaudara | Aisyah: Biarkan Kami Bersaudara | Herwin Novianto |
| Bukaan 8 | Bukaan 8 | Angga Dwimas Sasongko |
| Check the Store Next Door | Cek Toko Sebelah | Ernest Prakasa |
| Galih & Ratna | Galih & Ratna | Lucky Kuswandi |
| The Gift | The Gift | Hanung Bramantyo |
| My Generation | My Generation | Upi Avianto |
| Negeri Dongeng | Negeri Dongeng | Anggi Frisca |
| Night Bus | Night Bus | Emil Heradi |
| Posesif | Posesif | Edwin |
| Satu Hari Nanti | Satu Hari Nanti | Salman Aristo |

### Asian Docs

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| All Is Forgiven, for We Have Been Happy | Semua Sudah Dimaafkan Sebab Kita Pernah Bahagia | Katia Engel, Paul Agusta | Indonesia |
| The Ballads of Cinema Lovers | Balada Bala Sinema | Yuda Kurniawan | Indonesia |
| Burma Storybook | Burma Storybook | Petr Lom, Corinne van Egeraat | Netherlands, Norway, Thailand |
| Eyelashes | Bulu Mata | Tonny Trimarsanto | Indonesia |
| Mrs. Fang | 方绣英 | Wang Bing | China, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong |
| My Father, The Last Communist | My Father, The Last Communist | Đoàn Hồng Lê | Vietnam |
| Waxing Moon | Quinzaine Claire | Adrien Genoudet | Cambodia |
| Taiwan Docs ||||
| Blood Amber | 血琥珀 | Lee Yong-chao | Taiwan, Myanmar |
| Realm of Reverberations | 殘響世界 | Chen Chieh-jen | Taiwan |
| Small Talk | 日常對話 | Huang Hui-zhen | Taiwan |

### Focus on Joko Anwar

* Joni's Promise (2005)
* Dead Time: Kala (2007)
* The Forbidden Door (2009)
* Ritual (2012)
* A Copy of My Mind (2015)
* Satan's Slaves (2017)

## Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival:
* Golden Hanoman Award: The Seen and Unseen by Kamila Andini
* Silver Hanoman Award: By the Time It Gets Dark by Anocha Suwichakornpong
* Special Mention: Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts by Mouly Surya
* NETPAC Award: Love and Shukla by Jatla Siddartha
* Geber Award: We, the Dead by Edmund Yeo
* Blencong Award: My Father's Room by Nari Jang
* Jogja Film Student Award: Tradition by Lanka Bandaranayake
* JAFF Indonesian Screen Awards
** Best Film: Posesif by Edwin
** Best Short Film: Sunday Story by Adi Marsono
** Best Directing: Ernest Prakasa for Check the Store Next Door
** Best Storytelling: Fathan Todjon for Galih & Ratna
** Best Cinematography: Batara Goempar for Posesif
** Best Performance: Putri Marino for Posesif