# 18th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

The 18th annual Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held on 25 November to 2 December 2023 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The films were screened at the Empire XXI theatres and online through streaming service KlikFilm, meanwhile other fringe events were held at the LPP Yogyakarta.
A total of 205 films from 25 Asia–Pacific countries were screened during the festival. The festival opened with Ashish Avinash Bende's directorial debut film, Autobio-Pamphlet and closed with the world premiere of Angga Dwimas Sasongko's 13 Bombs in Jakarta. The festival was preceded by the screening of Wong Kar-wai films in three cities in November.
The most prestigious award, Golden Hanoman Award, was presented to experimental film Monisme, directed by Riar Rizaldi.

## Official selections
### Opening and closing films

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Autobio-Pamphlet (opening film) | Aatmapamphlet | Ashish Avinash Bende | India |
| 13 Bombs in Jakarta (closing film) | 13 Bom di Jakarta | Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Indonesia |

### In competition

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Abang Adik | Abang Adik | Jin Ong | Malaysia |
| Dreaming & Dying | Dreaming & Dying | Nelson Yeo | Singapore, Indonesia |
| Growing Apart | 何处生长 | Long Lingyun | China |
| Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell | Bên trong vỏ kén vàng | Pham Thien An | Vietnam, Singapore, France, Spain |
| Last Shadow at First Light | Last Shadow at First Light | Nicole Midori Woodford | Singapore, Japan, Slovenia, Philippines, Indonesia |
| Monisme | Monisme | Riar Rizaldi | Indonesia, Qatar |
| Oasis of Now | Oasis of Now | Chia Chee Sum | Malaysia, France, Singapore |
| Tiger Stripes | Tiger Stripes | Amanda Nell Eu | Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Qatar |
| Which Colour? | Kayo Kayo Colour? | Shahrukhkhan Chavada | India |

### Indonesian Screen Awards

| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| Ali Topan | Ali Topan | Sidharta Tata |
| The Draft! | Setan Alas! | Yusron Fuadi |
| Falling In Love Like In Movies | Jatuh Cinta Seperti Di Film-Film | Yandy Laurens |
| Monster | Monster | Rako Prijanto |
| The Prize | Onde Mande! | Paul Fauzan Agusta |
| Sara | Sara | Ismail Basbeth |
| Sleep Call | Sleep Call | Fajar Nugros |
| Women from Rote Island | Perempuan Berkelamin Darah | Jeremias Nyangoen |

### Asian Perspectives

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| #LookAtMe | #LookAtMe | Ken Kwek | Singapore |
| And Miles to Go Before I Sleep | 九槍 | Tsai Tsung-lung | Taiwan |
| Home Ground | 홈그라운드 | Kwon Aram | South Korea |
| I Love You, Beksman | Mahal Kita, Beksman | Percival Intalan | Philippines |
| La Luna | La Luna | M. Raihan Halim | Singapore, Malaysia |
| Maryam | Maryam | Badrul Hisham Ismail | Malaysia |
| Old Fashion, New Life | 女德 | Lam Can-zhao | Malaysia |
| Opium | Opium | Aman Sachdeva | India |
| Pendatang | Pendatang | Ken-Kin Ng | Malaysia |
| Qash | ҚАШ | Aisultan Seitov | Kazakhstan |
| River | リバー、流れないでよ | Junta Yamaguchi | Japan |
| Sugarland | Gitling | Jopy Arnaldo | Philippines |
| Waiting for the Light to Change | Waiting for the Light to Change | Linh Tran | United States |

### Panorama

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| 24 Hours with Gaspar | 24 Jam Bersama Gaspar | Yosep Anggi Noen | Indonesia |
| All Ears | 不虚此行 | Jiayin Liu | China |
| Evil Does Not Exist | 悪は存在しない | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan |
| Fremont | Fremont | Babak Jalali | United States |
| The Monk and the Gun | The Monk and the Gun | Pawo Choyning Dorji | Bhutan, France, United States, Taiwan |
| Monster | 怪物 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
| Perfect Days | Perfect Days | Wim Wenders | Japan, Germany |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus | Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus | Neo Sora | Japan |
| The Shadowless Tower | 白塔之光 | Zhang Lü | China |
| Shayda | Shayda | Noora Niasari | Australia, Iran |
| Sweet Dreams | Sweet Dreams | Ena Sendijarević | Netherlands, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Indonesia, Sweden |
| Terrestrial Verses | آیه های زمینی | Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami | Iran |

### Classics

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Paprika (2006) | パプリカ | Satoshi Kon | Japan |
| Perfect Blue (1997) | パーフェクトブルー | Satoshi Kon | Japan |
| The Raid (2011) | Serbuan Maut | Gareth Evans | Indonesia, France, United States |

### Nocturnal

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| In Flames | In Flames | Zarrar Kahn | Canada, Pakistan |
| In My Mother's Skin | In My Mother's Skin | Kenneth Dagalan | Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan |
| The Way of the Dragon (1972) | 猛龍過江 | Bruce Lee | Hong Kong |

## Awards

The following awards were presented during the festival:
* Golden Hanoman Award
    Monisme by Riar Rizaldi
* Silver Hanoman Award
    Oasis of Now by Chia Chee Sum
* Special Mention in Main Competition
    Dreaming & Dying by Nelson Yeo
* NETPAC Award
    Which Colour? by Shahrukhkhan Chavada
* JAFF Indonesian Screen Awards
    Best Film: The Draft! by Yusron Fuadi
    Best Director: Ismail Basbeth – Sara
    Best Storytelling: Anindita Suryarasmi and Yusron Fuadi – The Draft!
    Best Performance: Irma Rihi – Women from Rote Island
    Best Cinematography: Joseph Christoforus Fofid – Women from Rote Island
    Best Editing: Ridwan A.B. and Yusron Fuadi – The Draft!
* Blencong Award
    Hito by Stephen Lopez
* Geber Award
    Abang Adik by Jin Ong
* Student Award
    The River That Never Ends by J.T. Trinidad