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CROSSCUT ASIA #03: Colorful Indonesia
Lineup Announced

The Japan Foundation announces the lineup for CROSSCUT ASIA #03: Colorful Indonesia. The third
volume of the CROSSCUT ASIA series, launched by the Japan Foundation Asia Center and the Tokyo
International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2014 to showcase Asian films, now turns its attention to recent
films from Indonesia.
Known as a nation of “tolerant Islam,” Indonesia is made up of
more than 10,000 islands and has regional cultural differences thatmake it the ultimate land of diversity. The Foundation and TIFFhave been presenting outstanding Indonesian films, reflecting thenation’s diverse culture, since the 1980s. In this year’s focus, wewill showcase 11 films, from the latest works by well-establisheddirectors to the unique, ambitious works by up-and-coming
directors.
Lovely Man ©Karuna Pictures
In the showcase, three films by Teddy Soeriaatmadja, whose provocative and powerful work isinternationally acclaimed, will be highlighted. Along with Soeriaatmadja’s so-called Trilogy About
Intimacy, the lineup also includes such rising female directors as Nia Dinata, a pioneer in LGBT films,and Kamila Andini, of The Mirror Never Lies.
Please see the following pages for the details. During the festival, some of the cast and crew
members will attend the Q&A sessions and symposium.

The Japan Foundation Asia Center Presents
CROSSCUT ASIA #3: Colorful Indonesia
CROSSCUT ASIA series showcases Asian films with a focus on particularcountries, directors, actors or themes. Following the first and second editions,which featured Thailand and the Philippines respectively, the third edition’s
focus will be on Indonesia, a country whose cultural diversity is unparalleled.
The section will feature works from numerous young filmmakers who richly
portray themes relevant to modern society, such as religion, ethnicity, genderand various forms of love.

The 29th Tokyo International Film Festival[Dates] Tuesday, October 25 – Thursday, November 3, 2016
[Venues] Roppongi Hills, EX Theater Roppongi, and other theaters in Tokyo[Official Website] www.tiff-jp.net/en/

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Lineup of CROSSCUT ASIA ＃03: Colorful Indonesia

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Trilogy About Intimacy by Teddy Soeriaatmadja
Teddy Soeriaatmadja

Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1975, Teddy Soeriaatmadja started his career with an independent film
titled Culik. His latest films are the trilogy Lovely Man, Something in the Way and About aWoman. His attention to detail, stunning cinematography and highly developed storytelling ability
have made Teddy one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in Indonesia.

About a Woman[2014/76mins]
Japanese Premiere

Director:
Cast:

Teddy Soeriaatmadja
Tutie Kirana, Rendy Ahmad, Anneke Jodi, Ringgo Agus Rahman

An aging Indonesian Muslim woman finds her life tumed upside down when she istaken out of her comfort zone, only to rediscover herself in the process.

Trilogy About Intimacy: #3© Karuna Pictures

Something in the Way[2013/89mins]

Director:
Cast:

Teddy Soeriaatmadja
Rezza Rahadian, Ratu Felisha

Shy taxi driver Ahmad is addicted to the sex on offer in magazines and videos. Buta flicker of hope appears in Ahmad’s life when he falls in love with his neighbor, abeautiful prostitute.
Trilogy About Intimacy: #2(In cooperation with Focus on Asia International Film Festival Fukuoka)

Lovely Man [2011/75mins]

Director:
Cast:

Teddy Soeriaatmadja
Donny Damara, Raihaanun Soeriaatmadja, Yayu AW Unru

A Muslim girl discovers that her long-lost father is a transvestite working on thestreets of Jakarta. The encounter changes their lives as they are forced to learn
about love.
Trilogy About Intimacy: #1© Karuna Pictures

Three Sassy Sisters[2016/124 mins]
World Premiere©Kalyana Shira Films / SAFilms(In cooperation with Osaka Asian Film Festival)

Director:Cast:

Nia Dinata
Shanty Paredes, Tara Basro, Tatyana Akman

Usmar Ismail's Three Sisters (Tiga Dara) was first released in 1956. Nia Dinata,
who grew up watching the rerun version on Indonesian TV and was very inspiredby the film, has created an homage to her favorite director.
Director Profile
Born in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1970, Nia graduated with a Mass Communications
degree from Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. She then participated in
special programs on film production at New York University. Besides various
awards from national and international festivals, she was also an Eisenhower
Fellow in 2008 and Young Global Leaders member in 2009.
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Cado Cado: Doctor 101[2016/103 mins]
International Premiere

Director:Cast:

Ifa Isfansyah
Adipati Dolken, Tika Bravani, Aurelie Moeremans

Nobody decides to become a doctor with the idea of saving other’s lives as theprimary goal. The first person they are trying to save is themselves.
Director ProfileBorn in Jogjakarta, Indonesia in 1979, Ifa Isfansyah graduated from the Indonesian
Institute of Arts, Jogjakarta. He was selected to the Asian Film Academy and won ascholarship to the Im Kwon Taek College of Film & Performing Arts, South Korea.
His first feature film Garuda Di Dadaku was an instant box office hit. He won BestDirector at the Indonesian Film Festival 2011 with his film The Dancer which alsowon Best Picture.

Emma’(Mother)

Director:
Cast:[2016/77 mins]
Japanese Premiere

Riri Riza
Cut Mini, Christoffer Nelwan, Jajang C. Noer, Arman Dewarti,
Indah Permata Sari

Based on a true story. A portrait of an Indonesian family in South Sulawesi circa
1960 that still resonates today.

© Miles Films

Filosofi Kopi

Director Profile
Born in Makassar, Indonesia in 1970, Riri Riza earned a master’s degree fromRoyal Holloway, University of London. His films are widely recognized. TheRainbow Troops (2008) was Indonesia’s all-time box-office hit. Atambua 39°
Celsius was in the Competition section of TIFF 2012, and The Jungle School won
the Audience Award at Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival 2014.
Director:Cast:[2015/117 mins]
Japanese Premiere

Angga Dwimas Sasongko
Chicco Jerikho, Rio Dewanto, Julie Estelle

Two friends who founded “Filosofi Kopi,” a coffee shop that provides only the best
Indonesian coffee, take on a challenge to make “the perfect cup” and visit their
troubled pasts.

© Visinema Pictures/COCOMARU

Following Diana

Director Profile
Born in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1985, Angga Dwimas Sasongko directed andproduced his first film Foto, Kotak dan Jendela in 2006 when he was still 21 years
old. Two years later, he founded Visinema Pictures, a film production company. He
has created hundreds of music videos, dozens of TV commercials, and five featurefilms.
Director:Cast:[2015/39 mins]
Japanese Premiere

Kamila Andini
Raihaanun, Tanta Ginting, Panji Rafenda Putra

Diana, a 30-year-old housewife, lives with her husband and son at home, acrossthe street from a building construction site. She spends every day with her only
child, waiting for her husband to come from work in the evening. One night, Diana's
husband presents her with a chart that reveals his shocking plan to share the little
family with another woman.

© babibutafilm

Director Profile
Born in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1986, Kamila Andini graduated from Deakin
University, Melborne, Australia, where she majored in Sociology and Media Arts.
Her debut feature film, The Mirror Never Lies(2011), was screened at more than 30
film festivals around the globe, including in Busan, Edinburgh, Seattle and theprestigious Berlin International Film Festival.

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Someone’s Wife in theBoat of Someone’s
Husband[2013/55 mins]
Japanese Premiere

Director:
Cast:Edwin
Mariana Renata, Nicholas Saputra

In this modest romance, documentary-like shots of village life are combined withthe captivating beauty of jungle and sea.
Director Profile
Born in Surabaya, Indonesia, in 1978. In 1999, bearing a diploma in Graphic
Design from the University of Petra, Edwin decided to move out from Surabaya tostudy film at the Jakarta Institute of Arts, where he liberated his passion forfilmmaking , utilizing spontaneous, flexible and fun approaches.

© Jeonju IFF, Edwin

Fiction. [2008/110 mins]
Japanese Premiere

Director:
Cast:Mouly Surya
Ladya Cheryl, Donny Alamsyah, Kinaryosih

When Alisha's pursuit of love pushes her to move in next door to Bari, his and othertenants' lives begin to change. Fiction. is a story about the dark side of love. Of anobsession. Of a dream.

©Cinesurya

Discovering Asian Cinema
After the Curfew[Digitally Restored Version][1954/101 mins]
Japanese Premiere

Director Profile
Born in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1980, Surya's debut Fiction. gained recognition in herhome country when it won four awards at the Indonesian Film Festival. In 2013, hersecond film, What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love, was thefirst Indonesian film ever to compete at Sundance Film Festival. She is currently
working on her third feature, Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts, which waspresented at Cannes' Cinéfondation L’Atelier.
Director:
Cast:

Usmar Ismail
AN Alcaff, Netty Herawati, Bambang Hermanto, Dhalia, Rd Ismail,AwaludinAfter the Curfew was restored by the National Museum of Singapore and the Film
Foundation in 2012 from the original negative.
Director Profile
Born in Bukittinggi, Indonesia, Usmar Ismail (1921-1971) is generally considered tobe the father of Indonesian cinema, and his entire body of work was directly
engaged with the ongoing evolution of Indonesian society. He began as aplaywright. During the Japanese occupation, he developed an interest infilmmaking. He began making films in the late 1940s and then started the film
production company Perfini in 1950.

*The full line-up of the competition section will be announced at the press conference on Monday,
September 26.
*A separate Japan Now Press Conference featuring director Shunji Iwai will be held on Tuesday,October 4.

<Press Accreditation>
All members of the media need to be accredited in advance in order to cover the TIFF.
Please register online at www.tiff-jp.net by September 23.
For inquiries: TIFF Promotion Group Tel: +81-(0)3-6226-3012 Email: tiff-pr2016@tiff-jp.net*A special booklet for CROSSCUT ASIA #03: Colorful Indonesia will be distributed to the audience during thefestival.

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The Japan Foundation Asia Center www.jfac.jp
The Japan Foundation is Japan's principal independent administrative institution dedicated to carryingout cultural exchange initiatives throughout the world. The Asia Center, established in April 2014, is adivision within the Foundation that conducts and supports collaborative initiatives with its Asian—primarily ASEAN—counterparts. Through interacting and working together in Japanese-language
education, arts and culture, sports, and grassroots and intelle1ctual exchange, the Asia Center pursues
to develop the sense of kinship and coexistence as neighboring inhabitants of Asia.

Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) www.tiff-jp.net
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) started in 1985 as Japan’s first major film festival and theonly Japanese film festival accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations(FIAPF). Since then, TIFF has grown to become one of the biggest film festivals in Asia.
Every year in October, filmmakers and film fans of all ages gather in Tokyo to enjoy excellent films fromaround the world and TIFF’s many colorful events. These include TIFF's multi-content market TIFFCOM,
seminars for students, professionals, and business people, and symposiums and workshops for
networking with the world film industries, developing international co-productions, and promoting the
global film business.

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