Joko Anwar

Joko Anwar (born 3 January 1976) is an Indonesian movie director, screenwriter, producer, actor and editor.

 Early life 
Joko Anwar was born on January 3, 1976 in a poor village in Medan, North Sumatra, and grew up watching kung fu and horror films. Since junior high school, he has also written and directed drama performances. Joko then attended the Bandung Institute of Technology to study aviation engineering, because his parents could not afford to send him to film school. After graduating in 1999, he became a journalist at The Jakarta Post and later a film critic.

 Career 
While interviewing Nia Dinata for The Jakarta Post, the film producer and director was very impressed with Joko and asked him to write his film project which later became known as Arisan! (2003). The film was a huge success both commercially and critically and won several awards at home and abroad including "Best Film" at the 2004 Indonesian Film Festival and "Best Movie" at the MTV Indonesia Movie Awards in 2004.

 Filmmaker's confession 
 Year Title Credited as Notes Director Writer 2003 Joni Be Brave   Directorial debut2012 Durable Love   Suncatchers   Grave Torture   Editor Fresh to Move On   2013 The New Found  2016 Jenny   Jangan Kedip   2017 Jalanin Aja  2020Kelompok Tidak BelajarProducer

 Awards and nominations 
 Year Awards Category  Nominated works Results 2004 Festival Film Indonesia Penulis Skenario Terbaik  Arisan! (Nia Dinata) 2005 MTV Indonesia Movie Awards Best DirectorJanji Joni  Festival Film Indonesia Sutradara Terbaik   2008 Festival Film Indonesia Penulis Skenario Terbaik  fiksi. (Mouly Surya)  2009 Festival Film Indonesia Penulis Skenario Adaptasi Terbaik  Pintu Terlarang   2015 Festival Film Indonesia Sutradara Terbaik A Copy of My Mind 2016Piala Maya Sutradara Terpilih  Penulis Skenario Asli Terpilih 2017Festival Film Indonesia Penulis Skenario Asli Terbaik  Stip & Pensil (Ernest Prakasa and Bene Dion Rajagukguk)  Sutradara Terbaik Pengabdi Setan   Penulis Skenario Adaptasi Terbaik  Festival Film Tempo Sutradara Terbaik  Penulis Skenario Terbaik Piala Maya Sutradara Terpilih  Penulis Skenario Adaptasi Terpilih  Penampilan Singkat nan Berkesan (Piala Arifin C. Noer) 2018Indonesian Box Office Movie Awards Sutradara Terbaik  Penulis Skenario Terbaik 2019Festival Film Indonesia Penulis Skenario Asli Terbaik  Orang Kaya Baru   Penulis Skenario Adaptasi Terbaik  Gundala  Festival Film Tempo Sutradara TerbaikPerempuan Tanah Jahanam  Penulis Skenario Terbaik 2020Piala Maya Sutradara Terpilih  Penulis Skenario Asli Terpilih  Festival Film Bandung Sutradara Terpuji Film Bioskop Gundala Festival Film Indonesia Sutradara Terbaik Perempuan Tanah Jahanam   Penulis Skenario Asli Terbaik   Penulis Skenario Adaptasi Terbaik  Ratu Ilmu Hitam  Indonesian Box Office Movie Awards Sutradara TerbaikPerempuan Tanah Jahanam  Penulis Skenario Terbaik 2023 Piala Maya Penulis Skenario Adaptasi Terpilih Pengabdi Setan 2: Communion  Festival Film Bandung Penulis Skenario Terpuji Film IndonesiaSri Asih (Upi Avianto)  Festival Film Indonesia Penulis Skenario Adaptasi Terbaik  2024Festival Film Indonesia Sutradara TerbaikSiksa Kubur  Penulis Skenario Asli Terbaik  

 References 

 Other websites 

 Joko Anwar in IMDB

Category:1976 births
Category:Living people
Category:Movie directors
Category:Movie producers
Category:Screenwriters
Category:Indonesian actors