The Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF) is an annual film festival held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The festival has partnered with the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) since its inaugural edition in 2006. It aims to introduce Asian cinema to a wider audience and provides a space for arts, culture, and tourism.
The most recent edition, 20th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held from 29 November to 6 December 2025.
History Several Indonesian filmmakers, Garin Nugroho, Ifa Isfansyah, Budi Irawanto, Yosep Anggi Noen, Ajish Dibyo, Dyna Herlina and Ismail Basbeth along with NETPAC curator Philip Cheah, initiated the festival.
The first edition of the festival was held from 7 to 12 August 2006, about three months after the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake. Kompas noted that the inaugural edition marked the recovery of Yogyakarta post-earthquake. Meanwhile, Eric Sasono of Tempo noted that the festival created a new film market to develop the Asian cinema even further.
Programs As of 2022, the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival is organized in various sections: Main Competition: feature films compete for Hanoman Awards and NETPAC Award, the most prestigious awards of the festival. Light of Asia: short films compete for Blencong Award, screened in compilations Indonesian Screen Awards: Indonesian feature films compete for six categories. Panorama: selection of feature films screened during the international film festivals previously. Asian Perspectives: encapsulates feature films which showcase different Asian perspectives. Indonesian Film Showcase: showcases Indonesian feature films out of competition. Classic: revisiting the history by showcasing films by certain notable directors Emerging: presentation of films by directors whose work shown at JAFF for the first time JAFF-Series: showcases series Community Screen (): screenings and discussions with several film communities Whisper Cinema (): film screenings where blind and visually impaired people are guided by volunteers that verbally describe a film sequence. JFA Showcase: showcases the work of the Jogja Film Academy students.
JAFF Market: In 2024, the festival debuted a new program, JAFF Market, an initiative aimed at reshaping the Indonesian film industry by fostering networking and collaboration among various sectors.
Awards The most prestigious award given at JAFF is the Golden Hanoman Award for best film. As of 2025, the festival has presented the following awards:
Competition Golden Hanoman Award – best film +Golden Hanoman Award Year Film Director Country/Region 2006 Men at Work Mani Haghighi Iran 2007 Crossing the Dust Shawkat Amin Korki Iraq2008 Kantata Takwa Eros Djarot, Gotot Prakosa Indonesia2009 Agrarian Utopia Uruphong Raksasad Thailand2010 Survival Song Guangyi Yu China2011 Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria Kirchbaum Remton Siega Zuasola Philippines2012 Bunohan Dain Iskandar Said Malaysia2013 Television Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Bangladesh2014 Nagima Zhanna Issabayeva Kazakhstan2015 Cambodian Son Masahiro Sugano Cambodia2016 Solo, Solitude Yosep Anggi Noen Indonesia2017 The Seen and Unseen Kamila Andini Indonesia2018 27 Steps of May Ravi Bharwani Indonesia2019 House of Hummingbird Kim Bora South Korea2020 colspan="3" 2021 Taste Lê Bảo Vietnam2022 Autobiography Makbul Mubarak Indonesia2023 Monisme Riar Rizaldi Indonesia, Qatar2024 Happyend Neo Sora Japan, United States2025 Becoming Human Polen Ly Cambodia Silver Hanoman Award – runner-up of best film NETPAC Award – rewards to best first or second feature of Asian directors, chosen by Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema Geber Award – rewards to best first or second feature of Asian directors, chosen by film communities around Indonesia
Indonesian Screen Awards
Rewards to best work on Indonesian feature films Best Film Best Directing Best Performance Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Screenplay Best Music Best Sound Design Best Production Design Best Poster
Shorts Blencong Award – best short film Student Award – best short film, chosen by representatives of film students in Yogyakarta
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