The 20th annual Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival took place from 29 November to 6 December 2025 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It opened with the 35 mm screening of Garin Nugroho's 2006 film Opera Jawa and closed with Aco Tenriyagelli's directorial debut Comedy Buddy. A total of 227 films from 43 Asia-Pacific countries were screened during the festival.
A special program, Reza Rahadian: 20 Years Reflection, commemorating the Indonesian actor's twenty years of career, took place during the festival. An exclusive ten-minute preview of Kamila Andini's Four Seasons in Java was screened at the festival.
The most prestigious award of the festival, Golden Hanoman Award, was awarded to Cambodian supernatural drama film Becoming Human by Polen Ly.
Juries The following juries were named for the festival. Hanoman Award Eric Khoo, Singaporean filmmaker Suryana Paramita, Indonesian film producer Tumpal Tampubolon, Indonesian filmmaker
NETPAC Award Bunga Siagian, Indonesian artist and researcher Herman Van Eyken, lecturer Marissa Anita, Indonesian actress
Blencong Award Henry Foundation, Indonesian musician and visual artist Khozy Rizal, Indonesian filmmaker Mary Pansanga, Thai curator and artist
Indonesian Screen Award Amir Muhammad, Malaysian writer and filmmaker Antoinette Jadaone, Filipino director Puiyee Leong, Singaporean arts manager and film programmer
Geber Award Dennis Adhiswara, Indonesian actor Iam Murda, Indonesian filmmaker Siska Raharja, Indonesian film producer
Student Award Andrienne Adelia Dimas Putro Utomo Fada Ramadhan Dhiya Janssen Ewaldo Ramadhani Meautia Iffa
Official selection Opening and closing films English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Opera Jawa (2006) Garin Nugroho Indonesia Comedy Buddy Suka Duka Tawa Aco Tenriyagelli Indonesia
In competition English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) A Useful Ghost ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke Thailand, France, Singapore, GermanyAmoeba Siyou Tan Singapore, Netherlands, France, Spain, South Korea Becoming Human ជាតិជាមនុស្សា Polen Ly Cambodia Flames Laptein Ravi Shankar Kaushik India Girl 女孩 Shu Qi Taiwan Hair, Paper, Water... Tóc, Giấy và Nước... Trương Minh Quý, Nicolas Graux Vietnam, Belgium, France Lost Land Harà Watan Akio Fujimoto Japan, France, Malaysia, Germany On Your Lap Pangku Reza Rahadian Indonesia, Saudi Arabia Summer's Camera Yeoreumeui Camera Divine Sung South KoreaSunshine Antoinette Jadaone Philippines The World of Love 세계의 주인 Yoon Ga-eun South Korea
Light of Asia English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) A Better Place Du Học Sinh Ben Oui Taiwan, MalaysiaAfter Colossus Timoteus Anggawan Kusno Indonesia, Netherlands, Italy Anatomy of a Call 通訊默示錄 Arnold Tam Hong KongAu Revoir Siam Domenico Singha Pedroli France, Switzerland, Thailand Baozhda Bao Zi Da Keran Abukasimu China Children's Day Giselle Lin Singapore The Fishbowl Girl 金魚缸小姐 Hung Yi Wu TaiwanHoney, My Love, So Sweet JT Trinidad PhilippinesHyena Altay Ulan Yang China, United StatesMy Name Is Hope Sherwan Haji Finland Omen Điềm Báo Hồ Thanh Thảo Vietnam This Is Budi's Mother Ini Ibu Budi Abimana Aryasatya Indonesia Throughout These Cages Sekat Sekat Aaron Pratama IndonesiaVox Humana Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan Philippines, United States, SingaporeWater Sports Whammy Alcazaren Philippines What Have You Done, Zarina? Zarina, Sen Ne Istep Qoidyñ? Camila Sagyntkan Kazakhstan Won't Be Here Wo Bu Zai De Ming Tian Tan Jiali, Zhu Haoyuan China
Panorama English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) All That's Left of You اللي باقي منك Cherien Dabis Germany, Cyprus, Palestine, Jordan, Greece, Qatar, Saudi ArabiaHuman Resource Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit ThailandIt Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi Iran, France, Luxembourg, United StatesKokuho Lee Sang-il JapanMagellan Lav Diaz Philippines, Spain, Portugal, France, Taiwan The President's Cake مملكة القصب Hasan Hadi Iraq, United States, QatarPut Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Sepideh Farsi France, Palestine, IranRenoir Chie Hayakawa JapanResurrection Bi Gan China Scarlet 果てしなきスカーレット Mamoru Hosoda Japan Two Seasons, Two Strangers 旅と日々 Sho Miyake JapanUnidentified Haifaa al-Mansour Saudi ArabiaThe Voice of Hind Rajab Kaouther Ben Hania Tunisia, France, United States
Asian Perspectives English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) A Story About Fire Ran Bi Wa Li Wenyu ChinaThe Academy of Fine Arts Jayabrata Das India Bury Us in a Lone Desert Nấm Mồ Lý Tưởng Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Phúc VietnamDiamonds in the Sand Janus Victoria Japan, Malaysia, PhilippinesThe Fox King Woo Ming Jin Malaysia, Indonesia Hani 哈尼 Dasheng Hou Japan Happy Life 嬉々な生活 Yoshihiko Taniguchi Japan Humans in the Loop Aranya Sahay India I Fell in Love with a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn ブルックリンでZ級監督と恋に落ちた私 Kenichi Ugana United States I, the Song མོ་གི་གསང་བའི་ཞབས་ཁྲ Dechen Roder Bhutan, France, Norway, Italy Ky Nam Inn Quán Kỳ Nam Leon Le Vietnam The Last Summer Xia Zhui Shi Renfei ChinaLike a Rolling Stone Lichuan Yin ChinaLove Chaos Kin Chithra Jeyaram United StatesMr. Kim Goes to the Cinema Kim Dong-ho South Korea Numakage Public Pool 沼影市民プール Shingo Ota Japan The Old Man and His Car 老破车 Michael Kam SingaporeQueer As Punk Yihwen Chen Malaysia, Indonesia Sand City Balur Nogorite Mahde Hasan Bangladesh Taroman Expo Explosion 大長編 タローマン 万博大爆発 Ryo Fujii Japan We Are Inside Nahnou Fil Dakhel Farah Kassem Lebanon, Qatar, DenmarkWhite Snow Praveen Morchhale IndiaShorts A Better Place 베터 플레이스 Ali Sohail Jaura South KoreaA Very Straight Neck Neo Sora China, Japan After the Cat Mao Yu Ji Chu Hoi Ying TaiwanAgapito Arvin Belarmino, Kyla Danelle Philippines, FranceBefore the Sea Forgets Ngọc Duy Lê SingaporeCreature Feature Martika Ramirez Escobar PhilippinesDon Quixote Rahil Fallahfar IranEXITLee Yong Chao Myanmar The Good Student 모범상 Park Ho-beom South Korea Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites Chao Somnop Chet Chheangkea Cambodia, France, United States Heading West 10.000 năm đi về phía Tây Sulla (Ngan Nguyen) Vietnam the last swimming reunion before life happens yung huling swimming reunion before life happens Glenn Barit Philippines Mirage: Eigenstate Riar Rizaldi Indonesia, United Kingdom, PortugalMoti Yash Saraf India My Plastic Mother Anak Macan Amar Haikal IndonesiaNegana Vania Qanita Damayanti Indonesia NO!!! NGGAK!!! Oktania Hamdani, Winner Wijaya Indonesia Once Upon a Time There Was a Mountain 從前有座山 To Chun Him Hong Kong Orlo with Karma Tian Cha Guan Nv Hai Kangdrun China The Park Is Public Shi Gong Yuan Li Yan China The Prediction Kanippu Rishi Chandna IndiaSammi, Who Can Detach His Body Parts Rein Maychaelson Indonesia Shackles of Sky Hinde Gaali Munde Matthe Ragu Aarav IndiaSound Guardians Leah Varjacques Indonesia, United States When the Fan Stops 합진산업 Hyein Lim South Korea Wind Bād Moeinoddin Jalali Iran Yellow MashiMashi Rhapsody (Beta) イエロー・マシマシ・ラプソディ（仮） Masahiro Saito Japan
Rewind English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Battle Royale (2000) バトル・ロワイアル Kinji Fukasaku Japan Girls' Dormitory (1958) Asrama Dara Usmar Ismail IndonesiaHari untuk Amanda (2010) Angga Dwimas Sasongko Indonesia Joni's Promise (2005) Janji Joni Joko Anwar Indonesia Linda Linda Linda (2005) リンダ リンダ リンダ Nobuhiro Yamashita JapanMadame X (2010) Lucky Kuswandi IndonesiaYi Yi (2000) Edward Yang Taiwan, Japan
Nocturnal English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Kinki 近畿地方のある場所について Kōji Shiraishi JapanLesbian Space Princess Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese AustraliaThe Weed Eaters Callum Devlin New ZealandShorts DHET! ধ্যাৎ! Ummid Ashraf BangladeshEchoes of the Night Tamara Sangdow Thailand, United States How An Apocalypse Ends Cách một đại dịch kết thúc Thuy Trang Dang VietnamKarim Jusuf Witjaksono Indonesia Lingering Memories ระหว่างทาง..กลับบ้าน Nareupol Srimueng ThailandMAAGHLUG Nabila Larasati Indonesia Over the Green Hills Bên kia đồi xanh thẳm Vu Nguyen Nam Khue Vietnam The Peel 褪皮 以及露出來的 NanTung Lin Taiwan, Portugal, Belgium, Finland Repulsion 斥子 Chen Yan-hong Taiwan Rotten Pleasure Bangkai Nafsu Woyzeck Indonesia Taxi Driver Who Caught the Murderer 살인범 잡은 택시기사 Kim Soyeon South KoreaT e k a t é Fransiskus Antonius Mahendra Indonesia Uniform 유니폼 Dayeon Kang South KoreaWhen the Cold Wind Blows Jon Keng Malaysia, Singapore
Indonesian Screen Awards English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) A Thousand Shades of Purnama Seribu Bayang Purnama Yahdi Jamhur Indonesia Agak Laen: Menyala Pantiku! Muhadkly Acho Indonesia Better Off Dead Tinggal Meninggal Kristo Immanuel Indonesia Dancing with the Body Lenggak-Lenggok Andi Imam Prakasa Indonesia Dopamine Dopamin Teddy Soeria Atmadja IndonesiaIkatan Darah Sidharta Tata Indonesia Mothernet Esok Tanpa Ibu Ho Wi-ding Indonesia, SingaporeThe Period of Her Erlina Rakhmawati, Praditha Blifa, Sarah Adilah, Yulinda Dwi Andriyani IndonesiaRangga & Cinta Riri Riza Indonesia Smothered Legenda Kelam Malin Kundang Kevin Rahardjo, Rafki Hidayat Indonesia Sore: Wife from the Future Sore: Istri dari Masa Depan Yandy Laurens Indonesia The Tiger Pamacan Ardiansah Sulistiana Indonesia Worn Out Judheg Misya Latief Indonesia
Indonesian Film Showcase English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)A DISTORTED INDIVIDUAL. Adythia Utama Indonesia, ItalyAndaikan Kau Datang Kembali Dyan Sunu Prastowo IndonesiaGestures of Care Aryo Danusiri Indonesia, AustraliaThe Last Accord: War, Apocalypse, and Peace in Aceh Arfan Sabran Indonesia, Finland The Last Supper Perjamuan Terakhir Daniel Rudi HaryantoIndonesiaLavender Marriage Razka Robby Ertanto Lost in the Spotlight Lupa Daratan Ernest PrakasaMimpi Keluarga Sempurna Bagas SatrioSiapa Dia Garin Nugroho
Awards The following awards were presented at the festival: Golden Hanoman Award: Becoming Human by Polen Ly Silver Hanoman Award: A Useful Ghost by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke Jury Special Mention: Sunshine by Antoinette Jadaone Blencong Award: Water Sports by Whammy Alcazaren Jury Special Mention: Hyena by Altay Ulan Yang JAFF Indonesian Screen Awards Best Film: Better Off Dead by Kristo Immanuel Best Directing: Kristo Immanuel for Better Off Dead Best Performance: Afiqa Kirana for The Period of Her and Omara Esteghlal for Better Off Dead Best Cinematography: Vera Lestafa for Dopamine Best Editing: Ryan Purwoko for Better Off Dead Best Screenplay: Kristo Immanuel and Jessica Tjiu for Better Off Dead Best Music: Anto Hoed and Melly Goeslaw for Rangga & Cinta Best Sound Design: Pramudya Adhy Wardhana, Ridho Fachri, Renaldy Lomo, Alexandrie Dolly, Luthfi AG, Iqbal "Encik" Marekan, Halid Ilham, and Ikhsan Nugroho for The Period of Her Best Production Design: Ahmad Zulkarnaen and Wahyu Efata for Ikatan Darah Best Poster: Evan Wijaya and Jozz Felix for Sore: Wife from the Future NETPAC Award: Becoming Human by Polen Ly Geber Award: Sunshine by Antoinette Jadaone Students Award: Water Sports by Whammy Alcazaren
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