11th Jiffest - Program Guide

08 Opening Film 09 Closing Film 10 Premiere 16 World Cinema 24 World Cinema: Documentary

26 Madani Film Fest.

31 International Shorts

32 Swiss Shorts 34 S-express 40 A View From The SEA

45 Indonesian Feature Film Competition

Pre-Sale JIFFest Tickets • November 23 - 27 (for Blitzcard holders only) • November 28 - December 3 (for Blitzcard holders & for public) - Blitzmegaplex Grand Indonesia, Jl. M.H. Thamrin 1 Jakarta Pusat (Phone (021) 23580200), - Online at www.jiffest.org or www.blitzmegaplex.com (for Blitzcard holders only) During Festival • December 4-12 (for Blitzcard holders & for public) - Blitzmegaplex Grand Indonesia, Jl. M.H. Thamrin 1 Jakarta Pusat (Phone (021) 23580200), - Online at www.jiffest.org or www.blitzmegaplex.com (for Blitzcard holders only) Ticket price: World Cinema @ IDR 25,000/ticket World Cinema: Documentary & Madani Film Festival @ IDR 15,000/ticket Free Screenings - entrance tickets will be given one hour before each screening time. For more information on ticketing, go to page 56-57 in this program guide. Informasi lebih lanjut tentang pembelian tiket dapat dilihat di halaman 56-57 di buku program ini.

51 JiFFest Events 56 Ticket 58 Schedule 60 Print Sources 62 Index All screenings are held in Blitzmegaplex Grand Indonesia

The program guide is accurate at the moment of printing. For changes in screening schedule, JIFFest events, or other queries, please call JIFFest at (021) 31925115, or email us at [email protected]. Buku program ini benar saat dicetak. Perubahan jadwal film dan acara dapat diketahui dengan menghubungi JIFFest di (021) 31925115 atau email kami di [email protected].

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Foreword

Foreword

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Welcome to the 11th Jakarta International Film Festival!

Selamat datang di Jakarta International Film Festival ke-11!

This year, JiFFest begins its second decade.

Tahun ini JIFFest telah memasuki dekade yang kedua.

For the last decade, JiFFest has grown along with Indonesian film. From 4 in 1999 when JIFFest was held for the first time, the number has grown to around 100 by now. Since 2006, JIFFest has created its own Indonesian Feature Film Competition with foreign film professionals as juries.

Sepuluh tahun terakhir, JIFFest berkembang seiring dengan pertumbuhan perfilman Indonesia. Ketika pertama kali diadakan di tahun 1999, hanya ada 4 film Indonesia dalam setahun. Sepuluh tahun kemudian jumlah itu hampir mencapai 100 judul. Sejak tahun 2006 pun, JiFFest menyelenggarakan Kompetisi Film Cerita Panjang Indonesia dengan juri-juri internasional.

JiFFest then grew into a showcase of Indonesian film development for international film industry. From visiting curators of worldwide film festivals, Indonesian films started gaining recognition in international level, as proven by 4 Indonesian films screened at Berlinale earlier this year. JiFFest’s own JiFFest Script Development Competition & Workshop (JSDC) has given birth to today’s best talents in filmmaking, such as Wahyu Aditya (2004), World Champion International Young Creative Entrepreneur of the Year (2007); Tumpal Tampubolon (2005), Asian Young Filmmakers Fellow Korea (2008); Salman Aristo (2006), writer of Ayat-Ayat Cinta (2007), Laskar Pelangi (2008) and Garuda Di Dadaku (2009); Yuli Andari Merdekaningtyas (2006), director of Suster Apung, winner of Eagle Awards Metro TV (2006), and many more. Such achievement propels us to maintain our aim to be a platform of appreciating and getting education from films. We remain dedicated in bringing the best of worldwide films, including those from ASEAN, and Madani Film Festival, an Islamic themed program that we create together with rumahfilm.org, of which we will run the event as a separate festival next year. However, more than film screenings, sidebar events in JIFFest often serve as alternative education in film education. Thus, the presence of Christian Scheurer (visual consultant for The Matrix) or Petr Lom who recorded Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad’s activities is something not to be missed. Both discussion panel on the topic of Film Promotion & Marketing and the launch of Amir Muhammad’s book “Yasmin Ahmad’s Films” are also worth attending. At last, JIFFest is ready to start its journey this year. Starts in Belitong, the backdrop of our opening film SANG PEMIMPI, making a history as the first Indonesian film featured as JIFFest opening film, and ends in New York through our closing film, NEW YORK I LOVE YOU. In between the two, 25 countries are being represented in our selection of high quality films. Welcome to JiFFest, welcome to Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia, the only screening venue for this year’s festival. Have a good festival! Lalu Roisamri Festival Director

Tak bisa dipungkiri, JIFFest, sebagai sebuah festival secara keseluruhan, menjadi etalase perkembangan film Indonesia di mata pelaku film internasional. Dari kurator festival-festival film dunia yang datang ke JIFFest, filmfilm Indonesia mampu berbicara di dunia internasional, seperti diputarnya 4 film Indonesia di Berlinale awal tahun ini. Dari program pengembangan naskah JIFFest Script Development Competition & Workshop (JSDC), lahir bakatbakat yang menonjol saat ini, seperti: Wahyu Aditya (2004), World Champion International Young Creative Entrepreneur of the Year (2007); Tumpal Tampubolon (2005), Asian Young Filmmakers Fellow Korea (2008); Salman Aristo (2006), penulis Ayat-Ayat Cinta (2007), Laskar Pelangi (2008) dan Garuda Di Dadaku (2009); Yuli Andari Merdekaningtyas (2006), Sutradara Suster Apung, Pemenang Eagle Awards Metro TV (2006), dan masih banyak lagi. Prestasi ini semakin meneguhkan tekad kami untuk membuat JIFFest sebagai ajang edukasi dan apresiasi film. Kami tetap menghadirkan film-film pilihan dari berbagai penjuru dunia, termasuk program film ASEAN, lalu ada juga Madani Film Festival, festival film Islam yang diadakan bersama rumahfilm.org dan rencananya akan diselenggarakan terpisah tahun depan. Selain sebagai tontonan, penambahan wawasan lewat kehadiran seorang Christian Scheurer (visual consultant The Matrix) atau Petr Lom yang merekam kegiatan Presiden Iran Mahmoud Ahmedinejad pun sayang untuk dilewatkan. Ini juga berlaku untuk panel diskusi tentang Film Promotion & Marketing atau peluncuran buku “Yasmin Ahmad’s Films” oleh Amir Muhammad. Akhirnya, JIFFest siap untuk memulai perjalanannya tahun ini. Dimulai dari Belitong dimana film pembuka kami, SANG PEMIMPI, mencetak sejarah baru sebagai film Indonesia pertama yang membuka JIFFest, dan berakhir di New York lewat film penutup kami, NEW YORK I LOVE YOU. Di tengahtengah dua belahan dunia ini, ada 25 negara lain yang layak dikunjungi lewat film-film pilihan. Selamat datang di JIFFest, selamat datang di Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia, satu-satunya tempat pemutaran film JIFFest tahun ini, dan selamat berfestival! Selamat berfestival! Lalu Roisamri Festival Director

Acknowledgement Hers (Riani Handasari) HiVos (Felencia Hutabarat, Ben Witjes) In-Docs (Zakiah Mochtar, Sofia Setyorini, Mia Indreswari, Dwi Indarty) InterContinental Jakarta Midplaza (?) Investor Daily Jakarta Globe (Emmy Fitri) Jakarta Java Kini & JalanJalan (Trias Mardi) Jak-TV (Ikhwansyah Lutfia, Desi Polla) Japan Foundation (Mugitani, Yui Rieko, Nurul, Diana Sahidi Nugroho) JDFI (Junas Miradiarsyah) Jive! (Wendy Soeweno, Trisiska Putri, Mohammad Djafar) John Badalu Kalyana Shira Films (Constantin Papadimitriou, Nia Dinata) Kompas.Com (Tommy Anugroho, Okky Brahma Arimurti) Konfiden (Alex Sihar, Agus Mediarta, Lintang Gitomartoyo) Koran Jakarta (Eko Hendri Irawan) Lembaga Sensor Film (Mukhlis Paeni, Yayuk, Supri) Linda Hoemar Men’s Health (…) Metro TV (Kioen Moe, Muhammad Reza) Miles Films (Mira Lesmana) Minikino (Tintin Wulia, Edo Wulia) Mizan Productions (Avesila Soebli, Gangsar Sukrisno, Haidar, Putut Widjanarko) MRA Broadcast Media Division (Denny J. Sompie, Dinia Widodo) Narrada (Romanus Sumaryo, Mike Oktalina, Rico Jonah Ishak, Ilya Alexander Surapati, Nanisha) New Zealand Embassy (James Waite, Katie Ellena) Now Jakarta (Diah Mustikawati) Nu:B (Henry Gerson) Orlow Seunke Ouch (Indri Aryani, Mario Napindo) OZ Jakarta (Rudi Cahyadi) Pemda DKI (Ir. Aurora Tambunan,

M.Si, Arie Budiman, Taufik, Zubaedah) Petra van Dongen Prambors FM (Jaqueline Susanto) Prima Rusdi PT Elang Perkasa Film (Hatoek Subroto, Dinna Jasanti) Reader’s Digest (…) Royal Netherlands Embassy (Paul Peters, Bob Wardhana) Royal Norwegian Embassy (Lily Maramis, Birgitte Hygen, Herborg Fiskaa Alvsaaker) Rudy Tjio Rumah Film (Hikmat Darmawan, Ekky Imanjaya, Krisnadi Yuliawan) Rusli Eddy S-Express (Alexis Tioseco, Amir Muhammad, Sanchai Chottiroseranee, Low Beng Kheng, Maggie Lee) Suara Pembaruan Suave (Maha Zulkarnain) Switzerland Embassy (Melinda Djohansjah) The Body Shop (Rika Anggraini) The Jakarta Post (Stevie Emillia, Kurniawan Hari) TNT (Bayu Irawan, Maria Brifinita Pebrialda, Nurita Timianti, Arief Sanusa, Rizky Hardjanggi, Achmad Zulkanurkomar) Total Film (Wine Kriswandini) Turkey Embassy (Tulay Savli) Winnie Shiu

Acknoledgement

Adaro (Ario Rachmat) Andi Sadha ASKRINDO (Hilda, Wahyu Wisembada, Heru) Austrian Embassy (Zornitza Osikovska, Romana Konigsbrun) Blitzmegaplex (Ananda Siregar, Dian Sunardi, Michael Sim, Kenny Santana, Iskandar Liem, Nadia Saraswati, Infany Suryadji, Enrico Fermi) Blockbuzzter (Bernhard Subiakto, Yoris Sebastian Nisiho, Dilla Amran) Canadian Embassy (Tricia MacDonald, Fajar Harisantoso) Cinemags (Kris Mikail Silitonga) CitaCinta (…) Cleo (…) Creative Trees (Andrew Linggar) Delta FM (?) Departemen Perdagangan (Ni Made Ayu Marthini, Hesti Indah Kresnarini) Dewan Kesenian Jakarta (Abduh Aziz, Farishad Latjuba, Anita Dewi Puspita) Dewi (Ni Luh Sekar) Direktorat Jenderal Bea dan Cukai (Bahaduri Wijayanta, Ibu Andi, Pak Yusuf) Direktorat Perfilman (Ukus Kuswara, Ibu Indar) DW-Akademie (Padhraic O’Dochartaigh, Erica Margoni) Eve (Febia Wulandari Ariana, Ista) FeMale FM (Ira Marian) Femina (Petty Siti Fatimah) Femina Group (Svida Alisjahbana, Rif Fatka Ridwan) Flick & Beoscope.com (Titis Sapto Raharjo, Purwanto Hasan) FOX/Star Movies (Nini Yusof) French Embassy (Frederic Alliod) Gadis (Didin P Ambardini) Garuda Indonesia (Rita Permatasari) GirlFriend (Indah Krisanti) Globe Media Group (Adrian Ariez, Sari Kusumaningrum, Marully Fredrick Gultom) Goethe-Institut Jakarta (Frank Werner, Lanny Tanulihardja)

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Opening Film

Opening Film

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Sang Pemimpi Dir.: Riri Riza

Indonesia. 2009. Drama. 128 Min. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles). DEC 4 / BLZ 1 & BLZ 8 / 19:00 (by invitation only) Ikal, Arai and Jimbron are three best friends living in a poverty-stricken area of Belitung Island. The hardship of life does not hinder them from getting education, even if that means having to endure miles and miles of travelling to the neighbouring port city of Manggar. Like any other normal teenagers, the three soon discover that life is more than just what’s around them. A helpful teacher teaching them the wisdom of life, a headmaster with strict rule of teaching, and the appeal given by the opposite sex. Troubles soon arise. Can their friendship endure the ordeal? Ikal, Arai dan Jimbron adalah tiga sahabat yang hidup di daerah miskin di Pulau Belitung. Kemiskinan tidak menghalangi mereka untuk mengecap pendidikan, walaupun mereka harus menempuh puluhan kilometer menuju kota pelabuhan Manggar untuk bersekolah. Seperti remaja normal lainnya, ketiganya segera menemukan bahwa hidup tidak hanya sekedar bermain-main saja. Seorang guru mengajarkan mereka tentang kebijakan hidup, sang kepala sekolah yang menerapkan cara mengajar yang ketat, dan ketertarikan mereka terhadap lawan jenis. Banyak kesulitan yang kemudian muncul. Dapatkah persahabatan mereka bertahan menghadapi semuanya? This is the sequel of Indonesia’s all-time box-office hit LASKAR PELANGI (The Rainbow Troops) and the first Indonesian feature to open JIFFest. Note: The film will be released nationwide on December 17, 2009

Closing Film Closing Film

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New York I Love You

Dir.: Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Wen Jiang, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner, Randall Balsmeyer, Shekhar Kapur France / USA. 2009. Drama. 103 min. Color. 35 mm. English. DEC 12 / BLZ 1 / 19:00 (by invitation only) Directed by today’s young and most prominent filmmakers from all around the world, this collective work will blast the world’s audience with its interweaving stories. Different tales of love each set in parts of New York, each with its own problematic twist, all set in one of the most beautiful city in the world. A melting pot of different cultures bringing about their own version of the perfect love. An all-star cast compliments the amazing stories brought by each director. Natalie Portman in Mira Nair’s segment, Hayden Christensen in Jiang Wen’s segment, Christina Ricci and Orlando Bloom in Shunji Iwai’s segment, Ethan Hawke in Yvan Attal’s segment, these are just a small portion of the whole amazing meal. Be prepared for one of the most beautifully written collection of love stories ever made. Disutradarai oleh sekumpulan sutradara muda paling menjanjikan dari seluruh dunia di abad ini, hasil kerja kolektif ini akan memukau para penonton di seluruh dunia dengan jalinan antar ceritanya. Kisah-kisah cinta yang berbeda terjadi di berbagai belahan kota New York, masing-masing dengan masalahnya sendiri, terjadi di salah satu kota paling indah di dunia. Sebuah tempat bersatunya budaya-budaya dari seluruh dunia yang membawa versi masing-masing tentang cinta yang sempurna. Dukungan dari para pemain kelas dunia menyatu dengan kisah-kisah memukau dari masing-masing sutradara. Natalie Portman dalam bagian Mira Nair, Hayden Christensen dalam bagian Jiang Wen, Christina Ricci dan Orlando Bloom dalam bagian Shunji Iwai, Ethan Hawke dalam bagian Yvan Attal, dan semua cerita ini membentuk sekumpulan kisah cinta paling menggugah yang pernah ada. Note: The film will be released exclusively in Blitzmegaplex.

Gala Premiere

Gala Premiere - A View From the SEA

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At The End of Daybreak Dir.: Yuhang Ho

South Korea / Malaysia / Hong Kong. 2009. Drama. 94 min. Color. 35 mm. Mandarin (with English subtitles) DEC 10 / BLZ 11 / 18:30 Tuck Chai is a 23 years-old man having a relationship with Ying, a 15 years-old high schooler. Their secret forbidden love went well until Ying’s friend done something that caused her parents to discover her illicit relationship. They threatened to sue Tuck Chai since having sexual relationship with underages is a serious offence. Tuck Chai’s mother offered them a monetary compensation to set things right, but they insist in suing him. Horrified by the consequences, Tuck Chai had to resort with drastic measures. Tuck Chai adalah seorang pria berusia 23 tahun yang menjalin hubungan dengan Ying, seorang murid sekolah menengah berusia 15 tahun. Cinta terlarang mereka berjalan mulus sampai ketika teman-teman sekolah Ying melakukan hal yang menyebabkan hubungan mereka diketahui oleh orangtua Ying. Mereka mengancam akan menuntut Tuck Chai karena berhubungan dengan gadis di bawah umur merupakan pelanggaran hukum yang berat. Ibu Tuck Chai mencoba menawarkan kompensasi berupa uang untuk mendamaikan keadaan, tetapi mereka tetap mengancam akan menuntut Tuck Chai. Ketakutan akan konsekuensi yang harus dihadapinya, Tuck Chai pun terdesak dan melakukan tindakan yang tidak terduga. Originally trained as an architect, Yuhang Ho went into film-making due to his love for vintage films. He had won several awards, notably for his films Sanctuary (2004) and Min (2003).

Gala Premiere - Madani Film Festival Gala Premiere

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Letters to the President Dir.: Petr Lom

Iran. 2009. Documentary. 74 min. Color. Beta SP. Persian (with English subtitles) DEC 5 / BLZ 11 / 18:30 (by invitation only) • DEC 7 / BLZ 11 / 15:30 Every year nearly 10 million Iranians send their letters to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with hopes of better lives. Despite his growing popularity, the president’s populist policies are yet to prove themselves since most Iranians are still living in poverty. Petr Lom, the director of the film, was allowed to accompany the president on several countryside trips (the only foreigner given such access), and the result is an astounding look of Iran beyond the news. Setiap tahun hampir 10 juta warga Iran mengirimkan surat kepada sang Presiden Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dengan harapan akan membawa kehidupan yang lebih baik. Walaupun popularitasnya mulai berkembang, kebijakan populis sang presiden belum dapat terbukti ampuh karena masih banyak warga Iran yang hidup dalam kemiskinan. Petr Lom, sang sutradara, adalah orang asing satu-satunya yang mendapatkan izin untuk mengikuti sang presiden dalam beberapa perjalanannya ke berbagai daerah di Iran. Hasilnya adalah sebuah dokumenter yang memperlihatkan sisi lain dari Iran yang belum pernah kita lihat sebelumnya. Petr Lom is an independent documentary director and producer. Entirely self-taught, he directs, shoots and edits his own films. He is a former academic with a Ph.D. in political philosophy from Harvard University. His previous films are BRIDE KIDNAPPING IN KYRGYZSTAN (2004), ON A TIGHTROPE (2007), YOU CANNOT HIDE FROM ALLAH (2007). The latter two films will be screened in JIFFest this year. Petr Lom will attend the screenings of the film. (screened together with YOU CANNOT HIDE FROM ALLAH)

Gala Premiere

Gala Premiere - Tribute to Yasmin Ahmad

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Muallaf (The Convert) Dir.: Yasmin Ahmad

Malaysia. 2008. Drama. 80 min. Color. 35 mm. English / Malay / Cantonese (with English subtitles for non-English languages) DEC 12 / BLZ 4 / 19:00 (by invitation only) • DEC 11 / BLZ 11 / 16:00 This is a tale of three souls who find solace in religion. Brian has lost his faith in Christianity since he was 12 after being humiliated by his father, a strict Catholic. During his teaching days at the school, he meets the two sisters who often recite verses from the holy Qur’an and gain simple knowledge of Islam. Each of their life journeys will never be the same again. Sebuah kisah dari tiga jiwa yang menemukan kedamaian di dalam agama. Brian kehilangan kepercayaannya pada Kristianitas sejak berusia 12 tahun saat ia dipermalukan ayahnya sendiri, seorang pemeluk Katolik yang taat. Selama masa kerjanya mengajar di sebuah sekolah, ia bertemu dua gadis kakak-beradik yang sering membacakan ayat-ayat dari Al-Qur’an, dan mendapatkan sebuah pemahaman yang sederhana tentang Islam. Perjalanan hidup mereka tidak akan pernah sama lagi. Special Mention, Asian Film Award, Tokyo International Film Festival, 2008.

Gala Premiere - Indonesian Feature Gala Premiere

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Fugu

Dir.: Fauzan Rizal Indonesia. 2009. Experimental. 70 Min. Color. 35 mm. Javanese/Indonesian (with English subtitles). DEC 6 / BLZ 6 / 16:00 (by invitation only) X (Suzuki Nobuyuki) meet Y (Ri Kaode) and falling in love with each other. Married? They went to Bali for, honeymoon. Y is missing from their honeymoon house. X goes back to Jakarta, meets Z (Beby Hasibuan). Married? They go to the same honeymoon house in Bali. Suddenly Y appears in their life. The film is about the situation of choosing, who will live and who will commit suicide, in the end…...it’s about choice. X (Suzuki Nobuyuki) bertemu dengan Y (Ri Kaode) dan saling jatuh cinta. Menikah? Mereka berbulan madu ke Bali. Y menghilang dari rumah bulan madu mereka X kembali ke Jakarta, bertemu dengan Z (Beby Hasibuan). Menikah? Mereka pergi ke rumah bulan madu yang sama di Bali. Tibatiba Y muncul kembali dalam hidup mereka. Film ini menceritakan tentang situasi dimana seseorang harus memilih, siapa yang akan tetap hidup dan siapa yang akan bunuh diri, pada akhirnya… semua adalah tentang pilihan.

Gala Premiere

Gala Premiere - World Cinema

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Max & Co.

Dir.: Frédéric Guillaume & Samuel Guillaume Switzerland. 2007. Animation. 76 min. Color. 35 mm. French (with English subtitles) DEC 5 / BLZ 11 / 12:30 (by invitation only) • DEC 6 / BLZ 4 / 19:00 15-year-old Max is in search of his father, the famous troubadour Johnny Bigoude, who disappeared shortly after Max’s birth. He reaches Saint-Hilare where Madam Doudou, the old teacher, takes care of him and finds him a job in the factory Bzzz & Co. The factory is in the process of manufacturing dangerous materials. Will Max ever succeed in stopping the factory and find his father? Max yang berusia 15 tahun sedang mencari ayahnya yang menghilang saat ia lahir. Suatu saat ia sampai di Saint-Hilare dan bertemu dengan Madam Doudou yang kemudian mengurusnya dengan mencarikan pekerjaan. Max mendapatkan pekerjaan di sebuah pabrik Bzzz & Co yang memproduksi barang berbahaya. Dapatkah Max menghentikan mereka sekaligus menemukan ayahnya? With its budget of CHF 30 million (€14 million), of which CHF 1.5 million were subsidised by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, MAX & CO. was the most expensive Swiss film ever. Audience Award for Best Film, Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, France, 2007. Nominated for Best Film, Swiss Film Prize (Swiss’s equivalent of Academy Awards), 2008. Note: The film’s first screening will be preceded by the opening ceremony for Swiss Design in Hollywood Exhibition in Satin Foyer, Blitzmegaplex, Grand Indonesia, on Saturday, December 5, 2009. The opening ceremony and the first screening are strictly for invitation only. The second screening is available for public.

Indonesian Feature Film Competition: Jury Profile

Past winners in the competition include DENIAS SINGING ON THE CLOUDS (Best Feature, 2006), Rudi Soedjarwo (Best Director, 2006), 3 DAYS TO FOREVER (Best Feature, 2007), Deddy Mizwar (Best Director, 2007), QUICKIE EXPRESS (Best Feature, 2008) and Mouly Surya (Best Director, 2008). International jury members that will be present in the festival for the competition are: Brynjar Bjerkem (Head of Jury) Brynjar Bjerkem is the Head of Programming with Du store verden!, a production unit dedicated to international arts based in Oslo, Norway. He is member of the programme committee with the Oslo Films from the South festival, with a special on Asian cinema. He is also co-founder and member of the board of the Films from the South festival.

Laura Coppens (Jury Special screening and discussion: New Member) Currents of Japanese Student’s Animation - Selected works from ICAF (Inter College Animation Festival) 2009 -

Laura Coppens is currently working on her PhD in Social Anthropology at Zurich University, Switzerland. Parallel to her work at university she is producing her own films and holds several jobs for both film festivals and film productions. Since 2007 she is the director and head of the Southeast Asia section as well as the Queer Asia section of ASIAN HOT SHOTS BERLIN, the first festival for Asian independent film and video art in Berlin, Germany.

Thomas Chia (Jury Member) Special screening and discussion: New Currents of Japanese Student’s Animation - Selected works from ICAF (Inter College Animation Festival) 2009 -

Thomas Chia co-founded Lighthouse Pictures in 2002, distributing indie and art-house cinema. Lighthouse Pictures went on to acquire award-winning films with commercial potential, distributes films from MGM Studios, Overture Pictures and also represents a library of over 200 feature films and documentaries from Russia. Additionally, Lighthouse Pictures represents select films from Singapore and Malaysia in the film festivals and markets.

List of Indonesian films selected for Indonesian Feature Film Competition is available in page 45. All screenings of the films in the competition are FREE.

Jury Profile

For the fourth time since 2006, JIFFest holds Indonesian Feature Film Competition. From all eligible films released in cinemas and other screening venues from October 1, 2008, to September 30, 2009, 15 films have been preliminary chosen for competition to win Best Indonesian Feature and Best Indonesian Director prizes. For the first time, the Best Indonesian Director prize will go to the director in his/her first or second feature work.

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World Cinema

World Cinema

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(500) Days of Summer

Applause (Applaus)

USA. 2009. Comedy/Drama/Romance. 95 min. Color. 35 mm. English.

Denmark. 2009. Drama. 85 min. Color. 35 mm. Danish (with English subtitles).

DEC 9 / BLZ 8 / 21:30 • DEC 11 / BLZ 8 / 22:00

DEC 7 / BLZ 4 / 22:00 • DEC 10 / BLZ 4 / 16:00

A boy named Tom (Joseph Gordon Levitt) meets a girl named Summer (Zooey Deschanel). The boy falls in love with the girl for the next 500 days. The big question is: does she? Told in a nonlinear fashion, the film is nothing but charming and magical in capturing the joy of falling in love at the first sight.

Thea Barfoed, a well-known actress, has gone through some major changes in her life. Her divorce separates her from her two sons. She wants to set things straight and get her family back. Her effort in making things right does not run smooth. Her past and her stage life hindered her from her intention.

Seorang pria bernama Tom (Joseph Gordon Levitt) bertemu dengan seorang perempuan bernama Summer (Zooey Deschanel). Selama 500 hari ke depan, Tom jatuh cinta pada Summer. Pertanyaannya: apakah Summer juga mencintai Tom? Dengan gaya bercerita yang tidak biasa, film ini menghadirkan kesan indahnya jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama.

Thea Barfoed adalah seorang aktris senior yang sedang mengalami perubahan besar dalam hidupnya. Perceraiannya memisahkan dirinya dengan dua anak laki-laki kesayangannya. Ia berniat untuk memperbaiki segala hal yang salah dalam hidupnya dan mengembalikan keutuhan keluarganya. Usahanya tidak berjalan mulus karena kehidupannya sebagai seorang aktris menuntut perhatian dan kehidupannya juga.

Dir.: Marc Webb

The film marks director Marc Webb’s first full length feature film. He has previously directed numerous music videos.

Dir.: Martin Pieter Zandvliet

Martin Pieter Zandvliet makes his debut in directing feature film with APPLAUS. Previously he directed shorts and documentaries, including his debut ANGELS IN BROOKLYN (2002), which won Best Documentary in 2003 Robert Festival, the highest honor in Danish filmmaking. Best Actress for Paprika Steen, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, 2009. Critics Choice Award, Zurich Film Festival, 2009.

Balibo

Dir.: Robert Connolly Australia. 2009. Thriller. 111 min. Color. 35 mm. English / Tetum (with English subtitles for non-English languages) DEC 6 / BLZ 8 / 18:30 • DEC 10 / BLZ 8 / 15:30 1975. Prior to Indonesia’s invasion to East Timor, five Australia-based journalists go missing. Four weeks later, veteran journalist Roger East (Anthony La Paglia – “Without a Trace”) is lured to East Timor by the young and charismatic José Ramos-Horta (Oscar Isaac) to tell the story of his country and investigate the fate of the missing men. As the threat of invasion intensifies, an unlikely friendship develops between the last foreign correspondent in East Timor and the man who would become President. 1975. Sebelum Indonesia menyerang Timor Timur, lima jurnalis dari Australia menghilang. Empat minggu kemudian, wartawan senior Roger East (Anthony La Paglia – “Without a Trace”) datang atas undangan José Ramos-Horta (Oscar Isaac) untuk memberitakan kisah tentang negerinya dan menyelidiki nasib empat jurnalis yang menghilang. Seiring dengan ancaman penyerangan yang mulai meningkat, dan persahabatan antara koresponden asing terakhir di Timor Timur dan pria muda kharismatik yang akan menjadi presiden pun terbentuk. Robert Connolly was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen’s New Years Honours List for his services to Australian society and Australian film production. Prior to BALIBO, he produced ROMULUS, MY FATHER (2007), winner of Best Film in Australian Film Institute Award. FIPRESCI Jury Award & Interfaith Award, Brisbane International Film Festival, 2009.

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Chiko

Netherlands. 2008. Drama. 94 min. Color. 35 mm. Dutch/German (with English subtitles).

Germany. 2008. Drama. 92 min. Color. 35 mm. German (with English subtitles).

Dir.: Eugenie Jansen

DEC 11 / BLZ 4 / 16:15 • DEC 12 / BLZ 8 / 12:30 The story follows the travails of a small family circus in the Netherlands that is having financial difficulties. It centers on the director’s daughter who runs the circus, and her relationship with a much younger laborer from Morocco, which threatens to destabilize the already precarious balance. Sebuah keluarga rombongan sirkus sedang menghadapi kesulitan keuangan. Putri kepala sirkus tersebutlah yang menjalankan usaha sirkus ini. Namun di saat ia masih menjalin hubungan dengan pekerja asal Maroko, maka keutuhan keluarga sirkus tersebut akan semakin retak. Eugenie Jansen graduated in 1991 from the NFTVA. She worked as assistant director and made a name for herself as a documentary maker. SLEEPING ROUGH is her feature debut.

Dir.: Özgür Yildirim

DEC 5 / BLZ 8 / 18:30 • DEC 7 / BLZ 8 / 15:30 Isa goes by the nickname Chiko, and lives in a Hamburg suburb. Most people might think that means that Chiko is from a privileged background, but the reality is that every day of his life is a struggle. But now, in the dark underbelly of one of the world’s richest cities, Chiko vows to get the respect he deserves by any means necessary. Isa memiliki nama julukan Chiko dan tinggal di sebuah daerah di Hamburg. Orang mengira dirinya berasal dari keluarga kaya, akan tetapi pada kenyataannya setiap hari ia harus berjuang untuk bertahan hidup. Di sisi tergelap dari kota terkaya di dunia, Chiko bersumpah untuk menghalalkan segala cara demi mendapatkan penghormatan yang ia layak dapatkan. Sharing producers credit in this film are Klaus Maeck and Fatih Akin. While the latter name needs no introduction as JIFFest always screened his past 3 films, with THE EDGE OF HEAVEN shown in JIFFest last year, it helps to note that Klaus Maeck is the responsible producer for the aforementioned film. Fatih is also one of the directors for this year’s JIFFest Closing Film, NEW YORK I LOVE YOU. Best Editing & Best Screenplay, German Film Awards, 2009.

Coco Before Chanel (Coco Avant Chanel) Dir.: Anne Fontaine

France. 2009. Drama / Biography. 105 min. Color. 35 mm. French (with English subtitles) DEC 7 / BLZ 2 / 19:00 • DEC 8 / BLZ 2 / 19:00 In this film, we can witness the early years of Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel (Audrey Tautou - Amelie, The DaVinci Code), the woman who turned fashion inside out by creating clothes for women that allowed for movement and freedom. From her orphanage years right until her early empire days, the film exemplifies the agony and struggle of the most important person in fashion history. Film ini merupakan kisah hidup Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel (Audrey Tautou - Amelie, The DaVinci Code) sebelum menjadi tokoh penting dalam sejarah mode dunia. Ia terkenal sejak menciptakan pakaian untuk perempuan yang memungkinkan pemakainya untuk bergerak bebas. Mulai dari ketika ia masih tinggal di panti asuhan, sampai awal ia mendirikan bisnisnya, perjuangan hidup Chanel menuju kesuksesan adalah perjuangan yang penuh dengan kepahitan, dan berakhir dengan kesuksesan. Anne Fontaine began her career as an actress. Her debut feature, LES HISTOIRES D’AMOUR FINISSENT MAL … EN GÉNÉRAL was made in 1993, and in 1997, she won Best Original Screenplay in Venice Film Festival for her work in NETTOYAGE Á SEC

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The Damned United Dir.: Tom Hooper

UK. 2009. Drama/Sport. 97 min. Color. 35mm. English. DEC 5 / BLZ 8 / 21:30 • DEC 7 / BLZ 4 / 19:00 Based on the David Peace’s best-selling novel, the film is a must see for all football fans. It tells the story of Brian Clough (Michael Sheen - The Queen, Frost/Nixon), a former manager of Derby County who were signed by Leeds United to manage their team. Brian always criticized Leeds’ style of playing back when he was managing Derby County, but now he had to deal with the very thing that he hates. Nonfootball audience will enjoy the dramatic twist in Brian’s career. Dibuat berdasarkan novel laris karya David Pearce, film ini menceritakan tentang Brian Clough (Michael Sheen - The Queen, Frost/Nixon), mantan manajer Derby County yang disewa oleh Leeds United sebagai manajer baru. Sebelumnya Brian merupakan kritikus terbesar akan gaya permainan Leeds United, tapi sekarang dia harus menangani tim yang dibencinya. Film ini harus ditonton oleh para penggemar sepakbola. Karir Brian di Leeds United yang hanya berumur 44 hari yang penuh intrik juga akan menarik para penonton umum. The film marks the second collaboration between Tom Hooper, the director, and Peter Morgan, the scriptwriter. Previously they work together in award-winning TV movie LONGFORD (2006). Peter Morgan has been nominated for Academy Awards twice for his scriptwriting works in THE QUEEN (2006) and FROST/NIXON (2008).

Troubled Water (DeUsynlige) Dir.:Erik Poppe

Norway. 2008. Drama. 115 min. Color. 35 mm. Norwegian / Danish (with English subtitles). DEC 6 / BLZ 8 / 15:30 • DEC 9 / BLZ 8 / 15:30 Jan, recently released from prison after serving time for the murder of a child, is ready to put the past behind him. A gifted organist, he takes a job at a church under his middle name, Thomas. His talent and gentle manner quickly earn him the respect of his superiors, as well as the love of the pastor, Anna. But his past catches up with him when Agnes, a local teacher, comes to the church and recognizes the organist as Jan, the young man who was convicted for the murder of her son. Jan, yang baru saja keluar dari penjara karena kasus pembunuhan anak kecil, siap menjalani kehidupan yang baru. Dengan keahliannya bermain organ, Jan mendapat pekerjaan di gereja sebagai pemain organ, dan dia menggunakan nama baru, Thomas. Keahlian Thomas menarik perhatian para petinggi gereja, termasuk pastur Anna. Namun masa lalu Thomas datang menghantui saat Agnes, seorang guru, datang ke gereja tersebut dan mengenali Thomas sebagai Jan, seorang pemuda yang menjalani hukuman atas kematian anaknya. Erik Poppe started his career as a photo journalist, which brought him awards from World Press Photo. A long journey towards filmmaking is paid off handsomely, for his films have been able to hit both the critics as well as the audience, taking high admissions in domestic release. Best Editing and Best Score, Amanda Awards (Norwegian Academy Awards), 2009. Golden Starfish Awards for Best Feature and Audience Award, Hamptons International Film Festival, 2008.

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Dir.: Henrik Ruben Genz

Denmark. 2008. Drama. 90 min. Color. 35 mm. Danish (with English subtitles) DEC 5 / BLZ 8 / 12:30 • DEC 8 / BLZ 8 / 21:30 Robert Hansen tries to bury his dark past. He is determined that being a constable in a small village would do the job. All he has to do is doing his job by the book and everything will go according to his plan. However, the village life is far from what he had expected. Things start to take turns, and they slowly threaten his original intention. Robert Hansen mencoba mengubur masa lalunya yang kelam. Dia memutuskan untuk menerima tawaran sebagai seorang petugas polisi di sebuah desa kecil untuk melancarkan niatnya tersebut. Ia cukup melakukan tugasnya sesuai dengan aturan dan semuanya akan berjalan sesuai dengan apa yang telah direncanakannya. Akan tetapi, kehidupan di desa tersebut tidaklah seperti apa yang ia harapkan sebelumnya. Segalanya mulai berubah dan mengancam niat asli Robert. Henrik Ruben Genz’s short film THEIS & NICO (1998) was nominated for Best Short Film in Academy Awards 2000. Crystal Globe for Best Film, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2008. Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Song, Robert Film Festival, Denmark, 2009. Best Music, Best Screenplay, Valladolid International Film Festival, 2008. Denmark’s Official Submission for Best Foreign Language Film, 82nd Academy Awards, 2010.

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Jerichow

Switzerland/France/Belgium. 2008. Drama. 98 min. Color. 35 mm. French (with English subtitles)

Germany. 2008. Drama. 93 min. Color. 35 mm. German (with English subtitles).

Dir.: Ursula Meier

DEC 5 / BLZ 4 / 22:00 • DEC 8 / BLZ 4 / 19:00 A family lived in a house located next to an unfinished highway. The highway itself has become a part of the family’s everyday life. Everything changed when the government finished the highway and made it available for public use. All of a sudden, the family went to a surge of change. Will they be able to cope with the changes? Sebuah keluarga hidup di rumah yang terletak persis di sebelah sebuah jalan raya yang belum selesai dibangun. Jalan raya tersebut kemudian menjadi bagian dari kehidupan mereka sehari-hari. Saat pemerintah kota memutuskan untuk menyelesaikan pembangunan jalan tersebut dan membukanya untuk kepentingan umum, mereka pun harus menghadapi perubahan yang cukup mendalam. After several documentaries and a television drama, Swiss-French filmmaker Ursula Meier directed HOME, her feature debut for the big screen. Best Film, Best Screenplay, Swiss Film Prize, 2009. Switzerland’s Official Submission to Best Foreign Language Film, 82nd Academy Awards, 2010.

Dir.: Christian Petzold

DEC 6 / BLZ 8 / 12:30 • DEC 10 / BLZ 8 / 18:30 A classic love triangle tale between a man, his boss and the boss’ wife. A war veteran who was dishonorably charged, Thomas is sent home and looks for a job. Ali, a local businessman, hires him as a driver. The relationship seems working well, until the moment Thomas meets Laura, Ali’s young and beautiful wife. Life can never be the same again in this desolate town called Jerichow. Sebuah kisah klasik tentang cinta segitiga antara seorang karyawan, seorang atasan dan istrinya. Sepulang dari medan perang, Thomas mencari pekerjaan di tanah kelahirannya. Ali, seorang pengusaha, berbaik hati memberikan pekerjaan sebagai supir pribadi. Hubungan kerja Thomas dan Ali berjalan dengan baik, sampai Thomas bertemu dengan Laura, istri Ali yang cantik jelita. Suasana kota terpencil bernama Jerichow tempat mereka tinggal pun mendadak memanas. Christian Petzold’s previous collaboration with the leading actress, Nina Hoss, in YELLA (2006) was screened in JIFFest 2006.

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Little Soldier (Lille Soldat) Dir.: Annette K. Olesen

Dir.: Lucrecia Martel

Denmark. 2008. Drama. 100 min. Color. 35mm. Danish (with English subtitles).

Argentina. 2008. Drama/Thriller. 87 min. Digital. Spanish (with English subtitles).

DEC 11 / BLZ 8 / 16:00 • DEC 12 / BLZ 4 / 16:00

DEC 9 / BLZ 11 / 21:30 Veronica drove her car one night, but all of a sudden she hit something. She decided to keep on going, but her conscience kept bugging her. Her guilt started to take over her daily life. She became disconnected with her surroundings. What unravels ahead engages the film to a thrilling climax. Veronica sedang mengemudi di suatu malam, namun tiba-tiba ia menabrak sesuatu. Ia memutuskan untuk tetap berjalan, tetapi ia mulai terganggu oleh alam bawah sadarnya. Rasa bersalah yang dialaminya mulai mengambil alih kehidupannya sehari-hari, dan pelan-pelan Veronica mulai terputus dari lingkungannya. Perjalanan kehidupan Veronica yang menegangkan membawa film ini ke akhir klimaks yang mengejutkan. Lucrecia Martel has been sitting in as jury members in some prestigious international film festivals for their main competitions, including Berlin (2002) and Cannes (2006). Coming up next is Rotterdam (2010). FIPRESCI Prize, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, 2008. Nominated for Golden Palm for Best Feature, Cannes Film Festival, 2008.

Lotte, a female soldier who fought in Afghanistan, goes back to her hometown in Denmark. Still haunted by the war, she forces herself to get back on her feet again. Her father refuses her wish to borrow some money from him. Instead, he asks her to drive around his illegal African prostitutes, including Lily, his father’s favorite. An ex-soldier now befriends a prostitute. Together they have to tackle the tough world of racism, women trafficking and other issues that only strengthen their bond. Seorang serdadu perempuan yang baru kembali dari Afghanistan ke kampung halamannya di Denmark dihantui oleh pengalaman buruknya di medan perang. Ia bertekad untuk bangkit kembali menata hidupnya, dan untuk memulainya ia berniat meminjam uang dari sang ayah. Alih-alih meminjamkan uang, sang ayah memberikan pekerjaan kepada Lotte untuk menjadi supir bagi pekerja seks yang ia sewakan. Lotte berkawan dengan Lily, sang pekerja favorit ayahnya. Ikatan yang kuat mulai tumbuh di antara mereka. LITTLE SOLDIER is Annette K. Olesen’s third feature films to enter the renowned official competition section of Berlin International Film Festival. Her previous Berlinale competition films are IN YOUR HANDS (2004) and MINOR MISHAPS (2002). Nominated for Golden Bear for Best Feature and won Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Berlin International Film Festival, 2009. Nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Robert Festival, Denmark, 2009.

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Dir.: Lukas Moodysson Turkey. 2008. Drama. 109 Min. Color. 35 mm. Turkish (with English subtitles)

Everlasting Moments North (Nord) Dir.: Rune Denstad Langlo (Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick) Norway. 2009. Drama / Comedy. 78 min. Dir.: Jan Troell

Sweden. 2009. Drama. 125 min. Color. 35 mm. English/Tagalog /Thai (with English subtitles for non-English languages).

Sweden/Denmark/Finland/Norway/ Germany. 2008. Drama. 131 min. Color. 35 mm. Swedish / Finnish (with English subtitles).

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Leo (Gael Garcia Bernal – The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel) and Ellen (Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain) live happily in New York, although their jobs take up most of their time. Their daughter, Jackie, spends most of her time with her Filipino nanny Gloria, something that makes Ellen uncomfortable. Ellen starts questioning her priorities, but a chain of events set during Leo’s business trip to Thailand brings greater life-changing consequences for everyone.

Early 1900, Sweden. This is a true story based on the life of Maria Larsson, a working class woman who won a camera in a lottery and went on to became a photographer. The camera empowered her to see the world through the lens. It also enabled her to survive with her six children and an alcoholic husband. Her gorgeous, haunting photographs have defined her identity as a sought-after photographer.

Leo (Gael Garcia Bernal – The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel) dan Ellen (Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain) adalah pasangan yang hidup bahagia di NeW York. Jackie, anak perempuan satu-satunya, lebih banyak menghabiskan waktu bersama sang pengasuh yang berasal dari Filipina, Gloria. Hal ini mulai membuat Ellen kuatir dan mempertanyakan prioritas dalam hidupnya. Sebuah perjalanan bisnis Leo ke Thailand memicu sebuah rangkaian kejadian yang akan mempengaruhi hidup semua orang di sekeliling mereka. Lukas Moodysson is no stranger to JIFFest audience. His previous works screened to great acclaims here are: TOGETHER & SHOW ME LOVE (screened in JIFFest 2001) and LILJA 4-EVER (screened in JIFFest 2004). Nominated for Golden Bear for Best Film, Berlin International Film Festival, 2009.

Swedia, awal tahun 1900. Ini adalah cerita Maria Larsson, seorang perempuan yang memenangkan kamera dari lotre dan kemudian memutuskan untuk menjadi seorang fotografer. Kamera tersebut memberikan pencerahan bagi dirinya untuk bisa melihat dunia melalui lensa. Kamera tersebut juga membantunya menopang hidup bersama enam orang anak dan seorang suami yang alkoholik. A veteran director, Jan Troell was nominated for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for THE EMIGRANTS in Academy Awards 1973. One of his previous films, AS WHITE AS IN SNOW (2001), was screened in JIFFest 2004. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globe Awards, USA, 2009. Sweden’s Official Submission for Best Foreign Language category, 81st Academy Awards, 2009.

Color. 35 mm. Norwegian/Saami (with English subtitles). DEC 5 / BLZ 4 / 19:00 • DEC 10 / BLZ 8 / 21:30

Following a nervous breakdown, ski athlete Jomar has isolated himself in a lonely existence as the guard of a ski park. He finds out that he might be the father of a child somewhere in way up north. He sets out for a journey through Norway on a snowmobile during the freezing wintertime. While he is actually reluctant to reach his destination, everyone that he meets during the trip seems to help him in some unique, if not weird, ways to get to the end of his journey. Jomar adalah seorang atlet ski yang mengalami kelelahan mental dan memutuskan untuk mengasingkan diri dengan menjadi seorang penjaga tempat bermain ski. Ia baru tahu bahwa dirinya mungkin saja adalah seorang ayah dari seorang anak yang berada jauh di daerah utara. Ia pun memutuskan untuk pergi menemuinya melewati Norwegia di musim dingin dengan menggunakan mobil salju. Walaupun sebenarnya ia ragu-ragu untuk menemui sang anak, semua orang yang ditemuinya di perjalanan seakan-akan membantu mendorongnya untuk mencapai akhir dari perjalanan tersebut. NORD is Rune Denstad Langlo’s first fiction feature film. He has directed a few documentaries, including 99% HONEST, also screened in JIFFest this year. Best New Narrative Filmmaker Award for Best Director, Tribeca Film Festival, 2009. FIPRESCI Prize and the Label Europa Cinemas Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, 2009.

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Okuribito (Departures) Dir.: Yojiro Takita

Japan. 2008. Drama. 130 Min. Color. 35 mm. Japanese (with English subtitles) DEC 11 / BLZ 8 / 19:00 • DEC 12 / BLZ 4 / 13:00 Daigo Kobayashi, a cellist, loses his job in a disbanded orchestra. Desperate for work, he responds to an ad for “Departures”, assuming of a job in travel agency. Later he discovers that the job is actually for a “Nokanshi” or “encoffineer,” a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. Despite strong objections from his wife and his family, Daigo takes pride in his work. He learns the perfect art of being “Nokanshi”, a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed. Daigo Kobayashi adalah seorang pemain cello yang baru saja kehilangan pekerjaan di sebuah orkestra yang baru bubar. Putus asa mencari pekerjaan baru, ia melihat iklan lowongan dengan judul “Departures”, mengira bahwa itu adalah sebuah agen perjalanan. Daigo pun terkejut ketika mengetahui bahwa pekerjaan yang ditawarkan itu adalah menjadi seorang “Nokanshi”, atau orang yang bertugas menyiapkan jenazah yang akan dikubur. Walaupun istri dan saudara-saudara Daigo membenci pekerjaan tersebut, Daigo tetap menjalankan profesi barunya dengan penuh rasa bangga. Yojiro Takita is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in Japan. He started his career making “pink films” (softcore pornographic) that gave him fame when he made the popular comical long-running series MOLESTER’S TRAIN (1982). Won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film of The Year, 81st Academy Awards, 2009. Winner of 11 awards, including Best Film, Best Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Japanese Academy Awards, 2009. Audience Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2009. Best Actor, Asian Film Awards, 2009.

Three Monkeys (Üç maymun) Dir.: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Turkey. 2008. Drama. 109 min. Color. 35 mm. Turkish (with English subtitles). DEC 5 / BLZ 8 / 15:30 • DEC 9 / BLZ 8 / 18:30 Ceylan focuses his camera on four characters, a couple and their son plus the husband’s boss, showing how the family opts to stick together by playing blind, deaf and dumb to problems that should in all logic split them apart. Ceylan memfokuskan film ini pada empat karakter; sepasang suami istri dan anak laki-laki mereka ditambah atasan sang suami. Ia ingin menunjukkan bagaimana keluarga tersebut berjuang untuk tetap hidup dengan berpura-pura buta, tuli dan bodoh dalam menghadapi masalah-masalah yang normalnya akan menghancurkan hidup mereka. A photographer who once studied electrics and electronics engineering in university, Nuri Bilge Ceylan turned out to be one of Turkey’s most sought-after director whose works have become regulars in prestigious festivals. This includes UZAK (2002), Grand Prize Jury winner in Cannes 2002, which was also screened in JIFFest in 2004. Nominated for Golden Palm for Best Film and won Best Director, Cannes Film Festival, 2008. Turkey’s official submission for Best Foreign Language category, 81st Academy Awards, 2009.

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Winter Silence (Winterstilte) Dir.: Sonja Wyss

Dir.: Morten Giese

Netherlands. 2008. Drama. 70 min. Color. Digibeta. German (with English subtitles).

Denmark. 2009. Drama. 94 min. Color. 35 mm. Danish (with English subtitles).

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DEC 5 / BLZ 4 / 16:00 • DEC 11 / BLZ 4 / 18:45 A classic tale of love and jealousy. Love is a beautiful thing, but when jealousy takes over, things are sure going downhill. Daniel is a piano student in love with Sofie. His love goes overboard when he is terrified of losing her and starts accusing her of seeing another man. His jealousy and suspicions over Sofie grows into an uncontrollable state and it has awakened the monster deep inside him. Sebuah kisah klasik tentang cinta dan kecemburuan. Daniel adalah seorang pelajar di bidang musik yang jatuh cinta pada Sofie. Rasa cintanya yang besar diikuti juga oleh tumbuhnya rasa cemburu yang berlebihan terhadap Sofie. Kecurigaannya mulai menjadi tidak terkendali dan memunculkan kepribadian buruk yang mengerikan di dalam diri Daniel. LOVE & RAGE is Morten Giese’s feature debut. Previously he made short films, particularly on kids, including MY DAD IS A CHAMP (2005), screened in Berlinale’s Kinderfilmfest. Best Actor for Cyron Melville, Montreal World Film Festival, 2009.

In a snowed-in log cabin, a widow lives with her four grownup daughters. Their strong faith and a particular mourning that has tormented them for years has condemned them to a life of chastity. Mysterious deer-men change their existence. Seorang ibu hidup dengan empat putrinya di sebuah kabin di tengah gurun salju. Kepercayaan dan kesedihan mereka membuat mereka hidup merana, sampai kehadiran manusiamanusa rusa mengubah hari-hari perempuan-perempuan ini. Sonja Wyss is a video artist. In her body of work composed from photography and video, Ms. Wyss deals with her search for an acceptable identity. WINTER SILENCE is her feature debut. Best Sound, Nederlands Film Festival, 2008.

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Around the World Bilal Dir.: Sourav Sarangi with Joseph India. 2009. Documentary. 92 min. Color. Digital. Bengali (with English Stiglitz Dir.: Jacques Sarasin

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France. 2009. Documentary. 88 min. Color. Digital. French (with English subtitles)

DEC 5 / BLZ 6 / 21:30 • DEC 12 / BLZ 6 / 16:00

DEC 7 / BLZ 11 / 21:30 • DEC 9 / BLZ 6 / 22:00 Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize winner in Economics, former chief economist of the World Bank, and arguably a key role in globalization throughout the 90s, is now a vocal critic of the “free-market fundamentalism” of the International Monetary Fund and his former employer, the World Bank. In this documentary, he takes us to a worldwide journey of an alternative path to globalization. From his hometown of Gary, Indiana, to India, China, Botswana, and to the Ecuadorian Amazon, he proposes solutions for a globalization that is inherently fair and competitive. Joseph Stiglitz, pemenang Nobel bidang Ekonomi, mantan pejabat Bank Dunia, dan tokoh yang sangat berpengaruh dalam arus globalisasi tahun 1990-an, sekarang adalah kritikus yang sangat vokal terhadap konsep “pasar bebas” dari IMF dan Bank Dunia sendiri. Di film ini, Joseph membawa kita mencari solusi alternatif dari globalisasi. Mulai dari kota kelahirannya di Gary, Indiana, sampai ke India, China, Botswana dan hutan Amazon di Ekuador, Joseph menawarkan solusi untuk sebuah jenis globalisasi yang adil, namun tetap kompetitif. Jacques Sarasin, the director, had been working with Stiglitz in the past years. In 2007 he made WHERE IS THE WORLD GOING, MR. STIGLITZ? , a five-movie series with a similar theme.

Bilal is a young boy who lives with his blind parents and his younger siblings. Bilal and his siblings live a normal life just like other children. They play hideand-seek, sometimes teasing each other. Their parents, despite of their inability to see, are trying their best to take care of their children. Living through hardship, Bilal and his family create their own happiness against the poverty that surrounds them in a slum area of India. Bilal adalah seorang anak laki-laki yang tinggal bersama kedua orangtuanya yang tuna netra dan adik-adiknya. Bilal dan saudaranya menjalani hidup yang normal layaknya anak-anak lain. Mereka bermain petak umpet, terkadang saling menggoda satu sama lain. Orang tua mereka, walaupun terhalang ketidakmampuan mereka untuk melihat, berusaha sebaik mungkin dalam mengasuh anak-anaknya. Bilal dan keluarganya mampu menciptakan kebahagiannya sendiri walaupun mereka hidup dalam kesusahan. Before BILAL, Sourav Sarangi had produced two other documentaries: TUSU KATHA (1996) and BHANGON (2006). He also runs his own TV channel, Aakash Bangla. Best Documentary Award (Horizons) at DOK.FEST in 2009 Munich International Documentary Film Festival. Silver Palm at the 2009 Mexico International Film Festival. Won Award for Excellence and Community Cinema Award at the 2009 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.

Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go Dir.: Kim Longinotto

UK. 2007. Documentary. 109 min. Color. Digital. English. DEC 6 / BLZ 11 / 18:30 • DEC 8 / BLZ 11 / 15:30 The Mulberry Bush School is a special school for children with attachment disorders, such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). The staff members offer patience, determination and a human embrace when dealing with these children. Kim Longinotto offers a view on a possible tremendous transformations in young lives when determined adults envelop the children in love rather than force. The Mulberry Bush School adalah sekolah khusus bagi anak-anak dengan Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) dan Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). Para staff sekolah ini sangat sabar dan manusiawi dalam menangani anak-anak tersebut. Kim Longinotto memberikan pandangan bahwa ada perubahan yang besar yang dapat terjadi saat orang dewasa menyirami anak-anak ini dengan cinta, bukan dengan paksaan. Kim Longinotto’s films have won international acclaim and dozens of premiere awards at festivals worldwide, including the World Cinema Jury Prize in Documentary at Sundance for ROUGH AUNTIES. She was one of master-class speakers in JIFFest 2005. Special Jury Prize at the 2008 International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam. Best British Feature Documentary at the 2008 Britdoc. Won Best Documentary at the 2008 Britspotting, Berlin.

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Dir.: Eric Bana

Australia. 2009. Documentary. 93 min. Color. 35 mm. English. DEC 7 / BLZ 8 / 18:30 • DEC 9 / BLZ 4 / 22:00 Hollywood heartthrob Eric Bana casts himself in his perfect role: exploring the meaning of a 25-year-long relationship with his first car, “The Beast”, and ultimately the importance of the bonds that form through a common passion. Filmed over 2 years, we follow Eric on an - unexpectedly - emotional journey from inside the race car to the surreal world of the red carpet as Eric considers the importance of family, friends and what it means to keep your dreams alive. Full of heart and emotions, the film is all about driving really fast, in life and in racing lines. Eric Bana bercerita tentang hubungan emosional selama 25 tahun dengan mobil pertamanya, “”The Beast””. Dibuat selama dua tahun, film ini mengikuti Eric dari kehidupannya sebagai bintang papan atas dunia, di dalam mobil balap, dan sebagai anak, suami dan ayah yang percaya bahwa suatu saat mimpi-mimpi kita semua akan terwujud. Eric Bana delivered a thrilling performance that won him raves for his maniacal portrayal of the legendary criminal Mark “Chopper” Read in CHOPPER (2000). However, being a green monster in HULK (2003) made him a bankable star. The rest is history.

The Beaches of Agnes (Les Plages D’Agnes) Dir.: Agnes Varda

France. 2008. Documentary / Biography. 110 min. Color. 35 mm. French (with English subtitles). DEC 9 / BLZ 4 / 16:00 • DEC 11 / BLZ 4 / 21:15 For more than five decades, former photographer Agnes Varda has been making short and feature films, documentaries and video installations. Dubbed as Grandmother of the French New Wave, her professional career included such films as Cleo from 5 to 7, Jacquot de Nantes, Vagabonde and The Gleaners and I. Now, in what she says will be her last film, she turns her camera on herself, returning to the beaches which have played such a significant part in her life to create a ‘sort of auto-filmo-documentary’. Selama lebih dari lima dekade Agnes Varda telah menghasilkan banyak film pendek, film cerita, dokumenter dan video instalasi. Sebagai tokoh aliran New Wave di Perancis, karir profesionalnya telah menghasilkan film-film seperti Cleo from 5 to 7, Jacquot de Nantes, Vagabonde dan The Gleaners and I. Sekarang kamera berfokus pada dirinya sendiri dalam film yang menurut Varda akan menjadi film terakhirnya. Ia kembali berjalan menyusuri pantaipantai yang telah menjadi bagian penting dari hidupnya. On April 2009, Agnes Varda, in recognizing her half-century works in film and arts, was made Commandeur de la Légion d’Honneur. Best Documentary Film at the 2009 César Award, France.

Soundtrack For A Revolution Dir.: Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman

USA. 2009. Documentary. 82 min. Color / B&W. Digibeta. English DEC 6 / BLZ 11 / 21:30 • DEC 8 / BLZ 11 / 21:30 The film tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music - the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. Featuring new performances of the freedom songs by top artists such as The Roots, John Legend, Wyclef Jean, Joss Stone and Angie Stone; riveting archival footage and interviews with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders, the film has a lot of soul to share. Film ini menceritakan tentang gerakan hak asasi manusia di Amerika di tahun 1960-an yang berjuang lewat lagulagu bertema kebebasan yang sering dinyanyikan saat berdemo, mengadakan pertemuan dan di dalam sel penjara. Dilengkapi penampilan The Roots, John Legend, Wyclef Jean, Joss Stone dan Angie Stone yang membawakan lagu-lagu tersebut dalam versi baru; rekaman arsip dan wawancara dengan anggota gerakan tersebut, kisah perjuangan mencari keadilan di film ini semakin terlihat menggigit. In 1998 Bill Guttentag made THE LAST DAYS OF KENNEDY & KING, a documentary on the lives of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Both him and Dan Sturman won two Emmys for the outstanding documentary NANKING. Bill himself also won two Oscars for YOU DON’T HAVE TO DIE (1988) and TWIN TOWERS (2003). Most Popular Film Award at the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival.

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Introduction : Madani Film Festival Since the first time JIFFest was held, Islamic-themed films have always had their places in our line-ups. Islam remains one of the widely discussed subjects around the world, and films about Islam that come from both Islam-dominated countries and non-dominated ones continue to draw interests among our audiences. It was not until last year that we put up a special section on Islamic-themed films. This year, we are proud to introduce Madani Film Festival, a special film festival on films about Islam from around the world. The select international films in this festival are those that touch on the lives of Muslim around the world. The films will ideally expand and enhance general public knowledge on different sides of Muslim unlikely displayed or heard in other media. We believe that through films this issue will echo more in minds and hearts of the audiences. The festival, co-organized by Rumah Film (http://www.rumahfilm.org), is integrated as part of this year’s JIFFest programming selection. However, we plan to feature this as a separate festival next year, hoping that more audiences will discover different sides of Islamic lives worldwide. Have a good time in Madani Film Festival! Sejak pertama kali JIFFest diselenggarakan, film-film bertema Islam hampir bisa dipastikan masuk dalam jadwal pemutaran kami. Isu seputar Islam itu sendiri selalu menjadi pembicaraan hangat, dan film-film tentang Islam baik dari negara-negara Islam maupun negara-negara lainnya selalu menarik perhatian penonton JIFFest. Tahun lalu, kami menggelar sebuah seksi khusus pemutaran film-film bertama Islam. Tahun ini, dengan bangga kami mempersembahkan Madani Film Festival, sebuah festival film khusus tentang Islam dari seluruh dunia. Film-film internasional yang diputar di festival ini adalah film-film yang mengangkat kehidupan kaum Islam di berbagai penjuru dunia. Film-film tersebut selayaknya menambah wawasan publik tentang sisi lain kaum Islam yang jarang diangkat oleh media. Kami percaya bahwa melalu film, isu-isu seputar kaum Islam akan lebih mengena di hati dan pikiran masyarakat luas. Festival ini, yang diselenggarakan bersama Rumah Film (http://www.rumahfilm. org), menjadi salah satu bagian program JIFFest tahun ini. Namun kami berencana membuatnya sebagai festival film yang berdiri sendiri tahun depan, dengan harapan agar lebih banyak lagi penonton yang dapat menyaksikan film-film terpilih ini. Selamat datang dan selamat menyaksikan Madani Film Festival!

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99% Honest (99% ærlig)

The 10 Conditions of Love

Norway. 2008. Documentary. 70 min. Color. Digital. Norwegian (with English subtitles)

USA / Australia. 2009. Documentary / Biography. 54 min. Color. Digital. English

DEC 9 / BLZ 6 / 19:00 • DEC 11 / BLZ 6 / 13:45

DEC 5 / BLZ 11 / 15:30 • DEC 9 / BLZ 11 / 18:30

Emir, Amina, Haji and Assad are all members of the hip hop group Forente Minoriteter (United Minorities). The film follows them through their musical process, with its ups and downs. The film crew has followed the band for two years, resulting in an intimate encounter with some very charming and open young people. They are all different but still find common ground through their passion for music and, not least, in finding their own space and identity amid conflicting demands from friends, family and Norwegian society.

A personal story of Rabeeya Kadeer, the leader of the Uyghur people, China’s moslem minority. Years of oppression from the Chinese Government had forced to live in exile in the United States. She did not stop her struggle, by turning words into weapons, she gains international attention to her people’s suffering.

Dir.: Rune Denstad Langlo

Forente Minoriteter, the main subject of this documentary, are a group of people from different backgrounds who strive to raise awareness and promote cultural diversity in music, dance, film, theater and writing. They work mainly for children and young people to catch their interest to work further with different art forms. Nominated for Best Documentary and Best Score at the 2009 Amanda Awards, Norway. (screened together with COFFEE & ALLAH)

Kisah tentang Rabeeya Kadeer, pemimpin dari suku Uyghur, kaum muslim minoritas di China. Setelah mendapatkan tekanan dari pemerintah China selama bertahun-tahun, ia terpaksa hidup dalam pengasingan di Amerika Serikat. Ia tidak menghentikan perjuangannya. Ia berhasil mendapatkan perhatian dunia internasional tentang penderitaan yang dialami oleh kaumnya. The film raised a controversy when being screened at Melbourne International Film Festival. The Chinese government demanded the organizer to pull off the film. Several Chinese filmmakers withdrew their films from the festival’s lineup. The festival’s website even got hacked by Chinese hackers. Jeff Daniels is scheduled to attend the screenings.

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Emir, Amina, Haji dan Assad adalah anggota dari sebuah kelompok hip-hop bernama Forente Minoriteter (United Minorities). Sutradara film ini mengikuti mereka selama 2 tahun melalui segala lika-liku kehidupan mereka sebagai sebuah kelompok musik. Mereka bertemu dengan orang-orang muda yang menawan dan terbuka pemikirannnya. Perbedaan pada diri masing-masing anggota tidak menjadi penghalang bagi mereka untuk berkarya, karena mereka disatukan oleh kecintaan mereka terhadap musik.

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Coffee & Allah

Dernier Maquis (Adhen)

New Zealand. 2007. Short. 14 min. Color. Digital. English.

France. 2008. Drama. 93 min. Color. 35 mm. French / Arabic (with English subtitles).

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Dir.: Sima Urale

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DEC 9 / BLZ 6 / 19:00 • DEC 11 / BLZ 6 / 13:45 A young Muslim woman’s appetite for coffee, Islam and a good game of badminton. When Oromo Ethiopian Abeba Mohammed moves to suburban Mt Albert, she has nothing but her faith in Allah, a taste for Ethiopian coffee, and a zest for life to sustain her. From behind her purdah, and no knowledge of English, Abeba struggles to make a connection with the people of her new homeland. Seorang perempuan muslim mencintai aroma kopi dan bermain badminton. Abeba Mohammed yang berasal dari suku Oromo di Ethiopia pindah ke daerah Mt. Albert di New Zealand, ia hanya membawa keyakinannya pada Allah, rasa cintanya akan kopi Ethiopia, dan gairah untuk tetap hidup. Dari balik jilbabnya dan tanpa kemampuan untuk berbahasa Inggris, Abeba berjuang untuk beradaptasi dengan orang-orang di tanah tempat tinggalnya yang baru. Coffee & Allah is not her only award-winning short film. Her 1996 short O Tamaiti won an award from New Zealand Film and TV Awards in 1996, while her 2001 short Still Life was awarded First Prize for Short Films at the 2001 Montréal World Film Festival. Best Short Film at the 2008 Hawaii International Film Festival (screened together with 99% HONEST)

Dir.: Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche

DEC 7 / BLZ 4 / 16:00 • DEC 10 / BLZ 4 / 22:00 In a rundown industrial park, Mao, a Muslim boss, owns a company specializes in repairing trucks and pallets. His latest strategy is to convert an empty room into a mosque where the workers can pray. So he decides to open a mosque and designates the Imam without consulting the workforce. Already unhappy with their poor working conditions and meager salaries, his employees rebel, reminding him of their time-honored right to select their own religious leader. Di sebuah kawasan industri yang kumuh, Mao yang beragama Islam memiliki sebuah bengkel yang khusus memperbaiki truk dan peralatannya. Ia ingin mengubah sebuah ruang kosong menjadi sebuah masjid tempat para pegawainya dapat menjalankan ibadah. Ia pun membuka masjidnya dan memilih sang Imam tanpa bertanya kepada para pegawainya. Kondisi lingkungan kerja yang buruk ditambah dengan gaji yang kecil menyebabkan para pegawainya memberontak untuk mengingatkan Mao bahwa mereka ingin memilih sendiri pemimpin mereka. Won Muhr Award for Best Composer and Best Editor at the 2008 Dubai International Film Festival

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A Dream For Kabul Dir.: Phillippe Baylaucq

DEC 7 / BLZ 11 / 18:30 • DEC 10 / BLZ 6 / 13: In 2001, Haruhiro Shiratori lost his only child in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Instead of isolating himself in grief, he decides to meet the Afghan people and help them prevent such attacks from happening again. A Japanese Don Quixote, he dreams of building a cultural centre for the children of Kabul. A Dream for Kabul charts Shiratori’s double effort – to advance a humanist project in the face of adversity while seeking reconciliation with his dead son. A Dream for Kabul is part of a National Film Board series called “”The Many Faces of Afghanistan””. Sponsored by the Canadian Embassy, a discussion on Afghanistan will follow the screening of this film. Pada tahun 2001, Haruhito Shiratori kehilangan anak laki-laki satu-satunya akibat serangan teroris di gedung World Trade Center. Alih-alih tenggelam dalam kesedihan, ia memutuskan untuk bertemu dengan rakyat Afghanistan dan membantu mereka untuk mencegah terjadinya penyerangan seperti yang ia alami. Seorang warga negara Jepang yang bermimpi untuk membangun sebuah pusat kebudayaan bagi anak-anak di Kabul. A Dream For Kabul menceritakan tentang dua usaha Shiratori – untuk membangun sebuah usaha kemanusiaan di tengah kemalangan sembari mencari perdamaian dengan anaknya yang telah tiada. A Dream For Kabul adalah bagian dari seri National Film Boardyang berjudul “The Many Faces of Afghanistan”. Disponsori oleh Kedutaan Kanada, sebuah diskusi tentang Afghanistan akan dilakukan setelah pemutaran film ini. Phillippe Baylaucq’s films Lodela (1996) and Mystère B (1997) won the Telefilm Canada award, at the 15th and 16th FIFAs respectively. In 2001, he made Hugo and the Dragon, a musical fable for all audiences, a critical success that also won the Telefilm Canada prize at the Banff Television Festival and the Gémeau for best children’s feature. Outstanding Canadian Documentary Award at the 2009 ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto.

des Muhammad Asad) Dir.: Georg Misch

Austria. 2008. Documentary. 93 min. Color. 35 mm. English / German / Urdu / Ukrainian / Arabic (with English subtitles for non-English languages). DEC 6 / BLZ 4 / 16:00 • DEC 10 / BLZ 4 / 19:00 In 1926, an Austrian-born Jew, journalist Leopold Weiss, decided to convert to Islam. Having been raised in a Jewish family, Weiss - or Muhammad Asad as he became known found himself fascinated by his adopted home of Palestine and the lives of the Bedouin Arabs he encountered. Asad become one of the most influential and inspirational Muslims of the century and a key thinker of his time. The film follows his footsteps, retracing the journey Asad made through the Arab world to Mecca, as a way of reflecting on today’s Arab world and contemporary relations between East and West. Seorang jurnalis Yahudi kelahiran Austria bernama Leopold Weiss memutuskan untuk menganut Islam di tahun 1926. Dibesarkan di keluarga Yahudi, Weis - atau lebih dikenal kemudian dengan Muhammad Asad - terpukau oleh keluarga angkatnya di Palestina dan kehidupan para kaum Arab Badui yang ditemuinya. Asad menjadi seorang Muslim yang paling berpengaruh dan berpikiran paling maju di masanya. Film ini mencoba mengikuti tapak langkah Asad menuju tanah suci Mekah sebagai sebuah refleksi dari dunia Arab di masa kini serta hubungan kontemporer antara dunia Barat dan Timur. Georg Misch made a documentary about Hollywood leading lady Hedy Lamarr in CALLING HEDY LAMARR (2004). He won Special Mention of Critics’ Week Award in Locarno Film Festival of the same year.

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Canada. 2009. Drama. 81 min. Color. Digital. English/Dari/ Japanese (with English subtitles for non-English languages).

A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad (Der Weg nach Mekka - Die Reise

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On a Tightrope

You Cannot Hide from Allah

Canada / Norway. 2007. Documentary. 74 min. Color. Digital. Norwegian (with English subtitles)

South Africa / Germany. 2007. Documentary / Short. 12 min. Color. Digital. Pashtu / English

DEC 6 / BLZ 11 / 15:30 • DEC 8 / BLZ 6 / 22:00

DEC 5 / BLZ 11 / 18:30 (by invitation only) • DEC 7 / BLZ 11 / 15:30

The children from the Uyghur tribe in the Chinese province of Xinjiang are studying tightrope walking. The Chinese government rule them on a strict terms, fearing that they will rebel against them. The learning process of tightrope walking was nothing but a scheme to broke the children’s spirit into pieces.

An immigrant from Pakistan who had worked for over twenty years as a taxi driver in Washington DC won a lottery in 2001. Suddenly he’s $54 million richer. He returned to his hometown in Pakistan and became a Mayor. Politics is a messy business.

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Dir.: Petr Lom

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Anak-anak dari suku Uyghur di provinsi Xinjiang, China mempelajari seni berjalan di atas tali. Pemerintah China menerapkan hukum yang ketat terhadap suku Uighur karena takut mereka akan memberontak. Proses belajar berjalan di atas tali tersebut tidak lebih dari sekedar akal licik untuk menghancurkan semangat hidup anak-anak tersebut.

Dir.: Petr Lom

Seorang imigran dari Pakistan yang telah bekerja sebagai pengemudi taksi di Washington DC selama lebih dari 20 tahun tiba-tiba menang lotere sebesar 54 juta dollar. Ia kembali ke kampung halamannya dan menjadi wali kota. Politik adalah bisnis yang kotor. (screened together with LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT)

This is the first film to ever document Chinese policy on religion in Xinjiang. Nominated for Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

Join Petr Lom as he shares his experience facing the hurdles of conflict areas while making his documentary projects in Master Class Documentary Filmmaking with Petr Lom. Go to our JIFFest Events page on page 53 to find out more about this rare opportunity! (Note: registration required to attend the master class)

Variety : International Shorts

(FREE Screening)

DEC 8 / BLZ 6 / 16:00

(en) terrados Left Right Dir.: Alex Lora Cercos

Spain. 2009. Short. 12 min. Color. Digital. Spanish (with English subtitles) Three characters will try to find a place to live.

The

Dir.: Argyris Germanidis, Adolescence Stavros Raptis Dir.: Dmytro SuholytkyGreece. 2009. Short. 15 min. Sobchuk Color. Digital. Greek (with English subtitles)

Two strangers who live in neighboring apartments Tiga karakter yang mencari spend a night together. sebuah tempat untuk ditinggali Dua orang asing yang bertetangga harus menghabiskan malam bersama-sama

Ukraine. 2008. Short. 10 min. Color. Digital. No Dialogue The young fellow starts to study in the capital from a province, but it is not so simple to say goodbye to the past.

Dir.: Robert Ronny

USA. 2009. Short. 24 min. Color. Digital. English A man seeks redemption by caring for his paralyzed friend, whose life he destroyed. Chris thinks that his mistakes lead to an accident which killed his best friend’s wife and left his best friend paralyzed from the neck down. Seorang pria mencoba menebus dosa dengan mengurusi temannya yang lumpuh. Chris merasa bahwa kesalahannya telah membunuh istri temannya dan membuat sang teman lumpuh.

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Seorang remaja memulai kuliahnya di ibukota, tapi melupakan masa lalu bukanlah hal yang mudah.

City of Sadness

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Outing

Olimpiadas

Singapore, USA, Indonesia. 2009. Short. 11 min. Color. Digital. Bahasa Indonesia (with English subtitles)

Singapore. 2009. Short. 18 min. Color. Digital. Cantonese (with English subtitles)

In Indonesia, Ribud, a widowed man has lost his will to live. Will the disappearance of a young guy and the grief of a mother bring Ribud back to reality?

A grandfather takes his orphaned grandson on a seemingly innocent outing, desperately trying to delay the difficult decision that will change their lives.

Argentina. 2008. Short. 13 min. Color. Digital. Spanish(with English subtitles)

Dir.: Basil Mironer

Ribud adalah seorang duda yang kehilangan semangat hidup. Akankah peristiwa hilangnya seorang pria muda dan kesedihan dari seorang ibu dapat membuat hidupnya normal kembali?

Dir.: Jow Zhi Wei

Seorang kakek mengajak cucunya yang yatim piatu untuk berjalan-jalan. Keduanya sedang mencoba mengulur waktu akan sebuah keputusan sulit yang akan merubah hidup mereka.

Dir.: Magali Bayon

Two old and dear friends, Cacho and El Negro get into an “innocent” competition; but for these two friends the important thing is not to win, but to take the other one down. Dua sahabat lama, Cacho dan El Negro terlibat dalam sebuah kompetisi persahabatan; akan tetapi kemenangan bukanlah menjadi tujuan utama mereka, melainkan bagaimana mereka dapat saling menjatuhkan.

Variety : Swiss Shorts

(FREE Screening)

DEC 5 / BLZ 6 / 16:00 • DEC 12 / BLZ 6 / 13:00

Auf der Strecke (On the Line)

Die Seilbahn (The Cable Car)

Switzerland. Short. 30 Min. Color. Digital. English subtitles.

Switzerland. Short. 7 Min. Color. Digital. English subtitles.

A department store security guard is secretly in love with a clerk in the store’s bookshop. He frequently watches her via the store’s video monitoring system and follows her onto the train. When he witnesses a seeming rival being attacked in the train, he gets off instead of helping him.

An elderly man is riding in a rusty, weather-beaten cable car. The man sneezes, thereafter the rickety cable car begins to sway precariously.

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Dir.: Reto Caffi

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Seorang petugas keamanan pusat perbelanjaan diam-diam jatuh hati kepada seorang pegawai administrasi di bagian toko buku. Ia sering mengamatinya melalui layar monitor dan membuntutinya hingga ke kereta api. Ketika ia menyaksikan saingannya diserang di kereta api, dia menghindar daripada menolongnya.

Dir.: Claudius Gentinetta

Seorang pria tua mengendarai sebuah kereta gantung berkarat di tengah cuaca buruk. Setelah ia bersin, kereta gantung reyot tersebut bergoyang dengan genting.

Il neige à Marrakech Dir.: Hicham Alhayat

Switzerland. Short. 15 Min. Color. Digital. English subtitles. In order to be able to fulfill the wish of his sick father to go skiing in Switzerland, Karim tries to obtain a visa for him. Upon receipt of a categorical refusal, he decides to take his father to Marrakech, hoping to convince him that he is in the Swiss Alps. Demi mengabulkan permintaan ayahnya yang sedang sakit untuk bermain ski di Swiss, Karim berusaha memperoleh visa untuknya. Karena permohonan visa ditolak, dia memutuskan membawa ayahnya ke Marrakech dengan harapan dapat meyakinkan sang ayah bahwa ia berada di pegunungan Alpen.

Nominated for Academy Awards for Best Short Film, Live Action, 2009

Signalis

Dir.: Adrian Flückiger

Le Creneau

Dir.: Frédéric Mermoud

Switzerland. Short. 5 Min. Color. Digital. English subtitles.

Switzerland. Short. 13 Min. Color. Digital. English subtitles.

Erwin is a weasel that lives and works in a traffic light. His job is to switch the right light every day.

Camille and Hervé are coming late to a dinner invitation. Camille is behind the wheel and concentrates on finding a parking space. The two begin to provoke one other, quarrel and settle old scores.

Erwin adalah seekor musang yang tinggal dan bekerja di sebuah lampu lalu lintas. Pekerjaannya adalah menyesuaikan lampu lalu lintas setiap hari.

Camille dan Hervé terlambat datang ke sebuah undangan makan malam. Camille mengendarai mobil dan berkonsentrasi mencari tempat parkIr. Keduanya mulai saling membuat gusar, bertengkar dan menyinggung cerita lama.

Variety : Swiss Shorts

(FREE Screening)

La Valise

Tango Lola

Switzerland. Short. 12 Min. Color. Digital. English subtitles.

Switzerland. Short. 6 Min. Color. Digital. English subtitles.

Dir.: Kaveh Bakhtiari

Dir.: Izabela Rieben and Sami Ben Youssef

Jeanne and Michel have been married for 50 years. He doesn’t After winning the lottery, Lola imagines her new life and like the idea that Jeanne is about to leave him for a three week could end the relationship with her husband. But the husband holiday. has other plans. Jeanne and Michel menikah selama 50 tahun. Michel tidak senang ketika istrinya akan meninggalkannya untuk liburan selama 3 minggu.

Setelah memenangkan lotre, Lola membayangkan kehidupannya yang baru dan dapat mengakhiri hubungan dengan suaminya. Namun sang suami punya rencana lain.

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Gehrig Kommt! Dir.: Marc Schippert Switzerland. Short. 15 Min. Color. Digital. English subtitles.

Retouches

Dir.: Georges Schwizgebel Switzerland. Short. 6 Min. Color. Digital. English subtitles

Between a wave’s rhythm and the breath of a young woman Paul Oswald is very proud of his bomb shelter. An officer from in her sleep, some animated paintings go on modifying each the Departement of Civil Defence assigns his neighbor to the other. shelter. The idea drives him insane as he doesn’t want to live together with the neighbor. Antara suara ombak dan napas seorang wanita muda yang sedang tidur, lukisan-lukisan animasi bergerak saling berubah. Paul Oswald sangat bangga dengan ruang perlindungan bomnya. Seorang petugas dari Kementrian Pertahanan Sipil menentukan bahwa tetangganya dapat turut berlindung di sana. Hal ini membuatnya panik karena tidak ingin tinggal bersama si tetangga.

Variety : S-Express S-Express is an active Southeast Asian network for short film exchange. Initiated in 2001 by programmers Yuni Hadi (Substation, Singapore), Chalida Uabumrungjit (Thai Film Foundation), and Amir Muhammad (Malaysian Shorts), the group has expanded to involve Indonesia (Minikino) since 2004, and the Philippines (Alexis Tioseco) and China (Maggie Lee) since 2005. In its 8th year, owing to its steady touring for exchange of short films, the group is conducive to a regional networking of filmmakers.

S-Express adalah jaringan kerja pertukaran film pendek antar negara-negara Asia Tenggara. Dimulai tahun 2001 oleh programer Yuni Hadi (Substation, Singapore), Chalida Uambrungjit (Thai Film Foundation) dan Amir Muhammad (Malaysian Shorts), kelompok ini kemudian mengundang Indonesia (Minikino) sejak 2004, serta Filipina (Alexis Tioseco) dan Cina (Maggie Lee) sejak 2005. Sampai saat ini, berkat kesinambungan pertukaran film-film pendeknya, S-Express tetap berperan penting dalam membuka jaringan kerja antar para pembuat film pendek di negara-negara anggotanya.

S-Express (Indonesia) DEC 6 / BLZ 6 / 19:00

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Menunggu Sepi (A Silent Wait)

La Promesse

CINtA

Indonesia. 2009. 5 min. French (with English subtitles).

Indonesia. 2009. 28 min. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

A guy promised his girlfriend to meet her parents at a dinner. After he missed it, he tries to convinces her that the world was working against him.

Two couples from a different background are unable to understand why they have to be different. On the other hand, they understand that they love each other

Seorang pria berjanji akan datang makan malam dan bertemu dengan orangtua sang kekasih. Setelah ia lupa menepati janjinya, ia berusaha meyakinkan sang kekasih bahwa seluruh dunia sedang tidak bersahabat dengannya.

Pencarian jawaban dari dua orang sederhana yang tidak mengerti kenapa mereka harus berbeda. Dan sebaliknya mengerti, kalau sebenarnya mereka cuma saling jatuh cinta.

Kisah dua pasang suami isteri yang menemukan refleksi dari kehidupan melalui tetangga mereka, yaitu sepasang kekasih muda yang lari dari orang tua, atas nama cinta.

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Anak-anak Lumpur (Children of Mud)

Fronteira (Tapal Batas) (Frontline)

Dir.: Joko Anwar

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(FREE Screening) Curated by Varadila/Minikino Screening Format: Digital

Dir.: Siti Nurul Aniza Indonesia. 2009. 15 min. Indonesian (with English subtitles). Rezky’s writing on Facebook insulted Sarjono, his citizenship teacher. Rezky did not feel that he had done anything wrong, but Sarjono kept on charging. Rezky plots a revenge to him. Tulisan Rezky di Facebook menyinggung Sarjono, sang guru Kewarganegaraan. Rezky tidak merasa bersalah, tapi sang guru menjadi serius. Rezky pun membalas dendam.

Dir.: Steven Facius Winata

Dir.: Danial Rifki

Indonesia. 2009. 20 min. Indonesian (with English subtitles). A story about children from Lapindo mud vulcano disaster, who fight for life and people they love. Kisah tentang anak-anak korban lumpur panas Lapindo, yang berjuang mempertahankan “harta” yang masih tersisa dalam hidup mereka.

Dir.: Nurman Hakim

Indonesia. 2009. 24 min. Indonesian (with English subtitles). A story of a married couple who find a reflection of their life through their neighbour, a young couple who ran off from their parents in the name of love.

Emil Heradi

Indonesia. 2008. 26 min. Indonesian (with English subtitles). An Indonesian soldier and a Fretilin rebel got tangled because of mines at the same time and place. Kisah tentang prajurit Indonesia dan pemberontak Fretelin yang terjebak ranjau di waktu dan tempat yang sama.

Variety : S-Express (China)

DEC 5 / IIC / 14:30 • DEC 8 / IIC / 19:30

(FREE Screening) Curated by Maggie Lee Screening Format: Digital

DEC 9 / BLZ 6 / 16:00

Maggie Lee is Asia Head Reviewer for The Hollywood Reporter. She is also associate curator for Singapore’s film and arts organization Substation, and curator of independent Chinese films for S-Express - a touring festival of Asian films. She worked for the editorial and programming sections of Tokyo International Film Festival (Winds of Asia), Short Shorts Film Festival Asia in Japan, Hong Kong International Film Festival and Hong Kong Film Archive.

Life Must Go On

China. 2008. Short. 2.20 min.

China. 2008. Short. 19.30 min. Cantonese

In the rapid modernization of China and relentless restructuring urbanization, our old traditions are facing destruction. Life is bleeding, and the land is trembling…

I’m soon to be 18. What am I doing? My life is the same every day, and I see the same people and do similar things. Why am I so ordinary? No matter what, life must go on.

China menghadapi modernisasi yang berjalan cepat lewat restrukturisasi perkotaan yang tidak mengenal belas kasihan dan membawa adat tradisionalnya sendiri ke ambang kehancuran. Hidup terluka dan tanah air menjadi gemetar…

Aku akan berumur 18 tahun sebentar lagi. Apa yang sedang kulakukan? Hidupku sama saja setiap hari, bertemu dengan orang yang sama yang sedang melakukan hal yang sama. Mengapa aku biasa-biasa saja. Apapun yang terjadi, hidup harus terus berjalan.

Dir.: Chen Xuegang

Dir.: Sham Ka-ki

Yim

Dir.: Chui Chun-yu & Chan Wai-yee China. 2008. Short. 4.26 min. A man tries to preserve the very thing that he planned to destroy, only to found that the plan is unstoppable.

Seorang pria mencoba untuk melestarikan benda yang akan dia hancurkan, tetapi pada akhirnya rencana penghancuran tersebut tidak mungkin dihentikan

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Tremble

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The Empty Body

Spallation of Ardour

China. 2008. Short. 3.19 min. Mini DV/DVD.

China. 2008. Short. 2.20 min. Mini DV/DVD.

In my school days, the feeling of being chained up in life evokes discomfort. My school uniform is the embodiment of pressure, leaving me breathless.The uniform can confine my body, but not my soul.

Pop-art-inspired absurdist and surrealist collage of Chinese revolutionary art imageries from the 1960s and 1970s, reinterpreted within a modern context.

Dir.: Wong Sze-ming

Sewaktu aku bersekolah, aku merasakan ketidaknyamanan dari rasa keterkungkungan. Seragam sekolahku adalah perlambang dari tekanan yang membuatku tidak bisa bernafas. Seragam ini dapat memenjarakan tubuhku, tapi tidak akan bisa menahan jiwaku.

Dir.: Chen Xuegang

Kolase absurd dan sureal dari gambar-gambar revolusi China dari tahun 1960an dan 1970an yang diinterpretasi ulang berkaitan dengan konteks modern.

Variety : S-Express (Philippines)

DEC 5 / IIC / 19:30 • DEC 7 / IIC / 17:00

DEC 10 / BLZ 6 / 16:00 (screened together with S-Express Malaysia)

(FREE Screening)

Curated by Alexis A. Tioseco Screening Format: Digital

Alexis A. Tioseco (1981-2009) was a film critic, curator, and lecturer based in Manila. He was the founder and editor of Criticine (http://www. criticine.com), an online journal on Southeast Asian cinema. His untimely passing this year made this program his last work. Programme Title: Experimental Transmissions Rationale: Experimental work by four filmmakers across three decades each engaging with the transmission: on the surface of book, myth, info, images; deeper, perhaps much more.

Ang Magpakailanman(Eternity) Dir.: Raymond Red

Philippines. 1983. Short. 25 min. A young man is searching for a book, Ang Magpakailanman, which has the power to grant immortality.

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Seorang pemuda mencari buku Ang Magpakailanman yang dapat memberikan dirinya kekuatan untuk hidup abadi

Ang Maikling Buhay ng Apoy, Act 2 Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-ok(The Brief Lifespan of Fire: Act 2 Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-ok) Dir.: Auraeus Solito

Philippines. 1995. Short. 9 min.

Based on a myth from the island of Palawan. Suring invokes the spell of Parimanis, a spell of absolute beauty, and befriends a Kuk-ok, a creature who can morph into any form. Sebuah mitos dari pulau Palawan. Suring mendapat mantra Parimanis, mantra yang dapat memberikan kecantikan yang tiada duanya, dan berteman dengan Kuk-ok, mahluk yang dapat berubah menjadi apa saja.

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The Retrochronological Transfer of Information Dir.: Tad Ermitaño

Philippines. 1996. Short. 11 min.

The scientist builds a machine to transmit a picture of the present back in time. His target: Philippine National Hero, Jose P. Rizal, who was executed in 1896. Para ilmuwan membangun sebuah mesin waktu untuk mengirimkan gambar keadaan di masa kini ke masa lalu. Tujuan mereka adalah pahlawan nasional Filipina, Jose P. Rizal, yang dieksekusi pada tahun 1896.

Surreal Random MMS Texts para ed Ina, Agui tan Kaamong ya Makaiiliw ed Sika: Gurgurlis ed Banua (Surreal Random MMS Texts for a Mother, a Sister and a Wife Who Longs for You: Landscape with Figures) Dir.: Christopher Gozum Philippines. 2008. Short. 15 min.

A young Filipino filmmaker in the Middle East sends surreal, random and found digital images of displacement and longing to his loved ones back home. Seorang pembuat film Filipina di Timur Tengah mengirimkan serangkaian gambar tentang kerinduan dan rasa kesepian dirinya kepada keluarga tercinta di kampung halaman Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema 2008

Variety : S-Express (Malaysia)

(FREE Screening)

DEC 5 / IIC / 14:30 • DEC 8 / IIC / 19:30

DEC 10 / BLZ 6 / 16:00 (screened together with S-Express Philippines)

Curated by Amir Muhammad Screening Format: Digital

A few months ago I attended a screening of shorts that was held outdoors, under a half-completed highway. It was organized by a bunch of friends. It was raining and the ground was muddy, but dozens of people stayed back to watch, and feast on the food too. All the shorts were in Tamil, the smallest of the main languages in Malaysia. The screening reminded me so much of how ‘independent cinema’ in Malaysia used to be, before people started getting too interested in silly things like foreign film festivals or box-office returns. A lot of the fun has been sucked dry, which is one of the main reasons I now publish books! There’s nothing like retreating to a 19th century medium to recharge oneself. All except one of these shorts are being presented outside the country for the first time. I hope you dig them!

Machai (Apprentice)

Thaipoosam

Malaysia. 2009. Short. 16 min. Malay

Malaysia. 2006. Short. 4 min. Malay.

K.L becomes Kay Hell for cousins Kali and Dass who were down visiting their uncle Bull Dog Maniam for the school holidays, but ended up being forced to become his “Machai” (Apprentice) in his business. Though they were able to survive the storm, see why today is an unlucky day.

The Hindu festival of Thaipoosam takes place every year in Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur.

Dir.: Shanjhey Kumar Perumal

Dir.: Shanjhey Kumar Perumal

K.L menjadi neraka bagi dua bersaudara Kali dan Dass yang mengunjungi paman mereka, Bull Dog Maniam, saat liburan sekolah. Sang paman memaksa mereka untuk “magang” di bisnis yang ia jalankan. Walaupun mereka dapat menjalaninya dengan baik, hari ini adalah sebuah pengecualian.

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13:17

War of Roses

Malaysia. 2009. Short. 14 min. Malay

Malaysia. 2009. Short. 17 min. Malay.

Sujay just bought a video camera and brings it to Wicky’s house to show off his new toy. In the midst of this he gets tangled in the couples fight between Wicky and Reena. But scarier things will happen before the night is through…

A hostage drama sets in Sri Lanka’s Jungle, in 1983. A rebel husband and wife were caught at gunpoint with a Sri Lankan soldier. Both rebel and the soldier lay out their arguments and try to prove that they are fighting for a just cause.

Sujay baru saja membeli sebuah kamera video dan ingin memamerkannya ke Wicky. Sesampainya di sana, ia terlibat pertengkaran antara Wicky dan Reena. Ada hal yang lebih menakutkan yang akan terjadi sebelum malam berakhir…

Sebuah drama penyanderaan di hutan Sri Lanka pada tahun 1983. Tentara Sri Lanka sedang menodongkan senjata pada sang pemberontak dan istrinya. Kedua belah pihak saling berargumen mengenai makna dari perjuangannya masing-masing.

Dir.: Sasitharan Rajoo

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Thaipoosam adalah sebuah festival Hindu yang diadakan setiap tahun di Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur.

Dir.: MS Prem Nath

Variety : S-Express (Thailand) DEC 7 / BLZ 6 / 16:00 (screened together with S-Express Singapore)

Curated by Thai Film Foundation Screening Format Digital

Man and Gravity

Abtakon

Thailand. 2009. Short. 11 min. No dialogue.

Thailand. 2008. Short. 4 min.

All over Asia you see people with impossible loads on their bicycles, scooters or small vehicles. Here a man tries to lift a truly impossible freight in an impossible and hostile environment.

Making a special cup of coffee can be harder than one can imagined.

Dir.: Jakrawal Nilthamrong

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(FREE Screening)

Di seluruh Asia kita dapat menyaksikan orang-orang yang membawa beban berlebihan pada sepeda, skuter atau kendaraan kecil mereka. Di sini seorang pria mencoba mengangkat beban yang sangat berat melewati lingkungan yang tidak mendukung.

Dir.: Thawatpong Tangsajjapoj

Membuat secangkir kopi ternyata tidak semudah yang dibayangkan.

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Red Man

Français

Thailand. 2009. Short. 8 min. No dialogue

Thailand. 2009. Short. 30 min. Thai (with English subtitle)

It’s story of a man who has to wear red T-Shirt on Monday, while everybody wears yellow.

A blind girl needs to read a book for her exam the next day. The book is in French and someone must read it to her. The only person available, her roommate, cannot read French.

Dir.: Nattaphong Homchuen

Sebuah cerita tentang seorang pria yang harus mengenakan baju merah di hari Senin, saat semua orang mengenakan baju berwarna kuning.

Dir.: Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit

Seorang gadis tuna netra harus membaca buku untuk ujian keesokan harinya. Buku tersebut berbahasa Perancis dan seseorang harus membacakannya. Satu-satunya orang yang ada, teman sekamarnya, tidak mengerti bahasa Perancis

Variety : S-Express (Singapore) DEC 10 / BLZ 6 / 16:00 (screened together with S-Express Thailand)

(FREE Screening)

Curated by Low Beng Kheng (BK) - The Substation Screening Format: Digital

The Substation is Singapore’s first independent contemporary arts centre, aimed at nurturing and challenging Singapore artists, providing an open space for artistic experimentation, and also fostering regional and international arts networks. We present and co-present a wide range of artists and programmes, from traditionally trained dancers to local rock bands; established visual artists to young poets; publications to international short film festivals; experimental theatre to seminal conferences on Singapore arts and culture. Since 1990, The Substation has worked with some of Singapore’s most critically acclaimed artists, writers and intellectuals, as well as younger and emerging artists. In addition, we are committed to facilitating artistic dialogue between countries in the region and the world, and forge closer ties with our international counterparts. Programme Write-up: The spaces in-between can be found everywhere; on the pavements, between text, through the eyes... Small fissures that rupture our realities erupt from time to time. Fleeting moments that force us to stare into these in-between spaces that are so hard to fill with words.

We, the real people of Singapore Dir.: Ghazi Alqudcy

Singapore. 2009. Short. 16 min.

Sebuah kumpulan cerita pendek dari para penduduk Singapura dan kehidupannya masing-masing. Tema dan karakter yang beragam membuat film ini menunjukkan sepotong kehidupan nyata di Singapura.

Dir.: He Shuming

Singapore. 2009. Short. 19 min.

Wei and his family had to choose between attending National Day Parade or undergoing traditional Chinese custom – waiting for the father’s soul to return home for the last time before its final journey into the afterlife. Wei dan keluarganya harus memilih antara menghadiri Parade Hari Nasional atau mengikuti upacara tradisional China – menunggu arwah ayahnya pulang untuk terakhir kalinya sebelum pergi ke alam baka.

Kissing Faces

à la folie

Singapore. 2009. Short. 11 min.

Singapore. 2008. Short. 12 min.

‘Eventually crashing. Purposely falling. To rid the feeling. That lastly goes numb.” “Kissing faces” is about a KTV hostess who wishes her life was like a karaoke.

Sinta and Arjuna, a pair of lovers, reunite after a period of break-up. Back together, Sinta confides in Arjuna her time with Rawana and a big showdown ensues in this post-modern re-intepretation of the classic Ramayana.

Dir.: Wesley Leon Aroozoo

Menceritakan tentang seorang gadis pemandu KTV (karaoke) yang berharap bahwa hidupnya sesederhana seperti di karaoke.

Dir.: Sanif Olek

Sepasang kekasih Sinta dan Arjuna akhirnya bersatu kembali setelah terpisah sekian lama. Sinta menceritakan kisah tentang sewaktu ia diculik Rahwana. Sebuah adu kekuatan terjadi dalam interpretasi post-modern tentang drama klasik Ramayana ini.

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“We, the Real People of Singapore” is a collection of short stories about Singaporeans and their lives. Diverse in theme and characters, the short film shows a slice of Singapore in all its variety and colour.

National Day

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A View From The SEA (FREE Screening)

15 Malaysia

Dir.: Yasmin Ahmad, Khairil M. Bahar, Tan Chui Mui, Linus Chung, Yuhang Ho, Johan John, James Lee, Amir Muhammad, Namron, Desmond Ng, Kamal Sabran, Liew Seng Tat, Mussadique Suleiman Malaysia. 2009. Short. 80 min. Color. Digital. Malay / Tamil / Cantonese / Mandarin / English (with English subtitles for non-English languages).

DEC 5 / BLZ 6 / 19:00

A View From The Sea

15Malaysia is a short film project. It consists of 15 short films made by 15 Malaysian filmmakers. These films not only deal with socio-political issues in Malaysia, they also feature some of the best-known faces in the country, including actors, musicians and top political leaders.

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15Malaysia adalah sebuah proyek kumpulan film pendek yang terdiri dari 15 film pendek oleh 15 pembuat film. Film-film ini tidak hanya berkutat pada isu sosial politik saja, beberapa diantaranya juga termasuk para aktor, musisi dan pemimpin politik terkenal. Project producer Pete Teo is a multiple award winning singer songwriter based in Malaysia. He tours the East Asian region regularly and his work has been featured on the BBC world service, the National Public Radio [USA], Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KBS [South Korea] and NHK [Japan].

Adela

Dir.: Adolfo Alix Jr. Philippines. 2008. Drama. 90 min. Color. Digital. Filipino / Tagalog (with English subtitles).

DEC 10 / BLZ 6 / 19:00 A retired radio personality lives alone in the slum of Manila. She celebrates her 80th birthday without any of her family member. Although her neighbours favor her because of her good deeds toward them, she could not dismiss her loneliness.

Seorang mantan penyiar radio terkenal hidup sendirian di daerah kumuh di Manila. Ia merayakan ulang tahunnya yang ke 80 tanpa ditemani satupun anggota keluarganya. Walaupun ia disukai tetangganya karena sering berbuat baik terhadap mereka, ia tetap tidak bisa menghilangkan perasaan kesepian yang dirasakannya. Anita Linda, the main actress of Adela has appeared in more than a hundred movies since before the early 40’s up to the present.

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land) Dir.: Anders Østergaard

Denmark. 2008. Documentary. 84 min. Color. Digital. Burmese / English (with English subtitles for non-English languages)

DEC 5 / BLZ 6 / 21:30 Oppressed under the military regime that closes doors to foreign TV crews, the anguished lives of Burmese remain undocumented. Until now. A group of video jockeys led by Joshua captured the everyday reality of the Burmese and smuggled them outside of Burma. Footages of police brutality and other inhuman acts done by the governments’ agents, were available to the international audience. Anders Østergaard put them together to tell the world the whole story of how the Burmese are being treated by their own government.

Hidup dalam rezim militer yang menutup diri dari media asing, kehidupan sengsara masyarakat Burma selalu luput dari perhatian dunia internasional. Sekelompok VJ yang dipimpin Joshua merekam realita kehidupan sehari-hari rakyat Burma. Video-video berisi kebrutalan polisi dan tindakan-tindakan lain yang melanggar HAM, kini tersedia untuk penonton di seluruh dunia. Anders Østergaard menyatukan video-video tersebut menjadi satu cerita tentang bagaimana warga negara Burma diperlakukan oleh pemerintahnya sendiri. Joris Ivens Award and Movies That Matter Award at the 2008 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival. Best Documentary at the 2009 Bodil Awards. Best Documentary at the 2009 Robert Festival. World Cinema Documentary Film Editing Award, Sundance Film Festival, 2009.

A View From The SEA (FREE Screening)

Here

Dir.: Ho Tzu Nyen Singapore. 2009. Drama. 86 min. Black & White / Color. 35 mm. English / Chinese / Nepalese / Indonesian (with English subtitle).

DEC 12 / BLZ 11 / 12:30 HERE follows the journey of He Zhiyuan, a middle-aged man who struggles to make sense of his reality. Reeling from the sudden death of his wife, he loses the will to speak and is interned at Island Hospital. There, he meets strident kleptomaniac Beatrice with whom he forms an inexplicable bond. As he adjusts to life within, he is selected for an experimental treatment, which forces him to confront the devastating truth behind his past, present, and future.

HERE is Tzu Nyen’s first feature-length film.

Dir.: Mamat Khalid

mm. Vietnamese (with English subtitles).

Malaysia. 2009. Comedy / Horror. 110 min. Black & White. 35 mm. Malay (with English subtitles)

DEC 10 / BLZ 11 / 21:30 • DEC 12 / BLZ 11 / 15:30

DEC 6 / BLZ 4 / 22:00 • DEC 11 / BLZ 11 / 22:00 A reporter is covering a story about some men in a village going missing when the full moon appears.

Seorang reporter sedang meliput sebuah cerita tentang sekelompok laki-laki yang menghilang di sebuah desa saat bulan purnama bersinar. The film is the first black and white movie made after JANTINA in 1974.

Won the award for Best Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Director and Best Film at the 2008 Malaysian Film Festival.

Dustin Nguyen (TV “21 Jump Street”) portrays a mentally-disabled martial artist who was born a victim of Agent Orange, and as a result, has the mental capacity of a ten-years old. He goes on a road trip after his surrogate mom died and meets a variety of characters along the way. It all comes down to a film about the unconditional love of a mother. Dustin Nguyen (serial televisi “21 Jump Street”) berperan sebagai seorang ahli bela diri yang menderita keterbelakangan mental karena lahir sebagai korban dari Agent Orange, sehingga ia hanya memiliki kapasitas mental seperti seorang anak berumur 10 tahun. Setelah ibu angkatnya meninggal, ia memutuskan untuk berkelana. Sepanjang perjalanannya ia bertemu dengan berbagai macam karakter yang berbeda-beda. Pada akhirnya film ini bercerita tentang para ibu dan cinta mereka yang tulus. Luu Huynh’s 2006 feature Ao lua ha dong (THE WHITE SILK DRESS) won two awards, each in Golden Rooster Awards and Pusan International Film Festival.

A View From The Sea

HERE menceritakan perjalanan He Zhiyuan, seorang pria paruh-baya yang berjuang menghadapi kenyataan hidup. Sedih akibat kematian istrinya yang mendadak, ia kehilangan kemampuannya untuk berbicara dan dirawat di Island Hospital. Di tempat itu ia bertemu dengan Beatrice, seorang kleptomaniak, dan membentuk sebuah ikatan yang sulit dijabarkan. Seiring dengan proses adaptasi dengan kehidupan di rumah sakit, ia terpilih untuk menjalani sebuah terapi pengobatan eksperimental yang memaksanya untuk menghadapi kenyataan mengenaskan di balik masa lalu, masa sekarang, dan masa depannya.

Legend is Alive Kala Malam Bulan (Huyền Thoại Bất Tử) Mengambang (When the Full Moon Dir.: Luu Huynh Rises) Vietnam. 2009. Drama. 90 min. Color. 35

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Malaysian Gods

Manila

Malaysia. 2009. Documentary. 70 min. Color. Digital. Tamil (with English subtitles).

Philippines. 2009. Drama. 90 min. Black & White / Color. Digital. Filipino (with English subtitles).

Dir.: Amir Muhammad

DEC 8 / BLZ 6 / 19:00

A View From The Sea

In September 1998, Anwar Ibrahim was sacked as Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. The film takes a look at several pivotal protests that took place in the year following the shocking political move. It eschews archive footage in favor of interviews with people who are living, working in or visiting the actual locations of the demonstrations, about a decade later.

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Anwar Ibrahim diberhentikan dari jabatannya sebagai Perdana Menteri Malaysia pada bulan September 1998. Malaysian Gods mengajak kita untuk menyaksikan beberapa demo protes yang terjadi setelah pemberhentian tersebut. Potongan-potongan video arsip hasil wawancara dengan mereka yang tinggal, bekerja, atau kebetulan mengunjungi lokasi demonstrasi dapat disaksikan di sini. The Malaysian Film Censorship Board had disallowed this film to be screened at cinemas and television. It is being screened at personal venues, college campuses and film festivals only. This is not the first time Amir Muhammad got his films banned. His previous films, THE LAST COMMUNIST (2006) and VILLAGE PEOPLE RADIO SHOW (2007) got harsher verdict, thus were banned completely in Malaysia.

Dir.: Adolfo Alix Jr. & Raya Martin

DEC 11 / BLZ 6 / 18:45 A tribute to the legendary “City After Dark” by Ishmael Bernal and “Jaguar” by Lino Brocka, “Manila” is an experimental film split in two parts, each directed by Raya Martin and Adolfo Alix, Jr. Both are trying to capture the grim reality of life but with different approach.

Manila adalah sebuah penghormatan kepada 2 film legenda Filipina, “City After Dark” karya Ishmael Bernal dan “Jaguar” karya Lino Brocka. Sebuah film eksperimental yang dibagi dalam dua bagian, masing-masing disutradarai oleh Raya Martin dan Adolfo Alix, Jr. Keduanya mencoba menangkap kenyataan hidup yang suram dengan pendekatan yang berbeda. This is the first joint-directing effort from two of Philippine’s prominent directors.

Citizen Juling (Polamuang Juling) Dir.: Ing K, Manit Sriwanichpoom, Kraisak Choonhavan Thailand. 2008. Documentary. 222 min. Color. Digital. Thai (with English subtitles).

DEC 7 / BLZ 6 / 19:00 Journalist Ing K, photographer Manit Sriwanichpoom, and opposition senator Kraisak Choohavan journey the length of Thailand to investigate a brutal attack on two teachers, Juling Pongkunmul and Sirinat Thawornsuk, at a charity preschool which happens on May 2006. They also discuss about its context in the rich and tortured culture of the country’s southern provinces. Jurnalis Ing K, fotografer Manit Sriwanichpoom dan wakil rakyat Kraisak Choohavan bergabung untuk menyelidiki salah satu kasus besar dalam sejarah Thailand, sebuah penyerangan brutal terhadap dua orang guru, Juling Pongkunmul and Sirinat Thawornsuk, di sebuah sekolah pra kanak-kanak yang terjadi pada bulan May 2006. Mereka juga membahas tentang konteks kasus tersebut berkaitan dengan kebudayaan yang berkembang di daerah selatan Thailand. Manit Sriwanichpoom is a well known artist/activist who uses photography and video to make art of a social and political nature. More recently Sriwanichpoom was involved in demonstrations against Hollywood movie, “The Beach” when it was being shot in the beach of Phuket.

Nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards

A View From The SEA (FREE Screening)

Sawasdee Bangkok

Dir.: Aditya Assarat, Kongdej Jaturanrasamee, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Wisit Sasanatieng Thailand. 2009. Comedy / Drama. 98 min. Color. Digital. Thai / English (with English subtitles for non-English languages).

DEC 6 / BLZ 6 / 22:00 Four Thai directors give their take on Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok. We are taken to see Bangkok through the eyes of a blind girl, two young men, a country bumpkin and a goldenhearted prostitute, and a bar owner and a homeless bum.

Aditya Assarat’s 2007 feature WONDERFUL TOWN was screened at JiFFest 2008. He was also present at the screenings.

Dir.: Yasmin Ahmad Malaysia. 2009. Drama. 120 min. Color. Digital. Malay (with English subtitles).

DEC 11 / BLZ 6 / 21:15 As humans, we have to go through a lot of pain and some measure of suffering before we can reach greater heights. A music teacher, who is a great performer herself, is organising an inter-school talentime contest. The talent search competition has matched two hearts - that of Melur, a Malaymixed girl and an Indian male student, Mahesh. Their love story unfolds in conjunction with the competition, proving that achievements can only came from standing firm against the grain. Sebagai manusia kita harus melalui banyak rintangan dan cobaan sebelum mencapai kesuksesan. Seorang guru musik mengadakan kontes bakat antar sekolah. Kompetisi tersebut mempertemukan dua hati - Melur, gadis Melayu dan Mahesh, pemuda India. Kisah cinta mereka berjalan seiring dengan konflik di dalam kompetisi, membuktikan bahwa pencapaian hanya bisa diraih dari berdiri kukuh menghadapi cobaan. Yasmin had an ongoing theme across her films, and that is love intertwining with racial and religious issues. She drew this from her own personal experience. Her first husband was an Indian man and after they got divorced she married a Chinese man. Won Lino Brocka Award for Southeast Asia Competition at the 2009 Cinemanila International Film Festival.

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Empat sutradara Thailand membuat film tentang Bangkok dengan versi mereka masing-masing. Kita diajak untuk melihat Bangkok lewat sepasang mata seorang gadis buta, dua orang anak muda, seorang pria dari kampung dan pekerja seks berhati emas, dan seorang pemilik bar dan gelandangan.

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A View From The SEA Tribute to Yasmin Ahmad

(FREE Screening)

The world mourned the unexpected departure of famed Malaysian director, Yasmin Ahmad, fondly known as Kak Min to her fans, on July 25, 2009, after a stroke and brain hemorrhage. She was only 51, yet she left behind a legacy of heartfelt works that have touched many people across the globe. We were lucky enough to watch MUKHSIN (2006) in JIFFest 2007, and now we want to pay tribute to Yasmin Ahmad: a compelling storyteller, a beloved artist, and an unforgettable person.

Gubra (Anxiety) Dir.: Yasmin Ahmad

Malaysia. 2006. Drama. 109 min. Color. 35 mm. Malay (with English subtitles).

DEC 8 / BLZ 4 / 16:00 • DEC 11 / BLZ 11 / 19:00

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Gubra happens years after Sepet. Orked married to a much older man, Ariff. When her father is being hospitalized, she met Alan, Jason’s older brother, in the hospital. Memories of her sweet time with Jason flourishes again, especially after she found out that Ariff was having an affair with another woman.

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Gubra mengambil setting bertahuntahun setelah Sepet. Orked menikah dengan seorang lelaki yang jauh lebih tua darinya bernama Ariff. Ketika Orked sedang menjaga ayahnya di rumah sakit, ia bertemu dengan Alan, kakak Jason. Kenangan indahnya bersama Jason muncul kembali, apalagi setelah ia mengetahui bahwa Ariff berselingkuh degan perempuan lain.

Rabun (My Failing Eyesight) Dir.: Yasmin Ahmad

Malaysia. 2003. Drama. 90 min. Color. Digital. Malay (with English subtitles).

DEC 10 / BLZ 6 / 22:00 An elderly couple move out of the city to a village expecting life to be easier with nice neighbours and a less complicated environment. Yet, this affectionate couple soon find that life in the countryside isn’t all that pleasant after all.

Sepasang suami istri paruh-baya pindah dari kota ke daerah pedesaan, mengharapkan bahwa hidup akan lebih mudah dengan tetangga yang ramah dan lingkungan yang sederhana. Tapi pasangan yang saling mencintai ini tidak menyangka bahwa kehidupan di pedesaan tidaklah seperti apa yang mereka harapkan. Rabun is Yasmin Ahmad’s first feature film, originally slated for television only.

Yasmin got criticized heavily by the older generation of film critics. Gubra, along with Sepet, were claimed to be improper for the young generation of Malaysians, especially with the character portrayal of Orked.

Won Best Actress (Sharifah Amani), Best Film (Yasmin Ahmad), Best Poster, and Best Screenplay at the 2006 Malaysian Film Festival.v

Other films screened as part of Tribute to Yasmin Ahmad are: • MUALLAF (as part of Madani Film Festival) - p. 12 • TALENTIME (as part of A View From the SEA regular screening) - p. 43

Sepet (Slit Eye) Dir.: Yasmin Ahmad

Malaysia. 2004. Drama. 104 min. Color. 35 mm. Malay (with English subtitles)

DEC 8 / BLZ 4 / 22:00 • DEC 10 / BLZ 11 / 15:30 Ah Loong a.k.a Jason sells pirated VCD. On a busy day, she meets a Malay schoolgirl, Orked, who comes to his stall looking for her favorite films. Love blossoms between the two, disregarding the social pressure since they are of different races. Ah Loong, atau sering dipanggil Jason, menjual VCD bajakan. Suatu hari, seorang gadis Melayu bernama Orked datang ke lapaknya untuk mencari film kegemarannya. Cinta bersemi di antara mereka, tanpa mengindahkan tekanan sosial karena mereka berbeda ras. One of the dialogue in Sepet caused a stir. When the character Jason said that some Malaysian national heroes such as Hang Jebat, Hang Tuah and Hang Lekiu might be of Chinese descendant, the majority of Malaysian cinema audience gasped.

Won Best Asian Film Award at the 2005 Tokyo International Film Festival. Won Best Film at the 27th Créteil International Women’s Film Festival in France. Won Best Film, Best Original Screenplay (Yasmin Ahmad), Best Poster, Best Supporting Actress (Ida Nerina), Most Promising Actor (Ng Choo Seong), and Most Promising Actress (Sharifah Amani) at the 18th Malaysian Film Festival.

Indonesian Feature Film Competition (FREE Screening) INTRODUCTION Two opposite things are apparent in Indonesian film scene in 2009: one is the fixed formula that leads to repetition in theme, character and plot, and on the other end is the product diversification that tends to be stronger than ever. With a particular attention to the latter, some production companies have made their second line companies to make products appealing to the mass. In some cases, this leads to putting out instant films with low production values in the market. In other cases, some try to revive Indonesian film genres of the past with contemporary language of filmmaking. In addition, emerging names keep popping up in film conversation, as they may be lured by the growing prospect of film business, or simply by ideas they are dying to tell. The new filmmakers opt for popular approaches in hope that their films can be seen by large number of audiences. The effort to redefine the genre goes in sync with other films that opt to remain static in their artistic achievement. Alas, the spirit to break through the convention by these new films remind us that often, success cannot always be measured by box-office receipts. In this year’s 11th JIFFest, Rumah Film helps selecting Indonesian films short-listed for Indonesian Feature Film Competition. Aside from Best Film, a new rule for Best Director award will only be given for a first or second time director. We hope that the award will encourage more new talents to come. Ada dua hal paling mencolok di industri film Indonesia tahun ini: pertama, formula “ban berjalan” yang semakin mapan dan terus dilakukan lewat pengulangan tema, tokoh serta rumus baku; dan kedua, diversifikasi produk yang juga menguat. Tahun ini mulai bermunculan lini produksi dari rumah produksi besar untuk kelas film yang “lebih populer” dan lebih dekat dengan selera massal. Dalam beberapa kasus, ini bisa juga berarti produk instan dengan production value yang lebih rendah. Pada kasus lain, ada yang malah mencoba menghidupkan kembali genre film Indonesia di masa lalu, dengan bahasa film yang menyesuaikan diri dengan perkembangan tema dan estetika kontemporer. Selain itu, nama-nama baru bermunculan terus, baik karena prospek bisnis film yang dianggap baik maupun karena gagasan yang ingin mereka sampaikan. Yang unik, pendekatan populer juga menjadi pilihan utama bagi para pemain baru ini, dengan harapan film-film itu mampu bicara kepada sebanyak mungkin penonton. Usaha populerisasi dan menemukan (ulang) genre ini memang terus sejalan dengan beberapa film yang masih pelakukan pendekatan artistik yang ideosinkretik. Keberanian membuat terobosan yang dilakukan oleh film-film ini tetap memberi tanda bahwa ukuran keberhasilan sinema tak semata-mata berupa jumlah penonton. Dalam edisi ke-sebelas JIFFest, Rumah Film menyeleksi film-film Indonesia untuk dikompetisikan di Indonesian Feature Film Competition guna mencatat perkembangan kecenderungankecenderungan di atas tadi. Satu film akan dipilih menjadi Film Terbaik, sedangkan predikat Sutradara Terbaik hanya bisa dimenangkan oleh sutradara yang baru membuat satu atau dua film cerita panjang. Hal ini diharapkan menjadi tradisi sehingga Jiffest ke depannya menjadi pencatat bakat-bakat baru yang bermunculan di negeri ini. Jakarta, December 2009 - www.rumahfilm.org

Indonesian Feature Film Competition (FREE Screening)

3 Doa 3 Cinta (3 Wishes 3 Loves) Dir.: Nurman Hakim

Indonesia. 2008. Drama. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

DEC 10 / BLZ 11 / 12:30

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Three best buddies from the same Islamic boarding school, Huda (Nicholas Saputra), Rian (Yoga Pratama), and Syahid (Yoga Bagus), carve their dreams after graduation on their school’s wall. However, things took a different turn: Huda meets an amateur singer Dona Satelit (Dian Sastrowardoyo) on his quest to find his biological mother, Rian is obsessed with his new video camera, and Syahid, the poorest of the three, joins a hardcore Islamic militant movement. His action soon takes tolls on the lives of his two best friends.

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Huda (Nicholas Saputra), Rian (Yoga Pratama) dan Syahid (Yoga Bagus) adalah tiga orang sahabat di sebuah pesantren. Mereka mengukir mimpi di dinding sekolah setelah kelulusan mereka. Namun jalan hidup mereka selanjutnya berbelok ke arah yang tidak terduga: Huda, yang mencari ibu kandungnya, bertemu dengan penyanyi dangdut amatir Dona Satelit (Dian Sastrowardoyo), Rian menjadi terobsesi dengan kamera video barunya, dan Syahid, yang paling miskin diantara mereka bertiga, bergabung dengan sebuah gerakan Islam militan. Tindakan Syahid pun mengubah hidup kedua sahabatnya.

Babi Buta Yang Ingin Bukan Cinta Biasa Terbang (Blind Pig (Not An Ordinary Who Wants To Fly) Love) Dir.: Edwin

Dir.: Benni Setiawan

Indonesia. 2008. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

Indonesia. 2009. Drama. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

DEC 7 / BLZ 6 / 13:00

DEC 11 / BLZ 11 / 13:15

A story about Linda and the people around her with their own agendas. Set within the contemporary social and racial tension of urban Indonesia, the film depicts the anxiety experienced by those with certain identity within them.

Tommy, a former vocalist of oncefamous rock band in the 80s, wakes up one morning and meet Nikita, a young girl who claims to be his daughter! Rejecting the claim at first, Tommy finally relents after Lintang, his ex-girlfriend in the 90s confirms the shocking news. As Lintang moves to the States to be with her future husband, Nikita has to stay with Tommy. A newly discovered bond between a father and a daughter is formed, which then put to a test when Nikita falls in love with Brad, a young rockstar!

Sebuah cerita tentang Linda dan orang-orang di sekitarnya yang memiliki agendanya masingmasing. Di tengah suasana perkotaan Indonesia yang dihiasi oleh ketegangan rasial, film ini memperlihatkan kegelisahan yang dialami oleh mereka yang terlahir dengan identitas tertentu.

Tommy adalah mantan vokalis sebuah band yang terkenal di tahun 80an. Suatu hari ia didatangi seorang gadis muda bernama Nikita yang mengaku sebagai anaknya. Nikita ternyata adalah hasil hubungannya dengan Lintang, mantan pacarnya di tahun 90an. Lintang yang melanjutkan hidup dengan tinggal bersama suaminya, mengharuskan Nikita untuk hidup bersama ayah kandung yang tidak pernah ditemuinya. Hubungan ayah dan anak antara Tommy dan Nikita menjalani sebuah cobaan ketika Nikita jatuh cinta pada Brad, seorang bintang rock baru.

Indonesian Feature Film Competition (FREE Screening)

Cin(t)a (God is a Director)

Get Married 2 Garuda Di Dadaku (Garuda In My Heart) Dir.: Hanung Bramantyo

Indonesia. 2009. Drama. Color. Digital. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

Indonesia. 2009. Sport / Drama. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

DEC 9 / BLZ 6 / 13:00

DEC 7 / BLZ 8 / 12:30

Cina is a university student of ChineseBatak heritage. Annisa is also a college student, but she is Javanese and a Muslim. By the fate of God, they meet each other through an unexpected circumstance. God loves them both, but they cannot love each other because they call God with different names.

6th-grader Bayu wants nothing else in this world but becoming the greatest footballer in the world. He sharpens his skill day and night, despite strong opposition from his grandfather, Mr. Usman. However, Heri, Bayu’s best friend, keeps encouraging Bayu to join the audition for Indonesia’s Under-13 National Football Team. With the help of their new mysterious mate, Zahra, they choose to stick with their plan. Yet, obstacles keep coming in their way, at one point almost cost their friendship. Is it too much for Bayu to dream of becoming what he wants to be?

Dir.: Sammaria Simanjuntak

Cina adalah seorang mahasiswa keturunan China dan Batak. Anisa adalah seorang mahasiswi keturunan Jawa dan seorang muslim. Dengan kuasa Tuhan, mereka bertemu dalam sebuah keadaan yang tidak disangkasangka. Tuhan mencintai mereka berdua, tapi mereka tidak bisa saling mencintai karena masing-masing memanggil Tuhan dengan nama yang berbeda.

Dir.: Ifa Isfansyah

DEC 10 / BLZ 8 / 12:30

Mae and Rendy have been married for 4 years, with no kid in tow. Pressures from both sides, not to mention from Mae’s friends, keep mounting. When Mae moves back to her parents, they persuade her to divorce Rendy since they think he fails to impregnate her. Mae is torn between obeying her parents and still loving Rendy. They go “backstreet” like teenagers again. Things seem improving, but when Mae finds Rendy caught him with another woman, it is now up to Mae’s wacky, zany friends to bring them together again. Mae dan Rendy telah menikah selama 4 tahun tanpa dikaruniai keturunan. Tekanan dari orangtua Mae dan teman-temannya terus menghimpit mereka. Orangtua Mae bahkan menyarankan untuk berpisah dari Rendy karena dianggap gagal untuk memberikan keturunan. Mae pun kebingungan antara menuruti orang tuanya atau membela Rendy, karena ia masih mencintainya. Mereka pun menjalani sebuah hubungan “backstreet” seperti dulu. Suatu ketika Mae menangkap basah Rendy bersama perempuan lain dan marah besar. Sekarang teman-teman Mae yang kocak harus berusaha membantu keduanya untuk berbaikan kembali.

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Bayu, seorang murid SD kelas 6, bercita-cita menjadi pemain sepak bola terhebat di dunia. Ia melatih kemampuannya siang malam walaupun ditentang habis-habisan oleh sang kakek, Pak Usman. Heri, sahabat baik Bayu, tetap memberi semangat padanya untuk mengikuti audisi pemilihan anggota tim sepakbola Indonesia di bawah usia 20 tahun. Dibantu oleh teman baru mereka yang misterius, Zahra, mereka menjalankan niatnya. Banyak rintangan yang menghadang niat Bayu, bahkan hampir merusak persahabatan di antara mereka. Apakah mimpi Bayu terlalu tinggi?

Indonesia. 2009. Comedy / Drama. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

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Identitas (Identity) Dir.: Aria Kusumadewa

Indonesia. 2009. Mystery / Drama. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

DEC 11 / BLZ 4 / 13:45

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Adam works in a morgue at a hospital. He’s been questioning about his “identity” as a human being because of his father’s dark past. He felt that he’s been losing his right to live since the day he was born. He felt alive only when he’s among the dead. He fell in love with a nameless woman. He felt that he found himself in that woman, so much until he tried to protect her right to live.

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Adam yang bekerja di kamar mayat sebuah rumah sakit selalu mempertanyakan identitas dirinya sebagai manusia di dunia karena masa lalu ayahnya yang kelam. Ia merasa tidak hidup sejak lahir, dan justru ia merasa hidup saat berada di sekitar orang mati. Ia jatuh cinta pada seorang perempuan tanpa nama. Ia merasa telah menemukan dirinya di dalam perempuan itu. Sampai akhirnya Adam mencoba melindungi hak hidup dari perempuan tersebut.

Jermal

Dir.: Ravi Bharwani/Rayya Makarim/Utawa Tresno Indonesia. 2009. Drama. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

DEC 9 / BLZ 4 / 13:00

After her mother’s death, Jaya visits his father. His father, who did not even know of Jaya’s existence, rejects him. Rather, he rejects his entire past. Young Jaya realizes that he cannot expect anything from his father and becomes independently strong in order to survive. In spite of himself, his father watches him. His father tries to approach his son, but this time, it is Jaya who does the rejecting. Setelah kematian ibunya, Jaya mengunjungi ayahnya, yang tak pernah tahu akan eksistensi Jaya sebelumnya. Ayah Jaya semula menolak kehadiran Jaya. Tak ada pilihan lain, Jaya harus berusaha menghidupi dirinya sendiri. Diam-diam ayah Jaya mengamati Jaya. Ketika sang ayah berusaha mendekatkan diri, justru kali ini Jaya yang menolak kehadirannya.

Kado Hari Jadi (The Anniversary Gift) Dir.: Paul Agusta

Indonesia. 2008. Mystery / Thriller. Color. Digital. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

DEC 8 / BLZ 6 / 13:00

A young man wakes up chained to metal chair in a room painted a sickening shade of pink and illuminated by a single blinding block of neon lights placed at his right. A razorblade hangs on a string before him, and sharp pink pencils are aimed at his left eye and stomach. He does not know where he is or why he is there. Periodically, a beautiful young woman dressed in floral summer dress enters the room and performs cruel and calculated acts of seemingly senseless torture. Who is she? Why is she doing this? What has he done to deserve this? And most importantly, will he survive? Seorang pria terbangun dalam keadaan dirantai di sebuah kamar bernuansa warna merah muda dan sebuah neon terang tepat di samping kanannya. Sebuah pisau tergantung di atasnya dan sebuah pensil tajam mengarah pada mata kiri dan perutnya. Ia tidak tahu bagaimana dan mengapa ia berada di situ. Sesekali, seorang perempuan bergaun motif bunga-bunga masuk dan menyiksa dirinya. Siapakah perempuan tersebut? Apakah dirinya akan selamat?

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Keramat (Sacred)

King

Merantau (Merantau Warrior)

Indonesia. 2009. Horror. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

Indonesia. 2009. Sport / Drama. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

Dir.: Gareth Evans

DEC 10 / BLZ 4 / 13:00

DEC 8 / BLZ 8 / 12:30

A film production team leaves Jakarta for Bantul, Yogyakarta to prepare for a shoot. Their big-city attitudes spoil the sacred area on their shooting location. The leading female actress is suddenly possessed by spirits and eventually disappears from the location. A local paranormal tells them that the sacred world is disrupted by an unknown cause. Worse, having the team there does not solve anything, since they are forever stuck in the mixed-up world.

The film tells the story of Guntur, a young boy living in a remote village, who wants to be a professional badminton player just like the legendary Indonesian badminton player Liem Swie King, whom he and his father admire. Yet, Guntur’s hardworking, occasionally stern yet loving father never plays easy on Guntur, who, against all odds, keeps marching in with his dream to follow the King’s steps and make his fellow villagers proud of him.

Dir.: Monty Tiwa

Guntur, yang tinggal di sebuah desa terpencil, bercita-cita ingin menjadi pemain bulutangkis profesional seperti pemain bulutangkis legendaris Indonesia yang diidolakan dirinya dan sang ayah, Liem Swie King. Ayah Guntur yang keras tapi sebenarnya sayang pada dirinya, tidak pernah menjadikan segalanya mudah bagi Guntur. Ia bertekad teguh menjalankan niatnya mengikuti jejak langkah King dan membuat para penduduk di desa bangga kepadanya.

Indonesia. 2009. Action. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

DEC 9 / BLZ 8 / 12:30

In the city of Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Merantau is a form of “rite of passage” compulsory for every young man. Yuda (Iko Uwais) has to leave the comfort of his hometown, his sibling (Donny Alamsyah) and his doting mother (Christine Hakim) to undergo the tradition. He goes to Jakarta in hope for a better life. Little does he know about the city’s toughness, and through a series of fateful encounters, Yuda has to risk his lives against webs of numerous crooks wanting his life. Menurut adat Minangkabau di Sumatera Barat, merantau adalah ritual yang harus dijalani setiap pria yang beranjak dewasa. Yuda (Iko Uwais) harus meninggalkan kampung halamannya yang nyaman, saudara kandungnya (Donny Alamsyah) dan ibunya yang sangat menyayanginya (Christine Hakim) untuk menjalani tradisi tersebut. Ia menuju Jakarta, berharap akan mendapat penghidupan yang lebih baik. Kerasnya Jakarta menjadi pengalaman baru bagi Yuda, dan melalui beberapa rangkaian kejadian, ia harus menyabung nyawa melawan para penjahat yang ingin membunuhnya.

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Sebuah tim produksi film meninggalkan Jakarta menuju Bantul, Yogyakarta untuk persiapan syuting. Sikap sombong mereka merusak kesakralan lokasi syuting tersebut. Sang bintang utama perempuan tiba-tiba dirasuki arwah dan menghilang dari lokasi. Seorang dukun setempat memberi tahu bahwa lokasi sakral tersebut telah terganggu oleh sebuah kekuatan asing. Mereka pun terjebak di antara dua dunia.

Dir.: Ari Sihasale

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Pintu Terlarang (The Forbidden Door) Dir.: Joko Anwar.

Indonesia. 2009. Thriller. 115 min. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

DEC 8 / BLZ 4 / 13:00

Gambir, a sculptor, receives a series of mysterious messages from a kid he sees on TV. The kid pleas for Gambir’s help, although Gambir finds it impossible to help him. As Gambir gets frustrated, he begins suspecting his wife’s involvement in the case. Little does Gambir know that his finding will bring him to an unforgettable bloodshed experience.

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Gambir, seorang pematung, menerima pesan-pesan misterius dari seorang anak kecil yang Gambir lihat di TV. Anak ini berusaha meminta pertolongan dari Gambir, meskipun hal itu sulit dilakukan. Di tengah keputusasaan Gambir, dia mulai mencurigai keterlibatan istrinya dalam kasus ini. Penyelidikan Gambir akan membawa Gambir ke suatu pengalaman berdarah yang tidak terlupakan.

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Romeo Juliet

Dir.: Andibachtiar Yusuf

Under the Tree Dir.: Garin Nugroho

Indonesia. 2009. Romance / Drama. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

Indonesia. 2008. Color. 35 mm. Indonesian (with English subtitles).

DEC 7 / BLZ 4 / 13:00

DEC 11 / BLZ 8 / 13:15

Rangga and other diehard fans of football club Persija, Jakarta, are attacking the club’s main rival, Persib, Bandung, during a football match in Bandung. Rangga does not expect that this time, he falls in love with a girl, Desi, who is actually a younger sister of Persib’s core supporter group! The star-crossed lovers now have to find ways to keep their love intact.

The superstitious Maharani (Marcella Zalianty) comes to Bali looking for a mystical understanding of motherhood, but finds herself caught up in a baby-trafficking racket. The 40-year-old Dewi (Ayu Laksmi) is pregnant, but a scan reveals that her foetus is malformed and would die soon after birth. And celebrity Nian (Nadia Saphira) flees to Bali when her father is arrested on corruption charges; she latches on to a surrogate ‘father’ in the person of the elderly artist Darma (Ikranagara), only to find that he’s risking his life by performing in a Balinese death ritual. These three women, while not related to each other, are each drawn to magical and spiritual world of Bali in their own way, and their lives are about to take dramatic turns in the end.

Rangga dan supporter fanatik Persija lainnya melakukan penyerangan ke pendukung kesebelasan Persib di Bandung. Namun Rangga tak menyangka bahwa kali ini dia akan bertemu dan jatuh cinta pada Desi, yang ternyata adalah adik dari pemimpin pendukung Persib. Pasangan kekasih ini harus mencari berbagai cara untuk mempertahankan hubungan mereka.

Maharani (Marcella Zalianty) yang berniat mencari tahu tentang makna keibuan, malah terseret ke jaringan perdagangan anak. Dewi (Ayu Laksmi) hamil di usianya yang ke-40, tetapi janinnya tidak berkembang dengan normal. Nian (Nadia Saphira), seorang selebriti lokal, pergi ke Bali saat ayahnya ditahan karena kasus korupsi, dan menemukan sosok ayah yang baru pada diri Darma (Ikranagara), yang siap mengorbankan nyawanya di sebuah ritual kematian. Meskipun tidak ada ikatan satu sama lain, ketiga wanita ini akan mendapati hidup mereka berubah secara dramastis di Pulau Dewata yang magis dan spiritual.

JiFFest Events Special screening and discussion: New Currents of Japanese Student’s Animation - Selected works from ICAF (Inter College Animation Festival) 2009 Venue: Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Time: 13:00 Keynote Speaker: Prof. Tokumitsu Kifune

In collaboration with Inter College Animation Festival (ICAF), The Japan Foundation presents screening of 20 selected animated works from ICAF 2009. This screening is the first appearance in South East Asia for ICAF. We invite Prof. Tokumitsu Kifune from Tokyo Zokei University in charge of ICAF festival director as a quest speaker and Mr. Wahyu Aditya from Hello Motion as a moderator of discussion. Prof. Kifune will speak about the development of Inter College Animation Festival and give the brief overview of animation production in Japan nowadays.

Speaker Profile: Born in Kanagawa, Japan, in 1959, Tokumitsu Kifune graduated from faculty of fine arts (painting major), Tokyo Zokei University. In 1979, he formed an animation production unit with Ms. Sonoko Ishida, named IKIF. Started to create independent animation in 8 mm and 16 mm films. They used variable materials and techniques to make experimental animation, visual installation, visual live, video animation, Computer Graphic animation and so on. Now he is a professor at department of design in Tokyo Zokei University involved in education in animation field, on the other hand he established IKIF+ company to handle 3-D Computer Graphics in conventional feature films, animation films, TV programs and computer games. He conducts ICAF as the festival director and also a member of Japan Society for Animation Studies and Japan Animation Association.

The program will also be held in Serambi Salihara, Tuesday, November 8, 2009 from 2 pm. The screening in this venue will be followed by discussion from Prof. Kifune and Wahyu Aditya.

Exhibition: Swiss Design in Hollywood Venue: Satin Lounge, Blitz Megaplex GI Date: Saturday, December 5 (opening ceremony, for invitation only) – Saturday, December 12, 2009 Time: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

More than 20 (twenty) displays form the main element of the exhibition, presenting the following artists and their work in the areas of cinema and video game production: H. R. Giger (Alien), John Howe (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Christian Scheurer (Final Fantasy The Movie: The Spirits Within), Deak Ferrand (Hellboy), Natasha Devaud (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest), Nicolas Imhof (Mystery Men), Brigitte Wuest (Peter Jackson’s King Kong), Silvio Aebischer (Command and Conquer), Simon Christen (Ratatouille), Nadja Bonacina (Over the Hedge), Simon Otto (Flushed Away) and Alex Ongaro (Bee Movie).

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Swiss Embassy in Jakarta presents Swiss Design in Hollywood, a traveling exhibition that retraces the work and impact of Swiss artists in the areas of design and digital imagery in international film production, particularly Hollywood, as well as in video games. The exhibition is aimed at the general public as well as specialists in these areas.

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JiFFest Events Master Class: Christian L. Scheurer – Swiss Design in Hollywood (registration required)

Venue: Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009 Time: 13:00

In conjunction with the Swiss Design in Hollywood exhibition, we present a Master Class session with Christian L. Scheurer. Christian Lorenz Scheurer is a concept artist for films and video games. His art directed the conceptual stages for such films as The Fifth Element, The Matrix, and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. He also contributed to the concept and matte art of Square’s entry in The Animatrix. He was a central contributor of art to Final Fantasy IX and serving a similar role on Mistwalker’s role-playing game “Lost Odyssey”. Graphic designers, filmgoers, and everyone: do not miss this rare opportunity!

S - Express (Indonesia)

JIFFest Script Development Competition & Workshop (JSDC) – by invitation only Venue: Binus University The Joseph Wibowo Central for Advanced Learning Jl. Hang Lekir I/6, Kebayoran Baru Jakarta Selatan Date: Friday, December 4, 2009 – Sunday, December 6, 2009 Time: 09:00 – 15:00

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Tutor profile: David Weber was one of the writers of La Piste (The Trail), directed in 2004 by Academy Award nominated Eric Valli for Gaumont Productions. He teaches how to write the short film as well as the basics of dramatic screenwriting.

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His screen credits include HIGH FLYERS, OVERBOARD, MIDNIGHTS and REBOUND. Weber’s television credits include “The Beach Brothers” for CBS Productions and “Nothing In Common” for Tri-Star Television. He is an active lecturer and consultant in Europe, where for the last 10 years, he has been part of a cadre of writers from USC to instruct at the Copenhagenbased North by Northwest program, an intensive EU-sponsored training ground for professional screenwriters. Since 2005, JIFFest has established its own JIFFest Script Development Competition & Workshop (JSDC). This year JIFFest only focuses on Feature Film Script Development, inviting semi-to-fully professionals screenwriters to submit their ideas to us. The short-listed writers will then be invited again to develop their projects under the guidance of David Weber (screenwriting teacher, USC). Winner in this year’s JSDC will receive development fund prize of IDR 20 million. The workshop is proudly supported by Jakarta Arts Council.

JiFFest Events Co-Production Panel (registration required) Venue: Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia Date: Monday, December 7, 2009 Time: 13:00

Rich in local stories and having big potential in gaining wide range of audiences, Indonesia starts looking attractive for international producers to invest in. Join our talk in discussing everything about doing co-production in Indonesia, from the process, the hassle and the advantages. Share your thoughts with the following producers who have recently done co-production in their latest projects: Gareth Evans (producer/director, Merantau), Nia Dinata (producer, Meraih Mimpi), Rob Allyn (producer, Merah Putih), Mo Brothers (producer/director, Ruma Dara) and Joko Anwar (director). This panel is supported by HiVos.

Master Class: Documentary Filmmaking with Petr Lom (registration required) Venue: Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Time: 13:00

Petr Lom is an independent documentary director and producer. Entirely self-taught, he directs, shoots and edits his own films. He is a former academic with a Ph.D. in political philosophy from Harvard University. His works are BRIDE KIDNAPPING IN KYRGYSTAN (2004), ON A TIGHTROPE (2007) and YOU CANNOT HIDE FROM ALLAH (2007). All of the films have been shown in JIFFest, with the last two being screened this year as part of Petr Lom Retrospective. In this session, Petr will share his experiences in tackling difficult projects in many conflict areas. Also in the line-up: behind-thescene experience in making his latest documentary LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT (2009) that is also screened in JIFFest this year!

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Book Launching: Yasmin Ahmad’s Films (registration required)

Yasmin Ahmad was a critically-acclaimed multi-award winning film director, writer and scriptwriter from Malaysia and was also the executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her works have won multiple awards both within Malaysia and internationally. She passed away of a stroke on July 25, 2009. To commemorate her works, Amir Muhammad, one of Malaysia’s leading independent filmmakers and a notable writer, wrote a comprehensive book on all about Yasmin Ahmad, simply, yet meaningfully entitled as “Yasmin Ahmad’s Films”. Purchase of the book is also available during this event. The program is part of A View from the SEA: Tribute to Yasmin Ahmad program in JIFFest.

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Venue: Blitz Café, Grand Indonesia Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Time: 17:30

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JiFFest Events Film Marketing & Film Promotion Panel (registration required) Venue: Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 Time: 13:00

Against the prospective growth of Indonesian film outputs in a year, there has never been any public talk about marketing and promoting film in town. Yet, the two elements cannot be any more crucial in getting a film to a wider recognition that often crosses boundaries of countries or continents. Join us in learning the basic ropes of film marketing and film promotion that will be given by Thomas Chia (distributor, Lighthouse Picture, Singapore) and Bao Mai Nguyen (VP Marketing, Vietnam Media Department, Vietnam). A must-attend for everyone in the film scene, or those who are about to jump in! This panel is supported by HiVos.

Discussion on Film Policy & Regulations in Indonesia (by invitation only)

Venue: Galeri Cipta 3 Taman Ismail Marzuki, jl.Cikini 73 Jakarta Date: Monday, December 7, 2009 Time: 09:00

Continuing last year’s similar discussion on Indonesian film as one of the key elements in the nation’s creative industry, this year’s discussion will focus more on the recent development of Indonesian film scene after the recent film bill has been established. Last year’s notable speakers and key participants are expected to return in the discussion, and they include: Ukus Kuswara (Film Department, Ministry of Culture and Tourism), Mira Lesmana (producer), Chand Parwez Servia (producer), Ananda Siregar (exhibitor), Harris Lasmana (exhibitor) and member of House of Representative.

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Film Financing Forum (by invitation only)

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Venue: Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jl. M.H. Thamrin 6 Jakarta Date: Friday, December 11, 2009 Time: 14:00

Using the speed-dating concept, invited projects of feature films will be pitched to a panel of local and international producers/investors in only a few minutes per pitch-dating session. This is a chance for each feature project to assess its own strength,quality and possible financing upon completion of the concept. International producers panel will include Lorna Tee (film producer, Hong Kong), Taku Ushiyama (film producer, Japan) and Lim Young Chien (film producer, China). This forum is supported by HiVos.

For events that require registration of attendance, email [email protected], write “JIFFest Events Registration” on the subject, send the email at least 3 (three) days prior to each event date. Pendaftaran dapat dilakukan dengan mengirimkan email ke [email protected] dengan subject “JIFFest Events Registration” paling lambat 3 hari sebelum waktu acara. Dates, venues and some of the names are subject to change. We will notify the changes via www.jiffest.org

Venue Guide 11h Jakarta Int’l Film Festival 2009

Festival Committee FOUNDERS Natacha Devillers Shanty Harmayn

YMMFI BOARD MEMBERS

ADVISORY BOARD Chandra Tanzil

Harris Lasmana

Lorna Tee

Shanty Harmayn

Christine Hakim

Ditta Amahorseya

Felia Salim

Eric Sasono

Goenawan Mohamad

Adiyanto Sumardjono Daniel Budiman

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR Lalu Roisamri

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Blitz Megaplex (BLZ) Grand Indonesia 8th Fl. Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.1 Jakarta Pusat Phone: +62-21-23580200

Sari Pan Pacific Hotel

3 JiFFest Jl. Sutan Syahrir IC/3-4

Jakarta Pusat Phone: +62-21-31925115

Venue Guide

Jl. M.H. Thamrin 6 Jakarta Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jl. M.H. Thamrin 6 Jakarta Phone: +62-21-3902707

WORKING COMMITTEE Nauval Yazid (Festival Manager) Varadila (Programming Manager) Penny Sylvania Putri (Operational Coordinator) Teddy Satrio Wibowo (Website Officer) Taufik Arrasyid Prayitno (Hospitality Coordinator) Widya Stephanie (Membership & Ticketing Coordinator) Nicko Silfido (Technical Coordinator) Damar Ardi (Workshop Coordinator) Mohammad Ideng Rusni (Film Traffic Coordinator) Florencia Calista Tavares (Distribution Coordinator) Husna Fauzi (Media Relations Officer) Dipa Praga Andanu (Graphic Designer) Reuben Tourino (Audio Visual Editor) Ika Harini (Accountant) Lenny Meiluniawati (Finance Controller) Nila Rahmasari (Secretary) Ferry Firmansyah (IT Officer) Syaifuddin, Sunardi, Husein (Office Assistants)

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Ticketing For the first time, JIFFest has an integrating system with Blitzmegaplex as our official screening venue to provide tickets to watch films in JIFFest. The system allows everyone to buy tickets at their convenience, and a chance to choose preferred seats during transactions. INFORMATION ON JIFFEST TICKETING SYSTEM 2009: • World Cinema category, IDR 25,000 for one film in one screening time. • World Cinema Documentary & Madani categories, IDR 15,000, for one film in one screening time. • Variety, Indonesian Feature Film Competition, and A View from the SEA categories are free. • Entrance tickets for free screenings will only be given during the festival period (December 4-12, 2009). The tickets will be distributed 1 hour prior to screening time in front of the respective auditoriums everyday. One person is entitled for one entrance ticket only in each screening. RULES & REGULATIONS: • First Pre-Sale period, November 23-27, 2009. Exclusively only for Blitz Card holders. - Ticket purchase via website at www.jiffest.org or www.blitzmegaplex.com: for every purchase of 5 tickets in World Cinema category of different titles and/or different screening times, you are entitled to receive one Concession Voucher worth IDR 25,000. You may exchange the tickets with the voucher during the festival dates only. Please show all the tickets as proofs of online purchase. - Ticket purchase via counter/box office: every ticket in World Cinema category will be given 20% discount. - The offers above are not applicable for World Cinema Documentary & Madani categories. • Second Pre-Sale period, November 28 – December 3 2009. Open for public and Blitzcard holders. - Ticket purchase via website at www.jiffest.org or www.blitzmegaplex.com: for every purchase of 5 tickets in World Cinema category of different titles and/or different screening times, you are entitled to receive one Concession Voucher worth IDR 25,000. You may exchange the tickets with the voucher during the festival dates only. Please show all the tickets as proofs of online purchase. Online or web purchase is only available for Blitzcard holders. - Ticket purchase via counter/box office: every ticket in World Cinema category will be given 20% discount. This is applicable for both public and Blitzcard holders. - The offer is not applicable for World Cinema Documentary & Madani categories. •During festival, December 4-12, 2009. Open for public and Blitzcard holders. - Normal ticket price is applicable without any discounts. Purchasing ticket via website or online will not get any concession vouchers during this period.

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HOW TO GET THE CONCESSION VOUCHER?

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• Eligible tickets can be exchanged to the concession voucher only during the festival dates, December 4-12, 2009, in JIFFest Info Desk at Blitzmegaplex, Grand Indonesia. Note that the voucher can only be used in the concession counter of Blitzmegaplex Grand Indonesia during the festival period. VENUE All ticket purchase transactions can be done in box office counters in: • Blitzmegaplex, Grand Indonesia, Jl. M.H. Thamrin No. 1 Jakarta Pusat. Telephone: (021) 23580200. More information about Blitzcard, visit www.blitzmegaplex.com.

Ticketing Untuk pertama kalinya, JIFFest mengintegrasikan penyediaan tiket menonton film di JIFFest dengan sistem tiket Blitzmegaplex. Hal ini memudahkan penonton untuk mendapatkan tiket dengan tempat nomor duduk yang bisa dipilih langsung saat melakukan proses pembelian tiket. INFORMASI TIKET FILM JIFFEST 2009: • Kategori World Cinema, biaya Rp 25.000,- untuk 1 judul dan 1 waktu pemutaran yang diinginkan. • Kategori World Cinema Documentary & Madani, biaya Rp 15.000,- untuk 1 judul dan 1 waktu pemutaran yang diinginkan. • Kategori Variety, Indonesian Feature Film Competition, dan A View from the SEA tidak dipungut biaya atau gratis. • Tanda masuk untuk pemutaran gratis hanya dapat diperoleh selama festival berlangsung (4-12 Desember 2009). Pembagian tanda masuk dilakukan 1 jam sebelum waktu pemutaran di depan auditorium setiap harinya dan setiap orang berhak atas 1 tanda masuk saja. KETENTUAN: • Presale pertama, 23-27 November 2009, hanya berlaku untuk pemegang Blitz Card. - Pembelian melalui website di www.jiffest.org atau www.blitzmegaplex.com : setiap pembelian 5 tiket kategori film World Cinema untuk judul dan/atau waktu penayangan yang berbeda, akan memperoleh Concession Voucher senilai Rp. 25.000,-. Concession Voucher dapat diambil selama festival berlangsung dengan menunjukkan bukti 5 tiket kategori World Cinema sesuai ketentuan. - Pembelian melalui counter/Box Office: setiap pembelian tiket kategori World Cinema, akan memperoleh diskon sebesar 20%. - Penawaran ini tidak berlaku untuk kategori World Cinema Documentary & Madani. • Presale kedua, 28 November – 3 December 2009, berlaku untuk umum. - Pembelian melalui website di www.jiffest.org atau www.blitzmegaplex.com: setiap pembelian 5 tiket kategori film World Cinema untuk judul dan/atau waktu penayangan yang berbeda, akan memperoleh Concession Voucher senilai Rp. 25.000,-. Concession Voucher dapat diambil selama festival berlangsung dengan menunjukkan bukti 5 tiket kategori World Cinema sesuai ketentuan. Pembelian melalui website hanya bisa dilakukan oleh pemegang Blitzcard. - Pembelian melalui counter/Box Office: setiap pembelian tiket kategori World Cinema, akan memperoleh diskon sebesar 20%, baik untuk pemegang Blitzcard maupun untuk umum. - Penawaran ini tidak berlaku untuk kategori World Cinema Documentary & Madani. • Selama festival, 4-12 December 2009, berlaku harga tiket normal untuk semua. Untuk pembelian melalui website di di www.jiffest.org atau www.blitzmegaplex.com, tidak akan memperoleh Concession Voucher.

• Penukaran voucher hanya bisa dilakukan selama festival berlangsung dari tgl 4-12 December 2009 di Info Desk JiFFest Blitz Megaplex, Grand Indonesia. Voucher tersebut dapat dipergunakan hanya selama festival berlangsung. TEMPAT Seluruh transaksi pembelian tiket melalui box-office counter dan penukaran concession voucher hanya dapat dilakukan di: • Blitz Megaplex, Grand Indonesia, Jl. M.H. Thamrin No. 1 Jakarta Pusat. Telephone : (021) 23580200. Informasi lebih lanjut tentang Blitzcard dapat dilihat di www.blitzmegaplex.com

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Schedule Friday – December 4, 2009

Blitz GI Audi 2

19:00

SANG PEMIMPI - p. 8 (Opening Film, by invitation only)

Saturday – December 5, 2009 Blitz GI Audi 4

16:00 19:00 22:00

Love & Rage - p. 23 North - p. 21 Home - p. 19

Blitz GI Audi 6

16:00 19:00 22:00

Swiss Shorts (FREE) - p. 32 15 Malaysia (FREE) - p. 40 Bilal - p. 24

Blitz GI Audi 8

12:30 15:30 18:30 21:30

Terribly Happy - p. 19 Three Monkeys - p. 22 Chiko - p. 17 The Damned United - p. 18

12:30

Blitz GI Audi 11

15:30 18:30 21:30

Opening Swiss Design in Hollywood Exhibition & Max & Co. Premiere (by invitation only) - p. 14 The 10 Conditions of Love - p. 27 Letters to the President (Premiere, by invitation only) - p. 11 Burma VJ (FREE) - p. 40

Sunday – December 6, 20097 Blitz GI Audi 4

Schedule

Blitz GI Audi 6

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16:00 19:00 22:00

A Road to Mecca - p. 29 Max & Co. - p. 14 Kala Malam Bulan Mengambang (FREE)- p. 41

13:00

Master Class Swiss Design in Hollywood (registration required) - p. 52 Fugu (premiere, by invitation only) - p. 13 S-Express Indonesia (FREE) - p. 34 Sawasdee Bangkok (FREE) - p. 43

16:00 19:00 22:00

Blitz GI Audi 8

Blitz GI Audi 11

12:30 15:30 18:30 21:30

Jerichow - p. 19 Troubled Water - p. 18 Balibo - p. 17 Mammoth - p. 21

15:30 18:30 21:30 25

On a Tightrope - p. 30 Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go - p. 24 Soundtrack For A Revolution - p.

Monday – December 7, 2009 Blitz GI Audi 1

19:00

Coco Before Chanel - p. 15

Blitz GI Audi 4

13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00

Romeo Juliet (FREE)- p. 50 Dernier Maquis - p. 28 The Damned United - p. 18 Applause - p. 16

13:00

Babi Buta Yang Ingin Terbang (FREE) - p. 46 S-Express Thailand + Singapore (FREE) - p. 38 Citizen Juling (FREE) - p. 42

Blitz GI Audi 6

16:00 19:00

Blitz GI Audi 8

12:30 15:30 18:30 21:30 12:30

Blitz GI Audi 11

15:30 18:30 21:30

Garuda di Dadaku (FREE) - p. 47 Chiko - p. 17 Love the Beast - p. 25 Everlasting Moments - p. 21 Master Class Documentary Filmmaking by Petr Lom (registration required) - p. 53 Letters to the President + You Cannot Hide From Allah - p. 11 + p. 30 A Dream For Kabul - p. 29 Around the World with Joseph Stiglitz - p. 24

Tuesday – December 8, 2009 Blitz GI Audi 1 Blitz GI Audi 4

Blitz GI Audi 6

Blitz GI Audi 8

19:00

Coco Before Chanel - p. 15

13:00

Pintu Terlarang (FREE)- p. 50 Gubra (FREE) - p. 44 Home - p. 19 Sepet (FREE) - p. 44

16:00 19:00 20:00

12:30 15:30 18:30 21:30 12:30 15:30 18:30 21:30 12:30

Blitz GI Audi 11

15:30 18:30 21:30

Kado Hari Jadi (FREE) - p. 48 International Shorts (FREE) p. 31 Malaysian Gods (FREE) - p. 42 On a Tightrope - p. 30 King (FREE) - p. 49 Think.Act.Change by The Body Shop (premiere, by invitation only) - p. 63 Mammoth - p. 21 Terribly Happy - p. 19 Film Marketing & Film Promotion Panel (registration required) - p. 52 Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go p. 24 Winter Silence - p. 23 Soundtrack For A Revolution - p. 25

JIFFest Daily Schedule is also available at

Wednesday – December 9, 2009

Blitz GI Audi 4

13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00

Blitz GI Audi 6

Blitz GI Audi 8

13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00

Cin(t)a (FREE) - p. 47 S-Express Chinese (FREE) - p. 35 99% Honest + Coffee and Allah - p. 27 Around the World with Joseph Stiglitz - p. 24

12:30 15:30 18:30 21:30

Merantau (FREE) - p. 49 Troubled Water - p. 18 Three Monkeys - p. 22 (500) Days of Summer - p. 16

12:30

Co-Production Panel (registration req’d) - p. 52 Inter College Animation Festival: Screenings & Talks - p. 51 The 10 Conditions of Love - p. 27 The Headless Woman - p. 20

15:30 Blitz GI Audi 11

Jermal (FREE) - p. 48 The Beaches of Agnes - p. 25 Muallaf (premiere, by invitation only) - p. 12 Love the Beast - p. 25

18:30 21:30

Thursday – December 10, 2009 Blitz GI Audi 4

Blitz GI Audi 6

Blitz GI Audi 11

Keramat (FREE)- p. 49 Applause - p. 16 A Road to Mecca - p. 29 Dernier Maquis - p. 28

13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00

A Dream For Kabul - p. 29 S-Express Philippines + Malaysia (FREE) - p. 36 + p. 37 Adela (FREE) - p. 40 Rabun (FREE) - p. 44

12:30 15:30 18:30 21:30

Get Married 2 (FREE) - p. 47 Balibo - p. 17 Jerichow - p. 19 North - p. 21

12:30 15:30 18:30

3 Doa 3 Cinta (FREE) - p. 46 Sepet (FREE) - p. 44 At the End of Daybreak (premiere, by invitation only) - p. 10 Legend is Alive (FREE) - p. 41

21:30

Blitz GI Audi 4

Blitz GI Audi 6

Blitz GI Audi 8

Blitz GI Audi 11

13:45 16:15 18:45 21:15

Identitas (FREE) - p. 48 Calimucho - p. 17 Love & Rage - p. 23 The Beaches of Agnes - p. 25

13:45

99% Honest + Coffee and Allah - p. 27

16:15 19:00 22:00

13:15 p. 50 16:00 19:00 22:00

13:15 - p. 46 16:00 19:00 22:00

Winter Silence - p. 23 Manila (FREE) - p. 42 Talentime (FREE) - p. 43

Under the Tree (FREE) Little Soldier - p. 20 Departures - p. 22 (500) Days of Summer p. 16 Bukan Cinta Biasa (FREE) Muallaf - p. 12 Gubra (FREE) - p. 44 Kala Malam Bulan Mengambang (FREE) - p. 41

Saturday – December 12, 2009

Blitz GI Audi 1

19:00

Blitz GI Audi 4

13:00 16:00

Departures - p. 22 Little Soldier - p. 20

Blitz GI Audi 6

13:00 16:00

Swiss Shorts (FREE)- p. 33 Bilal - p. 24

Blitz GI Audi 8

12:30 15:30

Calimucho - p. 16 Everlasting Moments - p. 21

Blitz GI Audi 11

12:30 15:30 41

Here (FREE) - p. 41 Legend is Alive (FREE) - p.



NEW YORK I LOVE YOU - p. 9 (Closing Film, by invitation only)

Schedule

Blitz GI Audi 8

13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00

Friday – December 11, 2009

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Print Sources (en) terrados E: [email protected] Contact: Alex Lora 10 Conditions of Love ARCIMEDIA Level 1, 179 Johnston St Fitzroy Victoria 3065 Australia T: +613 9481 4595 F: +613 9481 0646 E: johnlewis@arcimedia. com.au Contact: John Lewis 15 Malaysia Malaysian Gods Da Huang Pictures Sdn. Bhd. 118 A, Jalan Sutan Abdul Samad Off Jalan Tun Sambathan 50470 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia T: +603 2273 9496 F: +603 2274 9496 E: [email protected] Contact: Fei Ling 3 Doa 3 Cinta TriXimages Blok G17 No. 29/30 Pondok Kelapa III Kav. DKI Jakarta 13450 E: [email protected] Contact: Nan Achnas (500) Days of Summer E: [email protected] Contact: Ary Natalia

Print Sources

99% Honest Norwegian Film Institute P.O. Box 482 Sentrum N-0105 Oslo T: +47 22 47 45 75 E: [email protected] Contact: Toril Simamonsen

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A Dream for Kabul Embassy of Canada World Trade Centre 6th Floor Jl. Jend. Sudirman kav. 29-31 Jakarta 12920 T: +62-21-25507829 F: +62-21-25507811 E: fajar.harisantoso@ international.gc.ca Contact: Fajar Harisantoso A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad Austrian Embassy Jl. Terusan Denpasar Raya No. 1 Kuningan, Jakarta 12950 INDONESIA T: +62-21 259 3037 F: +62-21 529 20651 E: [email protected] Contact: Romana Koenigsbrun

Adela Here Manila Visit Films 89 5th Ave. Suite 806 New York, NY 10003 T: +1.718.312.8210 F: +1.718.362.4865 E: [email protected] Contact: Aida LiPera

Burma VJ Danish Film Institute Gothersgade 55 DK 1123 Copenhagen K Denmark T: +45 3374 3573 F: +45 3374 3445 E: [email protected] Contact: Caroline Gulsrud Herheim

Departures Love the Beast Contentfilm International 19 Heddon Street, London, W1B 4BG, UK T: +44 20 7851 6500 F: +44 20 7851 6506 E: Rebecca.Berry@ contentfilm.com Rebecca Berry

Applause Little Soldier Love & Rage Terribly Happy Danish Film Institute Gothersgade 55 DK - 1123 Copenhagen K DENMARK T: +45 3374 3598 F: +45 3374 3445 E: [email protected] Contact: Christian Juhl

Calimucho Winter Silence Holland Film Jan Luykenstraat 2, 1071 CM Amsterdam - The Netherlands T: +31 20 570 7 572 F: +31 20 570 7 570 E: [email protected] Contact: Andre Naus

Everlasting Moments Mammoth Swedish Film Institute Box 27126 / Borgvaegen 1-5 SE-102 52 Stockholm T: + 46 8 665 1208 F: + 46 8 666 3698 E: [email protected] Contact: Gunnar Almér

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Print Sources

Kado Hari Jadi Kinekuma Pictures (d/h HouseofWaves Productions) Apartemen Permata Senayan #308 Jl. Palmerah Selatan Kav. 20-21A Jakarta 10270, Indonesia E: houseofwaves@ yahoo.com Contact: Paul Agusta

astro.com.my Contact: Norsalvina Alwee

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Index (500) Days of Summer – p. 16 (en) terrados – p. 31 10 Conditions of Love, The – p. 27 13:17 – p. 37 15 Malaysia – p. 40 3 Doa 3 Cinta – p. 46 99% Honest (99% ærlig) – p. 27

Headless Woman, The (La Mujer Sin Cabeza) – p. 20 Here – p. 41 Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go – p. 24 Home – p. 19

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Identitas – p. 48 Il neige à Marrakech – p. 32

à la folie – p. 39 Abtakon – p. 38 Adela – p. 40 Adhen (Dernier Marquis) – p. 28 Adolescence, The – p. 31 Anak-anak Lumpur – p. 34 Applause (Applaus) – p. 16 Around the World with Joseph Stiglitz – p. 24 At The End of Daybreak (Sham moh) – p. 10 ************************************ Babi Buta Yang Ingin Terbang – p. 46 Balibo – p. 16 Beaches of Agnes, The (Les Plages D’Agnes) – p. 25 Bilal – p. 24 Brief Lifespan of Fire: Act 2 Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-ok, The (Ang Maikling Buhay ng Apoy, Act 2 Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-ok) – p. 36 Bukan Cinta Biasa – p. 46 Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land) – p. 40 ************************************ Cable Car, The (Die Seilbahn) – p. 32 Calimucho – p. 17 Chiko – p. 17 Cin(t)a – p. 47 CINtA – p. 34 Citizen Juling (Polamuang Juling) – p. 42 City of Sadness – p. 31 Coco Before Chanel (Coco Avant Chanel) – p. 17 Coffee & Allah – p. 28 ************************************ Damned United, The – p. 18 Departures (Okuribito) – p. 22 Dream For Kabul, A – p. 29 ************************************ Empty Body, The – p. 35 End Of The Tunnel, The – p. 35 Eternity (Ang Magpakailanman) – p. 36 Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick) – p. 21

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Facebooked – p. 34 Français – p. 38 Fronteira (Tapal Batas) – p. 34 Fugu – p. 13 ************************************ Garuda Di Dadaku – p. 47 Gehrig Kommt! – p. 32 Get Married 2 – p. 47 Gubra – p. 44 ************************************

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************************************ Jerichow – p. 19 Jermal – p. 48 ************************************ Kado Hari Jadi – p. 48 Kala Malam Bulan Mengambang – p. 41 Keramat – p. 49 King – p. 49 Kissing Faces – p. 39 ************************************ La Promesse – p. 34 La Valise – p. 32 Le Creneau – p. 32 Left Right – p. 31 Legend is Alive (Huyền Thoại Bất Tử) – p. 41 Letters to the President – p. 11 Life Must Go On – p. 35 Little Soldier (Lille Soldat) – p. 20 Love & Rage (Vanvittig Forelsket) – p. 23 Love the Beast – p. 25 ************************************ Machai – p. 37 Malaysian Gods – p. 42 Mammoth – p. 21 Man and Gravity – p. 38 Manila – p. 42 Max & Co. – p. 14 Menunggu Sepi – p. 34 Merantau – p. 49 Muallaf – p. 12 ************************************ National Day – p. 39 New York I Love You – p. 9 North (Nord) – p. 21 ************************************ Olimpiadas – p. 31 On a Tightrope – p. 30 On the Line (Auf der Strecke) – p. 33 Outing – p. 31 ************************************ Pintu Terlarang – p. 50 ************************************ Rabun – p. 44 Rare Fish – p. 31 Red Man – p. 38 Retouches – p. 33 Retrochronological Transfer of Information, The – p. 36 Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad, A (Der Weg nach Mekka - Die Reise des Muhammad Asad) – p. 29 Romeo Juliet – p. 50 ************************************

Sang Pemimpi – p. 8 Sawasdee Bangkok – p. 43 Sepet – p. 44 Signalis – p. 33 Soundtrack For A Revolution – p. 25 Spallation of Ardour – p. 35 Surreal Random MMS Texts for a Mother, a Sister and a Wife Who Longs for You: Landscape with Figures (Surreal Random MMS Texts para ed Ina, Agui tan Kaamong ya Makaiiliw ed Sika: Gurgurlis ed Banua) – p. 36 ************************************ Talentime – p. 44 Tango Lola – p. 33 Terribly Happy (Frygtelig Lykkelig) – p. 19 Thaipoosam – p. 37 Three Monkeys (Üç maymun) – p. 22 Tremble – p. 35 Troubled Water (DeUsynlige) – p. 18 ************************************ Under the Tree – p. 50 ************************************ War of Roses – p. 37 We, the real people of Singapore – p. 39 Winter Silence (Winterstilte) – p. 23 ************************************ Yim – p. 35 You Cannot Hide from Allah – p. 30

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