Ruang Basbeth Bercerita, a media and publishing company founded in 2018 by Ismail Basbeth and Lyza Anggraheni , is ramping up its film production efforts with a slate of new projects.
The company’s co-founder Basbeth discussed several of the upcoming films in a recent meeting. One project, titled “Mustika Rasa Kini“, will narrate, examine, and compare Indonesian recipes across eras. We aim to create a catalog of Indonesian culinary flavors through various forms, including audiovisual presentations, websites, apps, workshops, and seminars,” explained Ismail Basbeth, Director of Rbb.
The name Mustika Rasa is inspired by a collection of traditional Indonesian recipes first published during Sukarno’s presidency in 1962 by the Ministry of Agriculture. This classic book reflects Sukarno’s commitment to shaping Indonesia’s food sovereignty.
In addition to Ismail Basbeth, the initiative is co-led by several figures, including Lyza Anggraeni, JJ Rizal, Darwin Nugraha, Imran Hasibuan, and Lasja Susatyo, while receiving...
The company’s co-founder Basbeth discussed several of the upcoming films in a recent meeting. One project, titled “Mustika Rasa Kini“, will narrate, examine, and compare Indonesian recipes across eras. We aim to create a catalog of Indonesian culinary flavors through various forms, including audiovisual presentations, websites, apps, workshops, and seminars,” explained Ismail Basbeth, Director of Rbb.
The name Mustika Rasa is inspired by a collection of traditional Indonesian recipes first published during Sukarno’s presidency in 1962 by the Ministry of Agriculture. This classic book reflects Sukarno’s commitment to shaping Indonesia’s food sovereignty.
In addition to Ismail Basbeth, the initiative is co-led by several figures, including Lyza Anggraeni, JJ Rizal, Darwin Nugraha, Imran Hasibuan, and Lasja Susatyo, while receiving...
- 12/6/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Indonesian production “The Light of Fire” (Tinju Api), a coming-of-age action drama from director-writer Sesarini, is being presented at the inaugural Jaff Market, running alongside the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival.
The project, produced by Lyza Anggraheni and Ismail Basbeth under their banner Ruang Basbeth Bercerita, follows 17-year-old Yuda, whose father is killed in an underground boxing match. The story tracks his journey into illegal boxing as he seeks vengeance, ultimately discovering that healing comes not through revenge but through embracing his father’s legacy.
The film has already gained attention on the development circuit, securing second place at the 2023 Indonesiana script lab program after being selected for the Producer Lab at Jakarta Film Week 2022.
“The story takes place in Malang,” says producer Anggraheni. “As Sesarini’s father is originally from Malang, she wanted to utilize this opportunity to connect with her father’s hometown.”
Sesarini’s personal connection to the material extends beyond location.
The project, produced by Lyza Anggraheni and Ismail Basbeth under their banner Ruang Basbeth Bercerita, follows 17-year-old Yuda, whose father is killed in an underground boxing match. The story tracks his journey into illegal boxing as he seeks vengeance, ultimately discovering that healing comes not through revenge but through embracing his father’s legacy.
The film has already gained attention on the development circuit, securing second place at the 2023 Indonesiana script lab program after being selected for the Producer Lab at Jakarta Film Week 2022.
“The story takes place in Malang,” says producer Anggraheni. “As Sesarini’s father is originally from Malang, she wanted to utilize this opportunity to connect with her father’s hometown.”
Sesarini’s personal connection to the material extends beyond location.
- 12/5/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The inaugural Jaff Market from Indonesia has unveiled 10 feature projects for its Jaff Future Project (Jfp), a new project market held in collaboration with Australia’s Adelaide Film Festival (Aff) and set to take place from December 3-5 during the Jogja Netpac Asian Film Festival (Jaff) in Indonesia.
Seven of the projects are from Indonesia, including drama All Things Real And Unreal by Paul Agusta and animation Kancil by Adriano Rudiman, with one from Malaysia (crime thriller The Silent Village by Ho Yuhang) and two from Australia (horror drama Raesita Grey by Katrina Irawati Graham and documentary Until Death by Ben Golotta).
Yulia Evina Bhara,...
Seven of the projects are from Indonesia, including drama All Things Real And Unreal by Paul Agusta and animation Kancil by Adriano Rudiman, with one from Malaysia (crime thriller The Silent Village by Ho Yuhang) and two from Australia (horror drama Raesita Grey by Katrina Irawati Graham and documentary Until Death by Ben Golotta).
Yulia Evina Bhara,...
- 11/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Indonesia’s Jaff Market is set to welcome two Australian projects at its Jaff Future Project platform, marking a collaboration with Adelaide Film Festival (Aff). The inaugural Jaff Market takes place alongside the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (Jaff) in Yogyakarta from Dec. 3-5.
The partnership, backed by the Australian Government, brings “Raesita Grey” from Katrina Irawati Graham and “Until Death” from Ben Golotta to the lineup. Aff will support two core team members, including producers, from each project to attend.
The initiative extends Aff’s existing relationship with Jaff and brings mylab, an international development initiative with participants from across Asia, on board as a new collaborator. “The Aff and Jogja Netpac Asian Film Festival Exchange has been an incredibly satisfying experience,” said Mat Kesting, Aff’s CEO and creative director.
Jaff Market chair Ifa Isfansyah and mylab Curator Lorna Tee expressed confidence in fostering “more fruitful connections and vibrant exchanges” between Indonesian,...
The partnership, backed by the Australian Government, brings “Raesita Grey” from Katrina Irawati Graham and “Until Death” from Ben Golotta to the lineup. Aff will support two core team members, including producers, from each project to attend.
The initiative extends Aff’s existing relationship with Jaff and brings mylab, an international development initiative with participants from across Asia, on board as a new collaborator. “The Aff and Jogja Netpac Asian Film Festival Exchange has been an incredibly satisfying experience,” said Mat Kesting, Aff’s CEO and creative director.
Jaff Market chair Ifa Isfansyah and mylab Curator Lorna Tee expressed confidence in fostering “more fruitful connections and vibrant exchanges” between Indonesian,...
- 11/13/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
For 2024, Queer East Festival launches its fifth year milestone with a remarkable line up of film screenings, arts and performance events across London from 17 to 28 April 2024 and then across the UK later in the year. The programme includes contemporary feature films, documentaries and shorts as well as special anniversary and retrospective screenings that showcase a wide range of LGBTQ+ stories from East Asia, Southeast Asia and their diaspora communities.
Queer East Festival's ground-breaking film programme challenges conventions and stereotypes giving audiences an opportunity to explore the contemporary queer landscape across East and Southeast Asia. Amplifying the voices of Asian communities are the UK Premieres of features, documentaries and shorts exploring young queer love, gender nonconformity and asexual identity, as well as thought-provoking classics with the 20th Anniversary screening of Chinese-American romantic comedy Saving Face and 50th Anniversary screening of the once-considered-lost Japanese title Bye Bye Love. Furthermore, the festival's ‘Expanded'...
Queer East Festival's ground-breaking film programme challenges conventions and stereotypes giving audiences an opportunity to explore the contemporary queer landscape across East and Southeast Asia. Amplifying the voices of Asian communities are the UK Premieres of features, documentaries and shorts exploring young queer love, gender nonconformity and asexual identity, as well as thought-provoking classics with the 20th Anniversary screening of Chinese-American romantic comedy Saving Face and 50th Anniversary screening of the once-considered-lost Japanese title Bye Bye Love. Furthermore, the festival's ‘Expanded'...
- 3/20/2024
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
On the occasion of his film Sara screening in Busan International Film Festival, Ismail Basbeth talks to Panos Kotzathanasis about the reception he received in Korea, the inspiration behind the movie, his choice not to shoot a polemic film about LGBT rights, the unusual approach to romance in the movie, Islam and diversity, casing and cinematography, the Indonesian movie industry and his future projects...
- 10/20/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The progress of LGBT films has been significant during the latest years, with a number of titles moving beyond the category, essentially being great titles overall, with titles like “Dear Ex” and “Egoist” being the first that come to mind. Indonesian “Sara” follows in the footsteps of these titles, at least contextually.
Sara screened at Busan International Film Festival
35-year- old Sara, a transgender woman, has to return to her remote hometown to attend her father’s funeral. However, she soon realizes that the funeral is not the only issue she will have to face, since the village has turned intensely religious and her mother is suffering from dementia and treats her like a complete stranger. Instead of fighting, however, Sara decides to adapt, with the help of her friend, Ayu, even going as far as creating new memories for her mother by play-acting as her late father, the person...
Sara screened at Busan International Film Festival
35-year- old Sara, a transgender woman, has to return to her remote hometown to attend her father’s funeral. However, she soon realizes that the funeral is not the only issue she will have to face, since the village has turned intensely religious and her mother is suffering from dementia and treats her like a complete stranger. Instead of fighting, however, Sara decides to adapt, with the help of her friend, Ayu, even going as far as creating new memories for her mother by play-acting as her late father, the person...
- 10/17/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
It’s no exaggeration to say that Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (Biff) has been through a fair amount of drama this year.
The turmoil started in May when Biff chairman Lee Yong-kwan appointed a close associate, Cho Jongkook, as managing director alongside artistic director Huh Moonyung, a decision that proved highly unpopular with some sectors of the local Korean film industry.
Huh resigned, and in an apparently unrelated development, was accused of sexual harassment by a festival employee around the same time. Lee also resigned, Cho was dismissed by the Biff board, and Oh Seok-geun, director of Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm), who had supported Lee’s decision to hire Cho, also stepped down. By early July, four of the festival’s top management were out of the door.
Fortunately, the festival has a strong layer of middle management with many years experience. When the top brass departed,...
The turmoil started in May when Biff chairman Lee Yong-kwan appointed a close associate, Cho Jongkook, as managing director alongside artistic director Huh Moonyung, a decision that proved highly unpopular with some sectors of the local Korean film industry.
Huh resigned, and in an apparently unrelated development, was accused of sexual harassment by a festival employee around the same time. Lee also resigned, Cho was dismissed by the Biff board, and Oh Seok-geun, director of Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm), who had supported Lee’s decision to hire Cho, also stepped down. By early July, four of the festival’s top management were out of the door.
Fortunately, the festival has a strong layer of middle management with many years experience. When the top brass departed,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Indonesia has recently gained momentum in producing numerous captivating films. Since the 21st century, Indonesian cinema, particularly in the realm of independent films, has experienced a remarkable resurgence. These films have found their way to prestigious film festivals, earning acclaim through notable awards. Today, the domestic market in Indonesia—with its fourth-largest population—is undergoing expansion due to the rise in screen numbers, especially in multiplexes, with local productions having captured the majority of the market share. Furthermore, as one of the countries with its film industry that made the fastest recovery from the pandemic, Indonesia is bolstering its cultural policies to nurture the film industry's growth and foster emerging Indonesian filmmakers.
Focusing on Indonesia's fast-growing film industry, the Special Program in Focus will introduce 7 features and 5 short films, including series which will be presented on Netflix. Mouly Surya and Kamila Andini, two of the most prominent female directors in Asia; Joko Anwar,...
Focusing on Indonesia's fast-growing film industry, the Special Program in Focus will introduce 7 features and 5 short films, including series which will be presented on Netflix. Mouly Surya and Kamila Andini, two of the most prominent female directors in Asia; Joko Anwar,...
- 8/23/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The ongoing renaissance in the Indonesian film industry will be celebrated at the upcoming Busan International Film Festival.
Films from the country now routinely get selected and win prizes at major international festivals. The local market in Indonesia, which has the fourth-largest population in the world, is rapidly expanding with a boom in screen count and with homegrown productions capturing the majority of the market share. Indonesia is also bolstering its cultural policies to nurture the film industry’s growth and foster emerging Indonesian filmmakers.
Featured at Busan will be six features, five shorts and a series. The first two episodes of Netflix’s “Cigarette Girl” by Kamila Andini and Ifa Isfansyah, which delves into the life of a female protagonist entwined with the 1960s Indonesian cigarette industry, will world premiere at the festival.
Another world premiere, “24 Hours with Gaspar” by Yosep Anggi Noen (2020 Locarno winner “The Science of Fictions”), follows Gaspar,...
Films from the country now routinely get selected and win prizes at major international festivals. The local market in Indonesia, which has the fourth-largest population in the world, is rapidly expanding with a boom in screen count and with homegrown productions capturing the majority of the market share. Indonesia is also bolstering its cultural policies to nurture the film industry’s growth and foster emerging Indonesian filmmakers.
Featured at Busan will be six features, five shorts and a series. The first two episodes of Netflix’s “Cigarette Girl” by Kamila Andini and Ifa Isfansyah, which delves into the life of a female protagonist entwined with the 1960s Indonesian cigarette industry, will world premiere at the festival.
Another world premiere, “24 Hours with Gaspar” by Yosep Anggi Noen (2020 Locarno winner “The Science of Fictions”), follows Gaspar,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Bali International Film Festival’ 15th edition from 9–12 June is again delivering outstanding entertainment of quality, thought-provoking independent, and award-winning shorts, features, and documentaries from Indonesia and around the world.
In-cinema and online: Films will be presented as a combination of in-cinema and on-line screenings.
Premieres: The Official Program includes many premieres among the 63 features and shorts representing 26 countries.
Awards: Our juried competition will include awards in several artistic and technical categories —Narrative Features, Documentaries and Short Films.
Films In Competition Feature documentary Lamafa (Kujirabito), Director: Bon Ishikawa (Japan) Bucolic (Bukolika), Director: Karol PaÅ‚ka (Poland) My Childhood, My Country — 20 Years in Afghanistan, Director: Phil Grabsky, Shoaib Sharifi (United Kingdom)Mentawai — Souls of the Forest, Director: Joo Peter (Germany) Feature narrative The Coffin Painter The Coffin Painter, Director: Da Fei (China)Inside a Funeral Hall, Director: Ho-hyun Lee (Republic of Korea) Solo on Icebergs, Director: Rouhollah Sedighi (Islamic Republic of Iran)Preman,...
In-cinema and online: Films will be presented as a combination of in-cinema and on-line screenings.
Premieres: The Official Program includes many premieres among the 63 features and shorts representing 26 countries.
Awards: Our juried competition will include awards in several artistic and technical categories —Narrative Features, Documentaries and Short Films.
Films In Competition Feature documentary Lamafa (Kujirabito), Director: Bon Ishikawa (Japan) Bucolic (Bukolika), Director: Karol PaÅ‚ka (Poland) My Childhood, My Country — 20 Years in Afghanistan, Director: Phil Grabsky, Shoaib Sharifi (United Kingdom)Mentawai — Souls of the Forest, Director: Joo Peter (Germany) Feature narrative The Coffin Painter The Coffin Painter, Director: Da Fei (China)Inside a Funeral Hall, Director: Ho-hyun Lee (Republic of Korea) Solo on Icebergs, Director: Rouhollah Sedighi (Islamic Republic of Iran)Preman,...
- 6/8/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Sometimes having good intentions and eye-witness testimony is not enough to make a topical, issues-driven movie connect with its anticipated audience.
The movie “Dea,” recently boarded by Hong Kong sales company Good Move Media, is a case in point. It probes the put-upon lives of foreign domestic helpers, who number several hundred thousand in Hong Kong, but are politically invisible.
These female helpers, mostly hailing from Indonesia or The Philippines, enable Hong Kong’s middle classes to function as double income families and facilitate the territory’s hard-charging, long-hours work culture. And yet foreign domestic helpers endure often demeaning living standards, sleeping in their employer’s smallest rooms, precarious employment conditions and widespread ridicule for their colorful group activities in public places on their Sunday rest days.
The film was written by a workshop of such women in Hong Kong and neighboring Macau, who had experienced sexual violence in the course of their work.
The movie “Dea,” recently boarded by Hong Kong sales company Good Move Media, is a case in point. It probes the put-upon lives of foreign domestic helpers, who number several hundred thousand in Hong Kong, but are politically invisible.
These female helpers, mostly hailing from Indonesia or The Philippines, enable Hong Kong’s middle classes to function as double income families and facilitate the territory’s hard-charging, long-hours work culture. And yet foreign domestic helpers endure often demeaning living standards, sleeping in their employer’s smallest rooms, precarious employment conditions and widespread ridicule for their colorful group activities in public places on their Sunday rest days.
The film was written by a workshop of such women in Hong Kong and neighboring Macau, who had experienced sexual violence in the course of their work.
- 7/11/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Both titles are produced by Matta Cinema.
Hong Kong-based sales agency Good Move Media has picked up international rights to two Indonesian horror films – Death Knot and The Portrait Of A Nightmare – as it builds up its slate of Southeast Asian titles.
Both titles are produced by Indonesia’s Matta Cinema, founded by director Ismail Basbeth and actor-producer Cornelio Sunny to produce “alternative films for a global audience by working with artistic and creative directors”.
The Portrait Of A Nightmare, directed by Basbeth, follows a woman who has found refuge with a street painter, with whom she has a link through dreams.
Hong Kong-based sales agency Good Move Media has picked up international rights to two Indonesian horror films – Death Knot and The Portrait Of A Nightmare – as it builds up its slate of Southeast Asian titles.
Both titles are produced by Indonesia’s Matta Cinema, founded by director Ismail Basbeth and actor-producer Cornelio Sunny to produce “alternative films for a global audience by working with artistic and creative directors”.
The Portrait Of A Nightmare, directed by Basbeth, follows a woman who has found refuge with a street painter, with whom she has a link through dreams.
- 3/3/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
The Indonesian Film Festival will be held from April 14th until the 20th at the Australian Center for the Moving Image, in the beautiful city of Melbourne.
The 11th Indonesian Film Festival (Iff) will be screening eight films, spanning a variety of genres from social realist drama, to comedy and horror, with explorations of Lgbt and religious issues in modern Indonesian society. The festival will have a Gala Meet & Green on April 13th at The Crafty Squire Melbourne (127 Russell St, Melbourne) at 5:30 pm (Booking required). This year the Iff Brand Ambassador and Special Guest is the award-winning actress Tara Basro. Over the years, Tara Basro’s diverse film roles and wonderful performances have earned her accolades and made her one of the most recognisable actresses in Indonesia. She has worked with many prominent Indonesian filmmakers and won Best Actress at the Indonesian Film Awards (Ffi) in 2015 for her role...
The 11th Indonesian Film Festival (Iff) will be screening eight films, spanning a variety of genres from social realist drama, to comedy and horror, with explorations of Lgbt and religious issues in modern Indonesian society. The festival will have a Gala Meet & Green on April 13th at The Crafty Squire Melbourne (127 Russell St, Melbourne) at 5:30 pm (Booking required). This year the Iff Brand Ambassador and Special Guest is the award-winning actress Tara Basro. Over the years, Tara Basro’s diverse film roles and wonderful performances have earned her accolades and made her one of the most recognisable actresses in Indonesia. She has worked with many prominent Indonesian filmmakers and won Best Actress at the Indonesian Film Awards (Ffi) in 2015 for her role...
- 4/8/2016
- by Sebastian Nadilo
- AsianMoviePulse
Competition section features six world premieres including titles from Koji Fukada and Yoshihiro Nakamura.
The 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (October 22-31) has unveiled its line-up with six world premieres in the Competition section, including Turkish director Mustafa Kara’s Cold Of Kalandar, Hao Jie’s My Original Dream and Thai film-maker Kongdej Jaturanrasmee’s Snap.
Also world-premiering in Competition are three Japanese titles: Kohei Oguri’s Foujita, Yoshihiro Nakamura’s The Inerasable and Koji Fukada’s Sayonara – the most local films in the main section since 2004.
The other selections are either Asian or international premieres. The topics of war or refugeeism are a common thread among some films, echoing current day headlines. “We were not conscious about choosing those types, it just happened that way and we noticed afterwards,” said Competition programming director Yoshi Yatabe.
“As much as possible we’d like to cover a wide range of geographical areas and genres,” he said of...
The 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (October 22-31) has unveiled its line-up with six world premieres in the Competition section, including Turkish director Mustafa Kara’s Cold Of Kalandar, Hao Jie’s My Original Dream and Thai film-maker Kongdej Jaturanrasmee’s Snap.
Also world-premiering in Competition are three Japanese titles: Kohei Oguri’s Foujita, Yoshihiro Nakamura’s The Inerasable and Koji Fukada’s Sayonara – the most local films in the main section since 2004.
The other selections are either Asian or international premieres. The topics of war or refugeeism are a common thread among some films, echoing current day headlines. “We were not conscious about choosing those types, it just happened that way and we noticed afterwards,” said Competition programming director Yoshi Yatabe.
“As much as possible we’d like to cover a wide range of geographical areas and genres,” he said of...
- 9/29/2015
- ScreenDaily
Competition section features six world premieres including titles from Koji Fukada and Yoshihiro Nakamura.
The 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (October 22-31) has unveiled its line-up with six world premieres in the Competition section, including Turkish director Mustafa Kara’s Cold Of Kalandar, Hao Jie’s My Original Dream and Thai film-maker Kongdej Jaturanrasmee’s Snap.
Also world-premiering in Competition are three Japanese titles: Kohei Oguri’s Foujita, Yoshihiro Nakamura’s The Inerasable and Koji Fukada’s Sayonara – the most local films in the main section since 2004.
The other selections are either Asian or international premieres. The topics of war or refugeeism are a common thread among some films, echoing current day headlines. “We were not conscious about choosing those types, it just happened that way and we noticed afterwards,” said Competition programming director Yoshi Yatabe.
“As much as possible we’d like to cover a wide range of geographical areas and genres,” he said of...
The 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (October 22-31) has unveiled its line-up with six world premieres in the Competition section, including Turkish director Mustafa Kara’s Cold Of Kalandar, Hao Jie’s My Original Dream and Thai film-maker Kongdej Jaturanrasmee’s Snap.
Also world-premiering in Competition are three Japanese titles: Kohei Oguri’s Foujita, Yoshihiro Nakamura’s The Inerasable and Koji Fukada’s Sayonara – the most local films in the main section since 2004.
The other selections are either Asian or international premieres. The topics of war or refugeeism are a common thread among some films, echoing current day headlines. “We were not conscious about choosing those types, it just happened that way and we noticed afterwards,” said Competition programming director Yoshi Yatabe.
“As much as possible we’d like to cover a wide range of geographical areas and genres,” he said of...
- 9/29/2015
- ScreenDaily
(Once upon a time, there were two beautiful young women, hunting in a forest...) What is the border between still photography and moving pictures? Footage shot by a camera pointed at a waterfall or a fireplace may technically be the latter, but art-wise has more in common with the former. Getting close to that blurred line is Ismail Basbeth's Tiger Award nominated film Another Trip to the Moon, which had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam this year. For with its slow pacing and careful shot composition, Basbeth's film is more akin to a picture-book full of beautiful stills, than to a motion picture. Its story is based on an old Indonesian myth: Ana's mother is the village's seer and Ana is...
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- 2/11/2015
- Screen Anarchy
This first feature from director Ismail Basbeth is one of the big Indonesian films to look forward to this year. Another Trip To The Moon had its World Premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) where it competed for the Hivos Tiger Awards. This simple yet ambitious fantasy drama is inspired by Indonesian folklore. Here's the official synopsis: A magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.Check out the trailers below....
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- 2/3/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Laura Citarella & Verónica Llinás represent Argentina with their directorial debut “La Mujer de los Perros”. Festival director Rutger Wolfson made the announcement that the ‘Hivos Tiger Awards Competition’ includes projects from Latin America, Thailand, U.K. & U.S.
The 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) will be held January 21 to February 1, 2015, overlapping this year with Sundance (January 22 – 31) which is coming later than usual
Iffr’s line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015 consist of 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each, awarded by the Festival’s five Tiger jury members. From its inception in 1995, the Competition has been dedicated to discovering, celebrating and awarding emerging international film talent. Eleven of the 13 competing films are World Premieres and the remaining two are International Premieres.
Contenders, “La Mujer de los Perros” and “Vanishing Point” were both partly financed by Iffr’s Hubert Bals Fund (Hbf) as were “Another Trip to the Moon” by Ismail Basbeth, “La Obra del Siglo” by Carlos Quintela and “Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes” by Juan Daniel Fernández Molero.
The Hivos Tiger Awards jury is comprised of acclaimed stage and screen actress Johanna ter Steege, director of the Filmoteca Española Jose Maria Prado Garcia, Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer, award winning Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš. The winners, selected by the jury, will be announced at the Hivos Tiger Award Ceremony on Friday, January 30th.
Hivos Tiger Awards Competition Full Line-Up
“Above and Below” by Nicolas Steiner (Switzerland/ Germany) – International Premiere
The film is a rough and rhythmic roller coaster ride seating five survivors in their daily hustle through an apocalyptic world. A mind-blowing, cinematic exploration of contemporary existence in the U.S.
Trip to the Moon" by Ismail Basbeth (Indonesia) – World Premiere
The magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.
“Bridgend" by Jeppe Rønde (Denmark) – World Premiere
Over a five-year period in Bridgend, Wales, 79 people, many of them teenagers, committed suicide without leaving any clue as to why. This is the starting point for this mysterious social drama. Hannah Murray convinces as the 'new girl in town' in Danish Rønde’s feature debut.
“Gluckauf" by Remy van Heugten (The Netherlands) – World Premiere
Social drama about the oppressive relationship between a father and a son who, as modern outlaws, struggle to survive in the depleted Dutch province of Limburg.
“Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory” by Lisa Takeba (Japan) – World Premiere
Haruko is a girl who prefers to cuddle up to her old-fashioned TV set. In this wondrous story, a television can transform into a man: and this is by no means the end of the strange cheerfulness.
“Impressions of a Drowned Man” by Kyros Papavassiliou (Cyprus/ Greece/ Slovenia) – World Premiere
A man who doesn’t know who he is meets his former love. She tells him he is a famous poet, Kostas Karyotakis, who killed himself in 1928. Every year he returns on the anniversary of his death.
“La Mujer de los perros” (Dog Lady) by Laura Citarella & Verónica Llinás (Argentina) – World Premiere
The protagonist of Dog Lady is a woman who lives in a poor area with a pack of dogs, in a house like so many other humble shacks in the urban sprawl of Greater Buenos Aires.
“Norfolk” by Martin Radich (U.K.) – World Premiere
As a man's unspeakable past starts to catch up with him, two very different worlds collide and he is finally forced to confront what is right and what is wrong in order to protect his family's future.
“La Obra del siglo” (Work of the Century” by Carlos Quintela (Cuba/ Argentina/ Germany) – World Premiere
Three Cuban men, obliged by circumstance to live together under the same roof, pass their days in the ElectroNuclear City.
“Parabellum” by Lukas Valenta Rinner (Argentina/ Austria/ Uruguay) – World Premiere
In the company of housewives, professionals and a retired tennis instructor, Hernán is part of a middle-class community that is preparing for the eventual arrival of the end of the world at a holiday resort in the marshy Tigre delta.
“Tired Moonlight” by Britni West (U.S.) – International Premiere
Combustible dreams fail to ignite as a lonely, middle-aged woman is confronted by lost love in a glorified-pit-stop town.
“Vanishing Point” by Jakrawal Nilthamrong (Thailand) – World Premiere
A drama depicting life in different paths. As two men delve deep down in search for what could heal their pains, through the path of imagination, they see themselves in each other.
“Videophilia (And Other Viral Syndromes) by Juan Daniel Fernández Molero (Peru) – World Premiere
Internet cafés and slackers, not-so-innocent schoolgirls and amateur porn using Google Glass: things in Lima, the Peruvian capital, are pretty similar to contemporary reality, virtual or otherwise, in the rest of the world. Cinema meets digital psychedelia.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) offers carefully selected fiction and documentary feature films, short films and media art. The festival's Tiger Awards Competitions, Bright Future, Spectrum and Limelight sections contain new work by auteurs from all over the world including many World Premieres. In the Signals section, Iffr presents retrospectives and themed programmes. Iffr actively supports new and adventurous filmmaking talent through numerous industry initiatives including co-production market CineMart, its Hubert Bals Fund and Rotterdam Lab.
The 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) will be held January 21 to February 1, 2015, overlapping this year with Sundance (January 22 – 31) which is coming later than usual
Iffr’s line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015 consist of 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each, awarded by the Festival’s five Tiger jury members. From its inception in 1995, the Competition has been dedicated to discovering, celebrating and awarding emerging international film talent. Eleven of the 13 competing films are World Premieres and the remaining two are International Premieres.
Contenders, “La Mujer de los Perros” and “Vanishing Point” were both partly financed by Iffr’s Hubert Bals Fund (Hbf) as were “Another Trip to the Moon” by Ismail Basbeth, “La Obra del Siglo” by Carlos Quintela and “Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes” by Juan Daniel Fernández Molero.
The Hivos Tiger Awards jury is comprised of acclaimed stage and screen actress Johanna ter Steege, director of the Filmoteca Española Jose Maria Prado Garcia, Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer, award winning Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš. The winners, selected by the jury, will be announced at the Hivos Tiger Award Ceremony on Friday, January 30th.
Hivos Tiger Awards Competition Full Line-Up
“Above and Below” by Nicolas Steiner (Switzerland/ Germany) – International Premiere
The film is a rough and rhythmic roller coaster ride seating five survivors in their daily hustle through an apocalyptic world. A mind-blowing, cinematic exploration of contemporary existence in the U.S.
Trip to the Moon" by Ismail Basbeth (Indonesia) – World Premiere
The magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.
“Bridgend" by Jeppe Rønde (Denmark) – World Premiere
Over a five-year period in Bridgend, Wales, 79 people, many of them teenagers, committed suicide without leaving any clue as to why. This is the starting point for this mysterious social drama. Hannah Murray convinces as the 'new girl in town' in Danish Rønde’s feature debut.
“Gluckauf" by Remy van Heugten (The Netherlands) – World Premiere
Social drama about the oppressive relationship between a father and a son who, as modern outlaws, struggle to survive in the depleted Dutch province of Limburg.
“Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory” by Lisa Takeba (Japan) – World Premiere
Haruko is a girl who prefers to cuddle up to her old-fashioned TV set. In this wondrous story, a television can transform into a man: and this is by no means the end of the strange cheerfulness.
“Impressions of a Drowned Man” by Kyros Papavassiliou (Cyprus/ Greece/ Slovenia) – World Premiere
A man who doesn’t know who he is meets his former love. She tells him he is a famous poet, Kostas Karyotakis, who killed himself in 1928. Every year he returns on the anniversary of his death.
“La Mujer de los perros” (Dog Lady) by Laura Citarella & Verónica Llinás (Argentina) – World Premiere
The protagonist of Dog Lady is a woman who lives in a poor area with a pack of dogs, in a house like so many other humble shacks in the urban sprawl of Greater Buenos Aires.
“Norfolk” by Martin Radich (U.K.) – World Premiere
As a man's unspeakable past starts to catch up with him, two very different worlds collide and he is finally forced to confront what is right and what is wrong in order to protect his family's future.
“La Obra del siglo” (Work of the Century” by Carlos Quintela (Cuba/ Argentina/ Germany) – World Premiere
Three Cuban men, obliged by circumstance to live together under the same roof, pass their days in the ElectroNuclear City.
“Parabellum” by Lukas Valenta Rinner (Argentina/ Austria/ Uruguay) – World Premiere
In the company of housewives, professionals and a retired tennis instructor, Hernán is part of a middle-class community that is preparing for the eventual arrival of the end of the world at a holiday resort in the marshy Tigre delta.
“Tired Moonlight” by Britni West (U.S.) – International Premiere
Combustible dreams fail to ignite as a lonely, middle-aged woman is confronted by lost love in a glorified-pit-stop town.
“Vanishing Point” by Jakrawal Nilthamrong (Thailand) – World Premiere
A drama depicting life in different paths. As two men delve deep down in search for what could heal their pains, through the path of imagination, they see themselves in each other.
“Videophilia (And Other Viral Syndromes) by Juan Daniel Fernández Molero (Peru) – World Premiere
Internet cafés and slackers, not-so-innocent schoolgirls and amateur porn using Google Glass: things in Lima, the Peruvian capital, are pretty similar to contemporary reality, virtual or otherwise, in the rest of the world. Cinema meets digital psychedelia.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) offers carefully selected fiction and documentary feature films, short films and media art. The festival's Tiger Awards Competitions, Bright Future, Spectrum and Limelight sections contain new work by auteurs from all over the world including many World Premieres. In the Signals section, Iffr presents retrospectives and themed programmes. Iffr actively supports new and adventurous filmmaking talent through numerous industry initiatives including co-production market CineMart, its Hubert Bals Fund and Rotterdam Lab.
- 1/9/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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- 1/6/2015
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Hivos Tiger Awards Competition includes films from Latin America, Thailand, the UK and Us.Scroll down for full list of titles
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed its line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015, with 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each.
Eleven of the 13 competing films will receive their world premieres at Iffr with the remaining two films screening as international premieres.
The five Tiger jury members include actress Johanna ter Steege; Filmoteca Española director Jose Maria Prado Garcia; Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer; Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama; and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Jan 30.
The selection includes La Mujer De Los Perros, from Argentinan filmmakers Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás, which centres on a woman who lives on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with a pack of dogs...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed its line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015, with 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each.
Eleven of the 13 competing films will receive their world premieres at Iffr with the remaining two films screening as international premieres.
The five Tiger jury members include actress Johanna ter Steege; Filmoteca Española director Jose Maria Prado Garcia; Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer; Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama; and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Jan 30.
The selection includes La Mujer De Los Perros, from Argentinan filmmakers Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás, which centres on a woman who lives on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with a pack of dogs...
- 1/6/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Hivos Tiger Awards Competition includes films from Latin America, Thailand, the UK and Us.Scroll down for full list of titles
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed its line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015, with 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each.
Eleven of the 13 competing films will receive their world premieres at Iffr with the remaining two films screening as international premieres.
The five Tiger jury members include actress Johanna ter Steege; Filmoteca Española director Jose Maria Prado Garcia; Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer; Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama; and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Jan 30.
The selection includes La Mujer De Los Perros, from Argentinan filmmakers Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás, which centres on a woman who lives on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with a pack of dogs...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed its line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015, with 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each.
Eleven of the 13 competing films will receive their world premieres at Iffr with the remaining two films screening as international premieres.
The five Tiger jury members include actress Johanna ter Steege; Filmoteca Española director Jose Maria Prado Garcia; Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer; Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama; and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Jan 30.
The selection includes La Mujer De Los Perros, from Argentinan filmmakers Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás, which centres on a woman who lives on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with a pack of dogs...
- 1/6/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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