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The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), wrapped over the weekend, having shone a spotlight on the Indonesian cinema and film industry.

That focus came on the back of a co-production agreement between Indonesia and the Netherlands at the inaugural Jaff Market in December last year, and highlights the growing importance for the country’s films on the global stage, according to the Indonesian filmmakers we spoke with last week.

The festival boasted a strong Indonesian contingent, with Indonesian filmmaker and visual artist Timoteus Anggawan Kusno named as an ‘Artist in Focus’, with nine of his projects screening at IFFR. Yuki Aditya was part of the Tiger Competition’s jury, while prolific filmmaker Kamila Andini — behind Yuni, Before, Now & Then and Netflix tentpole series Cigarette Girl — brought her latest project, Four Seasons in Java, to IFFR’s Cinemart. The project picked up Japan’s Vipo award at IFFR’s co-production market.

Indonesia doesn’t have many female directors, but Upi is one of the few. In fact, she is known for directing some of Indonesia’s most popular films of the past decades, including “Looking for Love in 30 Days”. “Shackled” and “Sri Asih” were also released around the world, while her latest work, “”Till Death Do Us Part” was released in Indonesia last January, and is now finding its place on the program of Rotterdam.

Till Death Do Us Part is screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam

Renata has been married to Edwin for some time, but their relationship is anything but happy. Edwin essentially has her locked inside their apartment, in a building that seems almost abandoned, is frequently violent towards her for the smallest of reasons, while he is barely home, and even when he is, he is not exactly present. Renata, who is still hoping to have children with him,...

The long-running military police procedural show NCIS has done wonders for one of its guest actors. Scott Wolf, who is famously known for playing Bailey Salinger in Party of Five and Carson Drew in Nancy Drew, seemed to have left a memorable impact on the series. Until today, he is recognized for playing a short-lived villain in NCIS.

Scott Wolf in NCIS / Credits: CBS

The series has a reputation for bringing in well-known actors for guest roles, and this is why they seemed to have a lasting impact on the story despite the small screen time. In the case of Wolf, he played Jonathan Cole, aka Casey Stratton, who had a significant role in the story.

Scott Wolf looks back on his iconic character in NCIS

Scott Wolf only appeared in three episodes of NCIS — in Season 9 Episode 1: “Nature of the Beast,” Episode 12: “Housekeeping,” and Episode 24: “Till Death Do Us Part...

Nowadays, Scott Wolf is busy starring in Doc, where his character saves lives. But 13 years ago, he played the guy who was taking lives in a three-episode arc on NCIS. In the series, Wolf played Jonathan Cole, a member of the special ops team, the Phantom Eight, in Season 9 Episodes 1 “Nature of the Best,” 12 “Housekeeping,” and 24 “Till Death Do Us Part.” He was a killer — and he tried to add Tony (Michael Weatherly) to his list of victims, but failed — but he ended up sacrificing himself to save members of the team when a bomb was delivered to the Navy Yard in the Season 9 finale. Cliff Lipson/CBS “NCIS was great. Mark Harmon, salt of the Earth, generous, really made me feel welcome there. They told a very cool story with my character. Oftentimes when you come in and play a character like I did — he was a villain, he...