Joko Anwar
Joko ANWAR (1976, Indonesia) worked as a film critic for The Jakarta Post until he wrote the groundbreaking The Gathering (2003), Indonesia's first gay-themed film which win the award for Best Film at the Indonesian Film Festival. Two years later, he wrote and directed his feature-film debut Joni's Promise, an international festival favourite. His fifth feature, A Copy of My Mind (2015), was nominated for a Horizons Award at the Venice Film Festival. Anwar's films feature sensual and edgy details.
Filmography
Janji Joni/Joni's Promise (2005), Dead Time: Kala (2007), Pintu terlarang/The Forbidden Door (2008), La promesse (2009, short), Modus Anomali/Ritual (2012), A Copy of My Mind (2015), Pengabdi Setan/Satan's Slaves (2017), Perempuan tanah jahanam/Impetigore (2019)
More info: Wikipedia, Joko Anwar
Joko Anwar at IFFR
Forbidden Door
115'
Indonesia
IFFR 2009
La promesse
6'
Indonesia
IFFR 2010
Parts of the Heart
90'
Indonesia
IFFR 2012
A Copy of My Mind
121'
Indonesia
IFFR 2016
Satan's Slaves
106'
Indonesia
IFFR 2018
Impetigore
Maya had imagined the return to her Javanese birthplace quite differently. Indonesian horror thriller replete with mystery, bloodletting and wayang puppets.
107'
Indonesia
IFFR 2020