Indonesia’s JAFF Market has unveiled a line-up of 10 projects from across Asia Pacific for JAFF Future Project, including works from South Korea’s Park Ki-yong, Indonesia’s Eddie Cahyono and Australia’s Aaron Wilson.

The market runs alsongside Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF), which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

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Park who stepped down as Korean Film Council (KOFIC) chairperson last year, returns to filmmaking with thriller Ghost Island, which has Malaysia’s Ho Yuhang as producer, while Australian director Wilson whose previous works include Canopy and Little Tornadoes has romantic drama Under The Bayan Moon in development.

My Mother, the latest film from Indonesian director Eddie who is known for 2014 drama Siti, is one of three works-in-progress projects, along with Chris C.F’s Australia-Indonesia experimental work Aluk and Indonesian director Luhki Herwanayogi’s drama Our Son.

Further Indonesian projects include Loeloe Hendra Komara’s family drama A Life Full Of Holes, Adriyanto Dewo’s teen urban horror Evil Underground and Netanya Yemima’s fantasy drama To My Dearest, My Dear…

This year’s selection reflects the growing spirit of cross-border collaboration, including Kanya Iwana’s Indonesia-US drama Ibu, and Razka Robby Ertanto’s Indonesia-Philippines biopic Rose Pandanwangi.

Inaugurated last year, the 2nd JAFF Market runs from November 29 to December 1 at the Jogja Expo Center (JEC) in Yogjakarta as part of the JAFF festival.

JAFF Future Project aims to provide a development and co-production platform to propel new independent works toward completion and distribution.

Participating filmmakers will present their projects in curated pitching sessions and one-on-one meetings with producers, investors, and industry partners. A range of industry awards and support packages will be presented to winning projects. The United Team of Arts, Visinema, White Light, Kongchak, Brandlink, and Prodigihouse Ecosystem are among the sponsoring partners.

The project market’s selection committee comprised Imajinari co-founder Ernest Prakasa who is behind local megahit Agak Laen, producer Fauzan Zidni, and producer Tia Hasibuan.

This year, JAFF Future Project continues its partnership with the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) and mylab. Mat Kesting, AFF chief executive and creative director, and mylab curator Lorna Tee, also JAFF Market advisor, will be in attendance.

Acclaimed Indonesian actor Reza Rahadian’s directorial debut On Your Lap (aka Pangku), which debuted at the inaugural JAFF Future Project last year, has become a notable success story. It was selected as one of five projects for the HAF Goes To Cannes programme before making its world premiere at Busan, where it won four prizes, including the Face of the Future award and the KB Vision audience award. It is set to open in Indonesia on November 6.

JAFF Future Project 2025

A Life Full Of Holes (Indo)
Dir. Loeloe Hendra Komara
Pros. Indra Yudhitya, Dewi Umaya, Loeloe Hendra Komara

Evil Underground (Di Bawah Tanah Laknat) (Indo)
Dir. Adriyanto Dewo
Pro. Perlita Desiani

Ghost Island (S Kor-Malay-Indo)
Dir. Park Kiyong
Pros. Park Kiyong, Ho Yuhang

Ibu (Indo-US)
Dir. Kanya Iwana
Pro. Zack Rice

Rose Pandanwangi (Indo-Phil)
Dir. Razka Robby Ertanto
Pros. Razka Robby Ertanto, Kristine de Leon, Chelsea Islan

Our Son (Indo)
Dir. Luhki Herwanayogi
Pros. Iqbal Mohammad Hamdan

My Mother (Ibuku) (Indo)
Dir. Eddie Cahyono
Pros. Tika Bravani, Eddie Cahyono, Isabelle Glachant

Aluk (Australia-Indo)
Dir. Chris C.F
Pros. Sam Hewison, Wahyu Al Mardhani

Under The Bayan Moon (Australia-Indo)
Dir. Aaron Wilson
Pro. Aaron Wilson

To My Dearest, My Dear … (Indo)
Dir. Netanya Yemima
Pros. Bela Nabila, Bayu Arief

by silvia wong