20th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

The 20th annual Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival took place from 29 November to 6 December 2025 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It opened with the 35 mm screening of Garin Nugroho's 2006 film Opera Jawa and closed with Aco Tenriyagelli's directorial debut Comedy Buddy. A total of 227 films from 43 Asia-Pacific countries were screened during the festival.

A special program, Reza Rahadian: 20 Years Reflection, commemorating the Indonesian actor's twenty years of career, took place during the festival. An exclusive ten-minute preview of Kamila Andini's Four Seasons in Java was screened at the festival.

The most prestigious award of the festival, Golden Hanoman Award, was awarded to Cambodian supernatural drama film Becoming Human by Polen Ly.

Juries

The following juries were named for the festival.

Hanoman Award

• Eric Khoo, Singaporean filmmaker
• Suryana Paramita, Indonesian film producer
• Tumpal Tampubolon, Indonesian filmmaker

NETPAC Award

• Bunga Siagian, Indonesian artist and researcher
• Herman Van Eyken, lecturer
• Marissa Anita, Indonesian actress

Blencong Award

• Henry Foundation, Indonesian musician and visual artist
• Khozy Rizal, Indonesian filmmaker
• Mary Pansanga, Thai curator and artist

Indonesian Screen Award

• Amir Muhammad, Malaysian writer and filmmaker
• Antoinette Jadaone, Filipino director
• Puiyee Leong, Singaporean arts manager and film programmer

Geber Award

• Dennis Adhiswara, Indonesian actor
• Iam Murda, Indonesian filmmaker
• Siska Raharja, Indonesian film producer

Student Award

• Andrienne Adelia
• Dimas Putro Utomo
• Fada Ramadhan Dhiya
• Janssen Ewaldo
• Ramadhani Meautia Iffa

Official selection

Opening and closing films

In competition

Light of Asia

Panorama

Asian Perspectives

Rewind

Nocturnal

Indonesian Screen Awards

Indonesian Film Showcase

Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival:

• Golden Hanoman Award: Becoming Human by Polen Ly
• Silver Hanoman Award: A Useful Ghost by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
• Jury Special Mention: Sunshine by Antoinette Jadaone
• Blencong Award: Water Sports by Whammy Alcazaren
• Jury Special Mention: Hyena by Altay Ulan Yang
• JAFF Indonesian Screen Awards
• Best Film: Better Off Dead by Kristo Immanuel
• Best Directing: Kristo Immanuel for Better Off Dead
• Best Performance: Afiqa Kirana for The Period of Her and Omara Esteghlal for Better Off Dead
• Best Cinematography: Vera Lestafa for Dopamine
• Best Editing: Ryan Purwoko for Better Off Dead
• Best Screenplay: Kristo Immanuel and Jessica Tjiu for Better Off Dead
• Best Music: Anto Hoed and Melly Goeslaw for Rangga & Cinta
• Best Sound Design: Pramudya Adhy Wardhana, Ridho Fachri, Renaldy Lomo, Alexandrie Dolly, Luthfi AG, Iqbal "Encik" Marekan, Halid Ilham, and Ikhsan Nugroho for The Period of Her
• Best Production Design: Ahmad Zulkarnaen and Wahyu Efata for Ikatan Darah
• Best Poster: Evan Wijaya and Jozz Felix for '
• NETPAC Award: Becoming Human by Polen Ly
• Geber Award: Sunshine by Antoinette Jadaone
• Students Award: Water Sports by Whammy Alcazaren

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