2025 Jakarta Film Week

2025 Jakarta Film Week
Opening filmThe Fox King
by Woo Ming Jin
Closing filmDopamine
by Teddy Soeria Atmadja
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
AwardsGlobal Feature Award: The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio
Festival date22–26 October 2025
Websitejakartafilmweek.com

The 2025 Jakarta Film Week, the fifth edition of the film festival Jakarta Film Week, took place from 22 to 26 October 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] The festival opened with Woo Ming Jin's drama film The Fox King and closed with crime romance film Dopamine by Teddy Soeria Atmadja.[2][3]

The most prestigious award of the festival, Global Feature Award, was presented to drama film The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio.

Juries

The following juries were named at the festival:[4]

Global Feature Award

  • Dương Diệu Linh, Vietnamese film director
  • Eiko Mizuno-Gray, Japanese film producer
  • Srikanth Srinivasan, Indian film critic

Global Short Award

  • Della Dartyan, Indonesian actress
  • Leong Puiyee, Singaporean film programmer
  • Rayit Hashmat Qazi, Kashmiri film director

Global Animation Award

  • Reda Gaudiamo, Indonesian author and musician
  • Agil Prakoso, Indonesian animator
  • The Popo, Indonesian visual artist

Direction Award

  • Paolo Bertolin, Italian film programmer
  • Amanda Nell Eu, Malaysian film director
  • Keiko Funato, co-CEO of Alpha Violet

Jakarta Film Fund Award

  • Cristian Imanuell, Indonesian film producer
  • Andhika Permata, Head of Tourism and Creative Economy Department of Jakarta
  • Fransiska Prihadi, program director of Minikino Film Week

Official selection

Opening and closing films

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Fox King (opening film) Woo Ming Jin Malaysia, Indonesia
Dopamine (closing film) Dopamin Teddy Soeria Atmadja Indonesia

In competition

Global Feature

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) El Diablo Fuma (y guarda las cabezas de los cerillos quemados en la misma caja) Ernesto Martínez Bucio Mexico
Hanami Denise Fernandes Switzerland, Portugal, Cape Verde
Hysteria Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay Germany
Lost Land Harà Watan Akio Fujimoto Japan, France, Malaysia, Germany
Sunshine Antoinette Jadaone Philippines

Global Short

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Anatomy of a Call 通訊默示錄 Arnold Tam Hong Kong
The Cascade La cascada Pablo Delgado Mexico
Coyotes ذئاب البراري Said Zagha France, Palestine, Jordan, United Kingdom
Dancing in the Corner Taniec w narożniku Jan Bujnowski Poland
Healthy Cure Cura sana Lucía G. Romero Spain
Somewhere in Between بتتذكري Dahlia Nemlich France, Lebanon, Egypt
This Is Budi's Mother Ini Ibu Budi Abimana Aryasatya Indonesia
There Will Come Soft Rains Elham Ehsas United Kingdom
A Very Straight Neck Neo Sora Japan, China
What If They Bomb Here Tonight? Samir Syriani Lebanon
Workers' Wings Krahët e punëtorëve Ilir Hasanaj Kosovo, Switzerland

Global Animation Award

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
And Granny Would Dance Maryam Mohajer United Kingdom
The Bleacher Nicole Daddona, Adam Wilder United States
Find Me 私を見つけて Akari Maru Japan
I Am a Flower Ariel Victor Arthanto Germany
Magic Candies あめだま Daisuke Nishio Japan
Mama Micra Rebecca Blöcher Germany
The Salami Sandwich El Sanguche de Salame Clarisa Lea Place Argentina
Sea Angels Cissi Efraimsson Sweden, United States

Direction Award

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Crocodile Tears Air Mata Buaya Tumpal Tampubolon Indonesia, France, Singapore, Germany
Pesugihan Sate Gagak Etienne Caesar, Dono Pradana Indonesia
Planet of Love Ika Wulandari
Tale of the Land Loeloe Hendra Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Qatar
The Ultimate Actor Si Paling Aktor Ody Harahap Indonesia

Global Feature – Official Selection

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Diamonds in the Sand 砂の中のダイヤモンド Janus Victoria Philippines, Japan, Malaysia
Kika Alexe Poukine Belgium, France
The Life That Remains وين صرنا Dorra Zarrouk Egypt
The Ugly 얼굴 Yeon Sang-ho South Korea

Currents

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo La misteriosa mirada del flamenco Diego Céspedes Chile, France, Belgium, Spain, Germany
Renoir ルノワール Chie Hayakawa Japan, Indonesia, France, Philippines, Singapore
The Voice of Hind Rajab صوت هند رجب Kaouther Ben Hania Tunisia, France

Fantasea

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Becoming Human ជាតិជាមនុស្សា Polen Ly Cambodia
Queens of the Dead Tina Romero United States

Herstory

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Fantasy Kukla Slovenia, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia
The Last Woman on Earth 지구 최후의 여자 Yeum Moon-kyoung, Lee Jong-min South Korea
Pavane for an Infant 搖籃凡世 Chong Keat Aun Malaysia, Hong Kong

Family Time

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Maya, Give Me a Title Maya, donne-moi un titre Michel Gondry France

Classique

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Turang (1957) Bachtiar Siagian Indonesia

Bioscoop Belanda

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Happy Palace Nicole van Kilsdonk Netherlands
Straight Outta Space Straatcoaches vs Aliens Michael Middelkoop

Made in Hong Kong

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Another World 世外 Tommy Kai Chung Ng Hong Kong
Band Four 4拍4家族 Lai Yan Chi
Possession Street 邪Mall Jack Lai
Stuntman 武替道 Albert and Herbert Leung

Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival:[5]

References

  1. ^ Lestari, Ayu Puji (1 October 2025). "Jakarta Film Week 2025: Mengobarkan Semangat Baru Sinema Indonesia". Fimela (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  2. ^ Ghifari, Muhammad (22 October 2025). "The Fox King Jadi Film Pembuka JFW 2025, Angkat Kisah Kembar dan Kolaborasi Malaysia-Indonesia". Media Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ "JFW 2025: Dopamin Jadi Penutup dan Dua Film Raih Penghargaan". Tirto (in Indonesian). 28 October 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ^ Rahmah, Silvia Alya (23 October 2025). "Deretan Juri Jakarta Film Week 2025". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ^ Kotzathanasis, Panos (28 October 2025). "Jakarta Film Week 2025 Concludes with Dopamin, Major Awards for The Devil Smokes and Crocodile Tears". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 11 February 2026.