The 12th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival was held from 1 to 8 December 2017 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.[1] A total of 114 films from 24 countries were screened during the festival.[2] Garin Nugroho's Nyai opened the festival and it closed with Kirsten Tan's drama film Pop Aye.[3] The year's edition included a new competition section called Indonesian Screen Awards which honored the achievement of Indonesian feature films.[4]
The festival's most prestigious award, Golden Hanoman Award, was presented to drama film The Seen and Unseen by Kamila Andini.[5]
Official selection
Opening and closing films
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Nyai (opening film) | Garin Nugroho | Indonesia |
| Pop Aye (closing film) | Kirsten Tan | Singapore, Thailand |
Asian Feature
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Golden Hanoman Award |
| A Father's Will | Atanyn Kereezi | Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu | Kyrgyzstan |
| By the Time It Gets Dark | ดาวคะนอง | Anocha Suwichakornpong | Thailand, Netherlands, France, Qatar |
| Dark Is the Night | Madilim ang Gabi | Adolfo Alix Jr. | Philippines |
| Lady of the Lake | Loktak Lairembee | Haobam Paban Kumar | India |
| Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts | Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak | Mouly Surya | Indonesia, France, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand |
| People Power Bombshell: The Diary of Vietnam Rose | John Torres | Philippines |
| The Plague at the Karatas Village | Қаратас ауылындағы оба | Adilkhan Yerzhanov | Kazakhstan |
| The Seen and Unseen | Sekala Niskala | Kamila Andini | Indonesia, Australia, Netherlands, Qatar |
| Sunshine that Can Move Mountains | 被阳光移动的山脉 | Qiang Wang | Tibet |
| NETPAC Award and Geber Award |
| Bangkok Joyride: Chapter 2 - Shutdown Bangkok | Ing Kanjanavanit | Thailand |
| Blockage | سد معبر | Mohsen Gharaie | Iran |
| Burning Birds | දැවෙන විහඟුන් | Sanjeewa Pushpakumara | Sri Lanka, France |
| In the Flesh | Kong Pahurak | Thailand, Japan |
| Love and Shukla | Jatla Siddartha | India |
| Phantom of Illumination | นิรันดร์ราตรี | Wattanapume Laisuwanchai | Thailand |
| Tarling Is Darling | Ismail Fahmi Lubis | Indonesia |
| We, the Dead | Aqérat | Edmund Yeo | Malaysia |
| The White Girl | 白色女孩 | Jenny Suen, Christopher Doyle | Hong Kong, Malaysia |
| Yamato (California) | 大和（カリフォルニア） | Daisuke Miyazaki | Japan |
Asian Perspectives
Indonesian Screen Awards
Asian Docs
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| All Is Forgiven, for We Have Been Happy | Semua Sudah Dimaafkan Sebab Kita Pernah Bahagia | Katia Engel, Paul Agusta | Indonesia |
| The Ballads of Cinema Lovers | Balada Bala Sinema | Yuda Kurniawan | Indonesia |
| Burma Storybook | Petr Lom, Corinne van Egeraat | Netherlands, Norway, Thailand |
| Eyelashes | Bulu Mata | Tonny Trimarsanto | Indonesia |
| Mrs. Fang | 方绣英 | Wang Bing | China, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong |
| My Father, The Last Communist | Đoàn Hồng Lê | Vietnam |
| Waxing Moon | Quinzaine Claire | Adrien Genoudet | Cambodia |
| Taiwan Docs |
| Blood Amber | 血琥珀 | Lee Yong-chao | Taiwan, Myanmar |
| Realm of Reverberations | 殘響世界 | Chen Chieh-jen | Taiwan |
| Small Talk | 日常對話 | Huang Hui-zhen | Taiwan |
Focus on Joko Anwar
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:[6]
References
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