2025 Jakarta Film Week
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Opening filmThe Fox King
by Woo Ming Jin
by Woo Ming Jin
Closing filmDopamine
by Teddy Soeria Atmadja
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
| Opening film | The Fox King by Woo Ming Jin |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Dopamine by Teddy Soeria Atmadja |
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Awards | Global Feature Award: The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio |
| Festival date | 22–26 October 2025 |
| Website | jakartafilmweek |
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.
Global Feature Award
The following juries were named at the festival:[4]
- 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 |