Aditya Ahmad
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29 May 1989
- Director
- writer
- producer
- cinematographer
Aditya Ahmad | |
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| Born | Adityahmad Mahmuddin 29 May 1989 Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
Aditya Ahmad (born 29 May 1989) is an Indonesian filmmaker. His graduation short film On Stopping the Rain received a Special Mention at the Children's Jury Generation Kplus section of 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014. His 2018 short film A Gift had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival and won the Orizzonti Prize for Best Short.
In 2006, Ahmad participated in a workshop held by the British Council and directed a video diary titled Pagar. He then studied Film and Television at the Institut Kesenian Makassar.[1] His graduation film, On Stopping the Rain competed at the Short Film section of the 2013 Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival and won the Special Mention.[2] It had its international premiere at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival at the Generation Kplus section, where it won the Special Mention selected by the Children's Jury.[3] It was also nominated for the Citra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2014 Indonesian Film Festival.[4] In 2014, he was selected to participate at the Asian Film Academy, held during the 19th Busan International Film Festival.[5] He was also selected to participate in Berlinale Talents in 2015.[6]
In 2018, his short film A Gift, produced by Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza, had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival.[7] It won the Orizzonti Prize for Best Short.[8] It also won the Citra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2018 Indonesian Film Festival.[9]
In 2024, Ahmad was selected to develop his directorial debut film Goldfish during the Cinéfondation La Résidence program in Cannes, France.[10] He also participated at the 2025 TorinoFilmLab Script Lab to develop the screenplay.[11]