Naya Anindita

Naya Anindita was born on 9 November 1988 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. She graduated from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology with a major in Mass Communication. A year later, she attended Curtin University, where she majored in film, television, and advertising.^[1] During her studies, she interned as a production assistant at Channel V. After graduating, she worked as an assistant art director at Dentsu.^[2]

In 2011, Anindita started her career in the film industry as an assistant director and make-up artist in drama film Euphoria.^[3] She then served as a co-host in travel web series Jalan Jalan Men from 2012 to 2019.^[4] In 2013, she directed her first short film Anna & Ballerina, following the life of a professional ballet dancer.^[5] She was nominated for Iqbal Rais Award for Best Young Director for a Short Film at the 2014 Maya Awards.^[6]

In 2016, Anindita made her directorial debut, biographical drama film Sundul Gan: The Story of Kaskus.^[7] She directed a road movie Berangkat! a year later, starring Tarra Budiman, Ayushita, Ringgo Agus Rahman, and Tanta Ginting.^[8] In 2019, she directed and co-wrote Eggnoid: Love & Time Portal, a film adaptation of a Webtoon of the same name.^[9] A year later, she was appointed by director Ernest Prakasa to direct the web series Imperfect the Series, a spinoff of the comedy film Imperfect (2019).^[10]

In 2025, she directed a romantic drama film Komang, starring Aurora Ribero and Kiesha Alvaro.^[11] It was released during the Eid al-Fitr weekend and garnered a total of 3,002,303 admissions during its theatrical run.^[12][13] She won the Highly Commended Director at the 38th Festival Film Bandung.^[14] She directed comedy drama film Tunggu Aku Sukses Nanti in 2026, starring Ardit Erwandha. It marks her second film to release during the Eid al-Fitr weekend.^[15] It garnered a million admissions during its first eight days of release.^[16]