JFF Mentors
Angkasa Ramadhan
Angkasa Ramadhan is a screenwriter and director whose several works have been included in national and international film festivals such as Europe on Screen, JAFF, Singapore International Film Festival, and Balinale International Film Festival. Her short film, "Talking About Diana's Honesty", was screened at the 2021 JAFF World Premiere and won awards at the 2022 Maya Cup and the 2022 Indonesian Film Festival.
M Reza Fahriyansyah
Reza Fahri is an Indonesian writer and director who believes that the film helps him learn the meaning of life. His short films have been selected and competed in various film festivals around the world, including Locarno, Clermont Ferrand, Tampere, Shorts Shorts. His last short film, Dancing Colors (2022) had a world premiere and competed at Locarno Film Festival 2022. Currently he is developing his first feature film (Un)Holy which was selected at Fiction Lab, Full Circle Lab Philippines 2023.
Devina Sofiyanti
Film Director, Scriptwriter, & Professor
Devina Sofiyanti is a filmmaker and lecturer based in Jakarta, Indonesia. After high school Devina continued her studies at Jakarta Institute of the Arts and New York Film Academy. In 2019 she was selected to Full Circle Lab Indonesia LOCK 2019 and FLY Film Lab Busan 2019. Currently, Devina is teaching at Binus Film Departement while preparing her debut feature project "The Heirlooms" which was selected into Torino Film Lab Extended 2022, BAFF SEAPITCH 2022 and Produire au Sud Taipei 2023.
Devina Sofiyanti is a filmmaker and lecturer based in Jakarta, Indonesia. After high school Devina continued her studies at Jakarta Institute of the Arts and New York Film Academy. In 2019 she was selected to Full Circle Lab Indonesia LOCK 2019 and FLY Film Lab Busan 2019. Currently, Devina is teaching at Binus Film Departement while preparing her debut feature project "The Heirlooms" which was selected into Torino Film Lab Extended 2022, BAFF SEAPITCH 2022 and Produire au Sud Taipei 2023.
Producers Lab Mentors
Yulia Evina Bhara
Yulia Evina Bara is a producer and founder of KawanKawan Media, a film production company based in Jakarta that focuses on international co-productions.
Since 2015-2023, several films that she has produced have sailed to various national and international festivals, including: "Return to Sender" by Vera Lestafa (Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2015), "On the Origin of Fear" by Bayu Prihantoro Filemon (Venice International Film Festival 2016), "The Science of Fictions" by Yosep Anggi Noen (Special Mention Golden Leopard Locarno Film Festival 2019), the documentary "You and I" by Fanny Chotimah (Best Asian Film DMZ Korea, Next Futrure CPH DOX Denmark, Piala Citra Long Documentary 2020), "Whether The Weather Is Fine" by Carlo Francisco Manatad (Locarno Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival 2021), "Stone Turtle" by Woo Ming Jin (FIPRESCI Prize Locarno Film Festival 2022), "Autobiography" by Makbul Mubarak (Venice International Film Festival 2022, Grand Prix Tokyo Filmex 2022, Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival), and "Tiger Stripes" by Amanda Nell Eu (Grand Prix Semaine De la Critique Cannes 2023).
In addition to films, she has also produced literary works and theater performances, including: "Sandiwara Sastra" (2021), "Di Tepi Sejarah" (2021-2023), "Setelah Lewat Djam Malam" (2022).
In 2023, she was honored as the Impactful International Women by Variety International 2023.
Since 2015-2023, several films that she has produced have sailed to various national and international festivals, including: "Return to Sender" by Vera Lestafa (Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2015), "On the Origin of Fear" by Bayu Prihantoro Filemon (Venice International Film Festival 2016), "The Science of Fictions" by Yosep Anggi Noen (Special Mention Golden Leopard Locarno Film Festival 2019), the documentary "You and I" by Fanny Chotimah (Best Asian Film DMZ Korea, Next Futrure CPH DOX Denmark, Piala Citra Long Documentary 2020), "Whether The Weather Is Fine" by Carlo Francisco Manatad (Locarno Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival 2021), "Stone Turtle" by Woo Ming Jin (FIPRESCI Prize Locarno Film Festival 2022), "Autobiography" by Makbul Mubarak (Venice International Film Festival 2022, Grand Prix Tokyo Filmex 2022, Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival), and "Tiger Stripes" by Amanda Nell Eu (Grand Prix Semaine De la Critique Cannes 2023).
In addition to films, she has also produced literary works and theater performances, including: "Sandiwara Sastra" (2021), "Di Tepi Sejarah" (2021-2023), "Setelah Lewat Djam Malam" (2022).
In 2023, she was honored as the Impactful International Women by Variety International 2023.
Armi Rae Cacanindin
Armi Rae Cacanindin is an award-winning Filipina producer based in Manila. She focuses on a number of high-quality fiction and documentary film projects from filmmakers with distinct voices.
Her films have premiered in A-list film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, Toronto, Sundance, Shanghai, and Busan, among others.
Her last three projects include the Venice FIPRESCI winner Autobiography, the debut feature of Indonesian director Makbul Mubarak. It won the top prizes in Tokyo, Singapore, Jogjakarta, Stockholm, and Taipei. The other is the critically acclaimed epic first feature of Carlo Francisco Manatad, "Kun Maupay Man It Panahon" (Whether the Weather is Fine), which won the Youth Jury Award in Locarno 2021 and then went to over 40 international film festivals and was a big winner at the 2021 Metro Manila International Film Festival. The last one is the multi-awarded drug war documentary, "Aswang," by Alyx Arumpac, which won the FIPRESCI award at its IDFA 2019 premiere, and later on bagged top awards in Montreal, DMZ Docs, Thessaloniki, Jogjakarta, Corsica Doc, DocAviv. In the Philippines, it made history by being the first documentary that got both the Best Documentary and Best Picture Award at the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Science 2020 and Gawad Urian 2021 and was eligible for the Oscars in 2021.
She is currently producing a Dutch–Philippine–Belgian feature film, “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” by director Morgan Knibbe. Entirely shot in the Philippines, it is now in post-production.
Her films have premiered in A-list film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, Toronto, Sundance, Shanghai, and Busan, among others.
Her last three projects include the Venice FIPRESCI winner Autobiography, the debut feature of Indonesian director Makbul Mubarak. It won the top prizes in Tokyo, Singapore, Jogjakarta, Stockholm, and Taipei. The other is the critically acclaimed epic first feature of Carlo Francisco Manatad, "Kun Maupay Man It Panahon" (Whether the Weather is Fine), which won the Youth Jury Award in Locarno 2021 and then went to over 40 international film festivals and was a big winner at the 2021 Metro Manila International Film Festival. The last one is the multi-awarded drug war documentary, "Aswang," by Alyx Arumpac, which won the FIPRESCI award at its IDFA 2019 premiere, and later on bagged top awards in Montreal, DMZ Docs, Thessaloniki, Jogjakarta, Corsica Doc, DocAviv. In the Philippines, it made history by being the first documentary that got both the Best Documentary and Best Picture Award at the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Science 2020 and Gawad Urian 2021 and was eligible for the Oscars in 2021.
She is currently producing a Dutch–Philippine–Belgian feature film, “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” by director Morgan Knibbe. Entirely shot in the Philippines, it is now in post-production.
Mandy Marahimin
Mandy Marahimin established Talamedia in 2013 (Tanakhir Films). With her current production company, she produces feature films, documentary films, and shorts. She is also an alumna of Rotterdam Lab and Berlinale Talents. She now has more than 10 films under her belt.
She also co-produces with other countries. In 2013, a short documentary titled "No One is Illegal" (directed by Ho Yuhang, a co-production with Malaysia) premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam, "Waves of War" (directed by Daan van Citters, a co-production with The Netherlands) which opens Movies That Matter in 2023 and is now in Amazon Prime, "Sweet Dreams" (directed by Ena Sendijarevic, a co-production with The Netherlands) which is selected to Locarno main competition, and "A Distant Call" (directed by Andrea Suwito, a co-production with UK and France) which recently won DAE Award from Cannes Docs.
She also co-produces with other countries. In 2013, a short documentary titled "No One is Illegal" (directed by Ho Yuhang, a co-production with Malaysia) premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam, "Waves of War" (directed by Daan van Citters, a co-production with The Netherlands) which opens Movies That Matter in 2023 and is now in Amazon Prime, "Sweet Dreams" (directed by Ena Sendijarevic, a co-production with The Netherlands) which is selected to Locarno main competition, and "A Distant Call" (directed by Andrea Suwito, a co-production with UK and France) which recently won DAE Award from Cannes Docs.