PRODUCERS LAB 2025
Mentor/Producer
Yulia Evina Bhara
"Yulia Evina Bhara is a producer and co-founder of KawanKawan Media, a production house based in Jakarta and focusing on international co-production.
The films that she has produced since 2015 are: ‘Return to Sender’ directed by Vera Lestafa (Short-short film festival & Asia 2015), “On the origin of Fear” directed by Bayu Prihantoro Filemon (Venice Film Festival 2016), “Solo, Solitude” directed by Yosep Anggi Noen (Locarno FF 2016), “Ballad of Blood and Two White Buckets” directed by Yosep Anggi Noen (Toronto FF 2018), “The Science of Fictions” directed by Yosep Anggi Noen (Special mention Golden Leopard Locarno FF 2019), documentary “You and I” directed by Fanny Chotimah (Best Film Asian DMZ Korea, Next Future CPH DOX Denmark, Piala Citra Dokumenter panjang 2020), ‘Whether The Weather Is Fine’ directed by Carlo Francisco Manatad (Locarno, Toronto FF 2021), ‘Stone Turtle’ directed by Woo Ming Jin (Fipresci award Locarno FF 2022), “Autobiography” directed by Makbul Mubarak ( The International Critics Prize or FIPRESCI award Venice FF and won best film in Adelaide Film Festival 2022, Grand Prix Tokyo Filmex 2022, Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival), ‘Tiger Stripes’ directed by Amanda Nell Eu (Grand Prix Semaine De la Critique Cannes 2023). She also produces cross-media and theatrical performances: Sandiwara Sastra (2021), Di Tepi Sejarah (2021-2023), Setelah Lewat Djam Malam (2022).
In 2023 she is named as one of the Impactful International Women 2023 by Variety Internasional."
The films that she has produced since 2015 are: ‘Return to Sender’ directed by Vera Lestafa (Short-short film festival & Asia 2015), “On the origin of Fear” directed by Bayu Prihantoro Filemon (Venice Film Festival 2016), “Solo, Solitude” directed by Yosep Anggi Noen (Locarno FF 2016), “Ballad of Blood and Two White Buckets” directed by Yosep Anggi Noen (Toronto FF 2018), “The Science of Fictions” directed by Yosep Anggi Noen (Special mention Golden Leopard Locarno FF 2019), documentary “You and I” directed by Fanny Chotimah (Best Film Asian DMZ Korea, Next Future CPH DOX Denmark, Piala Citra Dokumenter panjang 2020), ‘Whether The Weather Is Fine’ directed by Carlo Francisco Manatad (Locarno, Toronto FF 2021), ‘Stone Turtle’ directed by Woo Ming Jin (Fipresci award Locarno FF 2022), “Autobiography” directed by Makbul Mubarak ( The International Critics Prize or FIPRESCI award Venice FF and won best film in Adelaide Film Festival 2022, Grand Prix Tokyo Filmex 2022, Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival), ‘Tiger Stripes’ directed by Amanda Nell Eu (Grand Prix Semaine De la Critique Cannes 2023). She also produces cross-media and theatrical performances: Sandiwara Sastra (2021), Di Tepi Sejarah (2021-2023), Setelah Lewat Djam Malam (2022).
In 2023 she is named as one of the Impactful International Women 2023 by Variety Internasional."
Mentor/Producer
Tan Si En
"Tan Si En is a film and TV producer and founder of Momo Film Co. An alumnus of Berlinale Talents and Rotterdam Lab, they have produced acclaimed works including Don’t Cry, Butterfly (Venice Critics’ Week 2024 Grand Prix & Most Innovative Film), Dreaming & Dying (Locarno 2023, dual Golden Leopards), and Wet Season (TIFF 2019, Singapore’s Oscar submission 2021, 12 international awards).
Their recent co-productions include A Useful Ghost (Cannes Critics’ Week 2025, Grand Prix), Arnold Is a Model Student (Locarno 2022), Andragogy (Toronto 2023), Some Nights I Feel Like Walking (Tallinn 2024), and This City Is A Battlefield (Rotterdam 2025). Earlier, they served as assistant producer of Pop Aye (Sundance 2017 Special Jury Prize, Rotterdam VPRO Big Screen Award).
Through Momo, Si En has forged partnerships with Nathan Studio, Studiocanal, and Canal+, with Beach House Pictures acquiring stakes in 2021, followed by Fremantle in 2024. Current projects include Other People’s Dreams and The House on the Moon.
Named to The Straits Times’ 30 Under 30, Tatler GenT Leaders of Tomorrow, and recipient of Singapore’s Young Artist Award 2024, Si En also supports Southeast Asian talent via the Objectifs Incubator and Momo Distribution Grant."
Their recent co-productions include A Useful Ghost (Cannes Critics’ Week 2025, Grand Prix), Arnold Is a Model Student (Locarno 2022), Andragogy (Toronto 2023), Some Nights I Feel Like Walking (Tallinn 2024), and This City Is A Battlefield (Rotterdam 2025). Earlier, they served as assistant producer of Pop Aye (Sundance 2017 Special Jury Prize, Rotterdam VPRO Big Screen Award).
Through Momo, Si En has forged partnerships with Nathan Studio, Studiocanal, and Canal+, with Beach House Pictures acquiring stakes in 2021, followed by Fremantle in 2024. Current projects include Other People’s Dreams and The House on the Moon.
Named to The Straits Times’ 30 Under 30, Tatler GenT Leaders of Tomorrow, and recipient of Singapore’s Young Artist Award 2024, Si En also supports Southeast Asian talent via the Objectifs Incubator and Momo Distribution Grant."