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Edwin
Surabaya, Indonesia
Edwin was born in Surabaya, East Java (born April 24, 1978) is an Indonesian film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer who has received various international awards. He b…
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Edwin was born in Surabaya, East Java (born April 24, 1978) is an Indonesian film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer who has received various international awards. He began his career by making short films, one of which, "Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon" (2005), became the first Indonesian short film to be selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. His feature film debut, "Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly" (2008), received critical acclaim and won several awards at international festivals. The film explores the issue of discrimination against the Chinese-Indonesian community with a unique and symbolic approach. In 2012, his film "Postcards from the Zoo" competed in the main competition at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), one of the world's three major and oldest film festivals. Edwin is also known for "Posesif" (2017), a teenage drama highlighting toxic relationships. This film won him the Best Director award at the 2017 Indonesian Film Festival (FFI). His greatest achievement came with "Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash" (2021), an adaptation of Eka Kurniawan’s novel. The film won the Golden Leopard at the 2021 Locarno International Film Festival, making Edwin the first Indonesian director to receive this prestigious award. Additionally, Edwin is an active director at Palari Films, continuously contributing to Indonesian cinema with innovative and bold works.
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2026
Sleep No More
Movie Director
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2026
The Katabasis of...
Movie Edwin
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2025
Ratu Ratu Queens: The Series
TV show Script Consultant
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2024
Borderless Fog
Movie Writer
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2022
Evacuation of Mama Emola
Movie Producer
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2022
A Sip and A Bite
Movie Producer
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2022
Uma de Raffa
Movie Producer
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2022
Golden Age
Movie Producer
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2022
(s)Aya
Movie Producer
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2022
Marsiti & The Bulls
Movie Producer
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2022
Bakmie Bangka Heri
Movie Producer
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2022
Pecel Chronicle
Movie Producer
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2022
The Demon Tree
Movie Producer
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2021
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
Movie Director
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2021
Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens
Movie Co-Producer
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2018
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2018: Journey
Movie Director
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2018
Aruna & Her Palate
Movie Director
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2017
Possessive
Movie Director
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2016
Cuts
Movie Producer
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2015
Following Diana
Movie Producer
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2015
Love Story Not
Movie Producer
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2015
The Fox Exploits the Tiger's Might
Movie Producer
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2015
Rojer
Movie Director
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2014
Hortus
Movie Writer
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2013
Someone's Wife in the Boat of Someone's Husband
Movie Director
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2013
Strangers
Movie Director
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2012
Postcards from the Zoo
Movie Director
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2011
Belkibolang
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2008
Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly
Movie Writer
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2008
9808: An Anthology of 10th Year Indonesian Reform
Movie Director
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2008
Trip to the Wound
Movie Director
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2008
Hulahoop Soundings
Movie Writer
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2006
A Very Boring Conversation
Movie Screenplay
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2005
Gie
Movie Assistant Director
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2005
Kara, the Daughter of a Tree
Movie Director
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2004
Dajang Soembi, the Woman Who Was Married to a Dog
Movie Director
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2003
A Very Slow Breakfast
Movie Director
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