Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival and FFI (Indonesian Film Festival) have gained prestige, with streaming platforms now co-producing arthouse features.
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Alongside horror, a new wave of humanist cinema is winning awards. Mouly Surya ( Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts ) delivered a feminist revenge western set on the savannahs of Sumba. Kamila Andini ( Yuni ) explores the sexual politics of a high school girl fighting forced marriage. These films are gritty, quiet, and devastatingly real, showing a side of Indonesia that sinetrons ignore.
