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2026 INDONESIA RAJA

The Indonesia Raja is a national short film exchange and distribution. An annual national collaboration in the form of short film programming, exchange and networking between Indonesian short film programmers.
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IR2026 BALI NUSRA

  • Between duty and guilt: the invisible choice to stay or leave.
  • Programmer: Kardian Narayana
  • [ig] @cotecx_narayana
  • Total Duration: 77:31
DATE SHOW TIME VENUE

PUNGKASAN
[d] Mabrur Irdiansyah / [w] Aliya Labiba Putri Handoyo
Surakarta / 2025 / Fiksi / 20:26
Amidst neighborhood scorn, a karaoke hostess embroiders her late mother’s shroud.
Awards/Screenings: Ruang Film Pacitan (Festival Film Pacitan) | Penayangan Film Spesial Cinema FFLampung
[ig] @Pungkasan @moromoro.production

SESAL
[d] Putu Kusuma Wijaya, Luh Emi Darma Yanti /
[w] Luh Emi Darma Yanti
Buleleng / 2024 / Fiksi / 14:17
Facing school debt, a child discovers his father’s silent sacrifices.
[ig] @sangkarsa/@emidryna

MACHINE VACATIONS
[d] [w] Hadafi Raihan Karim
Jakarta / 2025 / Dokufiksi / 07:01
A user turns to an AI chatbot to question human love and choices.
Awards/Screenings: Official Selection – Festival Film Dokumenter 2025 | Official Selection – Sewon Screening 2025
[ig] huecolours

BULAN DI TEPIAN SURGA (Bulan At The Edge of Paradise)
[d] [w] Rai Pendet
Bali / 2025 / Eksperimental / 16:59
On a paradise island, a widow torn between staying or leaving slowly loses herself.
Awards/Screenings: Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2025 | Festival Sinema Australia Indonesia 2026
[ig] @megaleshafilms @silurbarongco @raipendet

TUNG TUNG UMA (Last Land and Lost)
[d] [w] Amrita Dharma
Bali / 2026 / Fiksi / 18:48
Facing poverty, Kayan fights to keep the rice field that links him to his childhood.
[ig] amritadharma


IR2026 JAKARTA

  • Duration: 63:45
  • This Country is as Crazy as Its Gets: In a state of emergency, darkness, and bankruptcy, laughing while crying is only natural.
  • Programmer: Nosa Normanda
  • [ig] @eseinosa
  • Total Duration: 63:45
DATE SHOW TIME VENUE

PUTU WIJAYA SEBAGAI SUTRADARA FILM: TEROR MENTAL DALAM FILM CAS CIS CUS (SONATA DI TENGAH KOTA)
[d] [w]  Ekky Imanjaya, Ephraim Ryan Pranata
Jakarta / 2025 / Dokumenter / 10:57
An analysis of director Putu Wijaya’s “mental terror” style and social critique in Cas Cis Cus.
Awards/Screenings: Screening at Madani Film Festival
[ig] @ephraimryan_ @ekkyimanjaya

SERVES AND BOUNCES
[d] Patrick Warmanda
Jakarta / 2025 / Fiksi / 14:53
Hiding his layoff, Bagas must protect his recovering partner from depressive triggers.
Awards/Screenings: Official Selection 100% Manusia Film Festival 2025
[ig] @patrickwarmanda @selenophileproject

BANGKAI NAFSU (Rotten Pleasure)
[d] [w] Woyzeck (Azzam Fi Rullah)
Jakarta / 2025 / Fiksi / 19:13
Two men willingly let their bodies rot to marry their dream female ghosts.
Awards/Screenings: Official Selection Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival 2025
[ig] @azzamkalakazam @film_bangkai_nafsu @parestpati @kolongsinema

MATI KETAWA (Dead Jokes)
[d] Vigo Sasela / [w] Vigo Sasela, Laurent Sindhu, Fajar Mukti
Jakarta / 2026 / Fiksi / 18:42
A grieving comedian takes the stage on his 27th birthday to heal through humor.
Awards/Screenings: Official Selection Ganesha Film Festival 2026 Official Selection Festival Film Lampung 2026
[ig] @walrus.films


IR2026 JAWA BARAT

  • Silent Silence: Pebbles of loneliness striking the core.
  • Programmer: Minfadly Robby
  • [ig] @infodarirobby
  • Total Duration: 66:48
DATE SHOW TIME VENUE

UPON THE POND
[d] Salma Khairunnisa Achmad / [w] Sarah S. Faradiba
Bandung / 2025 / Fiksi / 16:56
A mermaid falls for a textile worker and journeys to find love and identity.
[ig] @3pulaupictures @kumpul.sore @cacooy

KELUH KESAH ARWAH (The Grumbling Spirit)
[d] [w] M. Taufik Wicaksono
Jakarta / 2025 / Fiksi / 14:59
An annoyed spirit haunts a politician visiting his grave to ruin their campaign.
Awards/Screenings: Nominasi Best Film – Festival Film Horror 2026 | Nominasi Film Terbaik Mahasiswa – Jagad Film Festival 2026
[ig] @akarrumputpictures | @m.taufikwicaksono

LELAKI DAN BURUNGNYA (The Men and The Birds)
[d] Ali Satri Efendi
Bekasi / 2025 / Eksperimental / 19:53
From Skinner’s Project Pigeon, this film connects racing pigeons and military command in an addictive logic of control.
Awards/Screenings: Milisifilem Collective Exhibition “Years of Living Dangerously”
[ig] @ali_satri_efendi

JOYANDI DAN BADUT BISU
[d] Bangzul / [w] Ram Farissy
Bandung / 2026 / Fiksi / 15:00
A video store clerk tries to force a clown back into its movie.
Awards/Screenings: Best Short Movie Seentesa Wave Screen
[ig] @film_bangzul


IR2026 JAWA TENGAH

  • Children need more than just nutritious food; they need a healthy environment to grow and connect.
  • Programmer: Petrus Kristianto
  • [ig] @petrusyoshimitsu
  • Total Duration 65:12
DATE SHOW TIME VENUE

SELAMAT MAKAN! (Happy Meals)
[d] Andra Erwinendya / [w] Wafa Elmazia, Akbar Arsyah
Semarang / 2026 / Fiksi / 14:59
Mocked at school, Nadia makes an aesthetic lunch while facing household struggles.
[ig] @brociz_entertainment

AKU TAHU BAPAK (my father is a tofu)
[d] Ardhian Virgi / [w] Ardhian Virgi, Azzahra Naira
Prambanan, Klaten / 2026 / Dokumenter / 16:27
Conversing in a tofu factory, a boy realizes life is just like tofu: slow and fragile.
[ig] @bepirgian

NYANYIAN DI ANGKRINGAN
[d] [w] Shafiyyah Aida
Kudus / 2026 / Animasi / 05:56
Amid the bustle of an Angkringan, a child enjoying the world through sound is misunderstood by those around him.
Awards/Screenings: Grextion 2026-Best 3D Animation
[ig] @samudra.teamz

KODOK NING JERO BATOK (The Grave of Dreams)
[d] [w] Ali Yafie Muzaki
Surakarta / 2025 / Fiksi / 12:50
Seeing his family’s harsh reality, 9-year-old Paijo questions the meaning of dreams.
[ig] @aliyafiemuzaki

38-THE LAST SWING
[d] [w] Fajar Boby Saputra
Semarang / 2026 / Fiksi / 15:00
Arum collects golf balls to pay for school, until a tragic twist ends her dream.
[ig] @tandabaca_creative


IR2026 SUMATRA

  • Intergenerational understanding: As worlds and people change, mutual understanding is the only way forward.
  • Programmer: Adli Dzil Ikram
  • [ig] @adli.dzilikram
  • Total Duration: 70:57
DATE SHOW TIME VENUE

CIAK, CIAK, CIAK!
[d] Kathleen Tio / [w] Kathleen Tio, Aaron Pratama
Jakarta / 2025 / Fiksi / 10:15
Feli goes through many phases of life to understand her father from eating together on the dining table.
Awards/Screenings: Best Film of Lawang Sewu Short Film Festival 2025 | Best Fiction Film of UNEJ Film Festival 2025
[ig] @kathleent___

THE ELDERPHONE
[d] Iqbal Keane Kembaren
Indonesia / 2025 / Dokumenter / 18:20
A grandmother asked her grandchild to delete the contacts of people who had passed away from her old, wornout cell phone.
Awards/Screenings: Festival Film Dokumenter 2025
[ig] @iqbaalkeaane

PANGKAS RAMBUT NUGROHO
[d] [w] Felix Dustin
Tangerang / 2024 / Fiksi / 17:30
Eight-year-old Jojo loves his long hair but faces school pressure to cut it.
Awards/Screenings: Official Selection – Emering – Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2024 | Official Selection – Non
Kompetisi – Festival Film Tengah 2025
[ig] @disabledapple

A VEILED HUNT
[d] [w] M. Dhaffa Attoriq
Jatinangor / 2025 / Fiksi / 12:52
A veiled figure sneaks a mysterious bottle into a rally holding a toxic sermon.
Awards/Screenings: Odense International Film Festival 2026
[ig] @3pulaupictures

SELUBUNG KAIN PUTIH (Tree in White)
[d] Azhari / [w] Ihan Nurdin
Indonesia / 2024 / Fiksi / 12:00
After losing her husband, Mawa Siah fights to save her forest from illegal loggers.
[ig] @adoc.pro


IR2026 YOGYAKARTA

  • What is cinema? Real or fake? Manipulation or truth? Lies or justification? Memory or something else?
  • Programmer: Gerry Junus
  • [ig] @gerryjunus[
  • Total duration: 70:46
DATE SHOW TIME VENUE

SUGENG NDADI (HUMAN NATURE)
[d] [w] Azwar Affrian
Yogyakarta / 2026 / Fiksi / 18:51
A cynical director forces a traditional dancer to fake possession, with horrific results.
[ig] @azwaraff

KIAT MENJADI AKTOR (How to Be an Actor)
[d] Dimas Juju, Nasrudin Mardiansyah / [w] Nicholas Raven
Yogyakarta / 2025 / Fiksi / 19:53
An actor faces chaos after walking home in his police costume.
Awards/Screenings: Anti Corruption Film Festival 2025 – Kompetisi Ide Cerita Film Pendek
[ig] @howtobeanactor | @dimas_juju | @nasrudinmardiansyah

CACING BIRU (The Blue Worm)
[d] [w] Baithar Diansyah Rahmisafitra
Yogyakarta / 2026 / Fiksi / 16:46
A hunt for a blue alien worm fuels a student’s obsession with filmmaking.
[ig] @baitharr

A FLOWER IS NOT A FLOWER
[d] Galih Saesar Wicaksono / [w] Galih Saesar Wicaksono, Abduh Lathif
Yogyakarta / 2026 / Fiksi / 15:16
Grieving her sister, an isolated woman abandons humanity to become a literal flower.
[ig] @galihsukatidur

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