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Edwin

Edwin

Director · Born 1978-04-24 · Surabaya, Indonesia

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Biography

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 Internat…

Directed

  1. Borderless Fog (2024) — Director
  2. Aruna & Her Palate (2018) — Director
  3. Possessive (2017) — Director
  4. Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021) — Director
  5. Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008) — Director
  6. Postcards from the Zoo (2012) — Director
  7. Someone's Wife in the Boat of Someone's Husband (2013) — Director
  8. Belkibolang (2011) — Director
  9. Sleep No More (2026) — Director
  10. Dajang Soembi, the Woman Who Was Married to a Dog (2004) — Director
  11. A Very Slow Breakfast (2003) — Director
  12. Kara, the Daughter of a Tree (2005) — Director
  13. A Very Boring Conversation (2006) — Director
  14. Strangers (2013) — Director
  15. Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2018: Journey (2018) — Director
  16. Trip to the Wound (2008) — Director
  17. 9808: An Anthology of 10th Year Indonesian Reform (2008) — Director
  18. Rojer (2015) — Director
  19. Hortus (2014) — Director
  20. Hulahoop Soundings (2008) — Director
  21. Menari dengan Bayangan — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Belkibolang (2011)
  2. The Katabasis of... (2026) — Edwin