Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or Winner ‘Fjord’ Takes Jakarta World Cinema Audience Award as Short Film Winners Land Debut Feature Funding — SkimNews
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- Jakarta World Cinema gave “Fjord” its Audience Award—the event’s only feature prize—after the Cristian Mungiu film opened the eight-day festival.
- KlikFilm Short Movie Competition drew more than 300 shorts from across Indonesia for its April-to-July submission window, with Joko Anwar, Gina S. Noer and Khozy Rizal on the jury.
- Karim won the short-film first prize, earning Jusuf Witjaksono full production and distribution funding from Falcon Pictures for his debut feature.
- Air Pangea took first runner-up, with Adam Hasyim Al Raschid receiving full funding from KlikFilm for a debut feature.
- The Grave of Dreams took second runner-up, with Ali Yafie Muzaki receiving full funding from KlikFilm for a debut feature.
- Callsh#t won the short-film audience award, while “OTW” took the Special Jury Prize.
- CGV Grand Indonesia hosted screenings attended by more than 25,000 people over the festival’s eight days.
Why it matters: For Jusuf Witjaksono, Adam Hasyim Al Raschid and Ali Yafie Muzaki, the prizes carry immediate material value: each received full funding for a debut feature, with Falcon Pictures providing production and distribution backing for Witjaksono’s project. The competition converts three top placements into funded first features.
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