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Jakarta World Cinema Plans to Restore First Feature Competition Next Year
Jakarta World Cinema plans to revive its First Feature Competition next year after pausing it for this year’s edition.
The competition is intended for filmmakers making their first feature films, and the festival wants to open it to filmmakers worldwide.
The category was put on hold because organizers had difficulty assembling an international jury; previously, its judges were Indonesian.
The festival now aims to bring in international jurors with strong filmographies.
This year’s program includes 207 titles, with 102 films set for theatrical screenings, the largest theatrical lineup in the festival’s history.
The festival also runs a short film competition, whose winners will be announced on closing day; its best short film winner will receive full funding from KlikFilm for a debut feature.
The festival plans to expand its lineup next year and work with its main venue, CGV Grand Indonesia, to increase audience capacity.
Jakarta World Cinema aims to revive its First Feature Competition next year, opening it to filmmakers worldwide.
The competition was paused this year because the festival had difficulty assembling an international jury.
The festival wants next year’s jury to include international members with strong filmographies.
This year’s program has 207 titles, including 102 theatrical titles, the most in the festival’s history.
After the Jakarta edition closes on Nov. 7, the program will travel to Bandung and Malang from Nov. 14 to 21.
- Who
- Jakarta World Cinema, led by festival director Shandy Gasella.
- What
- The festival plans to bring back its First Feature Competition next year, open to filmmakers worldwide and judged by an international jury.
- When
- Next year; the article was published on Nov. 2, 2026.
- Where
- Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Why
- The competition was put on hold because the festival had difficulty assembling an international jury.
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Jakarta World Cinema’s short film competition took place and drew more than 300 entries.
The First Feature Competition did not accept submissions because the festival had difficulty assembling an international jury.
The Jakarta edition is scheduled to close.
The program is scheduled to travel to Bandung World Cinema and Malang World Cinema.
- First Feature Competition
- Planned to return next year
- This year’s program
- 207 titles, including 102 theatrical titles
- Short film competition entries
- More than 300
- Jakarta closing date
- Nov. 7
- Travel program
- Bandung and Malang, Nov. 14–21
What people are saying
we’ve only had Indonesian judges
We travel to [different] film markets, Berlin, Toronto, Cannes, etc.