{"id":327964,"date":"2026-05-02T14:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=327964"},"modified":"2026-05-02T14:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:21:21","slug":"next-step-studio-shorts-by-indonesian-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/next-step-studio-shorts-by-indonesian-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Step Studio Shorts by Indonesian Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThe Cannes Critics\u2019 Week, the sidebar that runs alongside the essential Cannes Film Festival, has unveiled the 4 short movies created for its Next Step Studio initiative from 4 young\u00a0directors\u00a0from Indonesia.<\/p>\n

The primary edition of Next Step Studio has given them a voice by enabling them to co-write and co-direct shorts. which will probably be screened throughout the sixty fifth edition of the Critics\u2019 Week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Its\u00a0Next Step\u00a0workshops aim to support young talent in world cinema and permit them to maneuver from short to feature movies. \u201cContinuing the concept initiated by La Factory on the Directors\u2019 Fortnight since 2013, this system supports the emergence of latest voices in cinema all over the world,\u201d Critics\u2019 Week organizers said. \u201cAnnually, it takes place in a unique country and highlights local cinema, bringing together eight emerging directors \u2013 4 local and 4 international \u2013 to co-write and co-direct 4 15-minute short movies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The primary 10 editions explored film talent from Taiwan, Chile, Finland, Denmark, South Africa, Lebanon, Tunisia, five Balkan countries, northern Portugal, the Philippines, and the state of Cear\u00e1 in northeastern Brazil.\u00a0Greater than 80 filmmakers have participated in this system and nearly 50 first feature movies have been made.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This 12 months\u2019s edition, produced by Yulia Evina Bhara, Amerta Kusuma and Dominique Welinski, creator and curator of this system, is co-produced by Indra Sashi Kalanacitra, VMS Studio, Visinema Pictures, Navvaros, Entertainment, Poplicist Publicist, Salaya Yachts, Arungi Movies, Prodigihouse, Titrafilm, A La Plage Studio, Jakarta Film Week, The Jakarta Provincial Government and the Ministry of Culture of Indonesia in partnership with the French Embassy in Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and ASEAN, and the French Institute Indonesia.<\/p>\n

Here’s a take a look at the 4 short movies that may screen throughout the Critics\u2019 Week in Cannes, which runs May 13-21.<\/p>\n

Holy Crowd<\/em>
Directors: Reza Fahriyansyah\u00a0(Indonesia) and Ananth Subramaniam (Malaysia)
Indonesia, France \u2013 2025 \u2013 16\u2032 \u2013 language: Indonesian<\/p>\n

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\n\tSynopsis: \u201cAfter Ratna rises from the dead during her funeral, her silent body begins performing unexplained healings, turning her husband Arif into the reluctant center of a growing frenzy. As villagers, opportunists, and spiritual authorities descend, faith and exploitation collide, and the miracle spirals beyond control.\u201d
Forged:\u00a0Prilly Latuconsina, Yusuf Mahardika, Yudi Ahmad Tajudin, Arswendy Bening Swara
DOP:\u00a0Vera Lestafa,\u00a0Indonesian Cinematographers Society
Editor:\u00a0Carlo Francisco Manatad<\/p>\n

Original Wound<\/em>
Directors: Shelby Kho (Indonesia)\u00a0and\u00a0 Sein Lyan Tun (Myanmar)\u00a0
Indonesia, France \u2013 2026 \u2013 14\u2032 \u2013 language: Indonesian<\/p>\n

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\n\tSynopsis: \u201cAfter their mother\u2019s death, a brother and sister remain in the home shaped by her control, negotiating conflicting memories of abuse and care. As ritual, body, and memory intertwine, their grief exposes a deeper entrapment, one which persists beyond her absence.\u201d
Forged:\u00a0Agnes Naomi, Omara Esteghlal, Vivian Idris
DOP:\u00a0Vera Lestafa,\u00a0Indonesian Cinematographers Society
Editor:\u00a0Carlo Francisco Manatad<\/p>\n

Annisa<\/em>
Directors:\u00a0Reza Rahadian (Indonesia) and Sam Manacsa (Philippines)
Indonesia, France \u2013 2025 \u2013 14\u2032 \u2013 language: Indonesian<\/p>\n

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\n\tSynopsis: \u201cIn a crowded housing complex, Anissa, a blind teenage girl navigates a world mainly shaped by sound. As a neighborhood national day celebration unfolds round her, she finds an unexpected approach to be heard, reclaiming her place throughout the noise that surrounds her.\u201d
Forged:\u00a0Choirunnisa Fernanda, Nazira C. Noer, Shakeel Fauzi
DOP:\u00a0Faozan Rizal,\u00a0Indonesian Cinematographers Society
Editor:\u00a0Carlo Francisco Manatad<\/p>\n

Moms Are Mothering
<\/em>Directors:\u00a0Khozy Rizal (Indonesia) and Lam Li Shuen (Singapore)
Indonesia, France \u2013 2025 \u2013 17\u2032 \u2013 language: Indonesian<\/p>\n

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\n\tSynopsis: \u201cNia, 50, in an abusive marriage, navigates a fragmented inner world where desire, memory, and ritual intertwine. A reunion with a former lover reawakens intimacy but exposes the persistence of violence and entrapment. As reality dissolves into hallucination, she reaches for a final, elusive escape.\u201d
Forged:\u00a0Blissful Salma, Asmara Abigail, Yudi Ahmad Tajudin
DOP:\u00a0Deska Binarso,\u00a0Indonesian Cinematographers Society
Editor:\u00a0Carlo Francisco Manatad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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