Garin NUGROHO
Director, producer, screenwriter
Garin Nugroho was born in Jogjakarta, Indonesia in 1961 and completed his studies in 1985 at the film academy in Jakarta. His debut film LOVE IS A SLICE OF BREAD (1991) was selected as the Best Young Director at the Asia Pacific International Film Festival. His second feature LETTER FOR AN ANGEL (1994) won Best Film at Taormina and Tokyo. His following LEAF ON A PILLOW (1998) opened in Un Certain regard, Cannes and won the Special Jury Prize in Tokyo. Followed BIRD MAN TALE that won the NETPAC award at the Belinale in 2002. His OPERA JAVA, produced as part of the celebration of the 250th birthday of Mozart, premiered in Venice in 2006 and won awards in Tokyo, Cinemanila and Singapore. MEMORIES OF MY BODY is his 19th feature film.
FILMOGRAPHY
MEMORIES OF MY BODY (KUCUMBU TUBUH INDAHKU)
2018, feature
- Orizzonti, Venice Film Festival 2018
MOONCAKE STORY
2017, feature
A WOMAN FROM JAVA (NYAI)
2016, feature
- Rotterdam International Film Festival 2016
- Torino International Film festival 2016
CHAOTIC LOVE POEMS (AACH..AKU JATUH CINTA)
2015, feature
- Busan International Film Festival 2015
THE HIJRA (GURU BANGSA TJOKROAMINOTO)
2015, feature
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2015
SATAN OF JAVA (SETAN JAWA)
2015, silent film with gamelan orchestra
SOEGIJA (DIBAWAH POHON)
2012, feature
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013
- Busan International Film Festival 2013
THE BLINDFOLD (MATA TERTUTUP)
2012, feature
- Busan International Film Festival 2012
BLUE GENERATION (GENERASI BIRU)
2009, feature
- Berlinale 2009
UNDER THE TREE (DIBAWAH POHON)
2008, feature
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2008
REQUIEM OF JAVA (OPERA JAWA)
2006, feature
- Linno Brocka Award – Cinemanila International Film Festival 1999
- Best Asian Film – Singapore International Film Festival 2006
- Special Jury Prize – Tokyo International Film Festival 2006
- Venice International Film Festival 2006
SERAMBI
2005, feature, omnibus
- Cannes Un Certain Regard 2006