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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
SEPEDA PRESIDEN
2021, feature
UNIVERSE
2019, short
MEMORIES OF MY BODY (KUCUMBU TUBUH INDAHKU)
(International Sales: ASIAN SHADOWS)
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
OF LOVE AND EGGS RINDU KAMI PADAMU)
2004, feature
- Best Film – Cinefan Festival of Asian Arab Cinema 2004
BIRD MAN TALE (AKU INGIN MENCIUMMU SEKALI SAJA)
2002, feature
- Netpac Award – Berlin International Film Festival 2002
THE POET (PUISI TAK TERKUBURKAN)
2001, feature
- Silver Leopard – Locarno International Film festival 2000
- FIPRESCI Award – Singapore International Film festival 2000
LEAFE ON A PILLOW (DAUN DI ATAS BANTAL)
1998, feature
- Un Certain Regard Cannes Film Festival 1998
- Nomitated for Best Director Asia Pacific International Film Festival 1998
AT THE MOON DANCES (BULAN TERTUSUK ILALANG)
1995, feature
- Best Director Festival Des 3 Continents Nantes 1997
- FIPRESCI Award - Berlin International Film Festival 2006
A LETTER TO ANGEL (SURAT UNTUK BIDADARI)
1994, feature
- Golden Charybdis – Taormina International Film Festival 1994
- Gold Award - Tokyo International Film Festival 1994
LOVE IN A SLICE OF BREAD (CINTA DALAM SEPOTONG ROTI)
1990, feature
- Best Young Director at the Asia Pacific International Film Festival 1992
- Best Scriptwriter Indonesia Film Festival 1992
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