Faozal Rizal has made a name for himself in Indonesian cinema as a cinematographer, in productions like “Salawaku” and “Kartini”. Occasionally though, he also sits in the director’s chair, with his latest endeavor being “Abracadabra”, a film that seems to follow the style of Wes Anderson, although through a distinct Indonesian flavor that also entails much surrealism.
Abracadabra is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
The film follows the story of Lukman, a magician, and of a magic wooden box that another, older magician, Barnas, has convinced the local police chief to confiscate. During one of Lukman’s shows, that the two men also attend, he asks a young boy to get into the aforementioned box to make him disappear. The trick is successful, but Lukman finds himself unable to bring the boy back, as he is nowhere to be found. The police chief sees the event as...
Abracadabra is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
The film follows the story of Lukman, a magician, and of a magic wooden box that another, older magician, Barnas, has convinced the local police chief to confiscate. During one of Lukman’s shows, that the two men also attend, he asks a young boy to get into the aforementioned box to make him disappear. The trick is successful, but Lukman finds himself unable to bring the boy back, as he is nowhere to be found. The police chief sees the event as...
- 8/30/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Indonesian director Faozan Rizal (“Habibie & Ainun”) new comedy film “Abracadabra” was recently released in its native country on January 9th. This is the fourth film from Rizal, who is better known for his cinematography work on such production as “Paper Boats” and “Pengejar Angin”). Fourcolours Films previously released a trailer for the production, which can be viewed below.
Synopsis
The story begins in one of the magic shows, where the magician tries to make a little boy vanishing from his magic box. The show turns tragic, as he cannot make this boy come back to the stage. Some famous city magicians come and try to help, but the boy disappears like fog. Many people question him, how he did the trick and what technique he used. The only, what he can say more is that he bought the magic box from ebay and according to the seller, it is...
Synopsis
The story begins in one of the magic shows, where the magician tries to make a little boy vanishing from his magic box. The show turns tragic, as he cannot make this boy come back to the stage. Some famous city magicians come and try to help, but the boy disappears like fog. Many people question him, how he did the trick and what technique he used. The only, what he can say more is that he bought the magic box from ebay and according to the seller, it is...
- 1/22/2020
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Jaff 14 ‘Revival’ is officially started on November 19th, 2019 at Empire Xxi Yogyakarta. “Abracadabra” (2019), a feature film directed by Faozan Rizal, became the official opening film. The event started at 6 Pm, accompanied by 18 groups of Bergada (The Yogyakarta Palace’s army) who lead the guests from Horison Hotel to Empire Xxi Yogyakarta.
Around 1.454 audience came to the opening festival ceremony. The opening began with a speech from Yogyakarta’s Department of Culture (Disbud) delegation, Aris Eko Nugroho, S.P., M.Si. He presented that Yogyakarta’s Disbud has been collaborating with Jaff since 2014. “Through the development of film and the birth of film schools in Yogyakarta, we hope that there will be more collaborations in developing art, especially films,” he said.
Having the same vision with Yogyakarta’s Disbud, the Directorate General of Information and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DJ Idp Ministry of Foreign Affairs) also presented its support...
Around 1.454 audience came to the opening festival ceremony. The opening began with a speech from Yogyakarta’s Department of Culture (Disbud) delegation, Aris Eko Nugroho, S.P., M.Si. He presented that Yogyakarta’s Disbud has been collaborating with Jaff since 2014. “Through the development of film and the birth of film schools in Yogyakarta, we hope that there will be more collaborations in developing art, especially films,” he said.
Having the same vision with Yogyakarta’s Disbud, the Directorate General of Information and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DJ Idp Ministry of Foreign Affairs) also presented its support...
- 11/22/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Indonesian drama based around Lengger dance has been selected for Venice’s Orizzonti section.
Asian Shadows has picked up international rights to Indonesian filmmaker Garin Nugroho’s Memories Of My Body, which has been selected to play in the Orizzonti section of this year’s Venice film festival.
The deal marks the second collaboration between Asian Shadows and Jogjakarta-based production house Fourcolours Films, founded by Indonesian filmmaker Ifa Isfansyah, following Eddie Cahyono’s Siti (2014).
Nugroho, one of the masters of Indonesian cinema, was previously at Venice 12 years ago with Opera Java (2006), produced as part of the celebrations of the 250th birthday of Mozart.
Asian Shadows has picked up international rights to Indonesian filmmaker Garin Nugroho’s Memories Of My Body, which has been selected to play in the Orizzonti section of this year’s Venice film festival.
The deal marks the second collaboration between Asian Shadows and Jogjakarta-based production house Fourcolours Films, founded by Indonesian filmmaker Ifa Isfansyah, following Eddie Cahyono’s Siti (2014).
Nugroho, one of the masters of Indonesian cinema, was previously at Venice 12 years ago with Opera Java (2006), produced as part of the celebrations of the 250th birthday of Mozart.
- 7/25/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Companies including Xyz, Wild Bunch and Media Asia are set to attend.Scroll down for list of projects
Projects from 13 countries will be presented at this year’s edition of Focus Asia, the co-production market held at Udine Far East Film Festival April 26-28.
More than 100 sales agents and financiers will gather for the event, including representatives of Xyz, Media Asia, M-Line, Showbox, Wild Bunch, Reel Suspects, and M-Appeal.
While last year’s inaugural edition of Focus Asia featured screenings and events built around finished projects, this year’s crop are all in the early stages of development.
The selection was curated from 72 submissions by a committee featuring representatives of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival and the Nordisk Film & Fond’s Nordic Genre Boost.
The project teams are from countries including Japan, Indonesia, France, Sweden, Italy, Singapore and Laos.
The Udine Far...
Projects from 13 countries will be presented at this year’s edition of Focus Asia, the co-production market held at Udine Far East Film Festival April 26-28.
More than 100 sales agents and financiers will gather for the event, including representatives of Xyz, Media Asia, M-Line, Showbox, Wild Bunch, Reel Suspects, and M-Appeal.
While last year’s inaugural edition of Focus Asia featured screenings and events built around finished projects, this year’s crop are all in the early stages of development.
The selection was curated from 72 submissions by a committee featuring representatives of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival and the Nordisk Film & Fond’s Nordic Genre Boost.
The project teams are from countries including Japan, Indonesia, France, Sweden, Italy, Singapore and Laos.
The Udine Far...
- 3/30/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Indonesian adventure drama is set to premiere at Locarno.
Hong Kong-based sales outfit Asian Shadows has picked up international rights to Indonesian filmmaker Yosep Anggi Noen’s Solo, Solitude (Istirahatlah Kata-Kata), which will receive its world premiere at Locarno film festival in August (3-13).
Produced by Yulia Evina Bhara for KawanKawan Film, the film is inspired by the exile of Indonesian poet Wiji Thukul, who was critical of the Indonesian government and hunted by police during the 1996 Jakarta protests.
Yosep Anggi Noen previously directed Peculiar Vacation And Other Illnesses, which received a special mention at Locarno 2012 and also won the Dragon and Tiger Award for Young Cinema at Vancouver Iff.
Asian Shadows, which is ramping up its involvement in Indonesian cinema, also handled sales on Indonesian filmmaker Eddie Cahyono’s Siti, produced by Ifa Isfansyah.
“Like Eddie Cahyono and Ifa Isfansyah, Yosep Anggi Noen is based in Jogjakarta where a new wave of Indonesian cinema is originating...
Hong Kong-based sales outfit Asian Shadows has picked up international rights to Indonesian filmmaker Yosep Anggi Noen’s Solo, Solitude (Istirahatlah Kata-Kata), which will receive its world premiere at Locarno film festival in August (3-13).
Produced by Yulia Evina Bhara for KawanKawan Film, the film is inspired by the exile of Indonesian poet Wiji Thukul, who was critical of the Indonesian government and hunted by police during the 1996 Jakarta protests.
Yosep Anggi Noen previously directed Peculiar Vacation And Other Illnesses, which received a special mention at Locarno 2012 and also won the Dragon and Tiger Award for Young Cinema at Vancouver Iff.
Asian Shadows, which is ramping up its involvement in Indonesian cinema, also handled sales on Indonesian filmmaker Eddie Cahyono’s Siti, produced by Ifa Isfansyah.
“Like Eddie Cahyono and Ifa Isfansyah, Yosep Anggi Noen is based in Jogjakarta where a new wave of Indonesian cinema is originating...
- 7/25/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
South Korea’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), Asia’s largest genre film fest, has announced 21 titles from 12 countries to be presented during the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) genre film project market.
Dubbed It Project, the market has in past years showcased films such as Arvin Chen’s Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? and Lisa Takeba’s Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory, which have screened at festivals including Tribeca, Berlin and Rotterdam.
Naff will run July 19-22 during BiFan, which will run July 16-26. Previously known as PiFan, the fest changed its name earlier this year in belated accordance with the current system of Romanizing Korean names. Thus it now uses ‘Bucheon’ instead of ‘Puchon’ to indicate the pronunciation of the name of the satellite city of Seoul that hosts this fest.
Aside from arranging business meetings, Naff will hand out post-production awards and a total of KW66m ($59,300) in cash prizes.
BiFan said this...
Dubbed It Project, the market has in past years showcased films such as Arvin Chen’s Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? and Lisa Takeba’s Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory, which have screened at festivals including Tribeca, Berlin and Rotterdam.
Naff will run July 19-22 during BiFan, which will run July 16-26. Previously known as PiFan, the fest changed its name earlier this year in belated accordance with the current system of Romanizing Korean names. Thus it now uses ‘Bucheon’ instead of ‘Puchon’ to indicate the pronunciation of the name of the satellite city of Seoul that hosts this fest.
Aside from arranging business meetings, Naff will hand out post-production awards and a total of KW66m ($59,300) in cash prizes.
BiFan said this...
- 6/3/2015
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
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