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JAFF Market 2025: Kamila Andini’s 'Four Seasons' assembles international production consortium
By Patrick Frater – A rarely-seen assembly of Indonesian and foreign companies have banded together to produce, finance and market Indonesian auteur Kamila Andini’s sumptuous-looking drama film “Four Seasons in Pertiwi” (aka “Empat Musim...
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Indonesia-Malaysia production collaboration soars; four new projects unveiled at JAFF Market opening...
Four new Indonesia-Malaysia collaborations were unveiled this morning at the opening session of the second JAFF Market in Yogyakarta, highlighting soaring ties between production leaders in the two countries and signs that India is putting its hand...
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Second JAFF Market opens 40% up; 1,400 accreditations as industry flocks to Yogyakarta
The second annual edition of the JAFF Market opened in Yogyakarta this morning with a 40% increase in accreditations to 1,400 and 16% more companies with stands on the exhibition floor than for the inaugural event last year. 116...
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