After a successful first year, Screamfestindo is back for the second edition. This time, the festival was called INAFFF as in Indonesia International Fantastic Film Festival.  The objective is to reach a bigger audience and expand the festival content to a broader spectacle. Satisfying not only the horror fans, but also the ever-growing sci-fi, fantasy and anime lovers.  

For a total of 13 days, genre movie fans in Bandung and Jakarta had a feast of blood, zombies, vampires, ghosts and ghouls at the very second  edition of such festival in the country – the first international fantastic film festival in Indonesia and in South East Asia. Second in Asia only after Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in Korea. A whole new generation of movie fans in Jakarta & Bandung who love genre movies in the range of horror, thriller, sci-fi, anime and fantasy, now has grown accustomed to the festival as the one and only event satisfying the genre fans. INAFFF in its second year has also become an important addition to the already the established Jakarta International Film Festival (Jiffest), Europe On Screen and Konfiden (Short Film Festival) in Indonesia.

The festival showcased 47 films  from 15 countries around the world. From award winning genre films to pure fun B-movies, and 7 short films from up and coming young local talents.  Film screenings were done in Jakarta first from 14-23 November 2008 and then move on to Bandung from 28-30 November 2008. This year, a lot of young local directors were in attendance to introduce their films. Including, a premiere of the very first horror anthology by 7 local directors, titles TAKUT: FACES OF FEAR. This is the first Indonesian feature from KOMODO Films headed by the genre master himself, BRIAN YUZNA (Re-animator)  partnering with Dutch producer Sanfu Maltha (Blackbook). Two local films were screened in the festival as well. One was FIKSI,  the Official Selection for Pusan International Film Festival  from director Mouly Surya,  and second was the THE SHAMAN from Raditya Sidharta, premiering at the festival and all over Indonesia at the same time.

The festival opened with the new Indonesian horror anthology TAKUT: FACES OF FEAR, by 7 talented Indonesian directors. And, closed with the critically acclaimed Swedish arthouse horror, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN directed by Tomas Alfredson. Aside from film screenings, the festival also organize a costume party and a film workshop with production crew of the fantasy adventure local production EKSPEDISI MADEWA as guest speakers. Both events were organized free for  all festival goers.

Same with previous year, INAFFF was supported by Norwegian Embassy and French Embassy who sponsored two films respectively from their country. This year, two Norwegian films MANHUNT and DARK WOODS, and two French films LES REVENANTS and CHRYSALIS were screened at the festival.

Audience polling were conducted to determine the Audience Choice Award, and we’re proud to announce the winner of  this year festival  which was the SURPRISE MOVIE of the festival, the new horror film from Thailand titled COMING SOON, produced by the infamous director duo  who directed  SHUTTER and ALONE. As a surprise movie, the film packed the screening hall where audiences screamed their lungs out and gave their seal of approval as their favorite in the festival. This year also saw a significant popularity of anime films such as EVANGELION 1.0 and TALES FROM EARTH SEA.

Drawing more than 11.000 admissions in Jakarta and Bandung including around 300 workshop participants, INAFFF has  achieved its objectives  to provide a fun film festival experience to movie fans in Indonesia, who screamed, yelled and clapped in the cinema. The key word is fun and this is indefinitely what differentiate INAFFF from  other festivals in Indonesia. The festival got an even more comprehensive coverage from  the local and national media. An estimate of 50 media from print, radio and magazine covered and promoted  the event as part Indonesia’s ever-growing festival film scene.

After premiering at Screamfestindo last year, COLD PREY (from Norway), THE ORPHANAGE (from SPAIN), and THE FALL (from UK) was picked up by local distributors where these films eventually got a successful run during its cinema release in 2008. This year, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (from Sweden), COMING SOON (from Thailand) and EDEN LOG (from France) was instantly picked up by local distributors as well. The festival has also become a promotional platform for these genre films including foreign-language titles in attracting buyers and for its subsequent cinema release.

The festival’s objective is still to establish itself as an internationally recognized film festival in the world, being the first in Indonesia and South East Asia. And hopefully strive to be bigger and better in the upcoming years.

Setelah sukses di tahun pertama, Screamfestindo kembali hadir dengan nama INAFFF (Indonesia International Fantastic Film Festival), pergantian nama ini disajikan untuk semakin melebarkan festival ini ke genre film yang lain sehingga tidak hanya horror fans yang dipuaskan, melainkan juga penggemar film genre fantasi, sci fid an anime.

Perkembangan Inafff di tahun 2008 dimulai dengan ditambahnya lokasi pemutaran film menjadi 3 lokasi yaitu di Blitz Megaplex Mall of Indonesia Jakarta, Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia Jakarta, di dua lokasi tersebut Inafff diselenggarakan dengan periode 14 – 23 November 08, sdan Blitz Megaplex Paris Van Java Bandung dengan periode 28-30 November 08.

Tahun 2008 ini INAFFF menampilkan 47 film dari 15 negara di seluruh dunia dengan berbagai kriteria, dan 7 film pendek yang dibuat oleh sutradara muda Indonesia yang berbakat. INAFFF dibuka dengan sebuah film anthology horror karya 7 sutradara produksi rumah film Komodo, berjudul Takut : Faces of Fear, yang diproduseri oleh Brian Yuzna (Reanimator) dan Sanfu Maltha (Blackbook). Dua film Indonesia lainnya yang ditampilkan dalam INAFFF adalah Fiksi (Official Selection for Pusan International Film Festival) karya Mouly Surya, dan The Shaman karya Raditya Sidharta. INAFFF 2008 ditutup oleh sebuah film dari Swedia karya Tomas Alfredson berjudul Let The Right One In.

Agenda INAFFF tahun 2008 selain pemutaran film genre horror, thriller, scifi, anime dan fantasi, juga dilaksanakannya Movie Workshop yang kali ini bekerjasama dengan Majalah Cinemagz, mengusung tema “Proses Pembuatan Film Fantasi A-Z” dengan studi kasus film “Ekspedisi Madewa” pada tanggal 22 November 08. Malam sebelumnya yaitu pada tanggal 21 November 08 juga diadakan Costume Party dengan tema anime, bekerjasama dengan MAC Cosmetic semua orang dapat hadir dan mendapatkan make up gratis sesuai dengan tema kostum yang dikenakannya.

Agenda lain yang diselenggarakan pemilihan film favorit penonton dalam program Audience Choice Award, dan tahun ini yang menjadi favorit adalah Surprise Movie yang berjudul “Coming Soon” sebuah film yang diproduseri oleh Banjoong & Parkpoom (Shutter, Alone, 4bia). Coming Soon sukses menciptakan suasana di dalam auditorium Blitz Megaplex penuh dengan jeritan, kekagetan, tertawa namun juga seru, sebuah semangat yang melandasi festival ini. Film lain yang juga menjadi favorit adalah Evangelion 1.0 yang diangkat dari serial sukses di Jepang, juga Tales From Earth Sea.

Sama seperti tahun lalu, INAFFF 2008 mendapat dukungan sepenuhnya dari para sponsor, partner, dan 26 media partner. Kedutaan Norwegia dan Kedutaan Prancis adalah supporter yang membantu penyediaan beberapa film seperti Manhunt dan Darkwoods (Norway) juga Les Revenants dan Chrysalis (France). Keempat film tersebut juga mendapat sambutan baik, sebuah harapan bahwa para penonton mulai menerima film-film genre berbahasa asing. INAFFF juga menjadi wadah dipromosikannya film-film asing dari berbagai Negara, tahun 2007 Cold Prey (Norwegia), The Orphanage (Spanyol) dan The Fall (Inggris) merupakan film-film yang kemudian dibeli oleh distributor local dan ditayangkan secara regular. Tahun ini Let The Right In (Swedia), Coming Soon (Thailand) dan Eden Log (Prancis) akan mengikuti jejak pendahulunya untuk ditayangkan secara regular di bioskop Indonesia.

INAFFF adalah festival film dengan genre khusus pertama di Indonesia, dan yang kedua di kawasan Asia Pasifik setelah Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival di Korea, yang diharapkan turut menambahkan parade festival film di Indonesia seperti Jiffest (Jakarta International Film Festival), Konfiden, Q Fest, Europe on Screen dan French Film Festival, di tahun kedua ini juga diharapkan agar INAFFF tidak hanya dapat diterima di Indonesia, namun mendapat tempat di dunia festival dengan genre khusus di mata international.
Dengan terkumpulnya 11.000 penonton di Jakarta dan Bandung, ditambah dengan kurang lebih 300 peserta workshop, diharapkan INAFFF dapat memberi warna baru di catur perfilman Indonesia dengan semangat yang seru, memacu adrenalin, membebaskan, dimana semua orang dapat berekspresi dan memberikan pendapat subyektifnya untuk semua film yang mereka tonton.

Terimakasih banyak untuk LA Lights sebagai sponsor utama dua tahun berturut-turut, Hepi, Samsung, Heineken, Thai Airways, Astro Kirana, Mac Cosmetic, Prambors FM Jakarta, Blitz Megaplex, Subtitles, Ouval Research, Cinemagss, Muphi, Detik hot, OZ FM Jakarta, Norwegian Embassy, French Embassy, Majalah Chic, Majalah Kawanku, Majalah Cita Cinta, Tabloid Bintang Indonesia, Rase FM Bandung, Majalah Hai, Majalah View, Majalah Teen, Majalah Go Girl, Majalah Area, Majalah Juice, Majalah Djakarta, Majalah Sound Up, Oz Radio Bandung, Prambors FM Bandung, Majalah Urban, Majalah Rolling Stone, O Channel, Focus Media, dan Big Oak Tree Media.
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