Jakarta Film Week 2025 Shows The Strength Of Indonesian Film Competing On The Global Stage

JAKARTA After being held for five days in seven locations in the capital city, Jakarta Film Week (JFW) 2025 officially closed on Sunday, October 26. Through this event, the Minister of Culture Fadli Zon highlighted the Indonesian film ecosystem, which is now increasingly resilient and competitive.

"Our industry continues to grow. Young talents and cross-border collaboration make Indonesian films increasingly accepted globally," said Fadli in his remarks, quoted from the official statement on 27 October.

JFW 2025 screened hundreds of films from Asia, Europe, America, to Africa. This festival recorded more than 170 thousand spectators and presented various flagship programs such as the Global Feature, Direction Award, Herstory, to the Jakarta Film Fund. International collaboration is also present through programs such as Made in Hong Kong and Postcards from Clermont-Ferrand.

Fadli said, in 2024 there were more than 150 national films released with 80 million viewers, controlling 70% of the local market share. As of October 2025, the number of viewers has touched 77 million. Projected in 2027, the film industry is predicted to contribute US$9.8 billion to the national GDP.

"Indonesian films appear in Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Busan, Rotterdam. This is a proud collective achievement," said Fadli. He added that the government supports through various programs such as Net Industry Forum, Producers Hub, to National Talent Management.

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Rano Karno said that Jakarta is now not only a metropolitan city, but also a global cinema center. "From this city, cross-cultural works are born. Cinemas must be celebrated together," he said.

The closing of the JFW 2025 was also attended by cross-institutional officials, including the Chairman of Commission I LSF Tri Widiastuti, Director of JFW Rina Damayanti, and representatives of the Ministry of Creative Economy. As a final, the film "Dopamine" was premiered by Teddy Soeriaatmadja.