3 Indonesian Films Ready To Compete At The 2021 Busan Film Festival

Movie Yuni

JAKARTA - South Korea's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) again announced its selection, and three Indonesian films were selected into it. The three films were "Like Dendam, Rindu Must Be Paid Completely", "Yuni"; and the short film "The Sea is Calling Me". These films will be screened at BIFF on 6-15 October 2021. "Like Dendam, Rindu Must be Paid Completely" is a film adaptation of Eka Kurniawan's novel directed by Edwin and previously won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival last August. Meanwhile, "Yuni" is the work of director Kamila Andini, and this film has been selected to compete at the Toronto International Film Festival held this September. "Like Dendam, Rindu Must be Paid Completely" and "Yuni" were selected to enter the A Window on Asian Cinema program. Meanwhile, the short film "Laut Calling Me" was produced by Tumpal Tampubolon, which was selected to enter the short film competition at BIFF in the Wide Angle program. "The Sea Calls Me", BIFF will be its world premiere. "I always look for reasons to be able to return to the Busan International Film Festival which I consider a 'home' for me. So, I'm very happy this year "Yuni" can be selected for the Asian Premiere in Busan, "said Ifa Isfansyah, producer of the film. "Yuni" in his statement, Wednesday, September 15. Producer of "Like Revenge, Longing Must Be Paid Completely" Meiske Taurisia shares the same nostalgia. “Busan will always occupy a special place because of our first film, 'The Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly' ( 2008) director Edwin and I, as producers, competed in the New Currents program, a competition program for the first and second films dedicated to new discovery by young Asian directors," said Meiske as quoted from ANTARA. short film “The Sea Calls Me.” “Busan International Film Festival is a film festival that consistently supports Asian films, and we are proud to be choose to compete there," he said. These three films together show the story of Indonesian people, although each tells the story with a different background (and time). "The Sea Calls Me" tells about the longing of a child, "Yuni" talks about dreams. and the limitations experienced by women in Indonesia, while "Like Dendam, Rindu Must be Paid Tuntas" tells the story of toxic masculinity and pop culture. Yuni" is set to premiere in 2022.