# ‘Silenced Nights’ and ‘You Are the Film’ to Bookend Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/silenced-nights-and-you-are-the-film-to-bookend-jogja-netpac-asian-film-festival/
- Published: 2026-11-07T02:22:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T03:34:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/silenced-nights-you-are-the-film-jogja-netpac-asian-film-festival-1236941869/
- Topics: Asia, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- JAFF will screen 254 films from 34 countries.
- “Silenced Nights” opens; “You Are the Film” closes.
- Competitions include new awards for audiences and Asian cinema contributors.

## Summary

The 21st Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival will open with Filipino drama “Silenced Nights” and close with Japanese comedy-drama “You Are the Film”, placing films from across Asia at the centre of its programme. Running from 28 November to 5 December in Yogyakarta under the theme “Influx”, the festival will screen 254 films from 34 countries and explore how change shapes people’s lives and understanding of one another.

Ten features will compete for the Golden and Silver Hanoman Awards, including first films by women directors from China and Singapore. The programme also includes 10 Indonesian films competing for Indonesian Screen Awards, 21 shorts in the Light of Asia contest, and new audience and industry awards; other strands feature established Asian filmmakers and classics such as “Spirited Away” and “Train to Busan”.

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