EXCLUSIVE: The Alternativa Movie Mission, a worldwide non-profit movie initiative based by know-how firm inDrive, has unveiled its shortlisted movies and jury for the upcoming Alternativa Movie Awards.
This yr’s version might be hosted in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on November 29. Final yr’s version was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Organizers mentioned that the Alternativa Movie Awards goals to acknowledge movies that handle necessary social and cultural subjects, and which even have an ambition to positively have an effect on the lives of individuals and native communities.
This yr’s version obtained 670 submissions for the awards, twice as many as final yr’s, with 25 movies chosen, together with 13 feature-length movies and 12 shorts, from 14 Asian nations and throughout 20 completely different languages.
Feminine-directed movies make up practically half of the choice and of the feature-length movies, 9 are debut works.
Jury members for this yr’s version embrace Indian filmmaker Anand Gandhi, Indonesian director Kamila Andini, German filmmaker and creator Steffi Niederzoll, Indonesian actress Asmara Abigail, Kazakhstani filmmaker Katerina Suvorova, Iranian filmmaker Amir Masoud Soheili and Brazil’s co-founder and co-director of the Taturana Institute, Carol Misorelli.
The Alternativa Movie Pageant, working from November 22-28, will even happen alongside the awards ceremony, that includes public screenings and discussions for the shortlisted movies.
This yr, a three-day Business Days program, aimed toward fostering connections between filmmakers, producers, and social influence leaders from Southeast Asia, will even be held between November 27-29.
The awards will current a complete of $100,000 in prizes, with $20,000 awarded to 4 winners in every feature-length class, and $10,000 every for the 2 winners within the shorts class.
“The Alternativa Movie Mission is all about celebrating daring, unbiased voices that attempt to vary the society round them,” mentioned Liza Surganova, head of the Alternativa Movie Mission. “Following final yr’s profitable inaugural version, we’re now thrilled to share the unbelievable lineup of movies and packages we’ve curated this yr, providing one thing distinctive for each filmmakers and audiences. We’re additionally very pleased with our distinctive Jury — seven visionaries from everywhere in the world, who’ve kindly accepted our invitation to affix the Awards and assist us create extra influence by the facility of cinema.”
Listed here are the shortlisted movies, which additionally type the pageant’s lineup:
FEATURES
AFTER THE SNOWMELT
Director: Yi-Shan Lo
Taiwan, 2024
Style: Documentary
Languages: Mandarin, Nepali, English
BIRD OF A DIFFERENT FEATHER
Director: Manohara Okay
India, 2024
Style: Drama, Comedy
Languages: Kannada
BREAKING THE CYCLE
Director: Aekaphong Saransate, Thanakrit Duangmaneeporn
Thailand, 2024
Style: Documentary
Languages: Thai
CU LI NEVER CRIES
Director: Pham Ngoc Lan
Vietnam, 2024
Style: Drama
Languages: Vietnamese
DEVI
Director: Subina Shrestha
Nepal, 2024
Style: Documentary
Languages: Nepali
GRAND ME
Director: Atiye Zare Arandi
Iran, 2024
Style: Documentary
Languages: Persian
THE ADAMANT GIRL
Director: Vinothraj PS
India, 2024
Style: Drama
Languages: Tamil
MADINA
Director: Aizhan Kassymbek
Kazakhstan, 2023
Style: Drama
Languages: Kazakh
PIERCE
Director: Nelicia Low
Singapore, 2024
Style: Thriller, Drama, Sports activities
Languages: Mandarin
SABA
Director: Maksud Hossain
Bangladesh, 2024
Style: Drama
Languages: Bengali
TALE OF THE LAND
Director: Loeloe Hendra Komara
Indonesia, 2024
Style: Drama, Thriller, Thriller
Languages: Indonesian
THE GIFT
Director: Dalmira Tilepbergen
Kyrgyzstan, 2023
Style: Drama
Languages: Kirghiz
WOMEN FROM ROTE ISLAND
Director: Jeremias Nyangoen
Indonesia, 2023
Style: Drama
Languages: Bahasa Rote (Daerah Indonesia)
SHORTS
#TEENS / #BAGETS
Director: Lester Cristal
Philippines, 2023
Style: Social Drama
Languages: English, Filipino
A CLEANING SERVICE
Director: Nguyen Duy Anh
Vietnam, 2024
Style: Documentary
Languages: Vietnamese
ACCIDENTALLY INTENTIONAL
Director: Kevin Rahardjo
Indonesia, 2023
Style: Drama
Languages: Indonesian
CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE
Director: Sam Manacsa
Philippines, 2023
Style: Comedy
Languages: Tagalog
DEAR DAUGHTER
Director: Hsu Pan Naing
Myanmar, 2023
Style: Animation, Documentary
Languages: Burmese
HOMECOMING
Director: Nyi Rai
Myanmar, 2024
Style: Documentary
Languages: Wa, Burmese
MAYBE SOMEDAY
Director: Praditha Blifa Rahayu
Indonesia, 2023
Style: Drama
Languages: Indonesian
MY WONDERFUL LIFE
Director: Calleen Koh
Singapore, 2024
Style: Animation
Language: Mandarin
PEACELAND
Director: Ekin Kee Charles
Malaysia, 2024
Style: Comedy, Drama
Languages: Kadazandusun (Dusun language), Sabahan Malay
SAMU THE TERRIBLE AND HIS SIN
Director: Dhiwangkara Seta Rachmat
Indonesia, 2024
Style: Thriller, Coming of Age, Drama
Languages: Indonesian
WASHHH
Director: Mickey Lai
Malaysia, 2024
Style: Drama
Languages: Malay, English, Chinese language
WITHERING TREE AND DYING ASHES
Director: Tan Wei Ting
Singapore, 2024
Style: Drama
Languages: Hokkien, Chinese language, English