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Ifa Isfansyah - Wikipedia

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Ifa Isfansyah
Isfansyah, 2018
Born	1979 (age 44–45) Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Education	Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta
Occupation	Film director
Years active	2001 – present
Notable work	Garuda di Dadaku Sang Penari
Spouse	Kamila Andini^[1]
Awards	1 Citra Award

Ifa Isfansyah (born Yogyakarta, 1979) is an Indonesian film director. Initially a maker of short films, his first featured film, Garuda di Dadaku (Garuda on my Chest), was released in 2009. His following film, Sang Penari (The Dancer), won four Citra Awards at the 2011 Indonesian Film Festival.

Biography

Ifa was born in Yogyakarta in 1979.^[2] He grew up in a small village and enjoyed soccer in his youth; first playing with a Muhammadiyah-sponsored team, he was a reserve in junior high school.^[3] After high school, where he dabbled in basketball and playing the bass, he enrolled at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts.^[3]

In 2001, Ifa founded the independent film community Fourcolors Films; the following year, he released his first short film, Air Mata Surga (Heaven's Tears), together with Eddie Cahyono.^[2] Mayar, also released in 2002, which was shown in several film festivals, including International Film Festival Rotterdam.^[2]

Four years later, Ifa released Harap Tenang, Ada Ujian! (Please Be Quiet, There are Tests!), a short film about the 2006 FIFA World Cup in comparison with the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake, which was screened in film festivals in Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan.^[2] The same year he received a scholarship to study film at Im Kwon Taek Film School in Dongseo University, South Korea.^[2] In 2007 he released Setengah Sendok Teh (Half a Teaspoonful).^[2]

Ifa made his feature film debut with Garuda di Dadaku (Garuda on my Chest), which was released on 18 June 2009; the film follows a young boy who dreams of playing in the Indonesian football league.^[2]^[3]

On 10 November 2011, Ifa released his second feature-length film, Sang Penari (The Dancer), which had spent three years in production.^[2] Based on the trilogy Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk (Ronggeng of Paruk Hamlet) by Ahmad Tohari, the film follows the life of a young ronggeng in Banyumas, Central Java, and touches on the communist purge of 1965–1966.^[2] The film was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.^[4]

Awards

Ifa's film Sang Penari garnered four Citra Awards at the 2011 Indonesian Film Festival, including Best Picture and Best Director.^[5]

Personal life

Ifa is married to fellow director Kamila Andini, daughter of director Garin Nugroho.^[1]

Filmography

As of 2018^[update], Ifa has been involved in 21 film productions (both theatrical and short) as director, producer, and/or screenwriter.

Harap Tenang, Ada Ujian! (2006), as director and screenwriter
Setengah Sendok Teh (2007), as director and screenwriter
Huan Chen Guang (2008), as producer, director, and screenwriter
9808 Antologi 10 Tahun Reformasi Indonesia (2008), as producer, director, and screenwriter
Garuda di Dadaku (2009), as director
Belkibolang (2010), as director
Sang Penari (2011), as director and screenwriter
Cewek Saweran (2011), as screenwriter
Rindu Purnama (2011), as screenwriter
Rumah dan Musim Hujan (2012), as producer, director, and screenwriter
Ambilkan Bulan (2012), as director
9 Summers 10 Autumns (2013), as director and screenwriter
Isyarat (2013), as producer
Masked Monkey - The Evolution of Darwin's Theory (2014), as co-producer
Pendekar Tongkat Emas (2014), as director and screenwriter
Siti (2014), as producer and executive producer
Pesantren Impian (2016), as director
Catatan Dodol Calon Dokter (2016), as director
Turah (2016), as producer
The Seen and Unseen (2017), co-producer
Hoax (2018), as producer, director, and screenwriter
Memories of My Body (2018), as producer
Mountain Song (2019), as producer
Abracadabra (2019), as producer
Yuni (2021), as producer
Losmen Bu Broto (2021), as director
Before, Now & Then (2022), as producer

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b Maullana and Kamil 2011, Sutradara "Sang Penari".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Maryono 2011, Ifa Isfansyah: The man.
^ ^a ^b ^c Yazid 2009, Ifa Isfansyah: Stepping.
^ de Leon, Sunshine Lichauco (24 September 2012). "Indonesia introduces Oscar to 'Dancer'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
^ Kurniasari 2011, A vibrant year.

Bibliography

Kurniasari, Triwik (18 December 2011). "A vibrant year for the film industry". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
Maryono, Agus (22 November 2011). "Ifa Isfansyah: The man behind 'Sang Penari'". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
Maullana, Irfan; Kamil, Ati (29 December 2011). "Sutradara "Sang Penari" Akan Jadi Menantu Garin Nugroho" [The Director of "Sang Penari" will be Garin Nugroho's Son-in-Law]. The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
Yazid, Nauval (13 June 2009). "Ifa Isfansyah: Stepping into the real world of filmmaking". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

External links

Ifa Isfansyah at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Ifa Isfansyah
2000s	Garuda di Dadaku (2009)
2010s	The Dancer (2011) Ambilkan Bulan (2012) Rumah dan Musim Hujan (2012) 9 Summers 10 Autumns (2013) The Golden Cane Warrior (2014) Pesantren Impian (2016) Catatan Dodol Calon Dokter (2016) Hoax (2018) Koki-Koki Cilik (2018)
2020s	Losmen Bu Broto (2021)

v t e Citra Award for Best Director
1950s	Lilik Sudjio (1955) Not held (1956) Not held (1957) Not held (1958) Not held (1959)
1960s	Bachtiar Siagian (1960) Not held (1961) Not held (1962) Not held (1963) Not held (1964) Not held (1965) Not held (1966) Misbach Yusa Biran (1967) Not held (1968) Not held (1969)
1970s	Not held (1970) Not held (1971) Not held (1972) Wim Umboh (1973) Teguh Karya (1974) Teguh Karya (1975) Nico Pelamonia (1976) Sjumandjaja (1977) Ami Priyono (1978) Teguh Karya (1979)
1980s	Frank Rorimpandey (1980) Ismail Soebardjo (1981) Arifin C. Noer (1982) Teguh Karya (1983) Sjumandjaja (1984) Slamet Rahardjo (1985) Teguh Karya (1986) Slamet Rahardjo (1987) Eros Djarot (1988) Teguh Karya (1989)
1990s	Arifin C. Noer (1990) Imam Tantowi (1991) Chaerul Umam (1992) Not held (1993) Not held (1994) Not held (1995) Not held (1996) Not held (1997) Not held (1998) Not held (1999)
2000s	Not held (2000) Not held (2001) Not held (2002) Not held (2003) Rudy Soedjarwo (2004) Hanung Bramantyo (2005) ~~Nayato Fio Nuala~~ (revoked) (2006) Hanung Bramantyo (2007) Mouly Surya (2008) Aria Kusumadewa (2009)
2010s	Benni Setiawan (2010) Ifa Isfansyah (2011) Herwin Novianto (2012) Rako Prijanto (2013) Adriyanto Dewo (2014) Joko Anwar (2015) Riri Riza (2016) Edwin (2017) Mouly Surya (2018) Garin Nugroho (2019)
2020s	Joko Anwar (2020) Wregas Bhanuteja (2021) Edwin (2022) Jeremias Nyangoen (2023) Garin Nugroho (2024)

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