Kamila Andini (born 6 May 1986) is an Indonesian film director known for her critically acclaimed debut, The Mirror Never Lies.
Kamila Andini | |
|---|---|
 Andini, 2018 | |
| Born | 6 May 1986 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Citizenship | Indonesian |
| Alma mater | Deakin University |
| Occupation | Director |
| Notable work | The Mirror Never Lies |
| Spouse | Ifa Isfansyah |
| Parent | Garin Nugroho |
Biography
editAndini was born on 6 May 1986 and is the eldest daughter of filmmaker Garin Nugroho.[1] Although uninterested in cinematography for fear that she would be "work[ing] in her father's shadow",[2] she began studying photography while still in junior high school, hoping to "capture people's life and behavior".[1] While in senior high school her classmates often asked her father about film making, questions which Andini later said "ashamed" her because she knew nothing of her father's oeuvre.[1] She later began to become involved with several film committees. Andini completed a degree in sociology at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia.[1]
Career
editUpon her return to Indonesia, Andini began to work as a director. She handled music videos for groups such as Ungu and Slank, as well as documentaries on music and the ocean.[1] One of these, Lagu untuk Tukik (A Song for Tukik), dealt with turtles in the ocean in the Wakatobi Regency – part of the Coral Triangle – and was screened as part of the Goethe Institute's Science Film Festival in 2012.[3] In 2009 she assisted her father in directing Generasi Biru (The Blue Generation), about the band Slank.[4]
Andini began production of her first feature film, The Mirror Never Lies, in 2009. The work took over two years of research[1] and two months of filming to complete,[5] owing to a lack of documentary evidence on the Bajau who are central to the film's narrative.[1] Co-produced by Andini's father and former Miss Indonesia Nadine Chandrawinata and starring Atiqah Hasiholan, Reza Rahadian, and Gita Novalista, the film was based on a young Bajau girl who uses mirrors to try to find her lost father.[6] It received numerous awards both domestically and internationally, including a Best Director nomination at the 2011 Indonesian Film Festival (IFF) before winning in the same category at the 2012's Bandung Film Festival.[7]
In May 2012 she started working on her second feature film, to be about children and nature.[8] This became The Seen and Unseen (2017), a critically acclaimed work about young Balinese twins, one of whom is dying.[9] It won the Adelaide Film Festival's Feature Fiction Award in 2019.[10]
Her 2021 film Yuni premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival where it won the Platform Prize.[11][12] In 2022 Andini's fourth feature film Before, Now & Then had its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.[13]
In 2023 she explored Indonesia's social history through her Netflix original series Cigarette Girl. The story is set within Indonesia's tobacco industry and was directed alongside her partner Ifa Isfansyah.[14]
Personal life
editIn March 2012 Andini married fellow director Ifa Isfansyah.[15] The two fell in love with each other after Isfansyah's 2011 film Sang Penari (The Dancer) had provided stiff competition to Andini's The Mirror Never Lies at the IFF.[16]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Mirror Never Lies | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2015 | Following Diana | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2016 | Chaotic Love Poems | No | No | Yes | |
| 2017 | The Seen and Unseen | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | Sekar | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
| 2019 | Mountain Song | No | No | Yes | |
| 2021 | Yuni | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2022 | Before, Now & Then | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | Cigarette Girl | Yes | No | No | TV series on Netflix |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Indonesian Film Festival | Best Director | The Mirror Never Lies | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Seen and Unseen | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Yuni | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Before, Now & Then | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Busan International Film Festival with Marie Claire Asia Star Awards[17] |
Visionary Director Award | Cigarette Girl | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Kurniasari 2011, Kamila Andini.
- ^ Siregar 2011, Reflecting.
- ^ Mahditama 2011, Making science fun.
- ^ Filmindonesia.or.id, Kamila Andini.
- ^ WWF, FAQ.
- ^ Filmindonesia.or.id, The Mirror.
- ^ Filmindonesia.or.id, Penghargaan The Mirror.
- ^ Tumpak 2012, Kamila Andini.
- ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (20 October 2017). "'The Seen and Unseen': Film Review - Busan 2017". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Feature Fiction Award". Adelaide Film Festival. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Mullen, Pat (2021-08-11). "TIFF Unveils Line-up for 'Celebrating Alanis' Retrospective". POV Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Hudson, David (20 September 2021). "Belfast and Yuni Top Toronto Awards". The Criterion Collection. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (19 January 2022). "Berlin Film Festival Lineup Has New Films from Claire Denis, Hong Sang-soo, and More". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (19 October 2023). "As 'Cigarette Girl' Drops Trailer, Kamila Andini Talks Female Empowerment, Indonesia's Troublesome History". Variety. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Webb 2012, Kamila Andini.
- ^ Kurniasari 2011, A vibrant year.
- ^ Lee, Seo-hyun (October 6, 2023). "마리끌레르 아시아스타어워즈 2023" [Marie Claire Asia Star Awards 2023] (in Korean). Marie Claire. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Naver.
Works cited
edit- "FAQ (Tanya-Jawab)". Official Website for The Mirror Never Lies. Jakarta: WWF Indonesia. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "Kamila Andini". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- 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.
- Kurniasari, Triwik (15 May 2011). "Kamila Andini : Filming Close to the Heart". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- Mahditama, Iman (6 November 2012). "Making science fun for kids". The Jakarta Post. p. 21. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- "Penghargaan The Mirror Never Lies" [Awards for The Mirror Never Lies]. filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Konfidan Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- Siregar, Lisa (29 April 2011). "Reflecting on the Lives of the Bajo". The Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "The Mirror Never Lies". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Konfidan Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- Tumpak (15 May 2012). "Kamila Andini: Saya Enggak Percaya" [Kamila Andini: I Don't Believe It]. Tabloid Nova. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- Webb, Cynthia (17 October 2012). "Kamila Andini: Two Indonesian Films Compete in the APSA 2012". The Jakarta Post. p. 23. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
