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Quick Answer: What are the best JAFF films?

Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival is held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia each November–December. Its top prize is the Golden Hanoman. Celluloid ranks 13 films across 10 editions by four-input Celluloid Score, with award winners first. The highest-rated JAFF film on Celluloid is House of Hummingbird (2019) at 84%. Latest edition in the catalogue: JAFF 2025. 12 verified festival prize winners are called out on this page.

Golden Hanoman and other prize winners: A Useful Ghost (Silver Hanoman Award, 2025) , Becoming Human (Golden Hanoman Award, 2025) , Happyend (Golden Hanoman Award, 2024) , Viet and Nam (Silver Hanoman Award, 2024) , Monisme (Golden Hanoman Award, 2023) , Autobiography (Golden Hanoman Award, 2022) , Taste (Golden Hanoman Award, 2021) , House of Hummingbird (Golden Hanoman Award, 2019) , 27 Steps of May (Golden Hanoman Award, 2018) , The Seen and Unseen (Golden Hanoman Award, 2017) , Solo, Solitude (Golden Hanoman Award, 2016) , Bunohan (Golden Hanoman Award, 2012)

Highest-rated JAFF movies on Celluloid

All-time quality view — four-input Celluloid Score, not jury order. For the circuit explainer see festival prizes decoded and Asia’s biggest film festivals.

  1. House of Hummingbird 2019 · 84%
  2. A Useful Ghost 2025 · 82%
  3. Autobiography 2022 · 80%
  4. The Seen and Unseen 2018 · 80%
  5. Becoming Human 2025 · 78%
  6. Before, Now & Then 2022 · 78%

JAFF 2025 films and winners · 2 films

JAFF 2024 films and winners · 2 films

JAFF 2023 films and winners · 1 film

JAFF 2022 films and winners · 2 films

JAFF 2021 films and winners · 1 film

JAFF 2019 films and winners · 1 film

JAFF 2018 films and winners · 1 film

JAFF 2017 films and winners · 1 film

JAFF 2016 films and winners · 1 film

JAFF 2012 films and winners · 1 film

Frequently asked questions

What is the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival?

Indonesia’s premier Asian cinema festival — founded in 2006 in Yogyakarta (Jogja) with NETPAC. The Golden Hanoman Award crowns the best film in competition, while Silver Hanoman, NETPAC, Geber, and Indonesian Screen Awards map the region’s boldest new features from Indonesia across Southeast and East Asia. It is held in Yogyakarta each November–December.

What is the Golden Hanoman?

The Golden Hanoman is the top prize of the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival in Yogyakarta. Celluloid lists JAFF films with verified prizes on this hub, ranked by four-input Celluloid Score rather than jury politics.

Which films won awards at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival?

Award winners from JAFF in the Celluloid catalogue include A Useful Ghost (Silver Hanoman Award, 2025), Becoming Human (Golden Hanoman Award, 2025), Happyend (Golden Hanoman Award, 2024), Viet and Nam (Silver Hanoman Award, 2024), Monisme (Golden Hanoman Award, 2023), Autobiography (Golden Hanoman Award, 2022), Taste (Golden Hanoman Award, 2021), House of Hummingbird (Golden Hanoman Award, 2019), 27 Steps of May (Golden Hanoman Award, 2018), The Seen and Unseen (Golden Hanoman Award, 2017), Solo, Solitude (Golden Hanoman Award, 2016), Bunohan (Golden Hanoman Award, 2012).

Who won at JAFF 2025?

JAFF 2025 prize winners in the Celluloid catalogue: A Useful Ghost (Silver Hanoman Award), Becoming Human (Golden Hanoman Award).

What is the highest-rated JAFF film on Celluloid?

House of Hummingbird (2019) leads our JAFF selection with a 84% Celluloid Score, averaged from four possible rating inputs.

How does Celluloid rank JAFF movies?

Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival pages group films by edition year (newest first). Inside each edition, verified festival winners lead, then four-input Celluloid Score (editorial, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb — audience separate). This is catalogue order, not an official festival ranking.