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Wregas Bhanuteja

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Wregas Bhanuteja

Directing · Born 1992-10-20 · Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Biography

Raphael Wregas Bhanuteja is an Indonesian film director and screenwriter. In 2016, Wregas became the first Indonesian director to win an award at Cannes Film Festival, for his short film Prenjak in the 55th Semaine de la Critique. In 2015, Wregas' short film Lembusura (2014), about the eruption of Mount Kelud, made into selection in the 65th Berlin International Film Festival 2015, competing in the section of Berlinale Shorts Competition. In 2019, Wregas made another short film titled Tak Ada Yang Gila Di Kota Ini/No One Is Crazy In This Town (2019). The film was selected to compete in Wide Angle: Asian Short Film Competition as a part of Busan International Film Festival held 3-12 October 2019 in Busan, South Korea. Bhanuteja's feature-length directorial debut, Photocopier, is set to premiere at the 26th Busan International Film Festival, in October 2021. Photocopier is also the most recent winner for the Best Picture at the Indonesian Film Festival 2021. In addition to winning Best Picture, the film won eleven other awards out of its record-breaking 17 nominations.

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