Biography

Yuda Kurniawan was born in Manggarai, NTT, Indonesia. He is a film producer and director has received Citra Award, the highest achievement for Indonesian filmmakers given by Indonesian Film Festival. He has been involved in the TV and film industry since 2007, starting as an editor, videographer, assistant director and finally director. Yuda is very interested is social, political, culture and environmental issues. His films always emphasize locality, authenticity and social reality.

In 2015 he founded Rekam Films is a film company based in Depok, West Java. His films have been screened in cinemas and various film festivals both domestic and overseas and has won several awards, one of them is Netpac Award (Network for the promotion of Asia Pasific Cinema), this is an award given to Asian film director who shows important contributions to the new Asian cinema movement.

Some of his film include: "Pesantren Way's of Dakwah" (2016), "The Ballad of Cinema Lovers" (2017) Best documentary feature nominee of Indonesian Film Festival 2017 and "The Song of Grassroots" (2018) has won Citra Award for best documentary feature of Indonesian Film Festival 2018. "The Tone Wheels" (2022). Best documentary feature nominee of Indonesian Film Festival 2022, has won Gary L. Hayes Award at Balinale, Best Editing Indonesian Screen Award at Jogja Netpac Asian Film Festival and Winner Maya Award for Best Documentary Feature. "Harmony" (2024) is his directorial debut for a feature-length narrative film was world premiere at 30th Kolkata International Film Festival 2024 and successfully won an award Best International Feature Film in My Name is Climate Film Festival, Birmingham, UK 2025. On October 16, Yuda Released his latest feature film, "The Road to Marriage" in Cinemas around Indonesia.
- IMDb mini biography by: Yuda Kurniawan

Human Interest

Authenticity

Locality

Local Wisdom