The 11th JiFFest

(500) Days of Summer

A boy named Tom (Joseph Gordon Levitt) meets a girl named Summer (Zooey Deschanel). The boy falls in love with the girl for the next 500 days. The big question is: does she? Told in a non-linear fashion, the film is nothing but charming and magical in capturing the joy of falling in love at the firs...

Coco Before Chanel (Coco Avant Chanel)

In this film, we can witness the early years of Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (Audrey Tautou - Amelie, The DaVinci Code), the woman who turned fashion inside out by creating clothes for women that allowed for movement and freedom. From her orphanage years right until her early empire days, the film exemp...

Damned United, The

Based on the David Peace’s best-selling novel, the film is a must see for all football fans. It tells the story of Brian Clough (Michael Sheen - The Queen, Frost/Nixon), a former manager of Derby County who were signed by Leeds United to manage their team. Brian always criticized Leeds’ ...

Departures (Okuribito)

Daigo Kobayashi, a cellist, loses his job in a disbanded orchestra. Desperate for work, he responds to an ad for "Departures", assuming of a job in travel agency. Later he discovers that the job is actually for a "Nokanshi" or "encoffineer," a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for bu...

Max & Co.

15-year-old Max is in search of his father, the famous troubadour Johnny Bigoude, who disappeared shortly after Max's birth. He reaches Saint-Hilare where Madam Doudou, the old teacher, takes care of him and finds him a job in the factory Bzzz & Co. The factory is in the process of manufacturing...

Muallaf (The Convert)

This is a tale of three souls who find solace in religion. Brian has lost his faith in Christianity since he was 12 after being humiliated by his father, a strict Catholic. During his teaching days at the school, he meets the two sisters who often recite verses from the holy Qur’an and gain si...

New York I Love You

Directed by today's young and most prominent filmmakers from all around the world, this collective work tells different tales of love each set in parts of New York. Each story has its own problematic twist, all set in one of the most beautiful city in the world. A melting pot of different cultures b...

Sang Pemimpi (The Dreamers)

Ikal, Arai and Jimbron are three best friends living in a poverty-stricken area of Belitung Island. The hardship of life does not hinder them from getting education, even if that means having to endure miles and miles of travelling to the neighbouring port city of Manggar. Like any other normal tee...

Soundtrack For A Revolution

The film tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music - the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. Featuring new performances of the freedom songs by top artists such as The Roots...

Ten Conditions of Love

A personal story of Rabeeya Kadeer, the leader of the Uyghur people, China's moslem minority. Years of oppression from the Chinese Government had forced to live in exile in the United States. She did not stop her struggle, by turning words into weapons, she gains international attention to her peopl...