Edwin

Edwin is an Indonesian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born April 24, 1978, he emerged as a distinctive voice in Southeast Asian cinema through formally inventive narratives. His feature debut Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008) won critical acclaim and multiple international festival awards. Edwin's sophomore feature Postcards from the Zoo (2012) became a milestone: it competed in the main section of the Berlin International Film Festival, making him the first Indonesian filmmaker to contend for the Golden Bear in nearly five decades. That same year, he received the Edward Yang New Talent Award at the 6th Asian Film Awards. His subsequent work deepened his command of genre and psychology. Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021) won the Golden Leopard at the 74th Locarno Film Festival; Edwin shared the Best Adapted Screenplay Citra Award for it with Eka Kurniawan. Across his oeuvre, he has accumulated four Citra Awards: Best Short Film for Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon (2005), Best Director for Posesif (2017), and dual honors for Vengeance Is Mine. As a screenwriter and director, Edwin works across adaptation and original narrative, blending formal experimentation with psychological depth. Born under Taurus, his work reflects the sign's patience with craft and refusal of surface storytelling. He represents a generation of Indonesian filmmakers who challenged regional and international festival hierarchies.