JAFF Market 2026 Picks Boo Junfeng's 'Trinity' and 10 More Projects

Eleven feature projects, including Boo Junfeng's "Trinity" and Sidharta Tata's "Slaughterground," will headline the JAFF Future Project strand at the third edition of JAFF Market, which runs Nov. 28–30 at the Jogja Expo Center in Yogyakarta. The market, powered by Amar Bank, takes place during the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival, itself founded in 2006 and running Nov. 28–Dec. 5.

The selection splits unevenly. Only two projects are works in progress; the other nine remain in development. Ten intellectual properties will run in parallel through the adaptation-focused JAFF IP Connection program, six of them Indonesian.

"Trinity," original title "Tsai Kuang Chih Chien," carries the widest production footprint in the slate: Taiwan, France, Singapore, Poland, Greece, Germany, Japan, Brazil, South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines. Peanut Pictures produces, with Raymond Phathanavirangoon, Sophie Erbs, Aileen Li, Huang Junxiang and Boo himself credited as producers. Eleven countries on one film is a financing achievement. It is also, as yet, an unfinished one.

The second work in progress is Tata's "Slaughterground" ("Hujan Kematian"), produced by Ajish Dibyo, Pramudya Andika, Annisa Adjam and Sunny Gho for Aftersun Creative.

Who else made the cut?

The nine development projects include:

• M. Raihan Halim's Singapore project "The Smuggler," produced by Asra Aman for Papahan Films.
• "A Quiet Sunshine" ("Perempuan di Pulau Lea") by Ninndi Raras, produced by Giovanni Rahmadeva and Siera Tamihardja for QUN Films.
• "Somewhere Between" ("Titik Temu") by Dian Tamara, from Gambar Gerak and Pancaran Sinema with Arya Ibrahim and Moch. As'ad Azwin producing. Both Raras and Tamara are Indonesian women directors making their first features.
• Dhiwangkara Seta's "αLPα (Absence)" from Lune Features.
• Timoteus Anggawan Kusno's "Orphaned Atlas" ("Sampar"), an Indonesia, France and Netherlands project from Forka Films, produced by Ifa Isfansyah and Agustiya Herdwiyanto.
• Rein Maychaelson's "Primal," a Studio Rumah Kedua project listing Indonesia, Singapore and South Korea.
• Yudhatama Fajar Nugroho's "Pupus: The Orchid of Merapi" ("Pupus: Anggrek Merapi") from Manimonki Studio — the only animated title.
• Glenn Barit's "Luz and Flor" ("Luzonensis and Floresiensis"), produced by Kristine De Leon and Tanveer Hossain for Katalog, representing the Philippines.

The market says the films share themes of family, faith, memory, identity and migration, in forms running from close-quarters drama to genre work. Themes are easy to declare. Finished films are the test.

What does the Australia partnership bring?

One project arrives from Australia through a partnership with the Adelaide Film Festival and mylab: Rosie Lourde's "Wreck and Ruin," which Lourde is producing with Katharine McPhee for In Cahoots Creations. Two Korean IPs join via a tie-up with the Asian Contents & Film market (ACFM).

"Our partnership with JAFF Market and mylab gives Australian filmmakers an opportunity to engage with the region's creative and production networks while their projects are still taking shape," said Mat Kesting, CEO and creative director of the Adelaide Film Festival. "We want these exchanges to build a stronger foundation for collaboration, connecting teams with partners who can contribute to development, financing and the international journey of their films."

Lorna Tee, founder of mylab, framed the ambition more cautiously: international collaboration starts with understanding a filmmaker's vision and what each partner can bring. "Through our collaboration with JAFF Market and Adelaide Film Festival, we want to connect Australian filmmaking teams with producers in Indonesia and across Asia, building relationships that can shape their films and continue beyond the market," she said.

How does the IP slate work?

Six of the 10 IP selections are Indonesian: "Komarong," represented by Gilang Bhagaskara; the board game "Mantra," represented by Sigit Ezra Prayoga; the comics "Darah di Atas Salju" ("Blood Upon the Snow"), represented by Dedy, "Lao Sam 1892," represented by Toni Masdiono, and "Yuuko's Gloomy Days," represented by Anwita Citriya; and the novel "Hati-Hati Ada Dua Hati," represented by Ario Tamat.

Hong Kong and Taiwan supply two more: the comic "Disposable Dolly," represented by Ben Liu, and the book "Cat Rental Company," represented by Maka (Zhou Lishu). The ACFM pair are the book "My Upstairs Neighbors," represented by Clayhouse Inc., and the webtoon "Friend Request," represented by Ryoung Studio.

Both slates feed into JAFF Market's first Producers Exchange, which will arrange meetings between participating producers and the JFP teams, JIPCon representatives, exhibitors and other delegates.

"We want producers to come to JAFF Market knowing they can discover films taking shape and original IP with potential for the screen," said Linda Gozali, market director of JAFF Market. "JFP and JIPCon bring filmmakers and IP representatives into conversation with partners who can contribute creatively, help structure financing and connect stories with audiences. Our ambition is to turn that discovery into lasting collaboration and strengthen Indonesia's role as a creative and production partner."

What does this change for the filmmakers? Nothing is guaranteed — markets connect projects to money; they do not fund them. But with two works in progress already moving and a new Producers Exchange built into the format, Yogyakarta in late November offers these 21 projects their most concentrated shot at partners so far.