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'''Ifa Isfansyah''' (born Yogyakarta, 1979) is an Indonesian film director. Initially a maker of short films, his first featured film, ''Garuda di Dadaku'' (''Garuda on my Chest''), was released in 2009. His following film, ''Sang Penari'' (''The Dancer''), won four Citra Awards at the 2011 Indonesian Film Festival.
==Biography== Ifa was born in Yogyakarta in 1979.{{sfn|Maryono 2011, Ifa Isfansyah: The man}} He grew up in a small village and enjoyed soccer in his youth; first playing with a Muhammadiyah-sponsored team, he was a reserve in junior high school.{{sfn|Yazid 2009, Ifa Isfansyah: Stepping}} After high school, where he dabbled in basketball and playing the bass, he enrolled at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts.{{sfn|Yazid 2009, Ifa Isfansyah: Stepping}}
In 2001, Ifa founded the independent film community Fourcolors Films; the following year, he released his first short film, ''Air Mata Surga'' (''Heaven's Tears''), together with Eddie Cahyono.{{sfn|Maryono 2011, Ifa Isfansyah: The man}} ''Mayar'', also released in 2002, which was shown in several film festivals, including the International Film Festival Rotterdam.{{sfn|Maryono 2011, Ifa Isfansyah: The man}}
Four years later, Ifa released ''Harap Tenang, Ada Ujian!'' (''Please Be Quiet, There are Tests!''), a short film about the 2006 FIFA World Cup in comparison with the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake, which was screened in film festivals in Indonesia, Japan, and Kazakhstan.{{sfn|Maryono 2011, Ifa Isfansyah: The man}} The same year, he received a scholarship to study film at Im Kwon Taek Film School in Dongseo University, South Korea.{{sfn|Maryono 2011, Ifa Isfansyah: The man}} In 2007 he released ''Setengah Sendok Teh'' (''Half a Teaspoonful'').{{sfn|Maryono 2011, Ifa Isfansyah: The man}}
Ifa made his feature film debut with ''Garuda di Dadaku'' (''Garuda on my Chest''), which was released on 18 June 2009; the film follows a young boy who dreams of playing in the Indonesian football league.{{sfn|Maryono 2011, Ifa Isfansyah: The man}}{{sfn|Yazid 2009, Ifa Isfansyah: Stepping}}
On 10 November 2011, Ifa released his second feature-length film, ''Sang Penari'' (''The Dancer''), which had spent three years in production.{{sfn|Maryono 2011, Ifa Isfansyah: The man}} Based on the trilogy ''Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk'' (''Ronggeng of Paruk Hamlet'') by Ahmad Tohari, the film follows the life of a young ''ronggeng'' in Banyumas, Central Java, and touches on the communist purge of 1965–1966.{{sfn|Maryono 2011, Ifa Isfansyah: The man}} The film was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.<ref name="Oscars">{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118059731 |title=Indonesia introduces Oscar to 'Dancer' |access-date=24 September 2012 |date=24 September 2012 |work=Variety |publisher=Reed Business Information |last=de Leon |first=Sunshine Lichauco}}</ref>
==Awards== Ifa's film ''Sang Penari'' garnered four Citra Awards at the 2011 Indonesian Film Festival, including Best Picture and Best Director.{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, A vibrant year}}
==Personal life== Ifa is married to fellow director Kamila Andini, the daughter of director Garin Nugroho.{{sfn|Maullana and Kamil 2011, Sutradara "Sang Penari"}}
==Filmography== {{As of|2018}}, Ifa has been involved in 21 film productions (both theatrical and short) as director, producer, and/or screenwriter.
{{Div col|colwidth=35em}} *''Harap Tenang, Ada Ujian!'' (2006), as director and screenwriter *''Setengah Sendok Teh'' (2007), as director and screenwriter *''Huan Chen Guang'' (2008), as producer, director, and screenwriter *''9808 Antologi 10 Tahun Reformasi Indonesia'' (2008), as producer, director, and screenwriter *''Garuda di Dadaku'' (2009), as director *''Belkibolang'' (2010), as director *''Sang Penari'' (2011), as director and screenwriter *''Cewek Saweran'' (2011), as screenwriter *''Rindu Purnama'' (2011), as screenwriter *''Rumah dan Musim Hujan'' (2012), as producer, director, and screenwriter *''Ambilkan Bulan'' (2012), as director *''9 Summers 10 Autumns'' (2013), as director and screenwriter *''Isyarat'' (2013), as producer *''Masked Monkey - The Evolution of Darwin's Theory'' (2014), as co-producer *''Pendekar Tongkat Emas'' (2014), as director and screenwriter *''Siti'' (2014), as producer and executive producer *''Pesantren Impian'' (2016), as director *''Catatan Dodol Calon Dokter'' (2016), as director *''Turah'' (2016), as producer *''The Seen and Unseen'' (2017), co-producer *''Hoax'' (2018), as producer, director, and screenwriter *''Memories of My Body'' (2018), as producer *''Mountain Song'' (2019), as producer *''Abracadabra'' (2019), as producer *''Yuni'' (2021), as producer *''Losmen Bu Broto'' (2021), as director *''Before, Now & Then'' (2022), as producer *''Four Seasons in Java'' (2026), as producer {{div col end}}
==References== ;Footnotes {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
;Bibliography {{Refbegin}} * {{cite news |work=The Jakarta Post |title=A vibrant year for the film industry |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/18/a-vibrant-year-film-industry.html |last=Kurniasari |first=Triwik |date=18 December 2011 |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-date=8 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108050923/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/18/a-vibrant-year-film-industry.html |ref={{harvid|Kurniasari 2011, A vibrant year}} |url-status=dead }} * {{cite news |work=The Jakarta Post |title=Ifa Isfansyah: The man behind 'Sang Penari' |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/22/ifa-isfansyah-the-man-behind-sang-penari.html |last=Maryono |first=Agus |date=22 November 2011 |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-date=22 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422230649/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/22/ifa-isfansyah-the-man-behind-sang-penari.html |ref={{harvid|Maryono 2011, Ifa Isfansyah: The man}} |url-status=dead }} * {{cite news |work=The Jakarta Post |title=Sutradara "Sang Penari" Akan Jadi Menantu Garin Nugroho |trans-title=The Director of "Sang Penari" will be Garin Nugroho's Son-in-Law |url=http://entertainment.kompas.com/read/2011/12/29/16374074/Sutradara.Sang.Penari.Akan.Jadi.Menantu.Garin.Nugroho |last1=Maullana |first1=Irfan |last2=Kamil |first2=Ati |date=29 December 2011 |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-date=7 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107202446/http://entertainment.kompas.com/read/2011/12/29/16374074/Sutradara.Sang.Penari.Akan.Jadi.Menantu.Garin.Nugroho |ref={{harvid|Maullana and Kamil 2011, Sutradara "Sang Penari"}} |url-status=dead }} * {{cite news |work=The Jakarta Post |title=Ifa Isfansyah: Stepping into the real world of filmmaking |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/13/ifa-isfansyah-stepping-real-world-filmmaking.html |last=Yazid |first=Nauval |date=13 June 2009 |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-date=9 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109072508/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/13/ifa-isfansyah-stepping-real-world-filmmaking.html |ref={{harvid|Yazid 2009, Ifa Isfansyah: Stepping}} |url-status=dead }} {{Refend}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|2856917|Ifa Isfansyah}}
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