Prenjak

Prenjak is an Indonesian short film, written and directed by Wregas Bhanuteja. In 2016, it became the first Indonesian film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Prenjak
Directed byWregas Bhanuteja
Written byWregas Bhanuteja
Starring
  • Rosa Winenggar
  • Yohanes Budyambara
  • Hosea Hatmaji
  • Banyu Bening
Release date
  • 2016 (2016)
Running time
12 minutes[1]
CountryIndonesia
LanguageJavanese[2]
Budget3 million IDR[1]

Cast

The film stars Rosa Winenggar as Diah, Yohanes Budyambara as Jarwo, Hosea Hatmaji, and Banyu Bening.[3][1]

Production

Prenjak is a Javanese name for a species of bird in Yogyakarta.[3] The shooting of the film took place for two days in Yogyakarta in February 2016. The film was directed by Wregas Bhanuteja. The other crews and casts were his friends.[4] The editing process was done for a week.[2] The budget of the film was 3 million rupiah that was from his friends in Studio Batu, his film community in Yogyakarta. Canon 5D Mark III was used as the camera.[1]

The story is based on a local cultural practice that was popular in 1980s and 90s in Yogyakarta when a woman, seller of wedang rondhe (local drink) let a man to see her genital by lighting matches in darker place in alun-alun for money.[3][1] In the film, the woman is a restaurant employee rather than a drink seller and the money was higher than the practice back then in accordance to a more modern context.[1]

Reception

Prenjak was registered to 2016 Cannes Film Festival three days before the closing. The film then won the Leica Cine Discovery Prize.[4] The film is the first Indonesian film to win at the festival in any category.[5] According to Femina, Charles Tesson praised Prenjak as "a film with a surprisingly deep poetry".[6] Tesson, quoted by Rappler, added that the film is "dark and ornery, about how earning a living is the same as a game of matches." Rappler also quoted Marie-Paulline Molaret, one of the jury, said that "Bhanuteja got rid of bad impression of peeking and made it as an entertaining, soft poetry."[7]

After winning the international festival, Prenjak was screened by Kinosaurus a micro-cinema in Jakarta.[3] The film was also screened at Institut Francais Indonesia Jakarta on 2 June 2016.[8]

Pangerang writing for Kompas identified Prenjak as black comedy, showing a sad story of a woman by simple jokes.[9] Ratnaning writing for Liputan6.com claimed that its simplicity of "the plot, setting, and shooting technique" makes the film as natural and close to viewers.[10]

Awards

Prenjak won Best Short Film category at 2016 Indonesian Film Festival.[11]

References
  1. Chudori, Leila S. (7 June 2016). "Prenjak Sebuah Puisi 12 Menit". tempo.co. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. Henry (18 May 2016). "Film Intip Vagina, Prenjak, Diputar di Cannes Film Festival 2016". Bintang.com. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. Siregar, Lisa (19 May 2016). "Fresh From Cannes, Short Film 'Prenjak' Hits Jakarta's Micro Cinema". The Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. Anya, Agnes (20 May 2016). "Indonesian short movie Prenjak wins award at Cannes". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. Simanjuntak, Tertiani ZB (6 August 2016). "Screen Shot: The 'short' story of Indonesian films". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. Fajriningtyas, Cempaka (20 July 2016). "Film Prenjak, Ketika Hidup Merindukan Pilihan". Femina. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  7. "5 hal tentang film 'Prenjak'". Rappler. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. Yuniar, Nanien (3 June 2016). "Film "Prenjak" menang 4.000 euro, ini yang dilakukan Wregas". ANTARA News. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  9. Pangerang, Andi Muttya Keteng (27 May 2016). Maullana, Irfan (ed.). "Ini yang Membuat "Prenjak" Menang dalam Festival Film Cannes 2016". Kompas. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  10. Asih, Ratnaning (28 May 2016). "Review Prenjak: Antara Miss V, Korek Api, dan Duit Rp 10 Ribu". Liputan6.com. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  11. Simanjuntak, Tertiani ZB (7 November 2016). "'Athirah' wins big at Indonesia top film festival". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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