Jakarta World Cinema Takes Its Festival to Bandung and Malang
Jakarta World Cinema has left the Indonesian capital for the first time. Two new editions, Bandung World Cinema and Malang World Cinema, opened together on Nov. 14, 2026, and both run through Nov. 21, according to Variety.
The Bandung edition has programmed 203 international titles from 69 countries. Its screenings take place at CGV Paris Van Java, a cinema in the city. Malang's screenings are held at Cinépolis Malang Town Square.
The Bandung festival opened with Fjord, the film by Cristian Mungiu that won the Palme d'Or, the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Bandung Mayor Muhammad Farhan attended the opening night at CGV Paris Van Java.
The Bandung edition ends on Nov. 21 with a free open-air screening. It will show a restored version of Lewat Djam Malam (After the Curfew), a 1954 film by Usmar Ismail. Restored means the original film has been repaired and cleaned up so it can be shown again. The screening is outdoors and costs nothing to attend.
For film fans in Bandung and Malang, the change means a week of festival screenings close to home, rather than a trip to Jakarta. Festivals that travel can bring films to audiences who would otherwise have to wait for a wider release, or go without.
The new editions mark a first step outside the capital for a festival that has so far been based in Jakarta. Details of future editions have not been announced.
