Yogyakarta, September 22, 2026 — Now more than a decade in, the Sewon Screening Film Festival takes up the theme Resonance for its 12th edition. Each year, moments from the festival are archived and shown to visitors at an archive exhibition during the following edition.
Sewon, 22 September 2026 — After previously moving to AUVI and the Faculty of Recording Media Arts area, Sewon Screening is finally returns to the Concert Hall and the former rectorate courtyard of ISI Yogyakarta. Returning to its original home brings significant changes to the festival’s overall venue arrangement. With a more organized program layout, the festival is now ready to offer a much more enjoyable viewing experience for everyone who attends. So, what are the benefits for visitors?
Directed by Vigo Antony Novar Sasela, the short film Mati Ketawa uses stand-up comedy not merely as a setting, but as a medium through which grief can be explored. According to Vigo, the film seeks to address an aspect that is still rarely explored in short films: the possibility of expressing and examining grief through stand-up comedy, rather than treating it only as an emotional element within a story.
ISI Yogyakarta Concert Hall, September 22, 2026 — Following the opening ceremony of Sewon Screening 12 and its lineup of programs, the film chosen to open the event, which runs through September 26, took to the screen. That film was Bury Us in a Lone Desert from Vietnam, with director Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Phúc joining virtually.
Yogyakarta, September 22, 2026 — The moment has arrived: Sewon Screening 12 has officially opened. First introduced back in April as a pre-event, the festival has now reached a new chapter as its main event, bringing fresh updates while staying true to the same spirit that has always defined it, delivering a breath of fresh air to every audience member who comes to Sewon.
Sewon Screening is a film festival that has run every year for over a decade. With each edition, it has introduced a wealth of new films and programs, each built around its own theme. This year, Sewon Screening 12 returns under the theme “Resonance,” bringing with it a lineup of programs designed to offer participants something fresh, among them, Resonance Corner.
