Bali International Film Festival (Balinale) recently concluded the Asian Cinerama — Hong Kong Focus with its second annual collaboration in promoting outstanding Asian cinema with Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA). The program ran from Thursday 15 Sept to Sunday 18 September at Plaza Indonesia XXI, Jakarta. Asian Cinerama showcased an impressive selection of six current…
Bali, Indonesia – BALINALE International Film Festival (4-10 October) Closing Night Audience Choice Awards Presentation was held at The Stones Hotel – Legian Bali, Autograph Collection on Thursday, 10 October. This year’s Audience Choice Awards selection of films made it the most exciting to date with the following results: BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM: GO GRANDRIDERS –…
The Festival is ready to rollout on 30 November to 04 December where an eclectic mixture of documentaries, short and feature films, “celebrating the planet and her people” will be shown at the centrally located Galeria 21 Cineplex in Simpang Siur, Kuta, half way between Nusa Dua and Sanur. Founded on the belief that films…
Spirit of Balinale Started in 2007, the annual Bali International Film Festival, known as Balinale, enjoys international recognition for its diverse programming that represent compelling stories from Indonesia and different parts of the world. Balinale connects filmmakers and creative professionals through industry forums that foster cultural exchange, open dialogue, collaboration, and co-production. The festival participates…
Bali, Indonesia, 19 December 2025 – The Bali International Film Festival (Balinale), in its first year as an Academy-Awards® qualifying festival, has achieved an impressive milestone with two of its 2025 winning films being officially shortlisted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences® (AMPAS) for the 2026 Oscars®, as of 16 December 2025!…
Filmmaker John Kelly has shared with AWN a detailed look into his award-winning short film, Retirement Plan. Inspired by a panic attack, the quiet, thoughtful and amusing film “is a profound meditation on the gap between aspiration and reality, blending humor and poignancy to illuminate the choices that shape our later years.” As they say… “Mind…
24 April 2025 Bali, Indonesia – Bali International Film Festival (Balinale) proudly announces the 18th edition of the festival, taking place 1–7 June 2025, at its exciting new home and Official Venue Partner, Icon Bali Mall in Sanur. As Indonesia’s first and only Oscar® Qualifying Film Festival, Balinale continues to expand its …
The Ukrainian film Porcelain War, about artists defiantly at work during a time of war, has been nominated for an Academy Award in the best feature documentary category for the 2025 Oscars. Directors Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev’s documentary achieves a disturbing intimacy with beauty as it follows the artists Anya Stasenko and co-director Leontyev in Kharkiv, near to the Russian-Ukrainian border….
Bali, 22 October 2024 – Balinale (Bali International Film Festival) proudly announces that it has been officially approved as an Academy Award® Qualifying Festival, making it the first and only festival in Indonesia to receive this recognition. The winners of the Balinale Short Film Competition may now be eligible for consideration for the Oscar® competition…
The Bali International Film Festival (Balinale) announced the winners of its 17th edition where it showed 60 films representing 25 countries from over 600 submissions. The jury announced the following winners chosen from the 24 films in-competition on 6 June: Best Feature Documentary: No More History Without Us, Priscilla Regis Brasil (Brazil)Jury Statement: “As media becomes shorter, our memory…