Aditya Ahmad (born 29 May 1989) is an Indonesian filmmaker. His graduation short film On Stopping the Rain received a Special Mention at the Children's Jury Generation Kplus section of 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014. His 2018 short film A Gift had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival and won the Orizzonti Prize for Best Short.
In 2006, Ahmad participated in a workshop held by the British Council and directed a video diary titled Pagar. He then studied Film and Television at the Institut Kesenian Makassar.[1] His graduation film, On Stopping the Rain competed at the Short Film section of the 2013 Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival and won the Special Mention.[2] It had its international premiere at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival at the Generation Kplus section, where it won the Special Mention selected by the Children's Jury.[3] It was also nominated for the Citra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2014 Indonesian Film Festival.[4] In 2014, he was selected to participate at the Asian Film Academy, held during the 19th Busan International Film Festival.[5] He was also selected to participate in Berlinale Talents in 2015.[6]
In 2018, his short film A Gift, produced by Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza, had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival.[7] It won the Orizzonti Prize for Best Short.[8] It also won the Citra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2018 Indonesian Film Festival.[9]
In 2024, Ahmad was selected to develop his directorial debut film Goldfish during the Cinéfondation La Résidence program in Cannes, France.[10] He also participated at the 2025 TorinoFilmLab Script Lab to develop the screenplay.[11]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | On Stopping the Rain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short | [12] |
| The Jungle School | No | No | No | As behind the scene director | [13] | |
| 2014 | The Golden Cane Warrior | No | No | No | ||
| 2015 | Save Our Forest Giants | Yes | Yes | No | Documentary short | [14] |
| 2016 | Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? 2 | No | No | No | As second assistant director | [13] |
| Athirah | No | No | No | |||
| 2018 | A Gift | Yes | Yes | No | Short | [15] |
| 2019 | Semesta | No | No | No | As cinematographer | [16] |
| 2022 | Piknik Pesona | Yes | No | No | Segment: "I" | [17] |
| TBA | Goldfish | Yes | Yes | No | In development | [18] |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Saiyo Sakato | GoPlay | 9 episodes | [19] |
| Year | Song | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Sokola Rimba" | Bubugiri | [13] |
| 2016 | "Ruang Bahagia" | Endah N Rhesa | [20] |
| 2020 | "Reflection" | Yura Yunita, SIVIA, Agatha Pricilla, and Nadin Amizah | [21] |
