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Ifa Isfansyah

Ifa Isfansyah

Directing

Biography

Ifa Isfansyah was born in Jogjakarta, Indonesia 1979. Graduated from Television Department Indonesian Institute of the Art Jogjakarta. In 2001, with his several friends founding an independent film community, named Fourcolours Films and has been active producing short films. Ifa was selected at Asian Film Academy Pusan Int'l Film festival 2006 and won a scholarship award in Im Kwon Taek Film College of Film & Performing Arts.

Known For

Tunnel
10.0

The life of a reliable detective named Tigor changes drastically after he is thrown in the future while he is investigating a serial murder case in Yogyakarta, 1990.

Tunnel

2019
Cigarette Girl
8.0

A gifted artisan's journey of love and self-discovery unfolds as she defies tradition within Indonesia's clove cigarette industry in the 1960s.

Cigarette Girl

2023
Losmen Bu Broto: The Series
7.0

For the Broto family, managing their beloved Yogyakarta inn is no easy feat — especially when their youngest son falls in love with a married guest.

Losmen Bu Broto: The Series

2025
Falling in Love Like in Movies
8.7

Bagus, a screenwriter, reunites with his high school friend and crush, Hana, who is still grieving from the loss of her husband. He wants to convince her to fall in love once again, just like in the movies.

Falling in Love Like in Movies

2023
Yuni
6.8

In her last year of secondary school, a bright Indonesian student is determined to pursue her education and resist getting married, despite the expectations of her community.

Yuni

2021
Hitam
4.5

Village Chief, found the corpses of the villagers who were eaten by Zombies, Man Eaters. The police, as well as villagers are moving to solve this case, why does the village head seem to be blocking him? Who exactly is he trying to protect even though the number of victims continues to grow?

Hitam

2021
The Golden Cane Warrior
6.5

A martial arts master angers two of her protégés when she selects a third to take her post and the legendary weapon that comes with it.

The Golden Cane Warrior

2014
Devil's Horns
4.3

Birth and death occur when the devil's horns rise. The terror of waiting for the birth of a child from a pre-pregnant marriage and the 14 day wait for death due to an implant that had not been removed.

Devil's Horns

2024
Quarantine Tales
6.9

Quarantine Tales is a collection of stories by 5 directors who tell the stories of life experienced during the pandemic.

Quarantine Tales

2020
Before, Now & Then
6.8

Set against Indonesia’s turbulent post-independence years in the 1960s, the story revolves around the domestic life of a woman whose personal life has been completely overturned by the political turmoil.

Before, Now & Then

2022
Garuda: Dare to Dream
N/A

Putra, a 13-year-old boy living with asthma, dreams of one day playing for Indonesia’s national football team. Often underestimated, his determination never wavers until he fails a crucial selection, making his dream feel impossibly out of reach. Everything changes when he encounters Gaga, a mystical Garuda who offers him a new chance. Alongside Naya, a talented young footballer and the coach’s daughter who becomes his fiercest ally, Putra embarks on a journey filled with challenges, growth, and unexpected courage. Through it all, Putra comes to understand that chasing a dream takes more than grit and bravery. It takes belief, and the people who stand beside you. The question is: can he rise above his limits and become one of Indonesia’s finest?

Garuda: Dare to Dream

2026
The Dancer
6.3

Orphaned by a tragedy that took the lives of her parents, Srintil grows up in a poor Indonesian village aspiring to be a sacred dancer.

The Dancer

2011
Leftovers
7.2

Tells the story of Turah and Jadag who have optimism and hope to escape from the powerless life that Darso leads. Darso is a rich boss who controls Tirang village, so the people in Tirang village are afraid of Darso.

Leftovers

2017
Layar
7.0

Marni, 35 years old, a village woman who is very happy because she was accepted to work at the Merapi Theatre. After just a week of work, cinemas are closed due to the pandemic. Employees were mowed down, sails had to be lowered. Cinema for sale. This is a story about how Marni tries to maintain the only screen in the cinema with all her efforts.

Layar

2023
Abracadabra
4.5

A black comedy from a magician named Lukman who performs illusion magic that suddenly become real.

Abracadabra

2020
Garuda in My Heart
6.3

A talented 12-year-old boy dream of becoming a great soccer player despite his loving grandfather's stern disapproval.

Garuda in My Heart

2009
Cado Cado: Doctor 101
N/A

The most popular three reasons to enter the Faculty of Medicine are: income security, the prestigious diploma, or facilitating to get mate. Riva’s enter to the Faculty of Medicine is not for the three reasons above, but just goes along his friend named Evi, the girl he called best friend since high school. When co-ass or pre-med program begins, the proximity of the Riva and Vena, pretty co-ass and the girlo of the shareholder of the hospital, making the relationship between Riva and Evi cracked, because each reluctant to admit that they are more than just friends. As a result of a series of silly mistakes due to his own negligence, Riva blacklisted by the Professor. He began to doubt and question his choice to become a doctor. After the death of a patient, Riva aware of the real meaning of the vocation and the responsibility for his choice to become a doctor. Ahead of Evi’s departure, Riva realizes that what all this time they have is love.

Cado Cado: Doctor 101

2016
Signs
N/A

'Isyarat' takes the innovative approach of bringing together five young directors, Asmirandah, who made Teman Bayangan (Shadow friend); Monty Tiwa (Lost and Found); Adhyatmika (Flora); Donny Alamsyah (Tanda Bahaya or Alarm); and Reza Rahadian (Gadis Indigo or Indigo girl), to create a series of separate but interconnected supernatural tales.

Signs

2013
Bring Me the Moon
5.5

Amelia was a lonely 10-year-old girl. Ratna, her mother, was too busy working. Amelia, who feels neglected, befriended her cousin, Ambar. When the holidays arrived, Amelia decided to visit Ambar in her village.

Bring Me the Moon

2012
Memories of My Body
6.5

Juno was just a child when his father abandoned him from their village in Central Java. Abandoned and alone, he joins a Lengger dance centre where men shape their feminine appearance and movement. The sensuality and sexuality that came from the dance, mixed with the violent sociopolitical Indonesian environment, forces Juno to move from village to village.

Memories of My Body

2019