Arfan Sabran

Arfan Sabran is an Indonesian documentary filmmaker from Makassar and an alumnus of InDocs. His debut film Suster Apung won Best Film at the Eagle Awards in 2006, establishing him as a distinctive new voice in Indonesian cinema. His feature documentary The Flame in 2021 premiered at Visions du Réel, DMZ Docs, and the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF). His project Rabiah and Mimi won Tokyo Docs 2019 and was later broadcast on NHK Japan. In 2022, his second feature Ininnawa – An Island Calling won Best Feature Documentary at the Festival Film Indonesia (FFI) and received the Excellence Post-Production Pitch award at DMZ Industry, and most recently he directed an episode of The Last Defenders for CNA.

Arfan Sabran adalah pembuat film dokumenter Indonesia asal Makassar dan alumnus InDocs. Film perdananya, Suster Apung, memenangkan Film Terbaik di Eagle Awards pada 2006, yang mengukuhkannya sebagai suara baru yang khas dalam perfilman Indonesia. Film dokumenter panjangnya, The Flame (2021), diputar perdana di Visions du Réel, DMZ Docs, dan Festival Film Internasional Singapura (SGIFF). Proyeknya, Rabiah and Mimi, memenangkan Tokyo Docs 2019 dan kemudian disiarkan di NHK Jepang. Pada 2022, film panjang keduanya, Ininnawa – An Island Calling, memenangkan Dokumenter Panjang Terbaik di Festival Film Indonesia (FFI) dan menerima penghargaan Excellence Post-Production Pitch di DMZ Industry. Baru-baru ini, ia menyutradarai salah satu episode The Last Defenders untuk CNA.