FFI 2026 releases Piala Citra nominees, 531 works entered
Winners will be announced Nov. 20 in Jakarta after nominees were selected by 85 Akademi Citra members.
Festival Film Indonesia 2026 announced the Piala Citra nominees on Monday night, Oct. 12, covering feature film, directing, acting and technical categories. This year FFI received 531 registered entries, consisting of 93 feature films, 177 short films, one animated feature, 57 animated shorts, 20 documentary features, 73 documentary shorts and 110 film criticism works. Budi Irawanto, head of the FFI 2024–2026 judging division, said the judging system was refined by involving 35 representatives from 13 professional associations in the second initial screening stage, followed by 85 Akademi Citra members to determine the nominees. In the Best Feature Film category, the five titles selected are “Dopamin”, “Ghost in The Cell”, “Na Willa”, “Operasi Pesta Copet” and “Para Perasuk”. Winners will be announced at the awards night on Nov. 20 in Jakarta.