Joko Anwar
- January 4, 2024
- Director
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Joko Anwar |
| Occupation | Director |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 3, 1976(1976-01-03) |
| Age | 48 |
| Birthplace | Medan |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Birth City | North Sumatra |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Joko Anwar Biography
| Name | Joko Anwar |
| Birthday | Jan 3 |
| Birth Year | 1976 |
| Place Of Birth | Medan |
| Home Town | North Sumatra |
| Birth Country | Indonesia |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Joko Anwar is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on January 3, 1976 in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Indonesian director producer, writer, and writer well-known for his work on the films Kala, Forbidden Door, and A Copy of My Mind. While his work is dramatic, he was also a part of the writing team for the sex-comedy Quickie Express.
His 2005 film Janji Joni starred His 2005 film Janji Joni starred Nicholas Saputra..
Anwar was born in Medan, North Sumatera where he grew up watching kung fu movies and horror films. He had also written and directed plays as a student. He went to the prestigious Bandung Institute of Technology to study Aerospace Engineering because his family could not afford to send him to a film school. After graduating in 1999, he became a journalist at The Jakarta Post and later a film critic.
During an interview with Nia Dinata for The Jakarta Post, the film producer was impressed and asked him to write for her new project which was later titled Arisan! (2003). The film earned commercial and critical success and won numerous awards including “Best Film” at the 2005 Indonesian Film Festival and “Best Movie” at the 2004 MTV Indonesia Movie Awards. He went on to direct a feature film, the romantic comedy Janji Joni (Joni’s Promise) (2005), which he wrote when he was in college in 1998. This feature directorial debut was the
1 box office hit in Indonesia that year and won “Best Movie” at the 2005 MTV
Indonesia Movie Awards. SET Foundation which is chaired by renowned Indonesian filmmaker Garin Nugroho gave him a special award for innovative storytelling in a movie. Janji Joni (Joni’s Promise) was selected in several prestigious international film festivals including by Sydney Film Festival and Pusan International Film Festival. The film revived the career of Barry Prima, an international cult martial-art actor, who is Anwar’s childhood hero.
He was raised on the island of Northern Sumatra.
Joko Anwar Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Director |
| House | Living in own house. |
Joko Anwar is one of the richest Director from Indonesia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joko Anwar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He began his studies in Aerospace Engineering at Institut Teknologi Bandung and then went into the field of film critic.
He joined the show in 2015 and began writing for the show Halfworlds. He’s been awarded Citra Awards for both Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Joko Anwar (born 3 January 1976) is an Indonesian filmmaker. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, he worked as a journalist, film critic, and later a writer and actor. He is known as a versatile filmmaker whose works ranging from award- winning arthhouse movies to box office hits including romantic comedy film Joni’s Promise (2005), noir thriller Dead Time: Kala (2007), thriller film The Forbidden Door (2009), drama film A Copy of My Mind (2015), horror film Satan’s Slaves (2017), and superhero film Gundala (2019).
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Anwar then wrote and directed Gundala in 2017 which was set to launch a cinematic universe based on Indonesia’s vast comic book characters. . The movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Victor Stiff of That Shelf wrote “From beginning to end, Gundala delivers fast and furious action and rarely stops to take its foot off the gas.”
Facts & Trivia
Joko Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Indonesia. Joko Anwar celebrates birthday on January 3 of every year.