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Indonesian helmer Joko Anwar (The Forbidden Door, Modus Anomali) has recently wrapped production on his sixth feature film and after a long history of embracing the trappings of genre film Anwar is going full bore into horror with this one. With his latest effort Anwar has tackled a remake of 1980 Indonesian cult horror title Pengabdi Setan, or Satan's Slaves. If the reputation of the original is to be believed it's a crazy one - one that has drawn comparisons to Don Cascarelli's Phantasm over the years - and one that Anwar has long considered a favorite. If you want a taste of the original I'm including the Japanese trailer for it below along with the above image, which is the first still from the...

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Deal sees Fox partner with Lifelike Pictures.

Fox International Productions (Fip) is teaming with Jakarta-based Lifelike Pictures on its first Indonesian co-production, action title 212 Warrior.

Fip president Tomas Jegeus announced the deal in Jakarta today with the film’s producer Sheila Timothy and executive producer Michael Werner. Under the deal, the two companies will develop, produce and distribute the film throughout Indonesia and possibly to other countries.

Angga D Sasongko will direct the film, which is scheduled to start shooting in 2017 for release in 2018. The screenplay was written by Timothy, Tumpal Tampubolon and Seno Gumira Ajidarma.

Wiro Sableng or 212 Warrior is the name of the main protagonist in a silat (Indonesian martial arts) book series created by late writer Bastian Tito. Each novel in the series, which ran for 39 years, sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

Vino G. Bastian, who is Bastian Tito’s son, will play Wiro Sableng, while cast also includes Marsha Timothy and Sherina Munaf...

The genre event will host a five-strong line-up of Malaysian projects; Ivanhoe, Huayi, Blumhouse, Cj among Bifan attendees.

Asia’s largest genre film fest, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan) has announced a five-title line-up for a Project Spotlight on Malaysia in this year’s Network of Asian Fantastic Film (Naff).

Celebrating its 20th edition, Bifan last month in Cannes launched the Bifan Industry Gathering (Big), a newly expanded industry programme which takes Naff under its umbrella.

Bifan will run July 21-31 with Big taking place between July 22-28 and NAFFrunning July 25-28.

Companies set to attend this year include Ivanhoe Pictures,...

Industry Days 2016 includes the fifth edition of Us in Progress and the third edition of Paris Coproduction Village. Industry Days aims at becoming a reference in professional meetings for French and European producers, with a strong positioning towards the enhancement of emerging cinematography.

Paris Co-Production Village Unveils Its Project Selections

Organized by Les Arcs European Film Festival within the frame of the Champs-Elysées Film Festival Industry Days, Paris Co-production Village is a development and financing platform for feature projects selected worldwide.

For its third edition, which will take place June 8-10, 2016 in Paris, the 12 following projects have been selected:

-"Afronauts" by Frances Bodomo (2015 - short film « Afronauts » Sundance Ff, Berlinale, AFI Fest, Chicago Iff ; 2014 - short film "Boneshaker" Sundance Ff, SXSW Ff, Chicago Iff, Edinburgh Iff) produced by Nomadic Independence (USA).

-"Blood-Drenched Beard" by Aly Muritiba (2015 - "To My Beloved" San Sebastian Ff Horizontes Latinos, Official Competition Montreal World Film Festival; 2015 - "Tarantula" Venice Ff Orizonti) produced by Rt Features (Brazil).

-"The Bus to Amerika" by Derya Durmaz (2015 - short film "Mother Virgin No More" Berlinale Generations 14plus Short Film Competition) produced by Mars Production (Turkey).

-"Dark Lies the Island" by Ian Fitzgibbon (2011 - "Death of a Superhero" Toronto Iff, Jury and Audience Awards Les Arcs European Film Festival ; 2010 - "Perrier's Bountru" Toronto Iff, Seattle Iff) produced by Grand Pictures (Ireland).

-"God Exists, her Name is Petrunija" by Teona Strugar Mitevska (2012 - "The Woman Who Brushed Her Tears" Berlinale Panaroma Special; 2008 - "I am from Tito Veles" Berlinale Panorama Section, Special Jury Award Sarajevo Ff, Toronto Iff, Cannes Ff Acid selection) produced by Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production (Macedonia).

-"Golden Voices" by Evgeny Ruman (2015 - "The Man in the Wall" Rotterdam Iff, Best acting Award Odessa Iff; 2012 - "Igor & the Cranes' Journey" Toronto Iff, Special Mention Haifa Iff) produced by United Channel Movies (Israel).

-"Prince" by Sebastian Muñoz produced by Niña Niño Films (Chile) and Le Tiro Films (Argentina).

-"Remarkable Things During a Killing" by Joko Anwar (2015 - "A Copy of my Mind" Venice Iff, Toronto Iff, Busan Iff, Rotterdam Iff; 2012 - "Ritual" SXSW, Gerardmer Fantasy Ff) produced by Lo-Fi Flicks (Indonesia).

-"When the Waves are Gone" by Lav Diaz (2016 - "A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery"Alfred Bauer Award Berlinale Official Competition; 2014 - "From What is Before" Golden Leopard Locarno Iff, Audience Award Sao paulo Iff) produced by Epicmedia (The Philippines).

Projets selected within the frame of the Focus Colombia :

"Almost Never Too Late" by Alfonso Acosta (2012 - "The Crack" Busan Iff, Sao Paulo Iff, Gerardmer Fantasy Ff, Neuchatel International Fantastic Ff) produced by Cabecitanegra Producciones.

-"The Stone" by Rafael Martinez Moreno (2015 - short film "Round Numbers" Zinebi Bilbao Official Selection; 2012 - short film "120 Minutes of Freedom", Bogota International Film Festival) produced by Miramar Entertainment.

-"The Tailor" by Cesar Heredia (2015 - short film "Elefante" Official Competition Cartagena Iff) produced by Corte Film, Tree House Film (Panama) and Diafragma (Colombia).

This selection aims at showing the diversity of world cinema, in terms of geography as well as a balance between newcomers and experienced directors. It includes:

- 1 American project, 1 Israeli project, 3 European projects, 2 Asian projects and 5 projects from Latin America including 3 projects part of the Colombian Focus

- 5 first feature films projects (marked with *)

Colombia is the guest country of this third edition

In partnership with Proimágenes Colombia, Paris Coproduction Village will present this year a « Colombian Focus », inviting 3 Colombian projects in development. A conference, organized with the support of the Cnc, will take place during the event and will discuss the improvement of the French-Colombian coproduction framework.

In addition, the 6 residents of Cannes Film Festival Cinéfondation will join the selection:

-"Feathers of a Father" by Omar El Zohairy (Egypt)

-"Fronteira" by Nuno Baltazar (Portugal)

-"Letters from the Land of the Tarahumara" by Federico Cecchetti (Mexico/France)

-"Tinnitus" by Gregorio Grazios (Brazil)

-"The Users" by Ivan Ikic (Serbia)

-"Disappearance" by Ali Asgari (Iran)

All these projects will benefit from one-to-one pre-scheduled meetings with producers, sales agents, distributors, from networking events, as well as seminars taught by leading film industry professionals.

Paris Coproduction Village is supported by the Cnc, Procirep and Cofiloisirs. It is organized in collaboration with our partners Cannes Cinéfondation, Ace, Cinando, Haf (Hong-Kong Asian Film Financing Forum), Variety, LatAm, Producers Network, Screen, Eave, Europa International, Cineuropa and Ecran Total.

The team behind Paris Coproduction Village is the team of Les Arcs European Film Festival, that is to say:

Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, CEO

Jérémy Zelnik, Head of Industry

Alice Guilbaud, Coproduction Village Manager

Guillaume Calop, General Manager

Claire-Marine Piétriga, General Coordinator

Clémentine Larroudé, Head of Partnerships

Fabienne Silvestre-Bertoncini, Public and Institutional Relations

Us in Progress Unveils Its Project Selection

Us in Progress will take place in the scope of the 5th edition of Champs-Elysées Film Festival in Paris on June 8-10. The Program is a joint initiative between the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, the Champs-Elysées Film Festival in Paris and Black Rabbit Film in New York. It is the first and only industry event devoted to Us indies in Europe. The aim of the program is to present Us indie films in post-production to European buyers in order to foster the circulation and distribution of American indie films in Europe.

For the 5th edition of Us in Progress within the scope of the Industry Days, 4 feature-length narrative films have been selected to compete for the Us in Progress Prize :

-"California Dreams" Directed by Mike Ott / Produced by Alex Gioulakis

-"Easy Living" Directed by Adam Keleman / Produced by Laura Wagner

-"Everything Beautiful is Far Away" Directed by Pete Ohs and Andrea Sisson / Produced by Andrea Sisson and Saul Germaine

-"Otto : My Life is a Soundtrack" Directed by Margarita Jimeno / Andrew Corkin and Sol Bondy

This year, we are also introducing documentaries at the Us in Progress Paris with the selection of 2 films:

-"Academy" Directed by Brent Chesanek / Produced by Andrew Renzi and Andrew Corkin

-"Whirlybird" Directed by Matt Yoka / Produced by Steve Holmgren, Erin Lee Carr, Greg Lanesey and Matt Radecki

For two days, the project holders will present their rough cuts to 40 top European sales agents, distributors, festivals programmers and producers. On the third day, they will get advices and feedbacks from the screenings through one-to-one meetings with the buyers.

The awarded film will get post-production, acquisition and promotion services offered by our partners : TitraFilm, Europa Distribution, Producers Network, Ciné +, Eaux Vives Productions, Indiewire-SydneysBuzz, Centre Phi, Kickstarter and a newcomer the Studios d’Arenberg (Arenberg Creative Mine).

Us in Progress involves two yearly get-togethers and the next edition will take place in Wroclaw in October 2016 in the scope of the American Film Festival. Us in Progress Wroclaw’s submissions starts from April 6th to August 31st.

Joko Anwar has made a name for himself as one of Indonesia’s most popular directors, earning critical and commercial success for his dark thrillers, Kala, The Forbidden Door and Ritual. Arriving at the recent Osaka Asian Film Festival, where he also sat on the Competition Jury, the director brought something a little different, a touching drama set on the streets of bustling, modern Jakarta. A Copy of My Mind is the richly detailed tale of a young working-class couple and their everyday lives until an unfortunate act sets the pair on a tragic path. Sari (Tara Basro) is a movie-loving beautician who half-heartedly strives to improve her lot by moving to a better salon while her boyfriend Alek (Chicco Jerikho) makes a living adding subtitles...

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HBO Asia has announced that Indonesian director Joko Anwar will helm the 8-part original series Halfworlds for the company. The thriller, set in present day Jakarta, is "a fantastical tale of love, redemption and betrayal...about a young street artist who uncovers her true origins when she finds herself unwittingly caught in a battle between humans and demons." Anwar is a long-time favourite of Twitch's and has previously directed such films as Pintu Terlarang (aka The Forbidden Door) and Modus Anomali (aka Ritual). Anwar also wrote the series together with Collin Chang.The show, which begins shooting its eight one-hour episodes this week, stars Salvita Decorte in the lead, and features a host of familiar faces for fans of recent Indonesian hits like The Raid, including Arifin Putra...

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On tap for you today are lots of little morsels of info regarding four upcoming horror films, so let's waste no time and jump right in, shall we?!

First up, Screen Daily reports that the horror comedy Zombeavers has been picked up for distribution in a slew of different markets, including Europe (Splendid Films), Spain (A Contracorriente Films), France (Zylo), Australia and New Zealand (Roadshow) and the Middle East (Prime Pictures).

Epic is understood to be closing a multi-territory deal with a major distributor for the UK, Scandinavia, Latin America and Eastern Europe excluding Russia and a pan-Asian pay-tv deal with a studio. Negotiations are ongoing for Russia, Taiwan and South Korea.

Jordan Rubin directed the tale of girlfriends at a lakeside getaway who get attacked by mutant rodents. Evan Astrowsky, Chris Bender, Jc Spink, Christopher Lemole and Tim Zajaros produced.

The site also reports that Johnny Galecki, Chloe Sevigny...

This is from RealTalk, a webseries of interviews with some of the most prominent voices in Indonesia, created by Hannah Al Rashid (Modus Anomali, V/H/S 2), where they tell the brutally honest opinion and stuffs that is rarely seen on mainstream media, let's say TV. Joko Anwar (The Forbidden Door, Modus Anomali) is the prominent voice in Indonesia filmmaking with various directing and writing credits on features and short films. In this interview, he gives his vivid opinions on various issues in Indonesia filmmaking, Indonesia in general, and about his passionate method in filmmaking with his cast and crew. Let's say no more and watch this incredible interview right away. (it's in Bahasa Indonesia with English subtitle) Real Talk WIth also already did interviews...

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Modus Anomali (Ritual)

Written by Joko Anwar

Directed by Joko Anwar

Indonesia, 2012

It’s a sad thing when the need for a twist dampens wonderful use of sound and created tension. The first fifty minutes of Modus Anomali are very tense, with atmosphere oozing off the screen. This is thanks in large part to the way that the film handles sound. The tense atmosphere never truly goes away, and the use of sound remains magnificent throughout. However, there comes a point when the film decides it is more interested in a twist than what it has been creating.

The majority of Modus Anomali is silent. Not silent as in silent cinema, but silent as in there’s a decided lack of a soundtrack or score. The film relies on the sounds of the forest, the footsteps of its characters, and the unnerving reverberations of breathing in a quiet setting. The...

3 Venues… 5 days… 36 films!

Yes, Northern England’s premier horror film festival, Grimmfest, is back for 2013, this time taking place at three venues across the north – including two in Manchester – allowing for a much bigger programme for this year. After the launch on October 2nd at Stockport Plaza, Grimmfest 2013 will continue from October 3rd – 6th, at the Dancehouse Theatre, And the Lass O’Gowrie, Manchester. There’s a number of films scheduled this year that (as of yet) haven’t played any other UK film festivals, so there’s bound to be something showing that you haven’t seen, or maybe might not, see again!

One of my good friends James Cullen Bressack is back this year with another of his films, the excellent and innovative To Jennifer, after making a huge splash last year with the controversial Hate Crime. Other highlights, for me, include Thanatamorphose, On Air, Home Sweet Home and The Butterfly Room.

Ritual was originally titled Modus Anomali (Strange Way). This title was filmed in the jungles of Indonesia. And recently, this film was picked up by Screen Media Films for release in North America, this Summer. The film's story does not reveal much. Essentially, a husband (Rio Dewanto) and father loses his family, while on vacation. A strange figure follows John and this figure subjects John to all sorts of torture. John is buried, beaten and put through a series of tests. This man will have to use every internal resource to reunite with his family, or face death several feet below ground. The trailer for Ritual has recently been released. And, the clip is a compelling look at the feature. Asian horror fans are encouraged to take a look below and prepare for the film's release August 27th, 2013. Release Date: August 27th, 2013 (DVD). Director/writer: Joko Anwar. Cast: Rio Dewanto,...

Monday is here, and it's the same thing every damned week. Wake up. Shower. Head to work. Log on to Dread Central. The last part is the good bit though, and here's your reward for doing so! Check out the official artwork and trailer for Joko Anwar's Ritual.

The flick, formerly known as Modus Anomali, will be hitting home on August 27, 2013. Rio Dewanto, Hannah Al Rashid, Izziati Amara Isman, Aridh Tritama, Surya Saputra, Marsha Timothy, Sadha Triyudha, and Jose Gamo star.

Synopsis

During a vacation in the woods a man tries to find his family, who mysteriously disappeared, while being hunted by a sadistic killer. His only clues are several alarm clocks that seem to tell him about a deadline to something he doesn’t know.

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The Puchon International Film Festival (PiFan)’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) has announced this year’s It Project line-up of 21 selections from 13 countries.

These include Greek filmmaker Costas Zapas’ Frankenstein: A Death Odyssey and Kei Ishikawa’s comic fantasy Baby, a Japan-Poland co-production.

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“Making the selection was a challenge this year with 141 project submissions - more than a 60% increase on last year,” says Naff managing director Thomas Nam.

Korean projects include Two Weddings And A Funeral director Kim Jho Gwang-soo’s period piece Secret Detective & Vampire; 2011 PiFan Audience Award winner Ji Ha Jean’s Re: Make; and Teenage Hooker Became Killing Machine director Nam Ki-woong’s Capsule.

Director Dain Said is teaming with producer Nandita Solomon again on Malaysian mystery Interchange. Their previous film, Bunohan, sold to Universal Pictures for several territories including UK, France, and Australia before premiering at Toronto.

Other Asian projects include Paul Spurrier’s Thai...

It's taken the better part of a year, but the Indonesian terror tale Modus Anomali, which debuted at SXSW 2012, finally has a home Stateside as Screen Media has announced that they've secured all North American rights to the flick!

The plan is to release the film on DVD, Video on Demand, and other ancillary markets in August as part of the company’s new horror label, Screen Media Darkside, which launched in fall 2012. Joko Anwar directs.

Synopsis

A man is on vacation in the woods with his family when an unexpected guest suddenly arrives. After experiencing a time lapse, the man wakes up, buried in a grave and separated from his family. He then follows pre-set alarm clocks and other clues in a race against time to figure out the truth and save his family.

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We have to admit to not knowing a whole lot about - Joko Anwar’s Indonesian horror flick - Modus Anomali until the guys over at Subtitlemeplease dropped us a line to say it’s arrived outside of its home country on DVD, and now they have, we’re glad they did. Because it looks superb! The only down side to the news is the country in question that’s got the release is Germany, but as Modus was actually filmed in English, that wont present any real hardship on the language front, or for the multi-region savvie. So if you’re in the mood a taut serial killer horror thriller, why not check it out. Synopsis: A man is on a holiday in the woods with his wife and two kids when they are surprised by the arrival of an uninvited guest. Before he understands what’s going on,...

We have to admit to not knowing a whole lot about - Joko Anwar’s Indonesian horror flick - Modus Anomali until the guys over at Subtitlemeplease dropped us a line to say it’s arrived outside of its home country on DVD, and now they have, we’re glad they did. Because it looks superb! The only down side to the news is the country in question that’s got the release is Germany, but as Modus was actually filmed in English, that wont present any real hardship on the language front, or for the multi-region savvie. So if you’re in the mood a taut serial killer horror thriller, why not check it out. Synopsis: A man is on a holiday in the woods with his wife and two kids when they are surprised by the arrival of an uninvited guest. Before he understands what’s going on,...

A favorite in these parts from his very first feature - the comedy Joni's Promise - Indonesia's Joko Anwar has been building a global cult for his work with harder edged material ever since. Anwar's cerebral horror film Modus Anomali pemiered at SXSW earlier this year and now the director is part of the Yomyomf network's Silent Terror series of short horror films.Rolling out one per week on Thursday in October, Silent Terror brings together four of Asia's top horror directors with original new short films that share one comment element: No dialogue. Anwar kicks things off with Grave Torture:Mourning the death of his serial killer father, a boy enters his dad's casket and soon finds himself buried alive.Watch the complete short below....

Headline says it all, really. On the eve of the Cannes Marche du Film, international sales company Raven Banner Entertainment have taken on sales rights for Joko Anwar's SXSW selection Modus Anomali.Toronto based genre specialist, Raven Banner Entertainment has landed international rights to SXSW Midnighter, Modus Anomali.Directed by Joko Anwar, Modus Anomali is an Indonesian, English-language thriller that gives viewers an exciting puzzle to solve as they witness a man desperately search his surroundings in an attempt to piece together what just happened to him and his missing family.  Managing partners, Michael Paszt and James Fler negotiated the deal with Nate Bolotin and Todd Brown of Xyz Films on behalf of the producers. "Joko is a visionary filmmaker who has the unique ability to...

Raven Banner Entertainment has swooped in and scooped up yet another hot horror property! Bless their black beating hearts! Their latest acquisition? The next foreign horror entry to make its way to our shores, Modus Anomali. Read on for details.

From the Press Release

Toronto based genre specialist Raven Banner Entertainment has landed international rights to SXSW Midnighter Modus Anomali. Directed by Joko Anwar, Modus Anomali is an Indonesian English-language thriller that gives viewers an exciting puzzle to solve as they witness a man desperately search his surroundings in an attempt to piece together what just happened to him and his missing family. Managing partners Michael Paszt and James Fler negotiated the deal with Nate Bolotin and Todd Brown of Xyz Films on behalf of the producers.

"Joko is a visionary filmmaker who has the unique ability to take token genre conventions and turn them completely inside out" stated Paszt.

Welshman Gareth Evans is part of a new mood of creativity in Indonesian cinema, ready for global competition despite the country's lack of film infrastructure and political support

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"He is very kind and very polite. We are known as a polite people. But Gareth Evans is more Indonesian than most Indonesian people." So says film-maker Joko Anwar, speaking of the current flagbearer for Bahasa cinema. Since he moved to Jakarta four years ago, Evans, a softly-spoken scion of the Brecon Beacons, has resurrected the Indo martial-arts film. His latest, a careening piece of John Woo-esque ultraviolence called The Raid, is winning the country some overdue global exposure, thanks to its Sony Pictures Classic deal. He chuckles when he hears Anwar's comment: "He would say that!" What does he mean? "Oh – it's a private joke.

We nabbed you cats a new clip and one-sheet for the latest foreign horror entry to make its way to our shores, Modus Anomali, which just premiered at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival. Why? Because you're so very, very sexy. Dig it!

Rio Dewanto, Hannah Al Rashid, Izziati Amara Isman, Aridh Tritama, Surya Saputra, Marsha Timothy, Sadha Triyudha and Jose Gamo all star in the flick, which was written and directed by Joko Anwar.

Synopsis

During a vacation in the woods, a man tries to find his family who mysteriously disappear, while being hunted by a sadistic killer. His only clues are several alarm clocks which seem to tell him about a deadline to something he doesn't know.

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Leading up to the SXSW Film Festival we brought you these two crazy awesome teaser trailers for the Indonesian horror flick Modus Anomali, an English-language thriller from The Forbidden Door filmmaker Joko Anwar. "During a vacation in the woods, a man tries to find his family who mysteriously disappear, while being hunted by a sadistic killer. His only clues are several alarm clocks which seem to tell him about a deadline to something he doesn't know." Rio Dewanto, Hannah Al Rashid, Izziati Amara Isman, Aridh Tritama, Surya Saputra, Marsha Timothy, Sadha Triyudha and Jose Gamo all star in the World Preimere. I was able to catch the film and it was pretty fantastic, featuring a plot twist that'll blow your friggin' mind all over the wall. Sorry to tease, but at least you can enjoy the above new still, alongside the following poster and first clip...

In writer/director Joko Anwar's latest film Modus Anomali, a mysterious man is on a holiday in the woods with his wife and two kids when they are surprised by the arrival of an uninvited guest.

Suddenly, he experiences a time lapse and before he can understand what’s going on, he finds himself alone and separated from his family. As he comes across several alarm clocks that seem to have been planted throughout the woods, indicating something far sinister than just keeping time, he knows that the race is now on if he ever wants to see his family alive again.

As a filmmaker known for his strong visual style in previous films like The Forbidden Door and Dead Time: Kala, Dread Central had the opportunity to sit down and chat briefly with Anwar while in Austin last week for the 2012 SxSW Film Festival to hear more about...

Joko Anwar's newest film features a cabin in the woods, but otherwise bears no resemblance to anything coming out of Hollywood. Modus Anomali is a confounding, mystifying experience that initially feels like a minimalist exercise, an identity crisis both for the lead character and the filmmaker. And then it revolves into a true head-scratcher, a picture that definitely belongs in the 'Wtf' horror sub-genre. Though I have yet to catch up with Anwar's first feature, Janji Joni, I have seen Dead Time: Kala and The Forbidden Door, which are both heavily-stylized, wildly colorful, and "trippy" in the best sense of the word. Kala, especially, left me in the dark; I couldn't always figure out what was going on, story-wise, but I didn't especially care:...

I don’t know what kind of magical mind muddling substances were dissolved into the water coolers during SXSW Festival Programming, but after last night’s World Premiere of Joko Anwar’s Indonesian Horror/Thriller ‘Modus Anomali’, I am beginning to think that perhaps half of the panel just didn’t show up.

Now about this time during a review I would probably go into great detail describing the intricacies of the plot and perhaps the deep seeded sociological issues contained within. The problem is that with Modus Anomali, there was almost no hint of any substantial story. Basically a man wakes up buried alive in the woods, returns to his cabin to discover his wife murdered and children missing, and then proceeds to run around for 80 minutes shouting obscenities in broken English. That’S It! You could plausibly get up after the opening scene, go out and have a nice steak dinner,...

With SXSW just around the corner materials for the selected films are beginning to roll out with increasing regularity and today we get the first official poster for Joko Anwar's Modus Anomali, due to premiere in the Midnighters section.During a vacation in the woods, a man tries to find his family who mysteriously disappear, while being hunted by a sadistic killer. His only clues are several alarm clocks which seem to tell him about a deadline to something he doesn't know.Previous articles about the film here at Twitch have featured an early piece of concept art for the film but what you see to the left is the first proper poster, as designed by Anwar himself.Check the film's full trailer below for another taste....

Modus Anomali Trailer. Joko Anwar‘s Modus Anomali (2012) movie trailer stars Rio Dewanto, Hannah Al Rashid, Aridh Tritama, Izzi Isman, and Sadha Triyudha. Modus Anomali‘s plot synopsis: “During a vacation in the woods, a man tries to find his family who mysteriously disappear, while being hunted by a sadistic killer. His only clues are several alarm clocks which seem to tell him about a deadline to something he doesn’t know.”

Looks like an above average thriller movie, well-shot also.

Watch Modus Anomali movie trailer and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. For more Modus Anomali photos, videos, and information, visit our Modus Anomali Page. Modus Anomali has no Us release date yet but will be released in April 26, 2012 in Indonesia.

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Part of the reason we love film festivals so much is that they enable us to catch things we never heard of. Such is the case with the latest foreign horror entry to make its way to our shores, Modus Anomali.

Rio Dewanto, Hannah Al Rashid, Izziati Amara Isman, Aridh Tritama, Surya Saputra, Marsha Timothy, Sadha Triyudha and Jose Gamo all star in the flick, which will be having its world premiere this March at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

Synopsis

During a vacation in the woods, a man tries to find his family who mysteriously disappear, while being hunted by a sadistic killer. His only clues are several alarm clocks which seem to tell him about a deadline to something he doesn't know.

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Announced as part of this coming March's SXSW Film Festival is the Indonesian horror flick Modus Anomali, which comes from The Forbidden Door filmmaker Joko Anwar. "During a vacation in the woods, a man tries to find his family who mysteriously disappear, while being hunted by a sadistic killer. His only clues are several alarm clocks which seem to tell him about a deadline to something he doesn't know." We've just added the trailer below that's an instant success. In a short preview we're immediately drawn in with some intense footage and a shocking turn of events that catapulted my interest from "non-existent" to "must-see." Rio Dewanto, Hannah Al Rashid, Izziati Amara Isman, Aridh Tritama, Surya Saputra, Marsha Timothy, Sadha Triyudha and Jose Gamo all star in the World Preimere.

Soon to have its world premiere as part of the 2012 SXSW Midnighters selection, Joko Anwar's psych-thriller shocker Modus Anomali has just unleashed its first full trailer.During a vacation in the woods, a man tries to find his family who mysteriously disappear, while being hunted by a sadistic killer. His only clues are several alarm clocks which seem to tell him about a deadline to something he doesn't know.The Indonesian director of The Forbidden Door has built an international reputation for smart genre fare, the smarts in this case augmented by a liberal dose of blood. Check the trailer below....

Sound On Sight will once again be covering the SXSW Film Festival this year, making it our second time attending. We’ve already posted news that 130 feature films will screen at the Austin, Texas fest taking place March 9-17, including 65 World Premieres, 17 North American Premieres and 10 U.S. Premieres. Now the fest has announced their “Midnighters” line-up which includes Sundance premieres V/H/S and Don Coscarelli’s John Dies at the End, and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s Intruders, Paco Plaza’s [Rec] ³ Genesis, Timo Vuorensola’s Iron Sky… to name a few.

The 2012 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 9 – 17th. Here is the complete Midnighters line-up:

The Aggression Scale

Director: Steven C. Miller, Screenwriter: Ben Powell

4 hitmen + $500,000 of stolen cash + 1 family = War

Cast: Fabianne Therese, Ryan Hartwig, Dana Ashbrook, Derek Mears, Jacob Reynolds, Joseph McKelheer, Boyd Kestner, Lisa Rotondi, Ray Wise (World Premiere)

Citadel (Ireland, Scotland)

Director/Screenwriter: Ciarán Foy...

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival has announced the highly anticipated features in its Midnighters section, as well as the complete short films lineup, which will debut at this year’s Festival from March 9-17, 2012 in Austin, Texas.

The eleven films announced in the 2012 Midnighters program include a feast of titles that promise to rouse, haunt, and thrill the eager SXSW late-night audiences with an eclectic mix of thrills from genre filmmakers at the top of their game.

“Though our regular program already includes a healthy sampling of genre fare, the Midnighters section highlights those that go a bit crazier, gorier, and all-around balls out-ier,” said SXSW Senior Programmer and Operations Manager Jarod Neece. “This year's program includes both veteran names with anticipated follow-ups and fresh discoveries with new voices and charts otherworldly, insane territories that breathe new life into horror conventions.”

The SXSW Film Festival will open on Friday,...

Following the announcement of the majority of South by Southwest’s 2012 line-up including Cabin in the Woods, 21 Jump Street, The Raid and Casa de mi Padre, the midnight section has been unveiled today. Most notably there is V/H/S, a horror anthology we enjoyed at Sundance (review here), as well as Clive Owen-starring Intruders and the third film in the [Rec] quadrilogy. The nazi space movie Iron Sky is also part of line-up and a “super secret” screening. Check out the midnight premieres below for the fest kicking off on March 9th and head over to the official site for the shorts announcement, including a new one from Don Hertzfeldt.

The Aggression Scale

Director: Steven C. Miller, Screenwriter: Ben Powell

4 hitmen + $500,000 of stolen cash + 1 family = War

Cast: Fabianne Therese, Ryan Hartwig, Dana Ashbrook, Derek Mears, Jacob Reynolds, Joseph McKelheer, Boyd Kestner, Lisa Rotondi, Ray Wise (World Premiere)

Citadel (Ireland,...

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced its always-fun Midnighters section, as well as the complete lineup of 135 short films, for this year’s festival, set for March 9-17 in Austin. Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods will kick things off as the festival’s official Opening Night Film. “Though our regular program already includes a healthy sampling of genre fare, the Midnighters section highlights those that go a bit crazier, gorier, and all-around balls out-ier,” said SXSW senior programmer and operations manager Jarod Neece. “This year’s program includes both veteran...

The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival has unveiled its 2012 line-up of Midnighters. Making their world premieres: Steven C. Miller's "The Aggression Scale," Ciarán Foy's "Citadel," Austin Chick's "Girls Against Boys," Joko Anwar's "Modus Anomali," Paco Plaza's "[Rec] ³ Genesis" and Pascal Laugier's "The Tall Man." Fresh off its appearance at Sundance, horror anthology "V/H/S" also made the cut. SXSW also announced a "Super Secret Screening" of a soon to be released feature film, so let the speculation begin as to what that might be. “Though our regular program already includes a healthy sampling of genre fare, the Midnighters section highlights those that go a bit crazier, gorier, and all-around balls out-ier,” said SXSW Senior Programmer & Operations Manager Jarod Neece. “This year's program includes both...

Indonesia's Joko Anwar (The Forbidden Door) is currently wrapping post on his English language debut, the dark psychological thriller Modus Anomali.During a vacation in the woods, a man tries to find his family who mysteriously disappear, while being hunted by a sadistic killer. His only clues are several alarm clocks which seem to tell him about a deadline to something he doesn't know. The first teaser for the film promised a dark ride, indeed, and now we have a gallery of stills that gives a further taste of just where Anwar is going with this. Check it below....