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Director's Bio

ISMAIL FAHMI LUBISH

Graduated from IKJ (Jakarta Art Institute) as a film director in 1993. He had made several TV series and in 1998 started to focus in documentary film. As a cinematographer he was involved in Leonard Retel Helmrich several international awarding films (Winner Sundance twice time and IDFA also twice time) i.e. Stand Van De Zon, Shape Of The Moon, Position Among The Stards, Flight From Heaven and Promised Paradise. He was also the cinematographer of Chaty Hankel, The Burning Sason, Show Me a Magic and Rise of Eco Warriors.

 

At 2014 he released his first film as director, Masked Monkey (The Evolution of Darwin's Theory). The film was screened in International Film Festival Rotterdam as The World Premier in 2014, the travels to Polandia, Taiwan, Jakarta, Hanoi, Cambodia. etc. Tarling Is Darling is his second of the trilogy film project.

 

The Films as Cinematographer:

2001 "De Stand van de Zon" (Eye of the Day)Dir: Leonard Retel Helrich,  produced by Scarabeefilms

2003 "Vlucht uit de Hemel" (Flight from Heaven, documentary for VPRO television),Dir: Leonard Retel Helrich  produced by Scarabeefilms

2004 "Stand van de Maan" (Shape of the Moon)Dir: Leonard Retel Helrich,  produced by Scarabeefilms

2009 "The Burning Season", Dir: Cathy Hankel (Australian documentary by Cathy Henkel

2010 "Stand van de Sterren" (Position Among the Stars), Dir: Leonard Retel Helrich  produced by Scarabeefilms

2011 "Show Me The Magic" (The Adventures of Don Mc Alpine), Dir: Cathy Hankel produced by Virgo Films

2014 "Rise of Eco Warriors." Dir: Cathy Hankel produced by Virgo Films

 

As Director & Cinematographer:

2014 "Masked Monkey (The Evolution of Darwin's Theory)" produced by Fourcolor & LubisTeamWorker.

 

 

  • 2001 Awards Eye of the Day (Stand van de Zon)

    • Audience Award Visions du Réel Nyon 2002

    • Award Prix SRG SSR Idée Suisse 2002

    • Grand Prix of the Jury Maremma Doc Festival Pal Mares 2002

    • Audience Award 7th International Film Festival Split 2002

    • Gouden Beeld (Golden Image) for best TV-documentary 2003

  • Flight from Heaven2003 Award: Nomination Gouden Kalf (Golden Calf) for best documentary 2004 

  • 2004 Awards 'Shape of the Moon (Stand van de Maan)

    • Opening film IDFA, Amsterdam 2004

    • Grand Joris Ivens Award IDFA, Amsterdam 2004

    • Grand World Documentary Award Sundance Film festival 2005, USA

    • Best Cinematography Award International Documentary Film festival Chicago 2005, USA

    • Opening film International Film Festival Bermuda 2005

    • Grand Jury Award Full Frame USA

    • Crystal Film Award the Netherlands

    • Asja.biz Prize – Best Documentary 2005 Cinemambiente Environmental Film Festival Turin, Italy

    • Audience Award Rencontres Documentary Film festival Montréal 2005, Canada'

  • 2006 Award: Grand Golden Dhow Best Documentary award at the Zanzibar International Film festival 2006 for Promised Paradise

  • 2010 Awards Position Among the Stars (Stand van de Sterren)

    • Opening film IDFA, Amsterdam 2010

    • Grand VPRO/IDFA Award, Amsterdam 2010

    • Award Best Dutch Documentary, Amsterdam 2010

    • Award Sundance Special Jury Award 2011

    • Grand Big Stamp Award ZagrebDocs Croatia.

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 As Director and Cinematographer 2014 "Masked Monkey (The Evolution of Darwin's Theory)"

  1. Rotterdam Film Festival 2014

  2. Film Arts International Horizon Polandia 2014

  3. Asian Premiere Taipei International Film Festival 2014

  4. Panorama Hanoi International film Festival 2014

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