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Ifa Isfansyah

Ifa Isfansyah

Producer, director and writer · Born December 16, 1979 (46) · Jogjakarta, Indonesia

Ifa Isfansyah was born in Jogjakarta, Indonesia 1979. Graduated from Television Department Indonesian Institute of the Art Jogjakarta. In 2001, with his several friends founding an independent film community, named Fourcolours Films and has been active producing short films. Ifa was selected at Asian Film Academy Pusan Int'l Film festival 2006 and won a scholarship award in Im Kwon Taek Film College of Film & Performing Arts.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 16, 1979 (46)
From
Jogjakarta, Indonesia
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 41% in 30 days

What are Ifa Isfansyah's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Bonds
30%
Survival
14%
Morality
13%
Power
5%
Society
3%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Romantic
2
Hopeful
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ifa Isfansyah's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ifa Isfansyah's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

53 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Four Seasons in Java (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Garuda: Dare to Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Original Film Writer

  • Mimpi Keluarga Sempurna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • The Period of Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Losmen Bu Broto: The Series(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mad of Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Misteri Bilik Korek Api (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Devil's Horns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Falling in Love Like in Movies(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Badrun & Laundry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Cigarette Girl(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Layar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • Before, Now & Then(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Yuni(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Losmen Bu Broto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Hitam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

  • Quarantine Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer

  • Abracadabra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • Tunnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

  • Mountain Song(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Memories of My Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Sekar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Lighting Catching Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Koki-Koki Cilik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Hoax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Sunday Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Leftovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • The Seen and Unseen(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Cado Cado: Doctor 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Pesantren Impian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Siti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • The Golden Cane Warrior(2014)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Masked Monkey: The Evolution of Darwin's Theory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Co-Producer

  • Signs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • 9 Summers 10 Autumns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • One Day When the Rain Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Bring Me the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • The Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Belkibolang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Gratuity Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Rindu Purnama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Script

  • Percakapan Ini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Garuda in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • 9808: An Anthology of 10th Year Indonesian Reform (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Huan Chen Guang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Setengah Sendok Teh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Be Quiet, Exam Is in Progress! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Bedjo van Derlaak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer · Writer

  • Bawakan Aku Bunga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Di Antara Masa Lalu dan Masa Sekarang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • CUBS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Death of Spin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Little Pa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles, 49 of them dated from 2001 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Before, Now & Then (2022)

$46K worldwide

Highest rated

Cigarette Girl (2023)

Midcredits 96th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 52: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting21 of 52: 12 only directing, 9 with another roleWriting11 of 52: 2 only writing, 9 with another roleProducing28 of 52: 25 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 52: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

52 titles, 10 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew2010s23 · crew2020s18 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Ifa Isfansyah's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Losmen Bu Broto: The Series (2025)

68th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Cigarette Girl (2023)

Midcredits 96th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 81/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ifa Isfansyah work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ifa Isfansyah's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kamila Andini shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers