He was born in 1978, in Surabaya (Indonesia).

He has directed in Africa Nairobi Notes (2010, 15min, Kenya).
In 2008, with "Babi buta yang ingin terbang" (Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly), Edwin won
- Silver Montgolfiere & Young Audience Award (Nantes Three Continents Festival 2009),
- FIPRESCI Prize, Nominated Tiger Award at Rotterdam International Film Festival 2009,
- Won FIPRESCI/NETPAC Award - Special Mention at Singapore International Film Festival 2009.

Edwin (Indonesia)
The director Edwin was born in 1978 in Surabaya, Indonesia and studied graphic design at Universitas Kristen Petra in Surabaya. He then studied film at Institut Kesenian Jakarta. In 2009 he was a guest at the Berlinale with his short film Trip to The Wound. That same year, his feature film debut Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly received the Fipresci Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Postcards from the Zoo is his second feature film for which he also wrote the screenplay. The film celebrated its world premiere at the 62nd Berlinale and was presented in Competition. Edwin is now working on his third feature.

Source:
www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_kurzfilmjury/index.html

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Edwin (Indonesien)
Der Regisseur Edwin wurde 1978 in Surabaya in Indonesien geboren. Er studierte Grafikdesign an der Universitas Kristen Petra in Surabaya und Film am Institut Kesenian Jakarta. 2009 war Edwin mit seinem Kurzfilm Trip to The Wound Gast der Berlinale. Im selben Jahr wurde sein Spielfilmdebüt Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly auf dem Internationalen Filmfestival Rotterdam mit dem Fipresci Award ausgezeichnet. Postcards from the Zoo ist sein zweiter Spielfilm, bei dem Edwin auch das Drehbuch schrieb. Der Film lief bei der 62. Berlinale im Wettbewerb und hatte dort seine Weltpremiere. Zurzeit arbeitet er an seinem dritten Spielfilm.

Source:
www.berlinale.de/de/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_kurzfilmjury/index.html