‘The East’ Outfits Base Entertainment, New Amsterdam Reunite on Series ‘Hemelrijk,’ Film ‘Pulang’ – JAFF Market

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Naman Ramachandran Indonesia’s Base Entertainment and Netherlands-based New Amsterdam have partnered on two projects, the companies revealed at the inaugural JAFF Market that takes place alongside the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) in Yogyakarta (Jogja) from Dec.

3-5. The collaboration includes “Hemelrijk,” a limited series from writer-director Jim Taihuttu, who previously worked with both companies on “De Oost” (“The East”).

The second project is a feature adaptation of Indonesian author Leila Chudori’s novel “Pulang” (Home). Production on “Hemelrijk” is set to begin in late 2025, while development on “Pulang” will start in early 2025.

The announcement came during a JAFF Market session focused on the recently signed co-production treaty between Indonesia and The Netherlands. “We are thrilled to collaborate again with Jim Taihuttu on the series ‘Hemelrijk,’ which he has written and will direct, and with New Amsterdam on these two projects, including the adaptation of Leila Chudori’s novel ‘Pulang (Home),'” said Base Entertainment co-CEO Shanty Harmayn. “Both projects present powerful and meaningful family stories, building cultural bridges between Indonesia and the Netherlands.