Nan Triveni Achnas was born in 1963 in Singapore. She holds a masters degree in Film Studies from the University of East Anglia, UK. She directed a great number of documentaries. In 1996, she directs Kudelsak, followed by Whispering Sands (2001), The Flag (2002) and The Photograph (2007), which claimed the Grand Prize at Karlovy Vary Film Festival. She also coproduced Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves and Khalifah, both rewarded by Vesoul’s Audience Award at FICA Vesoul. She currently teaches cinema and new medias at Jakarta Arts Institute.

Accolades

Nan Achnas and Nurman Hakim and Adiyanto Sumarjono
Best Children's Feature Film, 2009

Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves (3 Doha 3 Cinema)

Best Children's Feature Film, 2009

Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves (3 Doha 3 Cinema)

Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves, is the story of three best friends living and studying in a pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in a small village…

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Films

Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves
2009

Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves (3 Doha 3 Cinema)

Indonesia
2009

Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves (3 Doha 3 Cinema)

Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves, is the story of three best friends living and studying in a pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in a small village…

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