SOUTHEAST ASIAN
YOUTH FILM LAB &
SCREENING FORUM
STUFER Southeast Asian Youth Film Lab & Screening Forum is a
film education and audience development initiative in Surabaya, Indonesia, connecting young people with Southeast Asian cinema through workshops, screenings, and regional exchange. By combining film education, mentorship, and public dialogue, the project strengthens youth filmmaking and fosters deeper engagement with the region’s diverse cinematic voices.
This is Your Way in →
You don't have to arrive as a filmmaker. Come as a curious mind, a storyteller,
a student, a creator,
an organizer, or simply someone who wants
to see the world differently.
STUFER SEA is where young people watch, question, create, connect, and discover how a local story
can travel far beyond where it began.
HELP A YOUNG STORY TRAVEL FURTHER.
STUFER SEA grows through people and organisations willing to open doors. Support can take many forms, from funding and venues to expertise, technology, mobility, media access and regional connections. If you believe young Southeast Asian voices deserve a wider room, there is a place for you here.
01
Watch Beyond Borders
Discover Southeast Asian short films you may never meet on your usual feed. Watch closely, question freely, and see how young people across the region turn everyday realities into cinema.
03
Create From What's Real
Start with the world around you—identity, friendship, family, digital life, pressure, climate, dreams, contradictions. Turn what you notice, feel, or question into something worth sharing.
05
Put Your Voice in the Room
Screen it. Pitch it. Discuss it. Question it. STUFER is not built for passive audiences—your perspective becomes part of the programme and part of a wider regional conversation.
02
Learn How Stories Move
Go beyond filmmaking tricks. Explore story, image, ethics, audiences, pitching, and the choices that make a story resonate across different cultures and communities.
04
Connect Across Southeast Asian
Meet young people, mentors, educators, filmmakers, programmers, and creative communities from beyond your own city. One conversation can become your next collaboration.
06
Grow Beyond the Event
Leave with more than memories: stronger references, sharper ideas, new collaborators, greater confidence, and a clearer sense of where your curiosity could take you next.
WATCH DIFFERENTLY. MAKE BRAVELY. CONNECT WIDER.
STORIES MOVE. YOUTH CONNECT. CINEMA GROWS.