Yulia Evina Bhara
Yulia Evina Bhara is an Indonesian film and theatre producer. She founded production company KawanKawan Media in 2016, which focuses on film production and international co-production.
Career
Bhara began her career by self-teaching herself to produce theater performances, mostly focusing on historical and humanitarian themes. In 2016, her feature producing debut, Solo, Solitude, had its world premiere at the 69th Locarno Film Festival during the Filmmakers of the Present section. In 2019, she produced Yosep Anggi Noen's third feature film The Science of Fictions, which she was nominated for Citra Award for Best Picture at the 2020 Indonesian Film Festival. She produced her first documentary feature film, You and I in 2020, which premiered at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. In 2021, Bhara made her international co-producing debut for Filipino disaster drama film Whether the Weather Is Fine.In 2022, she produced Makbul Mubarak's directorial debut film, Autobiography, which had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 96th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. In 2023, Bhara was picked as one of Varietys Impactful International Women of the year. She co-produced Amanda Nell Eu's directorial debut film Tiger Stripes, which won the Critics' Week Grand Prize.
In 2025, she served as a jury for the Critics' Week at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and for the Proxima Competition at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. In September, Bhara also served as a member of the Competition Jury at the 30th Busan International Film Festival.
Filmography
Bhara was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.| Year | Film | Credit |
| 2016 | Solo, Solitude | |
| 2019 | The Science of Fictions | |
| 2020 | You and I | |
| 2021 | Whether the Weather Is Fine | Co-producer |
| 2022 | Stone Turtle | Co-producer |
| 2022 | Autobiography | |
| 2023 | 24 Hours with Gaspar | |
| 2023 | Tiger Stripes | Co-producer |
| 2023 | Dreaming & Dying | Co-producer |
| 2023 | Last Shadow at First Light | Co-producer |
| 2024 | Don't Cry, Butterfly | Co-producer |
| 2024 | Tale of the Land | |
| 2025 | Renoir | Co-producer |
| 2025 | The Fox King | |
| The Drought | Co-producer | |
| Jilah and the Man with Two Names | ||
| Malice | ||
| Songsmith | ||
| Voice of Baceprot | ||
| Watch It Burn |
Short films
| Year | Film | Credit |
| 2016 | On the Origin of Fear | |
| 2018 | Mist of the Past | Co-producer |
| 2021 | West Love | Executive producer |