Yulia Evina Bhara

Yulia Evina Bhara (born 1 July 1982) 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

Short films Year Film Credit 2016 On the Origin of Fear 2018 Mist of the Past Co-producer 2021 West Love Executive producer