Edward Gunawan
Edward Gunawan (b. 28 July 1982) is a Chinese Indonesian model, comic artist, actress and director.
Early life
Gunawan is born on 28 July 1982.{{Cite web |date=2025-06-12 |title=Aktor Edward Gunawan Siap Produksi Film Romantis |url=https://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2015/01/07/aktor-edward-gunawan-siap-produksi-film-romantis |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Tribunnews.com |language=id-ID}} He was raised in a conservative Chinese family. In middle school he began coming out to his friends. He came out publicly when he moved to San Francisco, California.{{Cite web |last=Beale |first=Christopher J. |date=6 October 2022 |title=Out in the Bay: 'PRESS PLAY' breaks mental health stigma with stories |url=https://www.ebar.com/story/66516 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Bay Area Reporter |language=en}} As a child, he enjoyed and Roald Dahl was his favourite author.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-04-07 |title=Titik Balik Kehidupan Edward Gunawan |url=https://femina.co.id/article/titik-balik-kehidupan-edward-gunawan |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Femina |language=Id}}
Career
Gunawan started his film career as a producer for the 2006 film Still, which was directed and co-produced by Lucky Kuswandi. In 2008, he produced Laundromat. The film was awarded Audience Award for Best Short Film in 18th ReelPride: Fresno LGBT Film and was nominated for the Jury Award For Best Director of Short Film Laundromat at the 19th Clip Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Payung Merah, a film he co-directed with Andri Cung in 2010, won at the Asian Short Film Awards in 2011.{{Cite web |date=21 July 2011 |title=Film Pendek 'Payung Merah' Raih Asian Short Film Awards |url=https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-1685746/film-pendek-payung-merah-raih-asian-short-film-awards |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=detikhot |language=id-ID}} He was nominated for a Maya Awards for Best Newcomer in 2012 for his role in Arisan! 2.{{Cite web |last=Nugroho |first=Adi Abbas |date=8 December 2012 |title=Inilah Nominasi Piala Maya 2012 |url=https://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/film/indonesia/inilah-nominasi-piala-maya-2012-5bea78.html |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=KapanLagi.com |language=id}} He produced Sagarmatha in 2013.{{Cite web |date=1 December 2013 |title=Mengejar Mimpi di Sagarmatha |url=https://lifestyle.kompas.com/read/2013/12/01/1548388/NaN |access-date=14 June 2025 |website=Kompas}}
Filmography
= Feature films =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Producer ! scope="col" |Writer ! class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| 2011
| {{Yes}} | {{No}} |
| rowspan="2" |2013
! scope="row" |Big Gay Love | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | |
| Sagarmatha
| {{Yes}} | {{No}} |
| 2015
|How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | |
| 2016
| {{Yes}} | {{No}} | |
= Short films =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Years ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Title ! colspan="3" scope="col" |Credit as ! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" |Ref |
| Director
!Producer !Writer |
|---|
| 2006
|Still |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| 2007
|Just |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |
| 2008
|Laundromat |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| 2009
|Scent |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |
| rowspan="2" |2010
|Broken Vase |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| Payung Merah
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| 2011
|Borrowed Time |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| 2012
|Garis Bawah |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |
| rowspan="5" |2013
|Buang |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |
| Dino
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |
| Adam
|{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
| Draft Day
|{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
| Departure
|{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
| 2015
|Merindu Mantan |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |