Wregas Bhanuteja was born in Jakarta, 20 October 1992. He graduated from Jakarta Institute of Arts in 2014 with a film directing major. He made some short films including LEMBUSURA (2015) that competed in Berlin International Film Festival 2015. In 2016 he won Best Short Film in Cannes Critics’ Weeks with his short film PRENJAK/IN THE YEAR OF MONKEY (2016). His latest short film NO ONE IS CRAZY IN THIS TOWN (2019) competed in Sundance Film Festival 2020. He won 2 Citra Awards in Festival Film Indonesia for his last 2 short films. In 2021 he just finished his first feature film and will release it soon.