Four Indonesian short films, each co-directed with a Southeast Asian filmmaker, are set to premiere at the Critics' Week sidebar of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14. The program, “Next Step Studio Indonesia 2026," is part of the initiative created by Critics’ Week that pairs local directors with international counterparts to co-write and co-direct short films shot in the host country. All four films were shot on location in Jakarta. The project has been supported by the Jakarta Provincial Government, the Indonesian Ministry of Culture, and the French Embassy in Indonesia, Timor-Leste and ASEAN.