Aditya Ahmad is an Indonesian director and writer. He graduated from Makassar Institute of Arts in 2013 with a short film as his final project. This film, On Stopping the Rain / Sepatu Baru, was awarded a Special Mention by the Children’s Jury Generation KPlus at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival (2014). Since 2013, Aditya has worked on various films and TV commercial projects. He participated in the Asian Film Academy in 2014 and Berlinale Talents in 2015. His short film A Gift / Kado had its world premiere in the Orizzonti Short Films Competition at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it won Best Short Film. He is currently developing his debut feature film, Goldfish (working title), which he began writing as part of La Résidence du Festival de Cannes.