Kimo Stamboel (born Mochammad Maliki Stamboel on 25 June 1980) is an Indonesianfilm director,producer, andscreenwriter. He is known for his works on the horror genres both as himself and also as part ofThe Mo Brothers with friendTimo Tjahjanto.

Stamboel launched his filmmaking career in 2004 with the release of his directorial debutBunian in 2004 and achieved mainstream success with the release of slasher hitMacabre (also known asRumah Dara) in 2009.^[1] The duo received aCitra Award forBest Director nomination in 2016 forHeadshot.

Kimo went to school in Australia, where he met future collaborator Timo Tjahjanto.^[2]

In 2004, Stamboel released his feature film debutBunian based on a screenplay he co-wrote with Virra I. Dewi. The shooting took place inSydney, Australia, where he was studying at the time.^[3] Filming took place over the course of 2002 and 2003 as the crew and cast were only available during the weekends.^[3] Timo Tjahjanto, who would later become his partner as The Mo Brothers, worked on the film as a freelance cameraman.^[3]

Working together as co-directors for the first time, Tjahjanto and Stamboel released the 2007 short filmDara.^[4] The short was later included in the 2008 anthology filmTakut: Faces of Fear. Well received by the public, they decided to develop a feature film based on the short and releasedMacabre in 2009 withJulie Estelle and Shareefa Daanish in the lead roles.^[5] The film received praise during its run at several film festivals and launched the two into mainstream recognition. Stamboel and Tjahjanto appeared among the patrons of Herosase inJoko Anwar'sThe Forbidden Door.^[6]

Stamboel and Tjahjanto then directed, produced, and wrote thehorror-thrillerKillers which premiered at the2014 Sundance Film Festival. It received positive reviews upon release with a 73% fresh score onRotten Tomatoes. Their next project was the 2016action filmHeadshot which starsIko Uwais andChelsea Islan. For their work onHeadshot, Stamboel and Tjahjanto were nominated for Best Director at the 2016Citra Award but lost toRiri Riza (Athirah).

Stamboel's next project was announced in 2018 to be an adaptation of popularhorror-fantasyonline gameDreadOut.^[7] He began writing a screenplay for thefilm adaptation in 2014 but eventually decided to create anorigin story while working closely with thegame developers.^[7] The film was released in January 2019. While working onDreadOut, Stamboel also served as a co-producer in Timo Tjahjanto'sThe Night Comes for Us which was released byNetflix in October 2018.^[7]

He followed this up with the release ofThe Queen of Black Magic (Ratu Ilmu Hitam), a remake of the 1981 horror classic film of the same name produced byRapi Films in November 2019.^[8]Joko Anwar wrote the screenplay whileArio Bayu andHannah Al Rashid lead the ensemble cast. At the 2020Citra Award, the film won two awards out of six nominations with Ade Firman Hakim winning Best Supporting Actor and Gaga Nugraha winning Best Visual Effects.^[9]

In February 2020, Stamboel's directing partner Timo Tjahjanto on his Twitter account hinting at a possible sequel toMacabre.^[10] However, no official confirmation has been made.

Stamboel will replace Rizal Mantovani in the director's seat of the thirdJailangkung film.^[11] He will also co-write the screenplay with Rinaldy Puspoyo.^[11] The film will have a new cast with Citra Award nominated actressTiti Kamal (Mendadak Dangdut),Dwi Sasono,Syifa Hadju, and Muzakki Ramdhan in starring roles.^[11]

• Kimo Stamboel atIMDb
• Kimo Stamboel atRotten Tomatoes

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