In May 2024,
Four Seasons in Java participated in the All Genres Project Market at the
Far East Film Festival. In October 2024, the project was first officially revealed during Forka Films' slate announcement, with
Kamila Andini attached as the director and
Anthony Chen of Giraffe Pictures co-producing. In February 2025, the project was selected to participate at
CineMart, held during the
International Film Festival Rotterdam. It also participated at the
Berlinale Co-Production Market in the same month.
Imajinari Pictures announced their investment in the project during their slate reveal in March 2025. In June 2025, it was reported that it received €75,000 production grant from the
Netherlands Film Fund and
Hubert Bals Fund. In the same month, the project also received 675,000
Norwegian kroner from Sørfond, with Verona Meier of Storm Films serving as a co-producer. In August 2025, it participated in the
Venice Gap-Financing Market, seeking final post-production funding, particularly for
visual effects. It was reported that Fred Burle of German production company One Two Films, Dutch production company Lemming Film's Erik Glijnis, and
Christophe Bruncher of French production company Ici èt La Productions, also joined as co-producers. In October 2025, the project won the Tokyo Project Award and Kongchak Award at the
Tokyo Gap-Financing Market. In November 2025, it was reported that Polish production company PFX, Indonesian production company Brand Film, and Thai-based company Chada Entertainment joined as co-producers. In March 2026, the project received
HBF+Europe post production grant. In an interview with
Variety, Andini described that the film as a "collision between modernity and personal trauma, repeating in daily life". ==Release==