Animation Film Indonesia

Hotel di Anyer - Talking about the animated film will certainly lead memory 'we' in the works of masters of the world such as Walt Disney character Donald Duck with it, Warner Bros who successfully lobbed the "Tom and Jerry", or Hana-Barbera Scooby Doo with a fairly legendary in memory of children .

Penginapan di Carita - However, who would have thought from a resort in one corner of the island of Batam, Riau Islands Province, was born dozens of animated films that quality is not lost from the film production from the land of Uncle Sam though.

A named Turi Beach resort in the region Nongsa was inhabited not only by travelers who want to enjoy the beautiful white sandy beaches, but also by hundreds of young people who are creative in the field of animation.

Hundreds of young people's creative work under the umbrella of PT. Systrans Multi Media. They have produced various works of animation that was ordered by the various international cinema company.

"The young animators from various cities in Indonesia," said Daniel Harjanto, 'boss' PT. Systrans Multi Media, in Batam, on Thursday.

One of his animated films that have been menginternasional is the film "Sing to the Dawn 'is produced by PT. Systrans Multi Media with flag Infinite Frameworks (IFW).

The film was completed in 2009 produced over kerjsama with the Singapore government. "Cooperation was signed in 2005 and recently completed production on four years later," he said.

Work on the film was completely done in Batam by about 150 animators from Indonesia and only involves five foreign animators.

Distribution Sing to the Dawn movie that cost about 2.5 million U.S. dollars that includes the various countries like Singapore, Korea, and Russia, he said.

The film is an adaptation from a novel by Ho Minfung entitled Sing to the Dawn.

The novel tells the story of sisters who try to protect their homes from the contractor fraudsters.

Infinite Frameworks make novel adaptations Minfung Ho was at the request of the Singapore government which wants mandatory books in several elementary schools in the country made the movie.

He said the film was even made in the Indonesian version, titled "Dream On", with the involvement of several famous artists such as Cut Mini and Regine Velasquez as a filler voice.

Besides Sing to the Dawn, an animation studio based in the area of Batam Island was also cool to have animated films that have been marketed as Garfield, Franklin and Friends, Leonard / Dr.Contraptus and Rollbots. "Especially for movie Franklin and Friends, can now be enjoyed through the channel HBO," said Daniel.

The film was an order from a consortium of film from Singapore and Canada were 26 episodes with the workmanship for 18 months.

He said interest in animated film company to produce films in Batam is not only because of cheaper costs, but also quality. "If you want to search for cheaper production costs can be done in China or India," he said.

Two of the country, according to him, also has an animation industry base that cost is cheaper than Indonesia.

Currently, the animation studio PT. Systrans Multi Media working on animated films adapted from novels by Yoshihiro Tatsumi typical Japanese titled 'A Drifting Life', he said.

"The film tells about the social life in Japan and consumption for adults," said Daniel.

He also had a desire at one time he led the animation studio to produce films that smelled of Indonesian culture.

However, he also said government support for character animation filmmaking native Indonesia, is also required. "Government support is also our hope," he said.

The existence of government support, he said, will bring animation studios in other cities so as to make Indonesia as one of the leading producers of animated films in the international film arena.

Later, not an impossible figure Indonesian original animated figures side by side with famous international animated films, he said.