‘Ajisaka’ Marks Debut for $100 Million Animation Slate From Indonesia’s MSV Studio (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIndonesian firm MSV Studio is well underway on production of “Ajisaka: The King and the Flower of Life,” the first of three hugely ambitious animated films it will work on this year.MSV Studio is the animation division of MSK Pictures, which itself is part of the larger, Indonesia-based Amikom Group.

Since 2015, Amikom says it has invested $20 million into the research and development of computer animation technology. Having readied its proprietary — and rapid — methods, it now plans to invest $100 million developing, producing and distributing up to 10 animated feature films over the next seven years.MSK Pictures is led by Ario Sagantoro, producer of “Merantau,” “The Raid: Redemption” and “The Raid: Berendal,” the hit Indonesian action films written and directed by Gareth Huw Evans.

Deploying a $15 million production budget, “Ajisaka” tells an original story, recalling ancient times when the world was inhabited by three races: humans, Raksha (giants), and Vidya (who are half human, half angel).

The Raksha hold sway over the enslaved human population and the Raksha king hopes to prevent the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy that foretells the rise of an ordinary human leader who will end his reign and unite the world in peace.