Hary Tanoe Conglomerate: Production Quality In Movieland Will Be Like Hollywood

Conglomerate Hary Tanoesoedibjo. (Photo: Instagram @ hary.tanoesoedibjo)

JAKARTA - The Executive Chairman of MNC Group, Hary Tanoesoedibjo, is optimistic that the government's making of the Lido Area, West Java into a new Special Economic Zone (KEK) will encourage the creative economy in the country.

"This will be good for the creative economy. Creating new entrepreneurs, becoming a tourist spot for Indonesians and even abroad, creating a foreign exchange, creating jobs and improving people's lives", said Hary, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, February 16.

KEK Lido is a tourism area with a business plan to develop attractions including world-class theme parks, golf courses, and retail and dining.

Then, the development of six-star luxury resort accommodation, other star hotels, and the development of the creative economy, namely film studios, and music festivals.

The presence of a theme park that will be built in the KEK Lido is predicted to be able to increase the number of domestic and foreign tourist visits to reach 63.4 million people until 2038 or an average of 3.17 million tourists per year.

Following the establishment of Lido as a KEK, MNC Group itself officially started the construction of Movieland in the MNC Lido City area, West Java.

Movieland is an outdoor film studio and drama series. Hary hopes that Movieland will become the center of the first world-class film and drama series industry in Indonesia. Also, it has become a "creative hub" that creates jobs and stimulates the tourism sector and creative economy in Indonesia.

The 33rd richest person in Indonesia said that currently there are no qualified facilities for outdoor production, especially for producing films or television dramas.

Movieland is built on an area of 21 hectares in the MNC Lido City area. Equipped with various production facilities such as backlots (shooting locations), sound stages (closed studios), production equipment with the latest technology to post-production facilities with world-class technology.

The backlot, Movieland will present various needs for open shooting areas, such as residential areas, urban settlements, old town, and rural nuances. Also, there are open natural areas, including areas with royal backgrounds in Indonesia.

Movieland is also equipped with backlots for various public facilities, such as hospitals, bus stops, schools, supermarkets to airport-like buildings. Other supporting facilities, a sound stage covering an area of ?? 1,500 square meters equipped with a giant green screen and a water tank or set, specifically to support production.

Also, it is equipped with a dormitory or lodging for film or television crews, so they don't have to go back and forth during production.

"Everything is done end to end here so that the quality of our products can be like Hollywood", said Hary.

Movieland is in the MNC Lido City area, which has a total area of 3,000 hectares. There are golf courses, theme parks, music festival venues such as in Los Angeles, World Garden in Dubai, data centers, technology centers, lakes, and national parks.