AI's Impact on Indonesia's Film Industry

Indonesia's $400 million film industry is witnessing a creative revolution as AI tools like

Sora 2 democratize filmmaking for budget-strapped artists. Directors can now produce Hollywood-level

scenes that were once impossible locally. VFX artist Amilio Garcia Leonard cut

his editing time by 70% using AI, while universities launch AI filmmaking courses and festivals

celebrate the emerging genre. But there's a dark side. Visual effects studios

are firing roto artists, post-production houses replace voice actors with AI samples,

and storyboard artists face extinction. The human cost is real as traditional roles vanish.

Writer Bayu Kurnia Prasetya warns that AI films lack soul, arguing cinema needs human flaws and