HIZKIA SUBIYANTORO | CEO & Creative Director
A designer and animation creator who has been active since 1998. He began his career as a designer at several prominent printing companies, including Andi Offset and PT Pura Barutama, before dedicating his expertise to Hizart Studio. In 2007, he transitioned into animation and played a key role in establishing a game development company. In 2019, he founded Blender Indonesia (now Blender Army), an online 3D animation community based on Blender software, which now boasts hundreds of thousands of members.
His first animated film, Roda Pantura (2015), was showcased at various festivals across ten countries, and his animated documentary kOsOng (2020) earned a Special Jury Mention at the 2020 Festival Film Dokumenter.
In addition to designing and directing films, he is an active teacher, jury member, and organizer of animation festivals. In 2017, he founded Animasi Club, an animation community focused on appreciation, discussions, archiving, and learning. That same year, alongside two other co-founders, he initiated the CRAFT International Animation Festival.
CHONIE PRYSILIA | General Manager & Producer
She is a producer and festival director who occasionally directs her own initiative films. Her first involvement in film production was in 2015 when she served as the producer of the animated short film Roda Pantura. In 2018, she received the Cipta Media Ekspresi Grant to fund her directorial debut for a feature-length animated documentary titled kOsOng. The film was released in 2020, screened in various countries, and received a Special Jury Mention at the 2020 Festival Film Dokumenter. In 2019, she produced another animated short film titled Lost in Sekaten. This film was funded by DANAIS, a film financing program from the Cultural Agency of the Special Region of Yogyakarta.
At Hizart Studio, her role as a producer extends beyond film production to include public service advertisements, comics, and other creative campaigns. Outside of Hizart Studio, she is actively involved in the Animasi Club community and currently serves as the Festival Director for the CRAFT International Animation Festival.
WIRYADI DHARMAWAN | Creative Director
An animation creator with 30 years of experience. His animated short film Sang Supporter won the Piala Citra at the 2013 Festival Film Indonesia (FFI). Throughout his career, he has been involved in the creation of various TV series, music videos, and commercials. He was also an animation instructor at the Balai Diklat Industri Denpasar in 2019.
Currently, he is the writer, director, and animator behind the horror series Rizky Riplay.