Asia's Best Younger Entrepreneur 2009

Wahyu Aditya
Indonesia

Age: 29

Company: HelloMotion School

When Wahyu was 24, he quit his full-time job as an animator to start his own business, HelloMotion School, which today produces hundreds of the brightest young talents in Indonesian film and animation. His Hello festival attracts 300 new works annually, creating jobs and business opportunities for Indonesia's ever-growing film and content industries. Wahyu was a national finalist for the 2006 IYCEY Design Award and winner of the 2007 IYCEY Design and Screen Award. At 27, he became the first Indonesian and youngest overall to be crowned the British Council's International Young Screen Entrepreneur of the Year. He is now planning to use his $12,000 grand prize to study the film industry in London and Bristol.