Yo, Ghanaian Animators! It’s Time to Get Your Animation Groove On at Annecy! The Annecy International Film Festival is a mega-deal in the world of animation, and guess what? Creation Africa Ghana is giving eight lucky Ghanaian animators the chance to drop their sickest projects right in the middle of the action. That’s right, we’re
Have you received your COVID vaccine? How about your booster shots? Yes? No? Are you perhaps like many with an irrational fear of the vaccine? Are you perhaps afraid you and your family might turn into zombies because of the vaccine? Well strap up nerds, Ian Kwakye (aka Ian Quahachi) has just the webtoon to
The animation industry in Africa is equally growing and it is great to see stakeholders unionize to create a stronger front and structure to support the growth of the sector. Michael Oscar Esio – AfricaComicade On the back of that quote by the founder of AfricaComicade, it is evident that the spotlight is on Africa
Comic Con Ghana anyone? December in Ghana is back again and with it, the horrible traffic, inflated Uber costs, wild parties, awesome concerts, festivals, and the much needed connecting and re-connecting with beautiful souls from all across the world. It’s all fun until you realize, wait a sec, there’s nothing specifically for anime-watching, cosplay-making, screen-tapping,
Yesterday, March 6, marked 63 years of Ghana, the gateway to Africa’s independence. Our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of the African continent. Kwame Nkrumah As the first sub-Saharan African country to achieve this feat, Ghana’s independence day is essentially Africa’s independence day. To commemorate the day, here’s
2019 has been an incredible year for Ghanaian animation. There have been festivals, lots of screenings, pitch competitions and a series of animated music videos. We’ve reported on a number of significant milestones in Ghanaian animation but alas, we couldn’t cover them all. We’re fixing that with this timeline of Ghanaian animation in 2019. This
Remember back when we associated rainfall with lovemaking and (justified) lateness? Instead of disorder and death. Kobina Ankomah-Graham (October 29, 2019) When it rains in Accra especially, disaster or the threat of it strikes. The biggest culprits are always poor urban planning and plastic-choked gutters. Ghana is a beautiful place and an equally ugly one.
(ACCRA, Ghana) – Full Circle Publishing, LLC, a U.S.-based children’s book publisher that specializes in picture books, graphic novels (Lake of Tears), and illustrated chapter books for young readers, is proud to announce its exclusive marketing and distribution agreement with Ghana-based Leti Arts. In prepared remarks commenting on the new deal, Full Circle owner and
In 2012, Ghanaians were thrilled to see a homemade film about a popular children’s game, Chaskele. Even better, Chaskele was an animated film. There aren’t many animated projects from Ghana and the reception of the film at that time spoke volumes about the desire by many to see stories that were true to home and