2017 GUBA Awards Animator of the Year Nominees
The Ghana UK Based Achievement (GUBA) awards have rolled around and we’re excited about the freshly baked Animator of the Year category. This inclusion gives us hope of good times ahead for Ghanaian animation as more people and institutions recognise…
Annecy Comes to Africa and African Animation Goes Global!
As seen on Discop, April 14, 2017. Post by Juan Romero Pockets of animation excellence exist across Africa. In boutique studios, bedrooms and garages, animation enthusiasts and professionals have been fastidiously scribbling their ideas on paper, transferring them to their…
Ma-Otero: This Kenyan Animation is a Throwback to Childhood Role Playing Fun
Ma-Otero, which is sheng (Kenyan slang) for heroes is a short African animation about a group of friends saving their city, in superhero fashion (in all its forms, clothing and purpose). The short is based on a comic created by…
Plaything Brings Back Childhood Memories You Never Quite Forgot
We closed out last year mad excited about the future of African animation thanks to Plaything, an engaging and delightful animated short made with a lot of passion, love and childhood memories. The talent from Anthill studios, particularly Eri Umusu (you…
A Piece for Peace is a Disturbing Vision of Ghana in the Event of post-Elections Violence
Election season in Ghana comes with a fervent call for peace that is understandable thanks to the many scary lessons learned from across the world. With Ghana going to the polls on December 7, it’s no surprise that rallying calls…
African Animated Projects You Should Know (Part 1)
Finding niche content like homegrown African animation can be a chore sometimes on the internet. Lucky you, we at Squid are passionate about discovering and promoting content we can lay our hands-on. In the spirit of our inner geeks, here’s…
Ghost Writing Africa
I interpreted “Africa is the greatest ghostwriter of all time” wrongly the first time, thinking it alluded to the phenomena of having our narratives told by other cultures. Dissecting the phrase further led to an epiphany that the continent is…
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