African Animation
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
Who loves a good love story? Well, here’s one for the ages! And we have absolutely no idea what exactly is in it, except, that, Till Death is a feature length animated movie and promises an exciting psychological thriller. The tweet below from Kofi Kyei, one of the creators, filled the entire team with excitement.
Originally published by Forbes Africa, written by Karen Mwendera South Africa’s emerging animation industry has a new star in creative entrepreneur Lwazi Msipha, who has just debuted a first-of-its-kind African cartoon show on a global network. Imagine if you could draw and create your own friends. Self-taught South African animator, Lwazi Msipha, did exactly that, in
Annecy International Animation Festival has awarded Triggerfish the Mifa Animation Industry Award. The 25 year old studio joins other acclaimed studios like Aardman for the honor. Additionally, this year’s hybrid Annecy festival features the South African studio prominently across screenings and sessions as part of the festival’s focus on African animation. As part of the
Highlights include a Keynote presented by Justice RX’s Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin, Ph.D. and a Fireside Chat with Marvel Studios’ Victoria Alonso as Women in Animation partners with South Africa’s Triggerfish for this year’s event. Women in Animation (WIA) is pleased to announce the program for the fifth Women In Animation World Summit, in conjunction with this
Following a monumental 10-book deal with Dark Horse Comics, YouNeek Studios has secured VC investment from Impact X Capital to develop a groundbreaking animation series based on a world of superhero and fantasy stories inspired by African history and mythology. Highly regarded former senior VP of co-productions at DreamWorks, Doug Schwalbe, has joined as executive
Kabelo Maaka, also known as Cabblow is an award-winning 2D animator and illustrator from South Africa and the co-founder of Cabblow Studios. She founded the animation studio with her mother, Dr Tshepo P. Maaka. She’s one of the pioneering African women in animation and was one of the continental finalists at the Nairobi edition of
This post on Modin Comics, Jeffrey Abban and Ghanaian animation originally appeared on theafricandream.net and was authored by Oral Ofori. Parts of the post have been republished here with slight modifications. In what has become stereotypical about Africa with wars, poverty, and others that demean the continent, many have put it upon themselves to in
The winners of Digital Lab Africa 4, or (DLA#4 for short) have been announced. The winners were announced in an online ceremony as part of Annecy Online, the virtual edition of the animation festival in France. Digital Lab Africa (DLA) is a platform and a call for projects dedicated to creative content linked with innovation
This post was originally published by Sahara Weekly on May 31, 2020. Submissions for the 4th edition of the Lagos International Festival of Animation, LIFANIMA closed on May 15, 2020, and received 905 entries from 100 countries. This is a remarkable increase in the number of entries and countries compared to the 2019 edition when
