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African Animation

  • October 2, 2019By betasquidmag_pcwivg

    What is the state of Animation in Africa? This post which originally appeared on Multichoice Talent Factory news on July 1, 2019 offers a great insight into the industry. The article has been slightly edited here for clarity and content. It’s an exciting time to be in animation in Africa. This, according to one of

  • October 1, 2019By Kadi

    Kugali AR possibly is. In our post on Hero Corps, we talked about how exciting the leap from comic books to animation is. Now imagine pushing that even further with the technologies of today. Imagine pushing storytelling to Ready Player One levels. While not as elaborate, Kugali is on the path to making that, or

  • September 29, 2019By Kadi

    Hero Corps, the flagship animated series from SPOOF Animation, the animation imprint of SPOOF! Comics was recently released at Lagos Comic-Con. The just-concluded Fearless Lagos Comic Convention offered great thrills and sights across comics, gaming, animation, sci-fi, cosplay and exclusive releases. One of the hotly anticipated exclusive releases at Lagos Comic-Con was Hero Corps, an

  • September 29, 2019By betasquidmag_pcwivg

    FUPiTOONS FESTiVAL is travelling to Annecy 2020! In recognition of this honour, the partners are announcing a FUPiTOONS/Annecy 2020 Special Call, the entry deadline is 6 October 2019. Please submit your projects HERE using the Submission Waiver Code: FUPIANNECY2020 (NB: this is only for African filmmakers). Africa is the territory of honour at Annecy 2020 and is parallel to the Institut Français’ Africa 2020 Creative Season. This is an amazing opportunity to showcase the stories Africa has. The regular deadline for submissions to FUPiTOONS

  • September 11, 2019By Kadi

    What does the future hold for African animation? The answer to that question is one that creators on the continent are moulding with their own hands and have been for the last decade, albeit mostly in obscurity. With increased social media use and a bigger global lens on Africa, that obscurity is fast eroding and

  • September 5, 2019By betasquidmag_pcwivg

    The recently concluded Nairobi Comic Con hosted the 4th preliminaries of the Annecy Animation du Monde for the second year running. The East Africa region produced another round of great animation talent for the continental finals at Animation du Monde 2020 at DISCOP Johannesburg in November. Out of 10 shortlisted projects (from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana), the 3 below made it

  • August 30, 2019By Kadi

    A fascinating but tiresome reaction we get at Squid Mag when we introduce people to animation from Africa is often utter shock and disbelief that there are people on the continent actively telling stories through the medium. The inaugural Accra Animation Film Festival, which held at Basecamp Initiative from July 27 – August 2, 2019,

  • August 29, 2019By Kadi

    The Nairobi Comic-Con 2019 kicked off last weekend at the Sarit Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. While we couldn’t be there, the photos and videos from the official NAICCON channels provide us with loads of thrills and feels we can’t enjoy alone. Nairobi Comic-Con has successfully held six events, with over 6000 enthusiastic artists, illustrators, comic

  • August 26, 2019By Kadi

    A newly revamped and focused DISCOP JOHANNESBURG program will see a scope that goes beyond content buying and selling. In line with DISCOP Market’s vision to promote the commerce and co-production of multi-screen entertainment content across Africa, the upcoming edition, to be held from 20 to 22 November, will put a strong emphasis on African television projects in development,

  • August 21, 2019By Kadi

    The first edition of the Accra Animation Film Festival (AAFFia) recently wrapped after shining a spotlight on African animation as well as hosting the third leg of the Pan-African Animation du Monde preliminary rounds. With each passing round of the competition, creators and animators have delivered higher and higher quality work, and yet only three will progress to the

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