African Animation
There’s a page in Mike Mignola’s Hellboy comic that illustrates one of the ways frogs came to earn the evil mythological status snakes and crows have. Frogs in some cultures are cruel, creepy harbingers of doom – but that’s not always the case. Frogs can also be cute, adorable creatures and Anthill Studios’ Frogeck is
How well do you remember childhood nursery rhymes like this one, rain, rain go away, come again another day, little children want to play, rain, rain go away? How did you interpret it? How did it make you feel? These are questions Ghanaian creative Emmanuel Dankyi – who is looking to find the devil – is
African Animation Network (AAN) & DISCOP Markets announced at a press conference at the recent DISCOP Joburg market, November 14th – 16th, the official launch of DISCOMICS IQEMBU. AAN’s core mission is to create a sustainable African animation industry and central to achieving this goal is industry related education. Through its work across the continent over
Ridwan Shades Moshood’s Garbage Boy and Trash Can has been announced as the winner of the first-ever Cartoon Network Africa Creative Lab Competition at DISCOP Joburg 2018. Moshood’s work, Garbage Boy and Trash Can follows the story of a little boy (Garbage Boy), a self-proclaimed superhero and his sidekick, Trash Can on a mission to rid the world
A Nigerian startup is using the animation medium as a tool to preserve the country’s dying languages. This story originally appeared on Konbini Nigeria. Early last year, UNESCO reported that over 300 African languages are endangered and more than 52 have gone into extinction — 27 from Nigeria. The report also states that, if young people from that
October 29th, Johannesburg – Taking place from 14-16 November, DISCOP Johannesburg is the leading content, adaptation rights and project market dedicated to Africa and the Middle East. As the African / MENA regions continue to grow as the world’s most coveted entertainment and media marketplaces, encompassing 70 countries with a combined population of 1.5 billion, DISCOP markets
African comic book, game development and animation studios are invited to take part in the Johannesburg edition of the DISCOP content, adaptation right and project market slated from 14 to 16 November – and join the DISCOMICS Joburg umbrella. Taking advantage of Africa’s incredible reservoir of comic books, animation and video-gaming talents, the African Animation Network and the organizers of the DISCOP Markets have recently
Hello, fans and creators worldwide, especially those in Africa, something big your way comes. Introducing the legendary animation/kids station that has been providing content for children worldwide for more than a couple of decades, Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network Africa is proud to announce the launch of their brand new initiative, Cartoon Network Africa Creative Lab,
Akan Tree is a multimedia company that develops educational language learning content aimed at teaching children and adults throughout the diaspora, with videos and nursery rhymes on how to read and speak, greet, count numbers, and use the alphabet in any one of the Akan dialects. Akan Tree provides engaging opportunities to learn Twi through
Are you an African creator passionate about animation and making kids happy? Cartoon Network Africa Creative Lab initiative is just the thing for you. Enter the Cartoon Network Creative Lab competition now for the chance to work with Cartoon Network producing a short form animated comedy. About the Cartoon Network Creative Lab Storytelling is at the core
