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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
FEJA, the Electronic and Video Game Festival of Abidjan, (Festival de l’Électronique et du Jeu Vidéo d’Afrique in French), West Africa’s biggest games event returns to Abidjan for the second year running. Hosting over 10 countries across the world in their national video gaming tournament, professional video game lovers and players from across the globe
LAGOS, Nigeria (26 October 2018) – Earlier today, at the opening ceremony for the 2018 Aké Arts and Book Festival at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Ikeja, Ghanaian graphic novel Lake of Tears won the 2018 NOMMO Award for Best Graphic Novel. Written by Kobe Ofei and illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey, this beautifully illustrated, imaginatively
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,
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
Accra 18th June 2018 — The MTN Apps Challenge version 5.O, which launched in September 2017 has entered its final stage with the completion of vetting of the various Apps that were submitted for the competition. Out of over 100 projects received after the launch, 48 made it into the second round of auditions. App
What do lightning and a Zimbabwean hero have in common? Themba. With all the turmoil — visible and invisible — that Zimbabwe has been going through in the last decade, the hunger for a hero to battle the darkness can be said to be natural. The need for an icon that faces what we face
France’s Lagardere Studios, Senegal’s Keewu Productions and Nigeria’s Spoof Media are producing Area Daddy, a new animated series based on Ayodele Elegba’s winner of the first edition of Digital Lab Africa’s (DLA) transmedia category in 2016. Mentored by Alexandre Rideau, director of Keewu Productions, Elegba produced a pilot episode which was screened at Annecy in 2017. Area Daddy offers
Are you a designer passionate about ending world hunger? Ello, the social network for creators in partnership with Global Citizen has launched the Be the Generation Poster Design contest. The selected artists will get between $2,000 and $5,000 and crazy exposure. The initiative from what we gather is especially interested in African & African diaspora artists. To celebrate the legacy
