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Africacomicade Gamathon Returns in November 2021
The Africacomicade Gamathon is Africa’s largest convention of digital creatives in the games, animation, comics, and XR industry, creating a platform for them to showcase their work, network, and find opportunities for collaboration and funding. It is a two-week hybrid…
Yo Ghana Nerds! Ready for NerdCon Mixer 2021?
Comic Con Ghana anyone? December in Ghana is back again and with it, the horrible traffic, inflated Uber costs, wild parties, awesome concerts, festivals, and the much needed connecting and re-connecting with beautiful souls from all across the world. It’s…
Meet Lwazi Msipha, The Self-taught African Animator Behind The New Cartoon Network Show
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…
Annecy 2021: Triggerfish Studio wins MIFA Animation Industry Award
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…
Africa is Sleeping on Gaming and eSports
Guest post by Sheilah Birgen, originally tweeted on April 7, 2021 and published here with permission. Minor edits made for clarity and veracity. Sheilah Birgen shares her thoughts on the state of gaming and eSports in Africa, zeroing in on…
Changes: A Graphic Novel Dedicated to J.J. Rawlings
‘CHANGES’ the Dawn of a Revolution, tells the story of Ghana’s June 4th 1979 revolution and the events directly related to it. Since it is not meant to be a detailed account, it obviously does not cover every aspect of…
Kofi Ofosu is Working His Way to the Top, Pixel by Pixel
This feature on Kofi Ofosu originally appeared on Citi Newsroom in October 2020. Parts of it have been republished here with slight edits. Since the age of 10, Emmanuel Kofi Ofosu Sackey has been fascinated with comic books and cartoons….