LIFANIMA Receives 905 Entries & Reschedules Festival
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…
10 Sensational Ethiopian Illustrators to Follow on Instagram
This post on Ethiopian illustrators originally published on Medium by Addismiraph Abebe. What’s the creative scene in East Africa, specifically Ethiopia like? On our end, we’re mostly aware of Jember creator, Debebe Beserat (Etan Comics) and afro-futurist illustrator Fanuel Leul….
The Boy and the Robin South African Animation Wins International Award
This article on The Boy and the Robin was originally published on The South African and was written by Ishani Chetty. A group of nine young filmmakers from The Animation School in Cape Town have won a gold award for…
The Fundamentals of Character Design by Kofi “Braku Star” Ofosu
This is a guest post by Emmanuel Sackey, popularly known as Kofi Ofosu, a character designer from Ghana. This post was originally published on his Medium and is republished here with permission. I asked my followers on Instagram for the…
Triggerfish 10-Second Animation Competition 2020 Open for Entries
Do you like animation and want to create your own? The Triggerfish 10-Second animation competition is a great way to start. Triggerfish, the award-winning South African animation studio is again on the lookout for Africa’s top aspiring animation artists. The…
Fatma n’Parapli: Comic Exploring Women’s Lives, Mental Illness, and Community
This feature on Fatma n’Parapli (Fatma of the many umbrellas) by Safia Ouarezki first appeared on Arab Lit on February 12, 2020 and was written by Nadia Ghanem. It is republished here with permission. Fatma n’Parapli (Fatma of the umbrella) is a…
Creators for Creators $30,000 Comic Book Grant
Creators for Creators, in partnership with Image Comics and Iron Circus Comics are giving away $30,00 0 to support new and original comic work from across the world. Creators for Creators is an independent non-profit organization intended to encourage, support,…
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