NAICCON Animation du Monde 2020 Winners Announced!
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…
Art for Art Sake – Vortex Interview With Alfred Achiampong
This is an old interview by Vortex Comics with Alfred Achiampong that we pulled up from our archives. GeekAfrica.net, the blogging division of Vortex Comics where this was originally published sometime in 2017. Alfred Achiampong is a Ghanaian illustrator with…
It’s Time to Boost Your Game Dev Chops at the MTN Game Developers Conference
Playing online video games in Ghana is an extreme sport if you’re using any of the 4 major internet service providers. Thankfully, MTN eases the pain by a long mile and it is by far the fastest and most stable…
Full Circle Publishing Signs Exclusive Marketing & Distribution Deal with Ghanaβs Leti Arts
(ACCRA, Ghana) β Full Circle Publishing, LLC, a U.S.-based childrenβs book publisher that specializes in picture books, graphic novels (Lake of Tears), and illustrated chapter books for young readers, is proud to announce its exclusive marketing and distribution agreement with…
Annecy 2020 Puts African Animation In the Limelight
On Wednesday, June 12, the Annecy Festival announced that 2020’s country of honour wonβt be a country at all, but rather an entire continent: Africa. At next year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, African animation will be thrown into the…
Welbie’s Cheatcodes to Monetizing Your Artistic Superpowers
Tips and ways to make money as an illustrator, designer or an artist by Welbie. Our friends at Pennysmart got Ghanaian comic artist Welbie, to share his thoughts on simple ways artists can keep creating to their heart’s content while…
Awesome Pitching Opportunity for African Animators at Animation du Monde Abidjan
DISCOP Abidjan in partnership with the African Animation Network (AAN) will host the 3rd annual Animation du Monde pitching competition next month and entries are now open. As Africaβs animation industry continues to develop, and in recognition of the challenges that creators face in being able…
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