Is Kugali AR the Future of African Storytelling?
Kugali AR possibly is. In our post on Hero Corps, we talked about how exciting the leap from comic books to animation is. Now imagine pushing that even further with the technologies of today. Imagine pushing storytelling to Ready Player…
Check Out Hot Lunch: The Manga-Styled Graphic Novel For All Ages
British manga creators announce all ages Kickstarter campaign for new graphic novel, Hot Lunch. The exhilaration over Marvel’s Black Panther has increased demand for diverse representation in the comic book stories we read. That demand extends to creators themselves with less…
For Us By Us: Greg Anderson-Elysee On Creating Is’nana The Were-Spider And African Comics
Wouldn’t it be cool if Ananse, the mighty trickster god of Ashanti folklore was turned into a comic book hero? Cooler still if he was in a pickle and needed saving by one of his offspring; possibly Ntekumah or Anansewa?…
Keeping Up With the Continent: The First Kugali Comics Anthology
Following the installment of annual events awarding iconic comic artists in Africa and the diaspora is the new innovation that is the Kugali Magazine. It is a monthly magazine by Kugali Media complete with over 60 pages of exclusive art,…
Squid Mag: What’s Up With Squids in 2017?
Squid Mag, the home of African comics, games, animation and fresh funky art. 2016 is technically our sophomore year in sharing content around African comics, animation and games although it does feel like freshman year. It was a testing-the-waters kind…
Warrior Queen Malika Needs Your Support – This is Why and How You Should Help
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Help Kweku Ananse!
Kwaku Ananse, the beloved character from Ashanti folklore needs your help becoming best friends with Adinkra symbols, folklore, math and his all-time favorite, puzzles. Kweku needs badly to cross over into children’s hands to enrich their lives with his masterful…
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Created by students of @theanimationschool
Alison Parker - Production Manager/Lead Texturer
Anrich Wolmarans - Visual Effects Artist
Depesh Cara - Lead Animator
Dirk Coetzee - Technical Director
Eduardo Rocha - Lead Modeler
Matthew Levack - Lead Lighter
Thivhusiwi Mamaila - Lead Compositor
Arthur Feder - Lead Composer
Graduates of The Animation School were awarded a World Gold Medal for \\"Ben & Jerry\\" in the Best Student Film Category by The New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards.
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Created by students of @theanimationschool
Alison Parker - Production Manager/Lead Texturer
Anrich Wolmarans - Visual Effects Artist
Depesh Cara - Lead Animator
Dirk Coetzee - Technical Director
Eduardo Rocha - Lead Modeler
Matthew Levack - Lead Lighter
Thivhusiwi Mamaila - Lead Compositor
Arthur Feder - Lead Composer
Graduates of The Animation School were awarded a World Gold Medal for \\"Ben & Jerry\\" in the Best Student Film Category by The New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards.
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#squidmag #animation #theanimationschool #animationafrica #southafrica #animationafricaine #africananimation")
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