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  • January 27, 2020By Kadi

    We’ve been chasing down cool podcasts by African creatives since we started Space Squid. One of these is Fiko’s Corner by our good friend Kofi Ofosu and we’re in love. Have you ever wondered what it is like to become a good illustrator and character designer? Or perhaps, yearned to go behind the scenes with

  • January 22, 2020By Kadi

    It’s not a seahorse, it’s not a ship, it’s a cow – a squid cow. Hold your fins, that’s just Squid Comic of the Week! This week’s comic is Lake of Tears, LoT for short.  Lake of Tears or LoT for short is a story of captivity and redemption. Set against the backdrop of Ghana’s

  • January 22, 2020By Kadi

    What happens when game developers and enthusiasts get together for a weekend to create a game? Is it possible? What can they possibly create? These and more are what the annual Global Game Jam seeks to answer.  Every year towards the end of January, game developers, game studios, gaming enthusiasts, writers, programmers, designers, illustrators and

  • January 20, 2020By Kadi

    Dear African geeks, here’s a calendar literally called African Geek Calendar of events happening across the continent in 2020. 2020 is in full swing and so are the organizers of various geek events across the continent. Some organizers, such as ReedPop, AAFFia and Animation South Africa already announced dates and venues for their annual events

  • January 20, 2020By Kadi

    We’re inspired by Julia Shika Odamtten and her 2019 Inktober posts. We hope you are too to get your creating game face on all through 2020 and beyond. We’re 20 days into the new year and chances are, you’ve already started reneging on your New Year’s resolutions and promises. Life is happening too fast around

  • January 17, 2020By Kadi

    Bertil Toby Svanekiaer is an animator and 3D generalist from Ghana. Bertil is arguably Ghana’s foremost 3D animator. He is the founder of OOTO (Out of the Ordinary) Studios and co-founder of Indigene B.R.O.S., the studio behind Azumah: A Ghanaian Hero. At Indigene B.R.O.S., Bertil serves as creative director on the company’s projects. Bertil turned

  • January 12, 2020By Kadi

    In this second episode,  I go Behind the Ink with Bertil Toby Svanekiaer, a leading animator and 3D generalist in Ghana. We talk a bit about him and his studios, Indigene B.R.O.S. and OOTO Studios and his project, Chaskele. I also pick his brains on the state of animation in Ghana and how he feels

  • January 6, 2020By Kadi

    Ever wondered what the perspective of a privileged upcoming musician in an Afrobeats industry might be? Orange City has a clue. Stop what you’re doing and picture this, an animated show about Afrobeats, the zanku dance and all her cousins, the Nigerian music industry and a troublesome artist and his team navigating all the drama.

  • January 2, 2020By Kadi

    2019 was phenomenal and 2020 is off to an awesome start. As our first post of 2019, it’s good to recap some of the highs and lows from 2019 and also share some of the things we’re looking forward to this year.  First up, thank you for being with us. Knowing you’re checking in on

  • December 31, 2019By Kadi

    2019 has been an incredible year for Ghanaian animation. There have been festivals, lots of screenings, pitch competitions and a series of animated music videos. We’ve reported on a number of significant milestones in Ghanaian animation but alas, we couldn’t cover them all. We’re fixing that with this timeline of Ghanaian animation in 2019. This

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