The mantra for a while has been to change the future of African movies through storytelling and an excellent medium to do this is through animation. An even better way to encourage stories in this beautiful medium is to reward creators for their hard work and consequently, promote them to a wider audience. Thatâs exactly what the Ghana UK Based Achievement (GUBA) award scheme is about to do and it wins them a special place in our hearts.
In Ghana, animation (we prefer
The GUBA awards have come around again and weâre super excited for the freshly minted Animator of the Year category. The nominated list is made up of the most visible shakers of the animation scene in Ghana. The nominees include Francis Brown of AnimaxFYB Studios, Cyril Abban of Parables Productions, Comfort Arthur and the crew at Indigene BROS, made up of animators like Bertil Toby Svanekiaer of Chaskele fame and Nii Ofei Dodoo.
Voting is open to the public and can be done on the GUBA website here. You can also check out more detailed profiles of the nominees at this link.
The Ghana UK Based Achievement (GUBA) awards is an annual awards ceremony based in Britain which recognizes the âhugely significantâ contribution that Ghanaians and British-Ghanaians make to society. The awards were founded in 2009 by UK-based Ghanaian TV personality
GUBA CEO,
More recently, the organisers have sought to also involve the wider African communities as they attempt to gain international attention and this possibly explains the nominees considering nearly all of them identify as being only Ghanaian
Itâs an exhilarating, sweet and blessed celebration as the number of animators being recognised has surged compared to the 2016 Golden Movie Awards. GUBAâs AOTY category is fresh and one of the few of its kind (digital arts) to be added to varied categories such Made in Ghana Company of the Year and Start-Up Company of the Year.
This hints that the organisers of the GUBA Awards have caught the love bug for animation and how this intricate medium can be used to showcase the talents in Ghana and share culturally relevant stories with the world.
The only drawback for us at Squid Mag is, we wished more animators could have been added. The likes of Creo Concept, Poka Asamoah,
That notwithstanding, us
Voting ends April 29th so do tell a friend to tell a friend
Kofi Sydney Asare
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[…] The Ghana UK Based Achievement (GUBA) awards have rolled around and weâre excited about the freshly baked Animator of the Year category. This inclusion gives us hope of good times ahead for Ghanaian animation as more people and institutions recognise this art form’s brilliant potential. Below are the nominees in the category. While youâre at it, kindly check out our thoughts on the awards here. […]