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Animation in Africa is growing in leaps and bounds and the French Embassy is facilitating some interesting moves. The French Embassies in Africa are making a strong effort to promote cooperation and cultural affairs, as evidenced by the France-Ghana Animation Days last year and the upcoming Animation Nigeria, Annecy, MIFA workshop. Last year’s France-Ghana Animation
What does the future hold for African animation? The answer to that question is one that creators on the continent are moulding with their own hands and have been for the last decade, albeit mostly in obscurity. With increased social media use and a bigger global lens on Africa, that obscurity is fast eroding and
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 10 shortlisted projects (from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana), the 3 below made it
The Nairobi Comic-Con 2019 kicked off last weekend at the Sarit Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. While we couldn’t be there, the photos and videos from the official NAICCON channels provide us with loads of thrills and feels we can’t enjoy alone. Nairobi Comic-Con has successfully held six events, with over 6000 enthusiastic artists, illustrators, comic
The first edition of the Accra Animation Film Festival (AAFFia) recently wrapped after shining a spotlight on African animation as well as hosting the third leg of the Pan-African Animation du Monde preliminary rounds. With each passing round of the competition, creators and animators have delivered higher and higher quality work, and yet only three will progress to the
What does animation as an expressive medium look like in Accra and Africa? That’s what the maiden edition of the Accra Animation Film Festival (AAFFia) answered. Accra came alive and was animated at Basecamp Initiative from July 27th – August 2nd 2019 for a full week of animation and creativity during the festival of animation.
On Wednesday, June 12, the Annecy Festival announced that 2020’s country of honour won’t 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 spotlight. An emerging territory in the animation game, Africa impressed MIFA head Véronique Encrenaz. The
October 29th, Johannesburg – Taking place from 14-16 November, DISCOP Johannesburg is the leading content, adaptation rights and project market dedicated to Africa and the Middle East. As the African / MENA regions continue to grow as the world’s most coveted entertainment and media marketplaces, encompassing 70 countries with a combined population of 1.5 billion, DISCOP markets
As seen on Animation Magazine with slight modifications (links and video insertions), May 10, 2017. Post by Mercedes Miligan. Following last month’s announcement of the pitch competition partnership between DISCOP, the African Animation Network and Annecy International Animation Film Festival & Market, Digital Lab Africa has been confirmed as the partner for the Animation Transmedia category
