Originally published by Forbes Africa, written by Karen Mwendera South Africa’s emerging animation industry has a new star in creative entrepreneur Lwazi Msipha, who has just debuted a first-of-its-kind African cartoon show on a global network. Imagine if you could draw and create your own friends. Self-taught South African animator, Lwazi Msipha, did exactly that, in
On January 11 this year (2020), the three winning shorts of the Cartoon Network Creative Lab animation competition were aired on DStv channel 301 and GoTV channel 67. This came a year after Garbage Boy and Trash Can (by Moshood Ridwan Shades), Majitu (by Mark Kinuthia) and Intergalactic Ice Cream (by Andrew John Phillips) were
This post originally appeared as Africa Gets Animated on DStv’s website and highlights three African animated shorts that will show on Cartoon Network in 2020. It has been slightly modified with visual cues. One of DStv’s School of Laughter channel partners, Cartoon Network, has answered the need for animated stories that African viewers can really
Ridwan Shades Moshood’s Garbage Boy and Trash Can has been announced as the winner of the first-ever Cartoon Network Africa Creative Lab Competition at DISCOP Joburg 2018. Moshood’s work, Garbage Boy and Trash Can follows the story of a little boy (Garbage Boy), a self-proclaimed superhero and his sidekick, Trash Can on a mission to rid the world
Hello, fans and creators worldwide, especially those in Africa, something big your way comes. Introducing the legendary animation/kids station that has been providing content for children worldwide for more than a couple of decades, Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network Africa is proud to announce the launch of their brand new initiative, Cartoon Network Africa Creative Lab,
Are you an African creator passionate about animation and making kids happy? Cartoon Network Africa Creative Lab initiative is just the thing for you. Enter the Cartoon Network Creative Lab competition now for the chance to work with Cartoon Network producing a short form animated comedy. About the Cartoon Network Creative Lab Storytelling is at the core
Cartoon Network and Gulli, the Lagardère-owned kids network, are doubling down on African animation. Gulli announced in Gulli announced in Annecy June 14 that it’s pre-purchased L’arbre à Palimpseste (The Tree of Palimpsest), an animated TV series by Togo’s Ingrid Agbo, for broadcast across its Gulli Africa network. Turner, meanwhile, is upping its stake in the continent’s animation industry with
As seen on media update with slight modifications (context, facts, links and video insertions), November 29, 2017. On Monday, 11 December, Cartoon Network Africa will reveal wholly produced in Africa, animated shorts. In the weeks to follow, African audiences will be able to view three more locally produced animated shorts, to be broadcast every Monday until Monday,