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Nigerian animation gets boost

The Japan External Trade Organisation has announced a new Japan-Africa animation co-production following a talent-development programme that paired African animation studios with Japanese mentors. The ...

Triggerfish, the South African studio redefining animation movies in Africa

The animation house creates characters that African children can associate with and is taking the continent by storm. Sam ...
Animation Magazine

Animowana nigeryjska opowieść o superbohaterach „Iyanu” będzie emitowana w całej Afryce na Showmax

Lion Forge Entertainment announced today that Iyanu, Roye Okupe’s animated superhero series isnpired by the legends and culture of Nigeria, is set to launch in both the U.S. and across Africa in 2025.
Variety

Why Disney+ Sci-Fi Anthology Series ‘Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire’ Is a ‘Watershed Moment’ for African Animation

The release of “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire,” a pan-African Disney Plus Original animated series that will drop globally on the streaming platform on July 5, could be a game-changer for an African ...
CNN

‘You’re going to see this flood of new stories’: Why African animators are excited about AI

Digital technology may have led to the decline of hand-drawn animation, but it still required legions of creatives and technicians to feed into the process. Now some fear that artificial intelligence ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Rotterdam Bosses on Mixing Discovery With Escapism, Shining Spotlights on Animated Women’s Cinema, African Films, Underrepresented Voices

Vanja Kaludjercic and Clare Stewart also discuss initiatives for displaced filmmakers, pushing the envelope, and why it's all about "passion and love for cinema in so many different shapes and forms." ...