Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Five Pitches Shortlisted for MIFA Pitches at DISCOP Abidjan
Announced earlier this month, the second edition of the Annecy – MIFA Pitches Animation du Monde has narrowed down the prospective contenders to five African-born toon concepts. ... Continue Reading →
DISCOP Joburg Animation Pitch Winners Revealed
Key African content market DISCOP Johannesburg wrapped up over the weekend, with one of the highlights being the final round of the first pan-African animation pitch competition, spearheaded ... Continue Reading →
Turner Re-Teams with AAN for DISCOP Jo-Burg
Turner Africa has announced its official sponsorship of the African Animation Village at DISCOP in Johannesburg, South Africa for the second year in a row. The company operates international ... Continue Reading →
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AAN Partners with Turner for DISCOP Joburg & FupiToons Festival
The global broadcasting giant will reunite with African Animation Network during the South Africa content confab, ... Continue Reading →
AAN, Cinema Nouveau Launch FupiToons Fest
African Animation Network and Ster-Kinekor Cinema Nouveau have teamed up to launch a new kid-friendly animated short film event in Africa, FupiToons Festival — “fupi” ... Continue Reading →
East Africa Gets First Animation Pitch Competition with Anicomp
There’s no slowing down for the African Animation Network, which in its most recent game-changing collaboration has teamed up with Nairobi Comic Con (NAICCON), The Association ... Continue Reading →
Daily News Bytes
Variety’s 2017 10 Animators to Watch
Congratulations to these amazing artists! This year’s list: Arthur de Pins, Megan Nicole Dong, Dorota Kobiela, Kirsten Lepore, Kira Lehtomaki, ... Continue Reading →
Annecy Animation du Monde Program Allies with Africa
The vigorously developing African animation industry has opened another international avenue with a the latest MIFA Animation du Monde initiative. The program will support “Animation ... Continue Reading →
African Animation Network Taps SSTREAMM for MTN Mobile Channel
The African Animation Network, piloted as The Animation Lounge at DISCOP Johannesburg 2016, is teaming up with Sub-Saharan African mobile video solutions company SSTREAMM to create ... Continue Reading →
