Tag: Nick Wilson
Baboon Animation Africa Launches in Partnership with AAN
Multi-Emmy-winning company Baboon Animation has created a new branch, Baboon Animation Africa (BAA), partnering with the well-established African Animation Network (AAN) to build a...
Cartoon Network Africa Greenlights ‘Garbage Boy and Trash Can’ from CN Creative Lab
Cartoon Network Africa's Creative Lab winning short Garbage Boy and Trash Can will be made into a 10-episode series for Cartoon Network, marking an...
Annecy 2021 Celebrates Animated Africa
After a year of changes and challenges, the Annecy Festival is ready to pursue its plans to put African animation in the spotlight in...
Animation du Monde Africa Sets Head Judge & Mentor
As the third edition of the Pan-African Animation du Monde pitching competition at DISCOP Abidjan draws near, African Animation Network and its partners announce...
2020 Animation du Monde Competition Kicks Off in Africa
The African Animation Network (AAN) announces the launch of its third annual regional preliminary competitions for the Annecy - MIFA Pitches Animation du Monde....
DISOMICS IQEMBU Takes African Animation Worldwide with International Partners
African Animation Network and DISCOP Markets have officially launched DISCOMICS IQEMBU -- a new three-pronged initiative to further AAN's goal of creating a sustainable...
DISCOP Joburg Plans NEXT GEN Animation Focus
Organizers of the 2018 Johannesburg edition of the DISCOP film, TV, digital and games content market and co-production forum have announced a parallel program...
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...
AAN, DISCOMICS, AIFA & ABCA Team Up for MIFA Pitches in Abidjan
The Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market/MIFA, African Animation Network, DISCOMICS, Association Ivoirienne du Film d’Animation and Association Burkinabè du Cinéma d’Animation have...
Illuminated Films at 25: A Very British Kind of Magic
***This article was written for the April 2018 issue of Animation Magazine No. 279***
As the founder of British animation studio The Illuminated Film Company,...
Turner, AAN & Punch Monkey Rap on 1st FupiToons Fest
The first ever edition of the FupiToons short film festival has come and gone in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the co-organizers have provided us...
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...
Cartoon Network Goes Local for African Competition Shorts
Cartoon Network is boosting the future of African-produced animation content with the Imagination Studios initiative -- created to inspire, motivate and celebrate the imaginations...
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),...
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...
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...
DISCOP Africa to Expand Animation Lounge in 2017
DISCOP Abidjan and DISCOP Johannesburg stand as the premiere content markets in Francophone and Anglophone Africa, respectively, generating an estimated $1 billion worth of...
Turner, ASA Announce Discop Animation Pitch Winner
The 2016 edition of DISCOP Africa has wrapped in Johannesburg, attracting more than 1,250 international and regional media professionals eager to take advantage of...
Turner Partners with Animation SA for DISCOP Pitch Contest
Turner is lending a strong shoulder toward pushing the African animation industry forward by partnering with South African industry organization Animation SA to present...
Comedy Central Debuts African Adult Comedy Series ‘My Child’
My Child: Teenage Mutant Azanians, the first ever half-hour of adult, animated comedy produced for an Africa audience, will premiere Dec. 5 at the...
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