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 sixth edition of the Cape Town Intl. Animation Festival (CTIAF) kicks off Friday, March 3, in South Africa, with the host nation offering a three-day showcase of some of the top toons and ...

In recent years, there has been a growing demand for authentic African stories, and one production that is answering that call with passion and creativity is the animated fantasy series, ‘Iyanu’. The ...

To understand the success of Triggerfish, the fast-rising, Cape Town-based animation house, which won the prestigious MIFA Animation Industry Award this week in Annecy, one need look no further than ...

The Cartoon Network and Gulli, the Lagardère-owned kids network, are doubling down on African animation. Gulli announced in Annecy June 14 that it’s pre-purchased “L’arbre à Palimpseste” (The Tree of ...

Introduced last year, MIA’s dedicated animation program heads into its sophomore edition with a more firmly entrenched industry position and a resoundingly global outlook. With the program scaffolding ...

As part of its Representation Matters Collection, Netflix has debuted a new animated series to its roster. On July 20, 2023, Supa Team 4 premiered as Netflix’s first original African animated series.

The "Pixar of South Africa," which has had success with "Zambezia" and "Khumba," will develop the first two films in a slate of five and targets releasing one movie a year starting in 2016. By Georg ...

The "Pixar of South Africa" will invest up to $3.5 million over three years in the initiative designed to give African storytellers the opportunity to develop their ideas. By Georg Szalai Global ...

The farm is the HQ of award-winning animation company Triggerfish. Last month, Netflix commissioned the studio to create the animated series Mama K’s Team 4, which tells the story of four girls living ...