Like Fintech, can animation produce the next Unicorn in Africa? CEO of Magic Carpet Studios thinks it is time.The global appetite for stories is shifting to Africa, creating a huge opportunity for the African animation industry. Africa has a vast store of stories that are largely unexplored.Read More
Nyong'o's best-selling book Sulwe is being adapted into an animated musical feature, and Burton will make his TV directorial debut on live-action series Wednesday.Read More
Hardears," created by the authors Matthew Clarke and Nigel Lynch, is the latest book by Megascope, a series of graphic novels by Manhattan-based Abrams ComicArts.Abrams ComicArts said it is dedicated to "displaying speculative and non-fiction works by and about people of color, with a focus on science fiction, fantasy, horror, history and magical realism stories."Read More
YouTube has revealed a slate of animated series as part of its $100m commitment to providing original content to children and families.Among the properties that will be launched on YouTube is Super Sema, an animated series about a young superhero girl and her world-changing adventures. It was created by Kukua, based in the United Kingdom and Kenya, and produced by a female-led team.Read More
The industry of visual effects can be a difficult and meticulous field to get into. The industry can be rewarding, although there are many twists and turns in every career, and being a VFX editor gives you the knowledge of various parts of the studio that can help open the door to individual career paths in the field.Read More
The long-anticipated expansion will mark the first time that premium SVOD will be available outside the US, with plans to convert existing HBO OTT products across Europe to HBO Max over the next few months as well.Read More
Lilly Singh will star in a new animated musical short film — centering on the theme of LGBTQ pride from Pocket.watch, part of the digital kids’ content studio’s expansive 2021 slate. In “Lilly Singh’s Proud Princess,” the YouTuber and host of NBC’s “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” will voice a young girl discovering pride in her true identity. The film is currently in pre-production.Read More
Idris and Sabrina Elba are set to executive produce their first anime title — a new animated fantasy series for Crunchyroll, the global anime-streaming service that’s in the process of being sold to Sony’s Funimation group. “Dantai” is an Afro-futuristic sci-fi series set in a city where the rise of biotechnology has created an ever-widening gap between the haves and have-nots, according to Crunchyroll. Two rising stars from each side of this divide are pitted against each other in a story that will ultimately explore equality and kinship within a corrupt society.Read More
YouNeek Studios has secured VC investment from Impact X Capital to develop an animation series based on a world of superhero and fantasy stories inspired by African history and mythology. Former senior VP of co-productions at DreamWorks, Doug Schwalbe, has joined as executive producer and will oversee distribution. Read More
Writer-director Ryan Coogler is producing a new Disney Plus Marvel TV show set in the Kingdom of Wakanda as part of a five-year exclusive TV deal with Coogler's production banner, Proximity Media Read More
