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MIFA to honour African animation

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Lady Buckit & the Motley Mopsters

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (MIFA) will celebrate African animation at this year’s event, which takes place in France from June 14 to 19.

The hybrid event, which will be both online and onsite, has many African films in the official selection. They include Kenyan short The Wonderful Story of Aisha and Ali & Flipflopi the Multicoloured Dhow Boat, which is directed by Kwame Nyong’o and produced by Nairobi’s Apes in Space Animation.

Other titles include Twende Smoothie Operator (52×11’) from South Africa and Kenya, about a pangolin living on the African savannahs, and short film Cause of Death from South African production house Süd Nord Film and distributor Sixpack Films.

The best of Fupitoons Festival, launched by the African Animation Network, will highlight about 20 films from eight countries, while African animation artist William Kentridge will be celebrated through nine of his short films.

The Wonderful Story of Aisha

Nigerian animator Adebisi Adetayo’s feature film Lady Buckit & the Motley Mopsters will also be showcased, and Nigerian cartoon studio Basement Animation’s project Joko & Dide has been selected for MIFA Nigerian focus at the event.

Also selected as top finalists from Nigeria include Egbelughe Philip, Stanlee Ohikhuare, Oyikan Odunlami, Temidayo Odunlami, Brian Wilson, Eseme Joseph, Oluwayomi Oluwasegun Samson and Omotunde Akiode. They will also pitch their works as part of the Nigerian focus in front of an audience of international professionals.

There will also be pitch presentations of 21 African projects from countries across the continent, including Madagascar, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, Egypt and a comic book project for adaptation.

In addition, there will be a conference on Understanding African Animation: Collaboration at the Core of Today & Tomorrow’s Strategies, focusing on training and technology, production and distribution and opportunities to meet with publishers, broadcasters and distributors from the continent.

MIFA is held every year in the town of Annecy in the French Alps and is attended by more than 13,000 industry professionals from around the world.

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FupiToons to feature TV toon Adefellas

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Adefellas will be part of a one-hour screening at FupiToons

Satirical animated TV show Adefellas, from Nigeria’s Basement Animation Studios, will be screened at FupiToons Festival in November.

Mbuotidem Johnson

FupiToons is Africa’s first festival for African-made kids’ short animated films. It was set up by African Animation Network in partnership with Joburg Film Festival (JFF).

Mbuotidem Johnson, creative director at Basement Animation, told Content Nigeria: “Adefellas has been selected to be part of a one-hour screening at the FupiToons Festival, which will run parallel to Discop Johannesburg 2018 and tour Africa in 2019,”

FupiToons takes place at Cinema Nouveau Rosebank in Johannesburg during JFF between November 9 and 17.

“Adefellas is a humorous expose on friendship, dating, problem solving, education and socio-cultural commentary in an African context. Basement Animation decided to create Adefellas because there is a dearth of quality original African Animated content,” Johnson said.

“We believe, as African creatives, we are strategically positioned to tell our own unique stories of the issues facing us in a manner that not only entertains but also instils positive values in our kids.

“We feel excited at the opportunity to put Nigeria on the map when it comes to quality African Animation content. This will open doors for coproductions and more opportunities for other Nigerian animation studios.”

Adefellas is currently not being aired on any Nigerian television station but Basement is working on more episodes that will be made available on its YouTube channel in late 2019.

“The FupiToons Festival is an exciting time for Basement Animation and the Nigerian animation industry as a whole. It is an opportunity to put Nigeria at the forefront of the African animation revolution,” Johnson said.

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