African Animation Network To Get First Ever Competitor With A Dedicated Channel

In 2019, Nick Wilson the cofounder to African Animation Network unveiled plans to launch a 24 hour linear channel strictly for African produced animation with plans to get original content. From what is understood, some funding would be needed to get this off the ground.
Prior to its rollout, they were plans to launch a dedicated programming block on numerous local broadcasters in the African mark…

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Reminder: Get Ready For A Trash-Tastic Adventure With The Hilarious And Action-Packed Garbage Boy And Trash Can Premiering On Cartoon Network Africa On Monday, 17 July @ 16:45 CAT

He's a superhero with no actual superpowers, and his sidekick is a trash can, but that's not going to stop young Tobi from using absolutely anything he finds to set off on a world of amazing adventures in Garbage Boy and Trash Can, the first Cartoon Network superhero animated comedy series to be produced in Africa.Premiering on Cartoon Network Africa on 17 July at 16:45 CAT, Garbage Boy a…

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Roundups #113: Moonbug Kids' Blippi Expands Its Universe With New Content, Disney Junior Greenlit Two New Animated Series And Garbage Boy And Trash Can Still In Development On Cartoon Network

Blippi expands its universeMoonbug Entertainment is double-dipping into the world of Blippi, with a new franchise plan for his TV pal and co-host Meekah.First up is a 28-episode live-action series based on the Blippi format of travel and education that’s airing now on AVOD platform HappyKids, and will go wide in December on Netflix. The series also features Move with Meekah, a segment in which th…

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'CN To The Rescue', 'Garbage Boy And Trash Can', 'My Cartoon Friend' And More Local Productions On Cartoon Network Africa Likely To Be Axed

Warner Bros. Discovery held a conference call in the past week where they addressed several aspects including the merger of their two streaming service HBO Max and Discovery+ with Africa expected to get before early 2025 another was regarding the content on their platforms.Apparently, Warner Bros. Discovery plans to ship more content to their streaming service and sell less to local providers lik…

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The Durban FilmMart Institute Announce Its Official Animation Programme For The 2022 Edition

After expanding into the animation space in last year’s edition, the animation focus at the 13th Durban FilmMart has grown substantially with the help of funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), implemented by GIZ in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut to support the cultural and creative industries (CCI) in South Africa and a number of other cou…

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Baboon Animation Partner Up With African Animation Network While The Motherland Of Cartoon Network Brings Back These Classics Just In Time For Christmas With Boomerang Getting A Lump Of Cole

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US-based Baboon Animation has partnered with the African Animation Network (AAN) on a new unit to work with creators in Africa.Baboon Animation Africa has launched in partnership with AAN to help foster a “socially responsible…

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African Animation Network Rolls Out As A Programming Block With Plans For A 24/7 Station Still Underway

The AAN will first roll out a one-hour weekly edutainment block across networks in Africa at the end of this year, said its founder and head of projects and content Nick Wilson.The animation-focused programming block will be trialled for three months in partnership with, at present, around 11 partner broadcasters in Sub-Saharan Africa that cannot yet be named.“These broadcasters have a total audi…

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Cartoon Network Orders It's First African Superhero Series

Cartoon Network Africa has greenlit Garbage Boy and Trash Can, its first-ever domestic superhero series.Created by Nigerian animator Ridwan Moshood, the 10 x 2.5-minute comedy-driven toon is about a boy with imaginary superpowers who fights for justice with his trusty sidekick. Moshood was inspired to create the series by his experience being bullied in school.Set to premiere in 2022, Garbage Boy…

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BBC Acknowledged African Animation Thanks To Nick Wilson And The Team

Ridwan Moshood says he spent hours watching cartoons online, taking notes Nigerian animator Ridwan Moshood was so determined to learn how to make cartoons, he spent hours in internet cafés in Lagos, watching YouTube lessons and taking notes."I would go to a cyber café, watch video tutorials and write down whatever I'd learnt," he says. Today, the 26-year-old is a rising star in Afri…

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African Animation Network Will Be Taking Talent And Ideas To Annecy International Film Festival 2020

Africa’s animators have been largely self-taught but there is no lack of talent. This year ‘Annecy’ has made Africa its territory of honor so they will be getting a great deal more international exposure. Russell Southwood talked to Nick Wilson, Head of Projects and Content, African Animation Network about how things have been building up to this point.
African Animation Networks’ relationship w…

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CANIMAF With African Animation Network

We begin our retrospective with our very first special guest from CANIMAF, Nick Wilson. His participation in this 3rd edition allowed the many festival-goers and professionals in attendance to appreciate the immense opportunities that the animation industry offers to the economy, culture and the technology industry. Nick is the head of the AAN which is one of the partners of Tousanime and its fe…

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African Animation Linear Channel

In the last quarter of 2019, in partnership with Basic Lead, DISCOMICS, POP THE CULTURE, Toonz Media Group and Imira Entertainment (a Toonz Media Group subsidiary), AAN will launch the first African-owned 24HR Kids’ animation & pop culture thematic channel. The official launch will be held at DISCOP Johannesburg 2019.
In successive years, as African production increases, AAN will build out a…

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A New African Animation And Pop Culture Thematic Channel Is Coming To Africa

Its time for Africa to rejoice as Nick Wilson, head of projects and content at African Animation Network (AAN) announced the launch of Africa's first animated and pop culture kids channel AAN at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The official launch is set to be held at DISCOP Johannesburg later this year. According to Wilson, the channel is said to launch the channel in the l…

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A New African Animated And Pop-Culture Kids Channel Launches Before The End Of The Year As Annecy Selects Africa As Spotlight Territory In 2020

The Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival and
its Mifa market have selected Africa as the
spotlight territory for their 2020 edition, it was announced on Wednesday.
In parallel with the French Institute’s Africa
2020 Season, which will highlight France’s
renewed partnership with the continent,
Annecy will host screenings, meetings,
conferences and discussions shining light on different aspects of…

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