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Animated: Kenya Takes Off!

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On December 6th 2008, Kenyan animators and animation enthusiasts turned
out in record numbers for the Animated: Kenya seminar which was held at the Sarit Center in Nairobi.

Animation in Africa: Going Beyond the 'Low-Cost' Option

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South Africa and Egypt lead the way, but quality work can be found in a number of African countries, as Karen Raugust reports.

Supa Strikas now on TV

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On Friday 7 November, the soccer cartoon, Supa Strikas, got a television make-over on SABC2. The 13 half-hour animation episodes are based on the popular print version of the comic which .is distributed as a monthly 24-page insert into the Sunday Times and as a weekly one-page strip in the Sunday Times Magazine.

Learn2 opens 2D animation and Advanced System training Lecture studio

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After 4 Years in the Western Cape ,both newcomers and animation industry professionals have acquired knowledge of digital creation and production concepts that are relevant and sought after by

New info on Photoshop CS4

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Adobe is getting closer to announcing the CS4 updates, though whether they'll be called CS4 seems unlikely.

Annecy School Prize goes to SA production

Because You're Gorgeous by Brent Dawes (South Africa) gets the vote from the 9,000 children at the school screenings.

Animation SA New Site Launched

I am really pleased to announce the launch of the new Animation SA website, a collaborative effort from a committed team of volunteers from Animation SA and iaminawe, to provide the new online face for Animation in South Africa.

Breaking into the African Animation market

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The use of animation in advertising is still rare in many African countries outside of South Africa.

Max-T's Sledgehammer Storage Device For Upcoming Animated Feature

Johannesburg, South Africa-based Jock Animation will use Maximum Throughput's Sledgehammer NAS (Network Attached Storage) system to support their work on a full-length animated feature film currently in production.

Testing phase starts

I am excited to announce that the site is nearly ready to take on more users for testing.

CFC Launches Skills Development Resource Centre

The Minister of Environment, Planning and Economic Development with the Cape Film Commission officially launched the Runway Film Resource Centre a strategic Skills Training and Development interv

Interviews: Autodesk's Purchase of Softimage

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In 1998 Avid bought Softimage from Microsoft for $285 million. Today, Softimage has been sold to Autodesk for $35M.

The Lion of Judah, Africa's 1st full length CGI animated feature

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Character Matters has just finished working on Africa's 1st full length featured CGI animated feature, 'The Lion of Judah'. The movie, commissioned by Animated Family Films in the United States and produced by Sunrise Productions, is an 80-minute, 2K, cinema production with all the bells and whistles we have come to expect from the major studios.

Story-telling becomes a multimillion-rand affair

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ONCE upon a time, story-telling was the business of our grandmothers; now it is the business of Anamazing Workshop.

Anamazing produces animated stories with African themes.

Action galore as kids draw their cartoon heroes

LAST week, DStv's Cartoon Network invited a bunch of media and education professionals to be judges at its nationwide animation generation competition at Gold Reef City, in Johannesburg.

Khumba: From the Karoo to New York

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For the first time in its 30 years running, an animated script has been accepted into the Independent Film Week. Khumba is one of three South African projects

Mudbox 2009!

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out the latest in Mudbox development news as AREA talks with Dave

Gauteng Film Partnership Formed To Promote Film Industry

In a move designed to promote and grow the film sector in Gauteng, the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) has facilitated the formation of a consultative forum, comprising expertise and resources from

Safaricom commercials

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Kenya's leading cellular network chooses South African company Triggerfish to create animation for new range of TV commercials.

Animation in commercials in Kenya is very rare but it now

Mobile Entertainment Forum expands into Africa

The global voice of mobile entertainment, Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) held its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) elections and general meeting during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in

Local Animation: A Way Out of Poverty

One of the more remarkable creative developments since 2000 has been the explosion in animation production in the developing world, in particular Asia. Once seen as frivolous or unnecessary, animation is now acknowledged as a high-growth area and a critical component in the emerging economies being shaped by information technology.

Animation SA AGM

Animation SA will be having its Annual General Meeting on Thursday April 24th. All registered members of Animation SA can attend and vote so if you are interested please read this article to find out what is required.

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