Coconut Island.... more from Lagos, Nigeria

Coconut Island is a 2D animation currently being produced by a team of animators/artists from Lagos. It has been reported by SPACEBOY_NIGERIA, that one of the artists on the team has also worked on the Nigerian Comic Book, Canary Seven by Elfworks. The animation is being developed into potentially an animated series of 5 minute shorts. Their work looks promising!

Ezra Wube, Ethiopian artist and animator

On searching for more animation from the continent, I stumbled across the animation
"I came from the Sky" by Ezra Wube, Ethiopia.
Ezra Wube is a fine artist currently based in Brooklyn (US), although originally from Addis Ababa. He left Ethiopia at the age of 18 and has travelled since - travelling being a recurring theme that emerges in Wube's work, as he explains in the article at ABESHA.COM

Wube has posted his animations on Vimeo (I came from the Sky; When we all met; Hutlet/Caution) and you can view all of his animated work here:
WUBE_ON_VIMEO

For a detailed article about his work and background, and his influences and themes this can be found on ABESHA.COM . His own personal website, including a portfolio of work and animations can be found at: EZRAART.NET

Mbulu's Bride (2006)

Justine Puren's animation Mbulu's Bride (2006) is a brilliantly executed sand animation from South Africa's AFDA.
I stumbled across the animation in an article about Post-Apartheid film in the journal Kinema, "Short Filmaking in South Africa after apartheid" by Martin Botha.

The only version I found online - the quality is not very good, but one gets an impression of the animation.

Nigerian Multimedia Company sets up shop in Abuja

EVCL is a new company based in Northern Nigeria - specifically Abuja, that has just been setup and is already creating a stir on the facebook circuit. Including a portfolio of work that includes 3D Computer Animation, video, and multimedia - the website also includes a blog that aims to provide a platform to discuss and disseminate Nigerian multi-media related topics, with the added bonus of online tutorials such as the one below.





The blog includes sections on "thoughts and opinions" and "works and experiments".
To access the blog for more information click
EVCL