AFRICA IN MOTION 2016.... Great Festival - Great Line-up!

AFRICA IN MOTION 28 October - 6 November

This year Africa in Motion (AIM) has a fantastic line up of films and animation from the continent. In the past the festival has had animation programs that included a range of work for children and adult audiences, alongside the opportunity to get stuck in with workshops where you could be making you own animations with different African artists. The festival runs in Scotland and is by far a go-to festival for anyone interested in African film and animation. This year amongst its other films, it will include animations such as 

 - Khumba; Anthony Silverston | South Africa | 2013 | 1h25m | U http://www.africa-in-motion.org.uk/programme/glasgow/?eid=99


 - Yellow Fever; Ng'endo Mukii| UK 2012 | 7m | Animation | PG
http://www.africa-in-motion.org.uk/programme/glasgow/?eid=41

 - Early Autumn; Jac Hamman | South Africa 2014 | 2m | Afrikaans with English subtitles | Animation | 15
http://www.africa-in-motion.org.uk/programme/glasgow/?eid=42

 - An Ordinary Blue Monday; Naomi van Niekerk | South Africa 2014 | 3m | Afrikaans with English subtitles | Animation | PG
http://www.africa-in-motion.org.uk/programme/glasgow/?eid=44

 - The Migrant Business; Ng'endo Mukii | Kenya 2015 | 6m | 15
http://www.africa-in-motion.org.uk/programme/glasgow/?eid=8

 - Zarafa; Remi Bezancon and Jean-Christophe Lie | France 2015 | 1h20m | Animation | U
http://www.africa-in-motion.org.uk/programme/edinburgh/?eid=9

Girl Power in Ethiopian animation - Tibeb Girls

 A new animation series is about to be released from the makers of the very popular, award winning, educational children's series Tsehai loves learning at TheWhizzKidsWorkshop in Ethiopia. 

The Tibeb Girls are Ethiopia's very own PowerPuff girls - in green Fikir (meaning love), in black Tigist (meaning patience) and in red Fiteh (meaning Justice), the three girls set out to save the day. 

As outlined in their social networking page, 

The Tibeb program will help provide a social behavioral change communication package & health care services for adolescents, helping them to learn about the changes that happen at their age and to explore their world in a healthy way.
The program is comprised of the Tibeb Girls series, the Tibeb school clubs and making health services available for adolescents and women.
Tibeb Girls’ series will be a 2d Animation Series about three African adolescent super heroines taking the audience on a fun, imaginative and educational journey as they thrive to understand the changes that are happening to them and the struggles girls face everyday. To enhance the reach of this program to the most remote and rural areas it will be adapted to radio and comic books.
Tibeb school clubs will have engaging and interactive guides to provide information about the different reproductive health issues adolescents face. 

One of the directors, Bruktawit Tigabu, explains the need for these super heroines as her team make another great contribution to the landscape of African animation.

Comic Book Artist: Salim Busuru

Recently stumbled across Salim Busuru's comics via a recommendation from Kenyan animator Alfred Muchilwa. These characters look like they could populate an animation...

You can view the portfolio of his work at:
https://www.artstation.com/artist/salim_busuru

Madagascar animation at Annecy

Although little is known about animation from Madagascar, in 2015 Annecy showcased the cut-out animation L’Oranger d’Itrimobe by Sitraka Randriamahaly. A quick search for Randriamahaly suggests that there are other practitioners and artists in animation.


The Musee Dapper's showcase of Madagascar films (Friday 24th June, 2016)  lists two animations:

• Le Soleil se lève...puis se couche, de Jiva Eric Razafindralambo, animation, 8 min, 2005
Dès l'aube, un homme, accompagné de son zébu, reprend le travail commencé le jour d'avant.

• Iny Hondo izy Ravorona (La berceuse), de Sitraka Randiamahaly, animation, 10 min, 2012
Un enfant naît dans un petit village au coeur de la forêt. Il pleure, rit, joue et grandit. Mais, un jour, il tombe malade. Prix Dan-Faso du meilleur film africain d'animation, Fespaco 2013

Comi(K)ment Issues: Kenyan Comics

Recently setup Comi(K)ment Issues is a group of Kenyan comic book artists and writers including Just a Band's own Daniel Muli. Keep an eye out for their instagram page. 

Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo

The Sense of Touch  - A short film by Jean-Charles MBOTTI MALOLO (14 min).



Le Sens du toucher / The Sense of touch from Folimage on Vimeo.

And 

Le Coeur Est Un Metronome

Le Boubou

Cape Town International Animation Festival : 18th - 21st Feb

Formerly known as 'Kunjanimation' this year the Cape Town International Animation Festival (CTIAF) will run from 18th - 21st February 2016.

The festival includes a wide range of speakers, including talks and masterclasses with professionals from Dreamworks, LAIKA, and South Africa's own Trigger Fish.

Cited as the festival that will act as a 'gateway to the continent', this festival is definitely worth keeping an eye on!

Read more about the event on Variety


And for some more fun the Animation SA Showreel 2015

Editions de L'Oeil: DVDs and Books on African Animation

A great resource for anyone interested in African animation, the French publishers Editions de L'Oeil offer a good range of books and DVDs for purchase.

Samba Le Grand (1977)

What a great YouTube find... Moustapha Alassane's Samba le Grand (1977)



You can view more of Moustapha Alassane's films on the DVD Collection

Moustapha Alassane - 4 Films Collection ( Bon voyage, Sim / Le retour d'un aventurier / Samba le grand / Kokoa ) ( Bon Voyage, Sim / The Return of an Adv [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - France ]