Lagos Comic Con 2018 hosts Animation du Monde
Lagos Comic Con 2018 hosted final round of Pan-African Annecy – MIFA Pitches Animation du Monde.
Garbage Boy & Trash Can image courtesy of Ridwan Moshood, 1 of the top 2 projects pitched @ Lagos Comic Con 2018
The shortlisted projects that competed at Lagos Comic Con (in no particular order) were:
- Ringa Mzansi represented by Lwazi Msipha (South Africa)
- Little Little Orishas represented by Archange Kiyindou (Nigeria/Congo)
- Kara represented by Lydia Mugure (Kenya)
- Garbage Boy and Trash Can represented by Ridwan Moshood (Nigeria)
- The Tuck represented by Seriki Toluwalase (Nigeria)
- LUPA 360: The Hero of Strange Dimensions represented by Ayodele Elegba (Nigeria)
- The Makerbolts represented by Dami Solesi (Nigeria)
- Surface represented by Harto Muhato (Kenya)
- Four.Fiver.One represented by Jackson Onyango Konyango (Kenya)
- Zamo & The Guppies represented by Warwick Kay (South Africa)
After an extremely tight round of competition, the judges’ decision was unanimous and the 2 projects selected to compete in the continental final at DISCOMICS Joburg (in no particular order) are:
- Garbage Boy and Trash Can represented by Ridwan Moshood (Nigeria)
- The Makerbolts represented by Dami Solesi (Nigeria)
Makerbolts image courtesy of Dami Solesi, 1 of the top 2 projects pitched @ Lagos Comic Con 2018
EXPANDED FOOTPRINT:
Lagos Comic Con is the largest pop culture event in West Africa and was the fifth of 5 events in Africa that hosted a regional round of the Annecy – MIFA Pitches Animation du Monde. An expanded footprint of events is made possible through a partnership with DISCOMICS. DISCOMICS is a new enterprise founded by DISCOP Markets and the African Animation Network in partnership with ICON Comic & Gaming Convention (ICON CGC), Lagos Comic Con (LCC) and Nairobi Comic Con (NAICCON).
2 projects were selected from each event and invited to attend the continental Grand Finale at DISCOMICS Joburg (14-16 November).
FINAL SELECTION:
The final selection of projects from all 5 regional rounds of competition (in no particular order) are:
- Koka Kitoumbou represented by Shikartoon (Congo Braza)
- Étincelle represented by Ouassila Kharoune (Burkina Faso)
- As aventuras dos Pestinhas represented by Nildo Essa (Mozambique)
- Da Bes Band represented by Mike Scott (South Africa)
- My Friendly Tokoloshe represented by Khanye Mfeka (South Africa)
- Hiraeth represented by Kayla Archer (South Africa)
- Nini represented by Shadrack Munene (Kenya)
- The Next Rainbow represented by Salim Busuru (Kenya)
- Garbage Boy and Trash Can represented by Ridwan Moshood (Nigeria)
- The Makerbolts represented by Dami Solesi (Nigeria)
GRAND FINALE:
At the Grand Finale at DISCOMICS Joburg 2 projects will be selected to represent Africa and compete against their global counterparts at Annecy/MIFA 2019. A high percentage of projects that are pitched at Annecy/MIFA go on to secure finance and/or co-production partners. Ingrid Agbo’s L’arbre à Palimpseste, the project which represented Africa at Annecy/MIFA 2018, went on to close a pre-sale with Gulli Africa for a series.
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT:
Perhaps the biggest value for entrants who proceed to the Grand Finale at DISCOMICS Joburg is the Annecy MIFA – Animation du Monde – Skills Programme which includes pitching workshops, training sessions and one-on-one meetings with 3 industry experts selected by Annecy/MIFA ahead of the Grand Finale.
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