Three of Tanzania’s leading newspapers have been banned from publishing their online editions after they ran an animation deemed critical of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The Citizen, Mwananchi and Mwanaspoti newspapers have had their online licenses suspended for 30 days…
Netflix greenlights Ghostbusters Animated Series, taps Elliott Kalan as Executive Producer
Netflix has greenlit the animated Ghostbusters series first announced in 2022, Variety has learned exclusively from sources. In addition, Variety has learned that Elliott Kalan has boarded the project as writer and executive producer. The show was first reported to…
Countdown begins for 20th Abuja International Film Festival, as filmmakers invited to showcase creativity
Filmmakers around the world are gearing up for the highly anticipated 20th Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF), set to captivate audiences from October 30th to November 3rd, 2023. With the festival’s call for entries now in full swing, creators are…
Questlove to direct live-action reimagining of Disney’s 1970 movie The Aristocats
The Aristocats are coming to life. Deadline reported on Monday that Disney’s 1970 animated film The Aristocats is getting a live-action reimagining directed by Questlove. According to the outlet, the movie will be written by Will Gluck (Peter Rabbit) and…
Nigeria football legend Jay Jay Okocha set for animated series adaptation at Showmax
Nigerian icon Jay-Jay Okocha is the hero of a new animated series which follows his childhood. The skilful attacking midfielder is widely considered one of the best African footballers of all time. He represented Paris Saint-Germain and, most famously, played…
‘Dreams in Vantablack’ centres young Canadian Black poets in new animated series
Diligent wordsmith, artist, author, and director Ian Keteku spares no effort to ensure that you understand the meaning behind his CBC Gem animated poetic anthology, “Dreams in Vantablack” — or more specifically, the word Vantablack. “It’s known as the darkest…
‘Iyanu: Child of Wonder’: Nigerian animated superhero series coming to HBO Max
HBO Max, along with Cartoon Network and Lion Forge Animation, is set to adapt Iyanu: Child of Wonder, a graphic novel by Nigerian creator Roye Okupe and illustrator Godwin Akpan. The animated superhero series will be steeped in Nigeria’s rich…
Tim Allen finally shares his thoughts on new Lightyear movie
Comedian Tim Allen is sharing his thoughts on Lightyear for the first time The Home Improvement star voiced the character of Buzz Lightyear, an astronaut toy, in the Toy Story franchise. Pixar’s Lightyear, now in cinemas, focuses instead on Buzz,…
Chris Pratt defends Super Mario Bros. movie role
Chris Pratt has defended his upcoming voice role as Mario in the animated Super Mario Bros. movie. Reacting against criticism that an Italian actor should voice the plumber – who speaks with an Italian accent in the Nintendo video games…
Goethe-Institut, Institut Français, AFRIFF collaborate on animation workshop
Goethe-Institut Nigeria, Institut Français Nigeria and the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) are partnering on a workshop for young Nigerian animation filmmakers. To take place during the ongoing AFRIFF, date is Friday, November 16; time, 10am – 06:30pm at the…