Africa Animation Awards
Dates and source references for Africa Animation Awards.
Kenya
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Beast from Venus
Pkurui, a young warrior, now under the care of his harsh aunt and uncle is one day sent into the woods to deliver meat to his uncle. His uncle is out grazing the animals far into the plains. On his journey there Pkurui goes throug
Fatboy Animations
Kenyan animation and creative production company founded by Michael Muthiga. Known for animated advertising, particularly Jamii Telecommunications' Faiba spots, and 3D character-led work.
Homeboyz Entertainment
Kenyan entertainment and media company identified in Banijay Kids & Family's official Tinga Tinga Tales production retrospective as Nairobi co-production collaborator on the 52-episode animated programme. Its current public site f
Kenya Animation Festival
Dates and source references for Kenya Animation Festival.
Nairobi Berries
An immersive 360-degree meditation on Nairobi uses poetic voice-over, live-action city spaces and layered animation to explore scarcity, social division, desire and the elusive promises of urban life.
Otamatsuri
Nairobi’s anime and cosplay gathering.
Rovik
In this Kenyan-made Star Wars fan comic, Rovik and his lemari companion Pazuzu head toward a dying mining settlement seeking guard work. Their journey unfolds on a planet stripped of its resources by the Empire.
THE UNDOING: Memories of the future
Amidst grieving his mother’s loss, Thuolo learns about his future and the menacing figure of Dr. Kusema, a threat to both his destiny and the fabric of time itself. Guided by a cryptic spirit, he forms an alliance with his future
This Migrant Business
An animated documentary exposes the cyclical market that enables and exploits African migrants travelling toward Europe and the Middle East, told from perspectives that implicate the systems profiting from their vulnerability.
Tinga Tinga Tales
An energetic animal-storytelling series reimagines African folktales to explain why animals have their characteristic shapes, colours and habits, from long-necked giraffes to unusual flamingos.
Yellow Fever
Through interviews with her family, dance and experimental animation, Kenyan filmmaker Ng'endo Mukii traces the pressures that globalised beauty standards impose on African women and on perceptions of skin colour.