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South Africa

Country connections can describe a setting, a maker or a programme. They do not establish nationality or production location.

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AVIJOZI

Dates and source references for AVIJOZI.

Feature film

Adventures in Zambezia

Kai, a young falcon determined to find a life beyond his remote nest, discovers Zambezia, a dazzling city of birds. When an invading lizard threatens its residents, he must work with new allies to defend it and rescue his father.

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Africa Games Week

Dates and source references for Africa Games Week.

animation

Belly Flop

An animated short about Penny, a young girl who keeps trying to master a dive.

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Cape Town International Animation Festival

Cape Town International Animation Festival: documented festival history, student awards and satellite programmes. Each programme retains its own dates, venue and scope.

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Comic Con Africa

A comics, cosplay and games convention in Johannesburg.

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Dala Khona game jam

A game jam connected to Fak’ugesi’s gaming showcase.

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FUPiTOONS

Dates and source references for FUPiTOONS.

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Gamathon

Africacomicade’s games and interactive-media gathering, with documented editions since 2020 and country stops from the 2025 tour.

Series

Jungle Beat

Originally told through dialogue-free comedy shorts, the series follows animal inhabitants of an African jungle whose comic adventures explore curiosity, empathy and friendship. Later seasons centre the friendship between Munki th

Feature film

Jungle Beat 2: The Past

When their alien friend leaves open a time portal, Munki and Trunk are drawn into a prehistoric world populated by dinosaurs. Stranded in different eras, the friends must repair history and find a way home.

Feature film

Jungle Beat: The Movie

When an alien crashes near their jungle home, Munki and Trunk suddenly learn to speak. They must help their new extraterrestrial friend get home before his conquest-obsessed father arrives to take over Earth.

Comic

Kariba

As a dam rises on the Zambezi, young Siku discovers that the river responds to her growing powers. When her father disappears while seeking help for her, she journeys into a landscape of ancient spirits, perilous alliances and a h

Feature film

Khumba

A young zebra born with only half his stripes becomes an outsider to his herd and sets off across the Karoo to find the waterhole that he believes will make him whole.

Series

Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes

Seven-year-old Kiya turns her dancing and martial-arts skills into superhero abilities, teaming with friends Jay and Motsie to help restore harmony whenever trouble upsets their community.

Anthology

Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire

Ten African filmmakers imagine radically different futures through standalone science-fiction and fantasy shorts featuring high technology, alien encounters, ancestral spirits and extraordinary heroes.

Explore the stories

Comic

Kwezi

Kwezi, which debuted in 2011, follows the adventures of the eponymous character as he navigates the development of his superpowers in fictional Gold City (a hybrid of Johannesburg and Cape Town). In an arguably realistic represent

Animation studio, Production company

Lucan Studio

Cape Town, South Africa animation studio and co-producer of Moremi for Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, responsible for animation production, production design, 2D sequences and compositing; credit list includes directors, producers,

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NAG LAN

A LAN gaming gathering alongside rAge Nation.

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Playtopia

Cape Town’s festival of indie games and immersive art.

Feature film

Seal Team

After a shark attack upends his quiet island life, a young seal assembles an unlikely aquatic special-operations team and sets out to push back against a powerful shark gang.

Comic

Shaka Rising: A Legend of the Warrior Prince

After exile and amid escalating regional conflict, young Shaka seeks the alliances and authority needed to build a Zulu kingdom. This historical graphic novel blends scholarship and oral tradition in its account of leadership, dip

Comic

Sophie the Giant Slayer

Sophie Giant Slayer is a black-and-white adventure comic about a little girl with a big sword, killing giants. Sophie, granddaughter of Jack the Giantslayer and bearer of his legendary sword, finds herself adpoted into a jungle-co

Series

Supa Team 4

Four ordinary teenage girls in futuristic Lusaka are recruited by a retired secret agent to form a superhero team. While managing school, friendship and a tight budget, they take on villains determined to threaten their city.

Animation studio

Triggerfish Animation Studios

South African animation studio involved in Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Supa Team 4 and other television and film productions.

comics

UHLAKANYANA

A South African anthology of isiZulu stories, assembled by Michael Maqungo and featuring eight artists.

Comic

Wanton

Inspired by South African myths and a certain daily newspaper, follows the journey of four people dealing with a country ravaged by war and overwhelmed by the sudden uprising of creatures once thought to be myth. The first issue s

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rAge Nation

A gaming and esports gathering in Johannesburg.