AFRICAN ANIMATION FESTIVAL

ANIMAFRIK is an animation festival dedicated to African and Caribbean animation and designed to promote its  Art and animation. The festival projects films by African and Caribbean Animators on the continent and in the Diaspora. The festival has screening sessions, workshops and conferences.

WORKSHOP

The objective of the workshop is to bring to the  workshops.

The objective of the workshop is to bring to the festival practising animators or instructors in academia who will direct and share their experience to help build capacities and raise awareness of the art of animation. This year, Ecole des Metiers du cinema d'animation D'Angouleme, France will run the animation workshops.

CONFERENCE

The  festival will host three conferences to offer a platform for critical discourse of the animation and digital media industry in sub-Saharan Africa and Caribbean region.

· African and Caribbean  Folklore For Animation -

The session is to tap the creative skills of participants to interpret Afro Caribbean folklore on screen and television through the medium of animation

· Developing Animation Content For Children

Participants discuss element to consider in creating content for children television

· African Animation content  over Digital Broadcast Platforms

Conference will look at online and options for sale, marketing and broadcasting animation content

SCREENING

Screenings will cover animated films from Africa and the Caribbean region. Most of these films will be premiered at the festival. The festival will also screen films submitted in competition which will qualify for awards in seven (7) categories.