AWA Network Showreel 2018 - Volume 6

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Animation West Africa Foundation popularly known as AWA presents to you their 6th official show reel in total,done produced in the year of 2018. If you missed Show Reel - Volume 5,kindly check it out here.

This is the official face/platform of West African Animation and CG Art which is changing the way the African artists are seen, fostering unity among members, encouraging the synergy of teamwork and a new generation of passionate artists whose creativity knows no bounds even with their challenging environments which are not really supporting their creative pursuits.

This is a thriving community in West Africa and which needs your support on GoFundMe to expand their website (currently under construction) and better fund their activities geared towards raising the standard the West African CG Art and Animation.

AWA Show reel 2018 - Volume 6

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The aim of the show reel is to showcase the talented West African artists within the beautiful African content and in the diaspora. 

AWA Network Showreel 2018 - Volume 5

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Animation West Africa Foundation popularly known as AWA presents to you their 5th official show reel in total,done produced in the year of 2018. If you missed Show Reel - Volume 4,kindly check it out here.

This is the official face/platform of West African Animation and CG Art which is changing the way the African artists are seen, fostering unity among members, encouraging the synergy of teamwork and a new generation of passionate artists whose creativity knows no bounds even with their challenging environments which are not really supporting their creative pursuits.

This is a thriving community in West Africa and which needs your support on GoFundMe to expand their website (currently under construction) and better fund their activities geared towards raising the standard the West African CG Art and Animation.

AWA Show reel 2018 - Volume 5

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The aim of the show reel is to showcase the talented West African artists around the world. 

The show reel main credits are as follows:

• Music Score by  Onyeanu Saintjay aka Mr. Livewire (Nigeria)
• Produced by Gbenga Adewumi - Rendermax Studios (Nigeria)
• Directed by Sen-Deboh - for AWA Network (UK)

For further enquires email the AWA Community via this address. On social media they are on the following platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and YouTube. Join the conversation and contribute on the Facebook Group Page.

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AWA Show Reel 2017 - Volume 4

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Animation West Africa Foundation popularly known as AWA presents to you their 3rd official show reel for the year of 2017 and fourth in total. If you missed Show Reel - Volume 3,kindly check it out here.

This is the official face/platform of West African Animation and CG Art which is changing the way the African artists are seen, fostering unity among members, encouraging the synergy of teamwork and a new generation of passionate artists whose creativity knows no bounds even with their challenging environments which are not really supporting their creative pursuits.

AWA Show Reel 2017 - Volume 3

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Animation West Africa Foundation popularly known as AWA presents to you their 3rd official show reel for the year of 2017. If you missed Show Reel - Volume 2,kindly check it out here.

This is the official face/platform of West African Animation and CG Art which is changing the way the African artists are seen, fostering unity among members, encouraging the synergy of teamwork and a new generation of passionate artists whose creativity knows no bounds even with their challenging environments which are not really supporting their creative pursuits.

Working Together for a Better Industry

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This is a thriving community in West Africa and which needs your support on GoFundMe to expand their website (currently under construction) and better fund their activities geared towards raising the standard the West African CG Art and Animation.

Meet the Passionate Artists Who Are Building An Animation Industry in Ghana and the Animation West Africa (AWA) Network

Cyril Jones Working on an Animation Project

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For almost two years Cycil Jones Abban, now 37, managed a pharmacy and spent his nights animating. Like the cartoonist Batman of Ghana’s capital, Accra, Abban started by working from his home, and eventually, he became the head of his own studio, Parables Animation Studios (pictured at top).

The movies and shorts that Parables creates breathe life into classic Ghanaian folklore and history by putting modern twists on tales that Abban grew up with. The studio churns out colorful and vibrant 2D cartoons that are inspired by American TV animation, some of which have been viewed 60,000 times on YouTube.

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As of today, Parables has created an animated short titled Anansi Must Die, a 45-minute film titled 28th The Crossroads, and Storytime in Akwaaba, a television series that aired on a government channel for one season. These productions have garnered national attention and have served as a way to preserve local culture in the face of mainstream American shows, like Spongebob Squarepants and Fairly Oddparents, which have become popular in Ghana.

“Children learn from cartoons so it’s an excellent way to incorporate culture,” said Abban as he sat in a sparsely furnished office surrounded by wooden cutouts of characters from his animated series. “We translate our shows into the local languages so that everyone can enjoy them; this ensures that our culture isn’t overshadowed by foreign productions.”

Cyril Jones Working Takes a Shot with Cut-Outs of His Characters in his Studio

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The money he earned from his pharmacy largely funded Abban’s initial short film. Now, Parables has become self sufficient by taking on advertising jobs that have made further creative ventures possible and have exposed a larger, more mature audience to animation as a medium of communication.

AWA Show Reel 2016 - Volume 2

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Animation West Africa Foundation popularly known as AWA presents to you their official Show reel to celebrate the New Month of November 2016. This show reel happens to be better in quality of works presented than the first posted on the blog before,kindly check it out here.

This is the official face/platform of West African Animation and CG Art which is changing the way the African artists are seen, fostering unity among members, encouraging the synergy of teamwork and a new generation of passionate artists whose creativity knows no bounds even with their challenging environments which are not really supporting their creative pursuits.

Working Together for a Better Industry

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African Film Festival - UK

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This festival is based on the theme “Once Upon A Time”. It is a showcase of the best in African Cinema from Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, South Africa and North Africa. A host of independent films from UK Based African film makers. The date scheduled for the festival to hold for 4 days from 23^rd – 26^thof June 2016.

Venues for the Event are as follows:

v  Home Manchester

v  2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN

v  The Miners Art Centre

v  35 Teddington Road, Moston, Manchester M40 0DJ

v  FC United Football Club

v  310 Lightbowne Road, Manchester M40 0FJ

Time: 6pm Red Carpet (to be followed by film screening).It promises to be “The Total Cultural Experience”.

For more information visit the official website and for sponsorship details please contact: +44(0)7455863236 / +44(0)7770294876.

The festival is proudly supported by: HOME, Manchester City Council, Football Club of Manchester, Afristar Promotions, Animation West Africa, Magnumn 3, Radio 9ja and others.

Detailed information on the event is available on Facebookand their official website.

Article Credits/References: AWA Official Group Page and LikePage 

AWA Show Reel 2016 - Volume 1

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Animation West Africa Foundation popularly known as AWA presents to you their official Show reel to celebrate the New Month of March 2016.
They have put together some of the individual and collaborative projects from community members.

This is the official face/platform of West African Animation and CG Art which is changing the way the African artists are seen, fostering unity among members, encouraging the synergy of teamwork and a new generation of passionate artists whose creativity knows no bounds even with their challenging environments which are not really supporting their creative pursuits.

Working Together for a Better Industry

Photo Credit: Animation West Africa Foundation

This is a thriving community in West Africa and which needs your support on GoFundMe to expand their website (currently under construction) and better fund their activities geared towards raising the standard the West African CG Art and Animation.

Video Credit: Animation West Africa Foundation (AWAtv)

YouTube Video Link for AWA Showreel 2016 - Volume 1

We will see more of this in the coming months. Directed by Sen-Deboh for AWA Foundation and produced by Theo Keys.

Also check this Street Fighter Speed Painting done by community member Bolaji Olaloye

Autodesk MeetUp #1 Nigeria

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The event was officially my first Autodesk CGMeetUp ever of any kind and a memorable experience to recall with nostalgia. My invite came through by being hooked up by Tayo Fasunon (3D Animator/Motion Graphics Artist – Frame Factory) and facilitated invites of other creative colleagues both who I knew in person before online via Animation West Africa Community group page on Facebook who supported the event in collaboration with Ideate Technologies and the Autodesk User Communitywhich is a user community for African designers, creators, visionaries and world changers.

Fagbire Adewuyi (Cleverland Studios) and Godwin Akpan (Godwin Akpan Studio)

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I will admit I got the event shortly after the program had started due to my responsibilities at work that day. Glad I still got there in time for the rest of the awesome Meetup. The host was the amiable Dolapo Ojelabi, an architect by discipline and an Application Engineer for Ideate Technologiesalso, a Pan-African IT company with presence in over 36 countries across the continent including Nigeria. The company also happens to be the sole Autodesk Authorised Reseller for the region with a Value Added Reseller Status. Meetups of this kind are continuously being scheduled to take place across other locations within Africa.

Olumide Adeosun (Maverick Studios), Edu Shola (Deluxe Creation Studios) and Ali Akdogan (Ali Akdogan Productions)

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Autodesk uses this platform to propagate their vision of getting user feedback on their applications for architecture, engineering, construction, media, animation and entertainment. This is a commendable effort in the creative drive of this global leading firm in encouraging CG Artists to use authentic licenses and authorised software from the company’s various download websites and channels. It is to discourage piracy amongst other vices that are frowned at *winks winks* 

Bradley Stilwell sharing his workflow in Maya and Nuke via Skype

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In attendance also was Mr. Joseph Nwanegbo (COO) of JonRelt Technology an Autodesk Authorised Reseller and partner of other popular brands such as Adobe, Symantec, McAfee, APC, HP and Kaspersky. It was also good to see familiar faces such as Arc. Owolabi Akano (CG Architect/Mentor/3D ArchViz Pro - WayS Studios), Adewuyi Fagbire (CG Engineer/3D Artist - Cleverland Studios), Ricky Tim-Efobi - RcRonald Creations), Edu Shola (3D Artist/CG Blogger – Deluxe Creation Studios/Edu Shola’s Blog), Ali Akdogan (CG Artist – Ali Akdogan Productions), Lydia Shotire (Graphic Designer/3D Artist – OrangeVFX Studios) and lest I forget the creative duo of “Batman and Robin”, Eri Umusu and Godwin Akpan.