DIASPORA INFLUENCE AT Animae Caribe 2024
At the #massive Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) in Egypt, organized by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) under the CreativeAfricaNexus, I had the distinct honor of being part of a pivotal discussion titled “The Future of Animation, is Africa Prepared?” It was an immense privilege to be included among such a distinguished panel of industry leaders and visionaries, representing the Caribbean within this vibrant conversation about Africa’s animation future.
Our panel was composed of remarkable professionals: Ebele Okoye of Jolly Squid Media & Animation from Nigeria, John Kamara, the global CEO of Adanian Labs and Ada Animation in Kenya, Mahmoud Hemeda, CEO/Co-founder of Samaka Studio and the Animatex Animation Festival in Egypt, Amath Ndiaye, a pioneering Senegalese animator and CEO of Obelus Film & Animation Studio, Comfort Arthur, award-winning director and CEO of @The Comfy Studios in Ghana, and Stuart Forrest, CEO of Triggerfish.