Film + TV
20 May 2025
‘Iyanu’ Has Been Renewed for a Second Season
The show, based on a graphic novel created by Roye Okupe’s Youneek Studios, will return with ten new episodes and two feature films expanding the series’ universe.
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News
16 December 2024
Nigerian Animated Series 'Iwájú' Scores Three Emmy Nominations
The highly lauded animated series, ‘Iwájú,’ is a landmark collaboration between Disney and Pan-African animation company Kugali Media.
Profiles & Interviews
16 December 2024
How Barry Jenkins Approached ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ as a Coming-of-Age Epic
With ‘Mufasa’, Jenkins leans into his personal experiences and his ability to portray characters rising through adversities.
Film + TV
26 November 2024
International Emmy Award Win for South African Directors Continues Positive Momentum for African Animation
Tabby McTat, directed by Jac Hamman and Sarah Scrimgeour, won the International Emmy for Kids: Animation, marking the second straight year an animated film directed by South Africans has won the award.
Film + TV
17 May 2024
Lola Aikins, Director of ‘Naledi,’ is Crowdfunding to “Tell a Story We Don’t See Often”
Described as a story of how grief can hold you back if you don’t let go, Naledi details Lola Aikins’ personal experiences in experiencing defeat and career-ending injuries in sports.
Film + TV
26 February 2024
Kugali Co-Founders Want to Inspire Africans with Disney-partnered series, ‘Iwájú.’
Olufikayo Ziki Adeola, Hamid Ibrahim, and Toluwalakin Olowofoyeku made a promise years ago to bring African animation to the forefront, and with Iwájú, that's exactly what they intend to do.
Arts + Culture
31 January 2023
Spotlight: Animator Umaimah Is Here To Romanticize Your Life
We spoke with the Nigerian digital visual artist about inspiration being everywhere, and in every thing.
Film + TV
13 March 2018
This Video Explores the Rise of Nigeria's Animation Industry
Is animation the future of Nigerian cinema? A new video from BBC Africa, breaks it all down.
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