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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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.
Profiles & Interviews
27 June 2023
'Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire' is Bringing African Animation to More Disney Fans
The ten-part collection of original short films, backed by Disney, spotlights the range of talent from African animators.
Film + TV
29 September 2022
Kugali's CEO On Making Animation History with Disney
With its upcoming series, Iwájú, the media company is at the forefront of African animation's global breakthrough, but it doesn't want viewers on the continent to get left behind.
Film + TV
01 February 2021
South African Animators Colour Outside of the Lines in New Documentary
Watch the new 25-minute documentary 'Also For Grownups: Emerging Voices In South African Animation' which is now available on Showmax.
Film + TV
27 May 2020
Watch the Adorable Trailer for The Gambia's First Animated Series
Fye Network introduces the characters Princess Halima, Bakary on Safari and Samba and Batch for The Gambia's first ever animated series for children.
Arts + Culture
05 December 2019
Trap Bob Is the 'Proud Habesha' Illustrator Creating Colorful Campaigns for the Digital Age
The DMV-based artist speaks with OkayAfrica about the themes in her work, collaborating with major brands, and how her Ethiopian heritage informs her work.
Film + TV
23 July 2019
The Official Trailer for 'Malika: Warrior Queen' Is Here
Malika surely means business in the clip that sets the scene for YouNeek Studios' newest animated pilot.
Profiles & Interviews
09 May 2019
Interview: Adesua Etomi Is Set To Star in YouNeek Studios' Animated Pilot for 'Malika: Warrior Queen'
We catch up with YouNeek Studios founder and writer of the series, Roye Okupe, for an exclusive rundown on how the animated series came to be.
Film + TV
19 April 2019
Watch the Official Trailer for Netflix Animated Comedy Starring Tiffany Haddish, 'Tuca & Bertie'
Catch the 30-something bird women duo get into some shenanigans in their technicolor animal world.
Film + TV
16 April 2019
'Mama K's Team 4' Is the First Netflix Animated Original To Come Out of Africa
"I hope to introduce the world to four strong African girls who save the day in their own fun and crazy way," creator Malenga Mulendema says.
Art
08 November 2018
Meet the Nigerian-American Cartoonist Animating the Biggest Moments in Black Popular Culture
OkayAfrica speaks with Obi Arisukwu about his work, Nigerian parents and staying focused in the middle of virality.
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