The Cartoon Network and Gulli, the Lagardère-owned kids network, are doubling down on African animation. Gulli announced in Annecy June 14 that it’s pre-purchased “L’arbre à Palimpseste” (The Tree of ...

Cartoon Network is looking for new talent – in Africa. Cartoon Network Africa Creative Lab is a new program with the objective of bringing locally-produced short-form content to the network’s Africa ...

Iyanu: Child of Wonder is getting a 2D children’s animated adaptation at the two Warner Bros. Discovery networks. Black-owned animation studio Lion Forge Animation (Academy Award-winning Hair Love) is ...

HBO Max, Cartoon Network and Lion Forge Animation are working together to adapt the Dark Horse Comics/YouNeek Studios graphic novel series Iyanu: Child of Wonder into a 2D animated show. Created by ...

While this representation is a huge victory, many African animators’ quest for representation goes beyond just having characters who look like them. Animation has also become a tool for preserving ...