‘Gammy’ combines traditional Nigerian storytelling, music, and art with a pan-African cast and a universal story about following your dreams.
‘Jay Jay: The Chose One’ is being animated by Nigerian studio I-Realities, and is another indication of a booming local industry.
Cartoon Brew looks at three standout projects pitched at this year’s Nigeria Focus at Annecy’s MIFA.
The films and series pitched from the country range widely in subject matter, from terrorist extremism to zombie goats.
Disney also presented two other upcoming shows from white African creators at Annecy.
The show is created by self-taught Nigerian animator Ridwan Moshood.
The Nigerian project was selected from over 250 projects submitted by African creators.
