CGAfrica 101: Latunde-Dada Oluseyi from Nigeria
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This is a promo clip introducing the story of King Khama. (Botswana) ‘It's 1895 and Great Britain rules The World. A brilliant African King, whose country is just about to be colonised, rushes to England, charms the people, blackmails the Colonial Minister and, finally, confronts Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle.’
Are slums shaping the face of Africa? Nigerian-born artist Lekan Jeyifo conceptualises the future of slums in Lagos.
Roye Okupe, the founder of YouNeek Studios, is doing his bit to reshape the African narrative by his creation of superheroes and graphic novels like E.X.O. and WindMaker. Now, one of his standout graphic novels Malika: Warrior Queen, which is set in 15th century Africa and features historical elements such as Timbuktu, The Songhay Empire, The Oyo Empire, and The Benin Empire, is about to be made into an animated series.
Did somebody just scream ‘Wakanda Forever?’ After the worldwide success of Black Panther, Disney has acquired a pitch for Sade, a live-action fairytale film about an African Princess, based on an original idea by Ola Shokunbi and Lindsey Reed Palmer, according to Deadline. This will sound like music to the ears of any Disney fan who may have felt the studio has been missing out on a stand-alone movie based on a princess from the large continent.
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