Annual Kenya Animation Festival 2019

Annual Kenya Animation Festival is the first East African Animation Festival that challenges Animators from East African Community to produce original entertaining animation content within 60 days. Annual Kenya Animation Festival 2019 is organised by SeventyTwo Media Group, a media company that produces and distributes African content to a global audience. The festival fills a gap in the market by creating a network platform for East African Animators who are pushing boundaries of their work to the fullest range of expression and creativity as well connecting the animators to a global audience, content buyers and corporates. The Festival objective is to: 1.) Create a platform for East African Animators to be recognized, celebrated and connected to various networks. 1.) Present a highly selective, annual showcase of the best new works of animation from all over East African countries, with programs/ content for both kids, families and adults. 2.) Champion and support Animators from East Africa who use Animation to pursue unique aspect of story telling and who are unconstrained by conventional notions of what animation is capable of. 3.) Encourage Collaborations and Partnerships between Animators, filmmakers, distributors, content buyers and corporate brands. Kenya Animation Festival is dedicated to show and celebrate the best animated shorts and features from across East Africa. It will be a feast for the eyes! The festival Key Highlights are: 1.) Animation Master Class Workshop - 15th June 2019 (Only for the participants, it shall be online and physical in Nairobi,Kenya). 2.) 60 Days Competition To Animate - A 60 day competition for East African Animators to animate a short given a theme. 3.) Kenya Animation Screenings- Exclusive Screening of the best nominated submissions on the 26th - 29th August during the Kenya Animation Festival Gala Awards. 4.) Kenya Animation Awards - The glamorous gala awards that shall award all winners of the first Kenya Animation Festival 2019 on the 30th August 2019