From 13 to 16 October, 11 animators from South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius and Mozambique will come together at the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct for the Regional Animation Lab. Over four days, participants will develop animation projects exploring tangible and intangible heritage through story, character and visual development, peer exchange and mentorship with the Mollo Animation Academy. The lab marks the first stage of a longer regional exchange across the Indian Ocean and in France. Over four days, participants will develop their own animation projects through story, character and visual development, peer exchange and mentorship with the Mollo Animation Academy and the Fak’ugesi Festival.
Inspired by the theme Tangible and Intangible Heritage of the Indian Ocean Region, the projects can draw on everything from places, objects and archives to oral histories, languages, rituals, memories and stories passed between generations. The lab is the first step in a longer regional journey, with selected animators and producers continuing through key animation and film platforms in Mozambique, Madagascar and RĂ©union, before culminating in opportunities connected to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market in France.
Catch the final project pitches at Fak’ugesi on 16 October!
Implemented by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS), French Institute of Madagascar, French Institute of Mauritius and the Franco-Mozambican Cultural Centre, with support from the Regional Fund from the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Institut français and CULTIV’ARTE, funded by the European Union and implemented by Expertise France.
Image credit: South African participants for the Regional Animation Lab. From left:Â Kearatwa Katlego Sedidi, Nadia Darries, and Mohammed Hoosen. Pictures supplied
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