Sketch The Future Of African Animation - Dweba in the News

Forbes chats to Dweba founder, Tumelo Selamolela, about the future of animation in Africa.

October 13, 2025

‘Global Studios Like Disney And Lucasfilm Are Collaborating With African Creators’: How This South African Is Helping Sketch The Future Of African Animation

The continent’s next big cultural export–animation–is here.
South Africa is part of the emerging narrative with names such as The Animation School, among some of the world’s top animation studios, producing a new generation of storytellers creating worlds that look and sound like their own.
Across the continent, a new era of African animation is enthralling the world, one that goes beyond imitation to tell stories rooted in identity, culture, and imagination.

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https://www.forbesafrica.com/current-affairs/2025/10/10/global-studios-like-disney-and-lucasfilm-are-collaborating-with-african-creators-how-this-south-african-is-helping-sketch-the-future-of-african-animation/