YAKWETU™ partners with 2024 NAICCON Animation & Film Festival, this Saturday 16th November at The Junction Mall, Ngong Road, Nairobi!
YAKWETU™ partners with 2024 NAICCON Animation & Film Festival, this Saturday 16th November at The Junction Mall, Ngong Road, Nairobi!
Nairobi, KENYA - 13th November 2024: The Nairobi Comic Convention Organised by NAICCON is on again this Saturday 16th November 2024 (10am-6pm)with an After party in the evening, at The Junction Mall, on Ngong Road in Nairobi. Now in its 10th Edition, this Annual fun Celebration of Pop-Culture in Africa, includes Comic Books, Gaming/Esports, Tech, Art, Cosplay, as well as an Animation & Film Festival!
The event attracts enthusiastic Animators, Artists, Comic Book Collectors, Cosplayers, Digital Content Creators, Fans, Gamers, Illustrators, Movie Buffs, YouTubers, Families and more.
“Since its inception, NAICCON has been a vital platform for connecting African creatives, industry professionals, and fans from across Africa and beyond. Enabling African Creatives to Enahnce, Collaborate and Showcase in order to reach a wider local , regional and Global audience. Nairobi Comic Convention organized by NAICCON is East and Central of Africa’s largest and most dynamic convention for fans of Comics, Animation, Gaming, Technology, Film, Tech and Digital arts.”, says Ann Ndanu, Co-Founder at NAICCON.
The 2024 Animation & Film Festival, within Nairobi Comic Con, includes important Panel Discussions and Screenings, being Co-hosted by YAKWETU™, such as:
10.30am-11.15am: Harnessing new Technology for Storytelling, and Transforming Marketing & Distribution through Digital Innovation.
- Andrew Kaggia – Award-winning Filmmaker & 3D Animator
- Dean Gichukie – CEO & Game Producer, Kunta Content.
- Jeff Schon - Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Akili Network.
11.15am-12.00pm: Unlocking the Potential of African Animation, by Exploring Opportunities and Shaping the Future.
- Chief Nyamweya – Co-Founder & Creative Director, Pungulu Pa Productions.
- Njoka Njeru – Founder & Creative Producer, Cũcũ Studios.
- Susan Kimanzi – Partnerships & Business Development Lead, White Rhino Films.
12.00pm–12.45pm: Securing Funding and Resources for African Animations and Films.
- Jesse Kangethe - Partnerships & Development Manager, HEVA Fund.
- Maurice Chapot –Film &Media Attachee for East Africa, Embassy of France in Kenya and Somalia
- Mwaniki Mageria- TV Personlaity, Film Producer, Director & Distibutor, Emcee
02.00pm–04.00pm: Screening of Animations and Short Films from Africa.
“In every Collaboration, we’re always Intentional about making a sustainable & transformative Impact on the Creative Industry of Africa. As such, the NAICCON Animation & Film Festival is a natural Fit for our Support”, says Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer at YAKWETU™ - Mike Strano. “Furthermore, for Everyone who Registers for the Festival, we are Gifting a Free 7-day Rental of the Award-winning Animation: DEATH VALLEY, on our MyMovies.Africa™.”
Guests can Register for the Panel Discussions and Screenings at the Animation & Film Festival, to also Redeem their Free Rental, here: https://app.mymovies.africa/NAICCON
Tickets for the overall Nairobi Comic Convention are Available here: www.naiccon.co.ke
Notes to Editors:
1). About NAICCON
Nairobi Comic Convention organized by NAICCON is East and Central of Africa’s largest and most dynamic convention for fans of comics, animation, gaming, technology, film, tech and digital arts. They host the Nairobi Comic Convention, Mombasa Comic Con and The Kids Convention(Creativity &STEM )
More: https://www.naiccon.co.ke
2). About YAKWETU™ Online Limited
Meaning both "Of Us" and "For Us" in Kiswahili (the most popular African language), YAKWETU™ is an Online Home Entertainment & Edutainment System - of Africa, for Africa.
Using their proprietary Kenyan-made Applications, YAKWETU™ is an online Retailer and Distributor of Digital Content, from Africa, to Africa and for Africa - through a Range of thoughtfully Curated branded Services, that supply Consumers with securely Encrypted original Titles, that fairly Pays the Creators, unlike Pirated alternatives.
Released on 26th September 2019, their Proof-of-Concept is MyMovies.Africa™, as a Mobile-first Digital Cinema Extension, offering securely Encrypted original Movies from Africa (i.e. New Releases, Classics, Features, Shorts, Animations, Documentaries, etc) on Smart Devices, including Phones, Tablets, Laptops and Smart TVs, across Africa and to her Diaspora in 195 Countries.
Its core Products are a Premium Video On Demand – PVOD (#RentFor2Days) for New Releases, Transactional Video On Demand – TVOD (#RentFor7Days), Electronic Sell Through – EST (#OwnForLife) purchase and Watch Parties, here: https://app.mymovies.africa
On 11th July 2023, YAKWETU™ emerged 1 of the 7 Winners from 548 Submissions and 25 Finalists – of 16 Countries and from Industries like Creative, Food, Green Technology, Health & more, at the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s WIPO Global Awards: https://www.wipo.int/global-awards/en/2023/winners.html. YAKWETU™ is the first-ever Company from the Creative Industry globally to Win this Award, plus the first-ever Winner from Africa.
