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UNDP and Arc & Beyond Launch Five-Week Animation Training for About 100 African Animators
The United Nations Development Programme and the general incorporated association Arc & Beyond signed a Low Value Grant Agreement on October 19, 2026, for an animation talent development project in Africa, with support from the Japanese government.
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Why it matters
The project treats Japan's second key animation cleanup step as the teachable skill, pitching Japanese production workflow at African studios as an employment pipeline rather than a cultural exchange.
Key Facts
- UNDP and Arc & Beyond signed a Low Value Grant Agreement on October 19, 2026, for an animation talent development project in Africa.
- The program is a five-week online course centered on the second key animation process.
- About 100 young animators from across Africa are scheduled to participate.
- The curriculum was developed jointly by experts from Japan and Africa and will run with African animation studios.
- Arc & Beyond will use its TAIDO Japan-Africa animation co-creation network to design the program and arrange expert cooperation.
The five-week online program centers on the second key animation process and is scheduled to train about 100 young animators from across Africa, working with African animation studios.
The curriculum was developed jointly by experts from Japan and Africa and is built around second key animation, the process of cleaning up rough key animation from key animators before in-between work begins. Course delivery will run with African animation studios, and organizers are considering follow-up steps for participants whose work is strong enough to connect them to the animation industry.
Arc & Beyond will draw on the network built through TAIDO, a Japan-Africa animation co-creation project, to design the program and bring in experts. Maxwell Gomera, UNDP Resident Representative in South Africa, tied the effort to development support, saying Africa does not lack creativity and that the responsibility is to create an environment where that creativity is recognized and leads to sustainable livelihoods.
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