BY Nkosazana Ngwadla
Amonge Sinxoto, the trailblazing social entrepreneur, activist, and founder of Blackboard Africa, continues to break new ground with her groundbreaking children’s book, “My BIG Name,” which launched in August last year. Based on her little sister’s experience with people struggling to pronounce her name, Amonge now takes it further by bringing her heartwarming story to life through a 2D TV animated series adaptation called MY BIG WORLD.
The project won the Road to Annecy competition at the Cape Town International Animation Festival. Sponsored by the National Film and Video Foundation, the project is in development and traveling to The Annecy Animation Festival to secure investors and partners.
The show is being developed and produced by The Ntintili Factory which has 20 years of producing award-winning television and film, headed by Busisiwe Nintili. Amanda Zungu is an esteemed director-producer with the award-winning animation short Shaka Inkosi YamaKhosi under her belt.
As well as the incredible creative director and creator of the series, Nompumelelo Sinxoto. The all-black, female-led animation team will showcase their project at the esteemed Annecy Festival.
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