The Africacomicade Gamathon is Africa's largest convention of digital creatives in the games, animation, comics, and XR industry, creating a platform for them to showcase their work, network, and find opportunities for collaboration and funding.
It is a two-week hybrid event, allowing participation from across the world virtually and rounding off with a physical expo event in Lagos, Nigeria. It consists of workshops, industry talks, panel sessions, game pitch competitions, exhibitions, and a game jam.
This year it will take place between 15th and 27th November 2021, with the physical event happening on the final day ( 27th of November).
Africacomicade’s main mission is focused on connecting African digital creatives together to design and develop projects that would impact Africa’s ever-growing creative industry.
Africacomicade envisages a creative African community that can build, collaborate, and sell globally. During Africacomicade’s inaugural Gamathon in 2020, they reached about 200+ creatives and attracted 45+ partnerships across the globe.
Key Event Dates
- Week 1
The first week ( Nov 15-20) is dedicated strictly to the African Games industry and is to be held mainly on Meet-to-match.
All week: There will be fireside chats, Workshops, Panel Sessions, and African Games showcase
18th Nov: Game Jam Commences for 72 hours
20th Nov: Ark Pitch.
This is a pitch event for African game developers looking for funding and/or support from industry stakeholders and publishers. They’ll get to pitch their games directly to top stakeholders in the industry and get valuable feedback that could lead to potential funding.
21st Nov: Game Jam Submission day - Week 2
The second week ( Nov 22 -27) would involve various creative industry tracks featuring Animation, XR, Comics, Film, and more.
22nd - 25th Nov: Talks and Panel sessions
26th Nov: Virtual Exhibition on Artsteps
27th Nov: Physical Event at Pixxel Factory, Lagos, Nigeria
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