web01.fireside.fm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:18:46 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Animator” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/animator Tue, 09 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. en episodic Dynamic Diasporans Making Local and Global Impact Florence Amerley Adu Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. no borderless mindset, pan-africanism, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, solutionscape and stretch salon, entreprenuership, argoadu llc, gbekembe, mmofra channel, culture, business, travel, glocal, global citizen, africa, ghana, new york, florence adu, florence amerley adu, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, social entrepreneurship, beyond the return, year of return, tourism, expat living, diaspora, mindset hack, glocal speak, returnee, reparative justice Florence Amerley Adu florence@leaptransmedia.com Episode 217: On Building Animation Ecosystems in Africa with Francis Brown Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/217 f5a90698-d08a-4c70-9a35-b31055300380 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 26:12 no April Greetings Glocal Citizens! As you listen to this week’s episode you may catch a hint of showers as part of the sound track for this conversation with long-time collaborator, Takoradi, Ghana’s own Francis Brown. As the saying goes, showers bring flowers and in this two-part conversation we’re definitely cultivating a bouquet of beauty and insights. Francis is one of the first professionals that I worked with when I arrived in Ghana; at that times he was a student at Ghana’s National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) (https://nafti.edu.gh/p/). Since then, his career has flourished as founder and creative director of AnimaxFYB Studios in Ghana. He is an award-winning filmmaker trained in a number of different cinematic mediums, and has over ten years experience in the audio-visual industry. He is a member of the International Academy of Arts and Sciences (EMMY), a Jury at MIPCOM in Cannes and a frequent speaker on different film and television forums around the world. He was shortlisted for the 42nd Student Academy Awards (Oscars), won Best Animation Film at the Africa International Film Festival 2016 (AFFRIF), Best Creative Artist 2017 at the Black British Entertainment Awards, animator of the year at the 2017 Ghana UK Based Awards (GUBA) and also Best Animation at the 2018 Ghana Movie Awards. In 2019, face2face Africa named him one of the five African animators who can give their Hollywood counterparts a run for the money. In 2021, his short 3D animated film ‘ROOM 5’ was nominated at Annecy International Animation Film Festival making him the only West African director to be nominated for the year and one of four films from Africa. He is a regular feature at Meta Cinema Forum, the largest Africa and Middle East film and cinema convention. He is also a planning committee member and artistic director of the Afrotino music festival where Latino and African performers will be meeting in a series of cross-country concerts in Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia and Mexico. Where to find Francis? animaxfybstudios.com (https://animaxfybstudios.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/francis-y-brown-90825426/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/francis_y_brown/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/animaxfybstudios) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWeL-iNGMEWjuoDLegkWxIw) What’s Francis watching? Afro Samurai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro_Samurai) The Boondocks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boondocks_(TV_series)) Tales of the Black Freighter and Watchmen (https://watchmen.fandom.com/wiki/Tales_of_the_Black_Freighter) SWAT Kats (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWAT_Kats:_The_Radical_Squadron) Jonny Quest (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Quest_(TV_series)) Other topics of interest: About Takoradi, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekondi-Takoradi#:~:text=It%20prospered%20from%20a%20railroad,British%20aircraft%20destined%20for%20Egypt.) Watch Mmofra (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08KNP1H7S/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)! Koliko Animation Academy (https://www.gobelins-school.com/animated-filmmaking/programmes/summer-schools/3d-character-animation) How to use “Omo” (https://youtu.be/Ukj90pnSefc?si=tdibaZP3Os70bmtQ) About DCI theaters (https://www.dcimovies.com) iRokoTV (https://irokotv.com) ShowMax (https://www.showmax.com/gh?) Cinema in Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Ghana) Special Guest: Francis Y. Brown. filmmaker, mmofra channel, Francis Y. Brown, animaxfyb studios, nafti, the boondocks, afro samurai, ghana, takoradi, room 5, gobelins school, creative director, founder, animator, koliko animation academy, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, accra, gbekembe, argoadu llc, travel, business, glocal citizenship, activism, local impact, showmax the black freighter, the watchmen, dci theaters, April Greetings Glocal Citizens!

As you listen to this week’s episode you may catch a hint of showers as part of the sound track for this conversation with long-time collaborator, Takoradi, Ghana’s own Francis Brown. As the saying goes, showers bring flowers and in this two-part conversation we’re definitely cultivating a bouquet of beauty and insights.
Francis is one of the first professionals that I worked with when I arrived in Ghana; at that times he was a student at Ghana’s National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI). Since then, his career has flourished as founder and creative director of AnimaxFYB Studios in Ghana. He is an award-winning filmmaker trained in a number of different cinematic mediums, and has over ten years experience in the audio-visual industry. He is a member of the International Academy of Arts and Sciences (EMMY), a Jury at MIPCOM in Cannes and a frequent speaker on different film and television forums around the world. He was shortlisted for the 42nd Student Academy Awards (Oscars), won Best Animation Film at the Africa International Film Festival 2016 (AFFRIF), Best Creative Artist 2017 at the Black British Entertainment Awards, animator of the year at the 2017 Ghana UK Based Awards (GUBA) and also Best Animation at the 2018 Ghana Movie Awards. In 2019, face2face Africa named him one of the five African animators who can give their Hollywood counterparts a run for the money. In 2021, his short 3D animated film ‘ROOM 5’ was nominated at Annecy International Animation Film Festival making him the only West African director to be nominated for the year and one of four films from Africa. He is a regular feature at Meta Cinema Forum, the largest Africa and Middle East film and cinema convention. He is also a planning committee member and artistic director of the Afrotino music festival where Latino and African performers will be meeting in a series of cross-country concerts in Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia and Mexico.

Where to find Francis?
animaxfybstudios.com
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What’s Francis watching?
Afro Samurai
The Boondocks
Tales of the Black Freighter and Watchmen
SWAT Kats
Jonny Quest

Other topics of interest:
About Takoradi, Ghana
Watch Mmofra!
Koliko Animation Academy
How to use “Omo”
About DCI theaters
iRokoTV
ShowMax
Cinema in Ghana

Special Guest: Francis Y. Brown.

]]> April Greetings Glocal Citizens!

As you listen to this week’s episode you may catch a hint of showers as part of the sound track for this conversation with long-time collaborator, Takoradi, Ghana’s own Francis Brown. As the saying goes, showers bring flowers and in this two-part conversation we’re definitely cultivating a bouquet of beauty and insights.
Francis is one of the first professionals that I worked with when I arrived in Ghana; at that times he was a student at Ghana’s National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI). Since then, his career has flourished as founder and creative director of AnimaxFYB Studios in Ghana. He is an award-winning filmmaker trained in a number of different cinematic mediums, and has over ten years experience in the audio-visual industry. He is a member of the International Academy of Arts and Sciences (EMMY), a Jury at MIPCOM in Cannes and a frequent speaker on different film and television forums around the world. He was shortlisted for the 42nd Student Academy Awards (Oscars), won Best Animation Film at the Africa International Film Festival 2016 (AFFRIF), Best Creative Artist 2017 at the Black British Entertainment Awards, animator of the year at the 2017 Ghana UK Based Awards (GUBA) and also Best Animation at the 2018 Ghana Movie Awards. In 2019, face2face Africa named him one of the five African animators who can give their Hollywood counterparts a run for the money. In 2021, his short 3D animated film ‘ROOM 5’ was nominated at Annecy International Animation Film Festival making him the only West African director to be nominated for the year and one of four films from Africa. He is a regular feature at Meta Cinema Forum, the largest Africa and Middle East film and cinema convention. He is also a planning committee member and artistic director of the Afrotino music festival where Latino and African performers will be meeting in a series of cross-country concerts in Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia and Mexico.

Where to find Francis?
animaxfybstudios.com
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What’s Francis watching?
Afro Samurai
The Boondocks
Tales of the Black Freighter and Watchmen
SWAT Kats
Jonny Quest

Other topics of interest:
About Takoradi, Ghana
Watch Mmofra!
Koliko Animation Academy
How to use “Omo”
About DCI theaters
iRokoTV
ShowMax
Cinema in Ghana

Special Guest: Francis Y. Brown.

]]> Episode 216: On Building Animation Ecosystems in Africa with Francis Brown Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/216 3d0f5fd7-54a3-4545-a6dd-0e39a98599af Tue, 02 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 40:40 no April Greetings Glocal Citizens! As you listen to this week’s episode you may catch a hint of showers as part of the sound track for this conversation with long-time collaborator, Takoradi, Ghana’s own Francis Brown. As the saying goes, showers bring flowers and in this two-part conversation we’re definitely cultivating a bouquet of beauty and insights. Francis is one of the first professionals that I worked with when I arrived in Ghana; at that times he was a student at Ghana’s National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) (https://nafti.edu.gh/p/). Since then, his career has flourished as founder and creative director of AnimaxFYB Studios in Ghana. He is an award-winning filmmaker trained in a number of different cinematic mediums, and has over ten years experience in the audio-visual industry. He is a member of the International Academy of Arts and Sciences (EMMY), a Jury at MIPCOM in Cannes and a frequent speaker on different film and television forums around the world. He was shortlisted for the 42nd Student Academy Awards (Oscars), won Best Animation Film at the Africa International Film Festival 2016 (AFFRIF), Best Creative Artist 2017 at the Black British Entertainment Awards, animator of the year at the 2017 Ghana UK Based Awards (GUBA) and also Best Animation at the 2018 Ghana Movie Awards. In 2019, face2face Africa named him one of the five African animators who can give their Hollywood counterparts a run for the money. In 2021, his short 3D animated film ‘ROOM 5’ was nominated at Annecy International Animation Film Festival making him the only West African director to be nominated for the year and one of four films from Africa. He is a regular feature at Meta Cinema Forum, the largest Africa and Middle East film and cinema convention. He is also a planning committee member and artistic director of the Afrotino music festival where Latino and African performers will be meeting in a series of cross-country concerts in Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia and Mexico. Where to find Francis? animaxfybstudios.com (https://animaxfybstudios.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/francis-y-brown-90825426/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/francis_y_brown/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/animaxfybstudios) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWeL-iNGMEWjuoDLegkWxIw) What’s Francis watching? Afro Samurai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro_Samurai) The Boondocks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boondocks_(TV_series)) Tales of the Black Freighter and Watchmen (https://watchmen.fandom.com/wiki/Tales_of_the_Black_Freighter) SWAT Kats (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWAT_Kats:_The_Radical_Squadron) Jonny Quest (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Quest_(TV_series)) Other topics of interest: About Takoradi, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekondi-Takoradi#:~:text=It%20prospered%20from%20a%20railroad,British%20aircraft%20destined%20for%20Egypt.) Watch Mmofra (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08KNP1H7S/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)! Koliko Animation Academy (https://www.gobelins-school.com/animated-filmmaking/programmes/summer-schools/3d-character-animation) How to use “Omo” (https://youtu.be/Ukj90pnSefc?si=tdibaZP3Os70bmtQ) About DCI theaters (https://www.dcimovies.com) iRokoTV (https://irokotv.com) ShowMax (https://www.showmax.com/gh?) Cinema in Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Ghana) Special Guest: Francis Y. Brown. filmmaker, mmofra channel, Francis Y. Brown, animaxfyb studios, nafti, the boondocks, afro samurai, ghana, takoradi, room 5, gobelins school, creative director, founder, animator, koliko animation academy, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, accra, gbekembe, argoadu llc, travel, business, glocal citizenship, activism, local impact, showmax the black freighter, the watchmen, dci theaters, April Greetings Glocal Citizens!

As you listen to this week’s episode you may catch a hint of showers as part of the sound track for this conversation with long-time collaborator, Takoradi, Ghana’s own Francis Brown. As the saying goes, showers bring flowers and in this two-part conversation we’re definitely cultivating a bouquet of beauty and insights.
Francis is one of the first professionals that I worked with when I arrived in Ghana; at that times he was a student at Ghana’s National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI). Since then, his career has flourished as founder and creative director of AnimaxFYB Studios in Ghana. He is an award-winning filmmaker trained in a number of different cinematic mediums, and has over ten years experience in the audio-visual industry. He is a member of the International Academy of Arts and Sciences (EMMY), a Jury at MIPCOM in Cannes and a frequent speaker on different film and television forums around the world. He was shortlisted for the 42nd Student Academy Awards (Oscars), won Best Animation Film at the Africa International Film Festival 2016 (AFFRIF), Best Creative Artist 2017 at the Black British Entertainment Awards, animator of the year at the 2017 Ghana UK Based Awards (GUBA) and also Best Animation at the 2018 Ghana Movie Awards. In 2019, face2face Africa named him one of the five African animators who can give their Hollywood counterparts a run for the money. In 2021, his short 3D animated film ‘ROOM 5’ was nominated at Annecy International Animation Film Festival making him the only West African director to be nominated for the year and one of four films from Africa. He is a regular feature at Meta Cinema Forum, the largest Africa and Middle East film and cinema convention. He is also a planning committee member and artistic director of the Afrotino music festival where Latino and African performers will be meeting in a series of cross-country concerts in Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia and Mexico.

Where to find Francis?
animaxfybstudios.com
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What’s Francis watching?
Afro Samurai
The Boondocks
Tales of the Black Freighter and Watchmen
SWAT Kats
Jonny Quest

Other topics of interest:
About Takoradi, Ghana
Watch Mmofra!
Koliko Animation Academy
How to use “Omo”
About DCI theaters
iRokoTV
ShowMax
Cinema in Ghana

Special Guest: Francis Y. Brown.

]]> April Greetings Glocal Citizens!

As you listen to this week’s episode you may catch a hint of showers as part of the sound track for this conversation with long-time collaborator, Takoradi, Ghana’s own Francis Brown. As the saying goes, showers bring flowers and in this two-part conversation we’re definitely cultivating a bouquet of beauty and insights.
Francis is one of the first professionals that I worked with when I arrived in Ghana; at that times he was a student at Ghana’s National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI). Since then, his career has flourished as founder and creative director of AnimaxFYB Studios in Ghana. He is an award-winning filmmaker trained in a number of different cinematic mediums, and has over ten years experience in the audio-visual industry. He is a member of the International Academy of Arts and Sciences (EMMY), a Jury at MIPCOM in Cannes and a frequent speaker on different film and television forums around the world. He was shortlisted for the 42nd Student Academy Awards (Oscars), won Best Animation Film at the Africa International Film Festival 2016 (AFFRIF), Best Creative Artist 2017 at the Black British Entertainment Awards, animator of the year at the 2017 Ghana UK Based Awards (GUBA) and also Best Animation at the 2018 Ghana Movie Awards. In 2019, face2face Africa named him one of the five African animators who can give their Hollywood counterparts a run for the money. In 2021, his short 3D animated film ‘ROOM 5’ was nominated at Annecy International Animation Film Festival making him the only West African director to be nominated for the year and one of four films from Africa. He is a regular feature at Meta Cinema Forum, the largest Africa and Middle East film and cinema convention. He is also a planning committee member and artistic director of the Afrotino music festival where Latino and African performers will be meeting in a series of cross-country concerts in Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia and Mexico.

Where to find Francis?
animaxfybstudios.com
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What’s Francis watching?
Afro Samurai
The Boondocks
Tales of the Black Freighter and Watchmen
SWAT Kats
Jonny Quest

Other topics of interest:
About Takoradi, Ghana
Watch Mmofra!
Koliko Animation Academy
How to use “Omo”
About DCI theaters
iRokoTV
ShowMax
Cinema in Ghana

Special Guest: Francis Y. Brown.

]]> Episode 133: From Animation to Ecosystems with Adamu Waziri https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/133 36ce2f20-0f57-4fce-890c-edbb4d8194b7 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 39:05 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week had to opportunity to reconnect with another of my children's educational content brethren. Abuja-based creative, Adamu Waziri is the creator of the popular Bino and Fino African educational cartoon series. He is one of the founders of EVCL (https://www.evcl.tv), a company focused on developing African based children’s and family entertainment brands. Prior to setting up EVCL he had over a decade of international 3D animation experience at award-winning animation studios working on projects for clients including Disney, HP and Sony. I always enjoy talking shop with my like-minded colleagues and I hope you too will find inspiration and new understanding around the work of innovating in the African content and brand-building space focused on nurturing the hearts and minds of children in the African Diaspora. Where to find Adamu and Bino & Fino? www.binoandfinoshop.com (https://binoandfinoshop.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamu-waziri-20153437/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/BinoandFino) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/binoandfino/?hl=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/BinoandFino) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/binoandfino/) What's Adamu listening to? Ambient Relaxation (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX3Ogo9pFvBkY) Liquid Drum and Bass (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ABMzUESx7K7EyowE5kFCl) Other topics of interest: See Maitama, Abuja (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr5MyzRSHIw) Nairaland (https://www.nairaland.com) Super Sema (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1XJa1jxEPETUs7WNIv6eKA) Flaneuarz Skates (https://www.flaneurz.com/en/) Where to skate (https://www.instagram.com/therink_arena/?hl=en) in Abuja What is DISCOP (https://www.discop.com/about) On Animation (https://99designs.com/blog/video-animation/what-is-animation/) Special Guest: Adamu Waziri. Adamu Waziri, bino and fino, nigeria, abuja, evcl.tv, animator, producer, ecosystem builder, leap transmedia, glocal citizens podcast, florence adu, florence amerley adu, global citizen, podcast, africa, ghana, brooklyn, discop, flaneurz skates, super sema, nairaland, maitama, abuja, children cartoons, animation, sesame street, akili and me, ubongo media, education, teaching, learning, youtube, travel, business, open society foundation africa Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week had to opportunity to reconnect with another of my children's educational content brethren. Abuja-based creative, Adamu Waziri is the creator of the popular Bino and Fino African educational cartoon series. He is one of the founders of EVCL, a company focused on developing African based children’s and family entertainment brands. Prior to setting up EVCL he had over a decade of international 3D animation experience at award-winning animation studios working on projects for clients including Disney, HP and Sony. I always enjoy talking shop with my like-minded colleagues and I hope you too will find inspiration and new understanding around the work of innovating in the African content and brand-building space focused on nurturing the hearts and minds of children in the African Diaspora.

Where to find Adamu and Bino & Fino?
www.binoandfinoshop.com
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On YouTube
On Facebook

What's Adamu listening to?
Ambient Relaxation
Liquid Drum and Bass

Other topics of interest:
See Maitama, Abuja
Nairaland
Super Sema
Flaneuarz Skates
Where to skate in Abuja
What is DISCOP
On Animation

Special Guest: Adamu Waziri.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week had to opportunity to reconnect with another of my children's educational content brethren. Abuja-based creative, Adamu Waziri is the creator of the popular Bino and Fino African educational cartoon series. He is one of the founders of EVCL, a company focused on developing African based children’s and family entertainment brands. Prior to setting up EVCL he had over a decade of international 3D animation experience at award-winning animation studios working on projects for clients including Disney, HP and Sony. I always enjoy talking shop with my like-minded colleagues and I hope you too will find inspiration and new understanding around the work of innovating in the African content and brand-building space focused on nurturing the hearts and minds of children in the African Diaspora.

Where to find Adamu and Bino & Fino?
www.binoandfinoshop.com
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On YouTube
On Facebook

What's Adamu listening to?
Ambient Relaxation
Liquid Drum and Bass

Other topics of interest:
See Maitama, Abuja
Nairaland
Super Sema
Flaneuarz Skates
Where to skate in Abuja
What is DISCOP
On Animation

Special Guest: Adamu Waziri.

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