“Animation challenges” abound on the internet, just as much as challenges abound in the industry

Motion to the sound is a unique highly sustainable initiative set up to EMPOWER black, African and PoC freelance animators and foster NETWORKING. “Motion to the sound” brings a new, unique, sustainable, and innovative approach that is different from any other existing Animation challenge in the world. Having seen and experienced the challenges in the global animation industry, we teamed up with producers, writers, voice-over artists, sound designers, musicians, career coaches, animation instructors, journalists -even actors- to provide solutions to these issues.

We are passionate about underrepresented voices.

So, we seek them out and give them not only a chance to learn how to tell stories but also leverage career advancement. Through continuous animation challenges, we push them to harness their talents, sharpen their imaginative skills, take control of their stories, scale the production hurdles, and establish their voices globally Next to the exposure by screening the works in our partner festivals, our prize format INCLUDES paid internships in which the participants go for hands-on production experience in partner studios, and we take care of their gages for that period. This goes a long way in smashing exploitation as connected to “internships” Also, in some cases, the winner gets to choose which of the available prizes would be useful for them in their career. That way we avoid redundant prizes which only sit on the shelf and gather dust

"They who FELT it, know it"

Having been on the freelance journey for decades, we know the difficulties young Animators, especially black, African, and PoC identifying ones can face, lacking not only the basic equipment but also lacking guidance, motivation, essential knowledge, and industry practices needed to successfully enter the market.

Read the turbulent journey of Ebele Okoye, the founder HERE and you might begin to understand the passion behind this.

The industry is for everybody, not just a selected few.

If you are an animation or motion design talent, with great visions and story ideas but are daunted by the challenges involved in professional productions,
and most probably end up only with WIPs and clips "for the gram", you’re definitely seeking something different... right?
Well, it’s time for change!

PARTICIPATE NOW!

If you still have questions, Head over to the FAQ section. where all your questions are answered. Guaranteed!  #UnitedWeStand

We said: The industry is for everybody, not just a selected few.

You own a festival, animation studio, an animation training facility, a sound design studio, a marketing/promotional facility or you are in any position to help us achieve our aims and objectives or implement the prize format successfully, or help create the awareness needed in order to give underrepresented voices VISIBILITY, we would like to partner with you!

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