#Nafuna 2014 Vol. 1

#NAFUNA 2014 vol. 1

Nafuna is one of the most vibrant brands in the Zimbabwean start up scene! We are a multi-award winning digital

media outfit. We specialize in digital content creation that include animated online and entertainment TV shows,

documentaries as well as educational videos.

Our work for our clients include award winning music videos, Corporate films, promo videos, webdesign, explainer videos

and adverts. We also provide consultancy branding and organisational new media services to help your organisation

with new media and social media applications.

[email protected]+263 715 809 809+263 772 409 437

Nafuna.TV Is a video blog where the Nafuna studio uploads content items spanning

animation all the way to documentaries.

Nafuna Campus, the core of the Nafuna philosophy. We believe that

by investing into the Afrikan digital creative, great potential in cultural

preservation will be unlocked!

Nafuna Campus is a digital media organisation that preserves Afrikan

values and culture using digital media tools.

Nafuna by Design is the product design brand where our creative concepts come to life. We believe

that by incorporating years of design and concept development skills, together with branding and

PR techniques, we can create highquality products the public can enjoy.

NAFUNA CAMPUS

NAFUNA CAMPUS

NAFUNA CAMPUS

NAFUNA CAMPUS

At Nafuna we produce self-commissioned in-house content that covers animation, documentaries, TV shows and more!

We also take on commercial projects such as corporate films, TV commercials and explainer videos.

We strive to create high quality products everytime we begin a project. Over the years we have aquired high end 3D

and 2D animation and visual effects techniques as well as digital design and high quality HD video production and post production skillsets. These skills have allowed us to produce award winning work for the Zimbabwean audience as well as

a rapidly growing African one.

PROJECTS

Tanga Nyika will be a feature length 2D computer animated film. The story is an adaptation of the Traditional folktale or “Ngano” of the “Mabandu Pandu” (Shape Shifters).

The first phase of the project is now complete. In this phase, a small creative team was assembled comprising some of Zimbabwe’s most brilliant emerging minds. The phase saw research into both the story as well as the technological work-flows that we would need to implement in order to achieve this

great task.

The result of the first phase has been a series of promo videos that were put up on the Nafuna.TV Website in order to showcase the progress made in the project. These videos were also screened in private screening sessions as well as circulated in the various social media networks.

A synopsis was written as well as the creation of various concept art and character design visuals.

-Princess Mufaro character designs and concepts by Kudzai Gumbo

TANGA NYIKA

For so long, generations before us relied on oral tradition to entertain, educate and inspire children (and sometimes even adults) through traditional folklore. The very blue print of the moral compass that guides our culture is rooted in lessons taught through these stories.

Tanga Nyika is an effort to preserve the age old tradition of story telling in a medium that is progressive, exciting and offers the tale a chance to be visualized in a way that it has never been before

One key issue that came to our attention during Phase 1, was how challenging it was to source and acquire information on the traditional philosophies, and historic cultural figures referenced in our

film. There is no central, up-to-date source of information on the deeper aspects of Afrikan cultural heritage.

This problem led us to creating a solution; to build a central server that would serve as a digital archive to store the information on the different aspects of Afrikan cultural heritage.

The phase we are now entering is

-Chaminuka character designs and concepts by Kudzai Gumbo

that of asset creation, developing the screenplay and cementing the production pipeline. At the end of this phase we intend to produce an animatic of the film. From there we proceed into production, post-production and then distribution and marketing.

The Tanga Nyika project was first conceptualized by Nqobizitha Mlilo

and the team has now grown to include Mhlengiwethu Nzima as writer, Kudzai Gumbo as concept artist, Aura Mlilo as narrative lead, Tawanda Mauchaza as music lead and Tafadzwa Tarumbwa as creative director and animator just to name a few. The team continues to grow as other artists reach out and join the initiative!

-Bandu Pandu character designs and concepts by Kudzai Gumbo

-Warrior character designs and concepts by Nqobizitha Mlilo

ANGRY MWANA

Angry Mwana is a fresh new animated series that has gone viral in Zimbabwe. The series lead, Angry Mwana, is an outspoken animated

baby who rants about different social commentary topics that have a side splitting delivery and funny vernacular punchlines.

The Angry Mwana cast is slowly growing to include other characters as the series progresses. We hope to develop Angry Mwana into a regional

brand across the continent.

Angry Mwana was released at first as a 4 episode test where each

episode would average 30 seconds in length. After a successful initial release, the lead character was

re developed and re designed to better handle the different tasks and allow for better animation.

The new Angry Mwana episodes are in production and we’re looking forward to a really fantastic season.

Angry Mwana will start it’s life as part of the larger “Nafuna Show”

as well as being released as programme fillers for TV and as

Internet viral content.

Over time, Angry Mwana will grow into it’s very own animated TV show

that will be longer than it’s current length. Merchandising and games

are in the pipeline too.

wwww.angrymwana.com

THE NAFUNA SHOW

The Nafuna Show is an African lifestyle and entertainment variety TV show. It aims to showcase and promote various aspects of African culture in film, music, food, travel and technology.

The Nafuna Show started first as a webshow to promote the Nafuna.TV online platform and has now evolved into it’s own project. The new Nafuna Show will begin it’s life both as a webshow as well as a terrestrial TV show for TV. We aim to produce an international product within this show to deliver compelling content to our viewers around the world.

The Nafuna Show will feature

some segments and content items that include “The Nafuna POV!” A summary of different releases and entertainment news items around Africa. “The African Automotive” which is a segment that features stories of Africans and their cars. “Nafuna Meets” which is the segment where we interview or profile an african personality. “Nafuna TECH” is the technology segment where we review different services, products and personalities in the African New Media and technological space just to name a few segments.

NAFUNA.TV

#263URBAN

#263URBAN is a documentary series shot and directed by Nqobizitha “Enqore” Mlilo.

It studies the evolution of Zimbabwean urban music throughout the decades as well as talking to the most influential figures of urban music in Zimbabwe who span across musicians, producers, academics as well as promoters and leading radio DJs.

SHOKO FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY

Shoko Festival is now one of the fastest growing festivals in Zimbabwe. Nafuna Partnered with the festival in 2013 to produce a documentary that would show what the festival was all about and also allow the viewer access to exclusive interviews with the artists as well as festival organizers.

CONVERSATIONS WITH SIR NIGE

Sir Nige is an award winning innovator and thought leader who is extremely passionate about Zimbabwe and Her journey. Conversations with Sir Nige is a new show where Sir Nige meets with Zimbabweans from different walks of life and has a conversation with them

NAFUNA.TV

RIDING SHOTGUNThis is an interview-centric show created in partnership with Mutupo, a culture-conscious brand focusing on African cultural expression. Thought leaders, creatives and influential individuals are identified and we join them on a normal working day and ride shotgun with them as they tell us about how they achieved their accomplishments, their work ethos and general pearls of wisdom.

HYPERCUBE TECH TITANS

Tech Titans are individuals making progressive and significant leaps and bounds in the Zimbabwean tech community. In partnership with the Hypercube Tech Hub, Nafuna documents the accomplishments of these intriguing individuals who are changing the way Zimbabweans utilize and benefit from technology.

ENQORE’S VIDEO BLOG

Enqore’s video blog (vlog) posts showcase some of the interesting projects he is working on as well as sharing some of his experiences out of Studio Nafuna, like his trip to Kenya for the Google Africa Connected event.