{"id":94096,"date":"2024-05-06T22:35:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T20:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/disney-animation-and-kugali-series-iwaju-airing-across-africa"},"modified":"2024-05-07T01:39:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T23:39:47","slug":"disney-animation-and-kugali-series-iwaju-airing-across-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/disney-animation-and-kugali-series-iwaju-airing-across-africa","title":{"rendered":"Disney animation and kugali series Iw\u00e1j\u00fa airing across Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Following the debut of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pan-African Entertainment Company Kugali\u2019s Iwa\u0301ju\u0301 on Disney+, the original animated series has premiered on Disney Channel (DStv Channel 303) across Africa this April and May.<\/p>\n

Iwa\u0301ju\u0301 premiered each weekday from April 22 \u2013 26 at 17:00(CAT)\/16:00(WAT) with a marathon on April 27 from 14:00(CAT)\/13:00(WAT). Special repeat broadcasts will run from April 29 to May 4 with a marathon on May 5 from 13:35 (CAT)\/12:35(WAT) and, on Africa Day, May 25, viewers will be able to view another 6-episode marathon from 11:00 (CAT)\/10:00(WAT).<\/p>\n

The premiere of the original animated series gives viewers across the continent an opportunity to view the series in territories where Disney+ is not available.<\/p>\n

Iwa\u0301ju\u0301 is a Yoruba word that loosely translates to \u201cfuture.\u201d A comic-style animated sci-fi series that explores the themes of class, innocence and challenging the status quo.<\/p>\n

Set in a futuristic Lagos, Iwa\u0301ju\u0301 tells the exciting coming-of-age story of Tola, a young girl from the wealthy island, and her best friend, Kole, a self-taught tech expert, as they discover the secrets and dangers hidden in their different worlds. The official trailer of Iwa\u0301ju\u0301 had garnered over 2.4 million views on YouTube on April 17, 2024.<\/p>\n

Iwa\u0301ju\u0301 is a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Pan-African entertainment company, Kugali Media. It\u2019s written and directed by Olufikayo \u201cZiki\u201d Adeola, with Hamid Ibrahim as production designer and Tolu Olowofoyeku as cultural consultant.<\/p>\n

Christina Chen from Disney Animation was the producer of the series, with Jennifer Lee (chief creative officer for Walt Disney Animation Studios) executive producing along with veteran Disney director Byron Howard (Encanto,Zootopia,Tangled). The screenplay is by Adeola and Halima Hudson from Disney Animation. It features the voices of Simisola Gbadamosi, Dayo Okeniyi, Femi Branch, Siji Soetan and Weruche Opia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe created Iwa\u0301ju\u0301 as a love letter to Lagos, Nigeria, and an ode to the rich legacy of African storytelling,\u201d said writer and director Olufikayo Ziki Adeola. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to share this series and hope that it inspires more Africans across the world to share their stories and shape our collective narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n

On her part the Senior Vice President and General Manager of The Walt Disney Company Africa, Christine Service, says: Iwa\u0301ju\u0301 is a true celebration of the creativity and storytelling excellence that is at the heart of Disney, bringing the immense talent and creative vision of home-grown filmmakers to the world. With the distribution of the series on Disney Channel, we are excited to give audiences across Africa the chance to experience this ambitious and uniquely innovative series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kugali Media\u2019s president and Iwa\u0301ju\u0301cultural consultant Olowofoyeku explains: \u201cThe origin of Iwa\u0301ju\u0301 is part of a phrase in the Yoruba language that is actually Ojo\u0301 iwa\u0301ju\u0301, which means \u2018the day ahead\u2019 or the future. Many of our main characters in the series are Yoruba (one of the main ethnic groups in Nigeria).\u201d<\/p>\n

Ibrahim, Kugali Media CEO and Iwa\u0301ju\u0301 production designer, adds: \u201cWe wanted to imagine the future of Lagos, set roughly 100 years from now, where the mainland is designed to house as many people as possible in huge towers, and the island where the richest people live is made to look beautiful like an art piece.\u201d<\/p>\n

The series has garnered positive reviews globally with it being hailed as \u201can exciting new step for Walt Disney\u201d by ScreenRant.com while ABC News in Australia describes the series as \u201cboth uniquely African, and yet universal in its appeal\u201d and \u201cbeautiful to look at and the story draws you in.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Iwa\u0301ju\u0301 is a Yoruba word that loosely translates to \u201cfuture.\u201d A comic-style animated sci-fi series that explores the themes of class, innocence and challenging the status quo. Iwa\u0301ju\u0301 tells the exciting coming-of-age story of Tola, a young girl from the wealthy island.<\/p>\n

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