August Media will finance up to a third of the production and marketing costs of the anime-inspired “Malika" that reimagines 15th century West Africa through the rhythm of Afrobeats
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Courtesy YouNeek Studios Singapore’s August Media Group has boarded upcoming animated feature film “Malika: Warrior Queen” from U.S.-based Nigerian author and director Roye Okupe, creator of hit animated superhero series “Iyanu.”
August Media – which produce “George of the Jungle” and Netflix’s “Dino Girl Gauko,” among other top kids animation titles – have agreed to finance up to a third of the production and marketing costs of the anime-inspired “Malika” that reimagines 15th century West Africa through the rhythm of Afrobeats.
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