What happens when African storytellers get real support? Triggerfish built a free animation academy and a Story Lab to develop African writers. One of them was Malenga Mulendema, whose idea became Supa Team 4, Netflix’s first African animated original.

How does an African animation studio stay afloat when animated films cost millions of dollars to make? For @Triggerfish , it comes down to balancing service work and owning original IP. We break down how this works in practice in our latest episode of Creative Capital.

On this week’s episode of OffScript, Demilade Ademuson shares his journey across media, entrepreneurship and his ambitions for the future of African creative industries. Read his story in today's newsletter. readcommunique.com/p/offscri…

Introducing our official partner: Chapter IP Excited to have Chapter IP with us tomorrow as we bring Communiqué IRL to New York, connecting Africa’s creators, builders and investors with their US counterparts to explore the future of media and the creator economy.

Introducing our official partner: @malindipress Excited to have Malindi Press join us for Communiqué IRL New York as we bring voices from across Africa and the US to explore what it takes to build sustainable businesses in the creator economy.

Entertainment attorney and Advisory Board Chair of the African Creative Economies Initiative at Harvard Law School, Kike Aluko Wahutu joins our town hall on what creators need to turn audiences into lasting businesses — from legal support to infrastructure.

Meet our speaker: Caleb Maru Founder & CEO of TechSafari, Caleb joins our town hall to tackle the questions shaping the next decade of media entrepreneurship, from building sustainable creator businesses to what Africa and the US can learn from each other.

Not everyone is playing on @LagosLifeApp. Some, like Dreamgirl and Vincent The Therapist, are turning their time in the virtual city into opportunities to find clients, build a following and make money. Read the full story readcommunique.com/p/the-lag…