25/04/2026
Cape Town International Animation Festival Launches its Programme at Comic Con Cape Town
Comic Con Cape Town continues its successful partnership with the Cape Town International Animation Festival (CTIAF) in 2026. The two shows have been sister festivals since the launch of Comic Con Cape Town in 2023, consistently bringing engaging workshops and practical educational content to the tens of thousands of fans walking through the Con’s doors annually, this year from 30 April to 3 May at CTICC 2.
Cape Town continues to make its mark on animation globally - think Sunrise Studios’ box office hit David - and Comic Con Cape Town attracts fans, teenagers, and adults who want to explore these creative industries and learn how to make a career in them. CTIAF is the perfect place to start to learn more about what it means to work in animation, and the Festival has its own workshop zone at Comic Con Cape Town in 2026.
This CTIAF workshops and screenings are included in a Comic Con Cape Town ticket. One screening and two workshops will take place daily at the Con in Hall 8 at the CTIAF stage. In collaboration with leading educational institutions SAE Institute South Africa and The Animation School, the program offers hands-on learning experiences designed specifically for ages 12 to 18.
“This initiative is about access and inspiration,” says Shani Campbell, Academic head of The Animation school. “By partnering with top-tier animation schools and bringing this program to Comic Con, we’re opening doors for young creatives to explore careers in animation and storytelling.”
Says Cameron Lawry of SAE Institute, “Whether aspiring artists are picking up a pencil for the first time or already experimenting with digital tools, these workshops provide a unique opportunity to learn, create, and be inspired in an exciting, immersive environment”
For more information, visit Comic Con Cape Town or the CTIAF platforms: www.comicconcapetown.co.za and www.ctiaf.com.
Screenings take place from 12h00 to 14h00 at the CTIAF stage daily.
This showcase will include these titles:
· Glisten by Joel "Cyzo" Matladi & Mogau Kekana
· Kalk Bay Fisherman by Lesego Vorster
· Purr Factory by Alan Farber & Johan Scheepers
· The Rise and Fall by Colin Payne
· Gully for You by Teagan-Lee Bothma
· Muti's Cape Town by Studio Muti
· Bounce by Tristan Cloete
· Super Dad by Judah Ndanusa Danjumah
· Gale of the Cape by Jeani Varty
· Gelato Roboto by Craig Parker
· Azania Rises by Lesego Vorster
· Wildlife camera man by Erentia Bedeker
· By Two by Wiam Bothma and team
· rorisang and the gurlz by Cabblow Studios
Workshops
Participants will explore the fundamentals and creativity of animation and game-making through sessions including practical and digital art workshops where participants will work with pencils, paper, clay and specialised software. Workshops happen from 10h00 to 12h00 and 14h00 to 16h00 daily at the CTIAF stage daily, with topics such as -
· Life drawing to Storyboards and Animatic
· Make your own Comic
· Stylised Painting for 3D Models
· Design your own Platformer Level
· Preparing Character Design for 3D Modelling
· Create Pixel Art for Games
· Acting to Animation
· And more
The workshops are presented by The Animation School and SAE Institute, two heavyweight educators in the animation space.
Talks
Sunrise Studios will be speaking at the Con about the making of David. The team will give Con-goers a taste of what goes into creating an animation of this scale. Catch this session on Friday 1 May from 13h30 to 14h00 on the Main Stage.
The full CTIAF programme can be viewed on the Comic Con website https://comicconafrica.co.za/programme/
