By Mosimiloluwa Kupoluyi
If you’re hunched over your laptop at 2 a.m., headphones on, a cup of cold coffee by your side, sketching characters that only you can see… or trying to rally a small team of animators scattered across WhatsApp groups, this conversation is for you.
March 24 and 25 are dates to lock in. RENDACON Animation Summit 2026 is coming to Lagos. This event is built for animators, studio founders, producers, and creatives who are ready to turn ideas into something sustainable. The summit will take place from 9 am WAT at the Alliance Française, Mike Adenuga Centre, Victoria Island, both physically and virtually.
Despite the notable growth African animation has enjoyed in recent times, structure, access, and sustainable career paths remain major gaps that need to be bridged.
After five years as an animation film festival, RENDACON has evolved into a pan-African animation industry summit focused on the business and future of African animation. The goal is to help creators protect, pitch, and profit from their intellectual property (characters, stories, worlds, and ideas they own and can license, sell, or scale globally).
The summit themed: Animation and the Future of African Content, will span across the two days, feature industry panels, masterclasses, and fireside conversations with African and international professionals who have a grasp of both the creative process and business side of animation.
Voice actors, this one’s for you too. Animated projects rely on your talent to bring characters to life. Attending an event like RENDACON lets you connect directly with animators, producers, and understand the creative pipeline too.
An Animation Content Market will also give creators space to pitch projects, discover new IP, and connect directly with broadcasters, distributors, investors, and collaborators.
If you are a growing animator, looking to scale up and put structure in place then you must take advantage of this opportunity. Get your tickets at the Whatadeal e-commerce platform or visit africancomicconvention.com to secure your seat.