This is a list of South African animated films. It includes theatrical films, some important short films, and international films in which South Africa's production houses and studios were involved.
Notable short films Title Year Director(s) Studio NotesRef.Little Bang2006Diek GroblerFopspeen Moving PicturesStop-motion object and puppet animation. SAFTA Nomination for best animated short. Ekhuruleni Art Merit Award for new media. Agenda2007Diek GroblerFopspeen Moving PicturesStop-motion object and puppet animation. SAFTA award for best animation in a short film. Best Shorrt film award, Arficala African Film festival, Mexico, 2009The Rise and Fall of Tony the Frog 2008 Ambient Animation CG animation Het vogeltjes ABC2008Diek GroblerFopspeen Moving PicturesBest film for Children at Teheran International animation festival, Iran. Best film for Children at Tindirindis International animation Festival, Lithuania. Best film for Children at KROK International Animation festival, Ukraine.n Gewone Blou Maandagoggend 2014Naomi van NiekerkDryfsand FilmsPoetry-film of a poem by Ronelda S.Kamfer. Awarded the Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for Best First Film at Annecy Animation Festival 2016.What about de law2014Charles BadenhorstBittervrugPoetry-film of a poem by Adam Small. Winner of the Weimar Poetry-film prize, Germany (2016), and the first animated film to be included in the art collection of the South African Constitutional Court.Please Frog, just one sip2018Diek GroblerFopspeen Moving PicturesAn African retelling of the Australian Tidalik legend, the film is based on a book by international illustrator Piet Grobler. Special Award at Hiroshima International Animation Festival 2018.Ruby & Roach2019Erentia BedekerAbyss ProductionsBest South African Short Film 2020 (Durban International Film Festival)
Best African Short Film 2020 (Durban International Film Festival)
Best Children Film (Tbilisi International Animation Festival (TIAF) 2020)
Best Music Video/Music Films award (Blu-Hill Film Festival Season 3, 2021)
Best Animation Short Film (Onyko Films Awards – May 2021 selection)
Gold medallist Best Sound Design Category (1st Film Olympiad Grand Prix 2021)
Bronze medallist, Best Animation Category (1st Film Olympiad Grand Prix 2021)
Best Original Score (New York Indie Shorts Awards, April – August 2021 season)
Best Animation (Cannes Indie Cinema Awards 4th Edition, 2021)
Feature films Year Title International Title Director(s) Studio Technique Notes 2007 Tengers Michael J. Fix Mirror Mountain Pictures Ster Kinekor Pictures Clay animation 2011 The Lion of Judah Deryck BroomRoger Hawkins Animated Family Films Character Matters Sunrise Productions Rocky Mountain Pictures CG Animation 2011 Jock the Hero Dog Duncan McNeillie Jock Animation ARC Entertainment CG Animation 2012 Zambezia Wayne Thornley Triggerfish Animation Studios Sony Pictures Cinema Management Group CG Animation Africa Movie Academy Award for best animation Nominated for Annie award for Music in an Animated Feature Production and Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production 2013 Khumba Anthony Silverston Triggerfish Animation Studios Millennium Entertainment Cinema Management Group CG Animation Zanzibar International Film Festival for best animationAfrica Movie Academy Award for best animation Nominated for best feature; Annecy Animation Festival .2019 Bru & Boegie: The Movie Mike Scott Mike Scott Animation 2D Animation South Africa's first feature-length 2D animated film.2020 Jungle Beat: The Movie Brent Dawes Sandcastle Studios Sunrise Productions Timeless Films CG Animation 2021 Seal Team Greig CameronKane Croudace Triggerfish Animation Studios Cinema Management Group CG Animation 2023 Headspace Paul MeyerGerhard Painter Luma Animation The Ergo Company CG Animation 2025 Jungle Beat 2: The Past Sam WilsonBrent Dawes Sunrise Productions Sandcastle Studios CG Animation
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