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Ten year-old Tiffany Obasohan and eleven year-old, Onyamaechi Christian Yobo from Nigeria have been announced overall winners in the drawing and storyboard categories respectively in the firstCartoon Network Imagination Studios competition, while Nyasha Mazarura, an eleven year-old from South Africa was the overall winner in the movie category.
The
brand new initiative from Cartoon Network (DStv channel 301) is a
specially-crafted, creative online platform, created to inspire,
motivate and celebrate the wild imaginations of children. In its first
year, the competition drew a total of 5,159 entries, with activations
implemented in over 200 schools in Nigeria, which resulted in inspiring
the creativity of 18,056 learners.
Cartoon Network Imagination Studios
provided a sneak-peek into the “real” Cartoon Network Studios and the
initiative encouraged children aged nine to 14 years-old to explore
their artistic talents via an online website, giving children insight
into the making of their favourite cartoons, encouraging imaginative,
unfiltered, creative thinking and providing the perfect constructive
entertainment to combat boredom, while also having lots of fun!
“The
website is an important milestone in the network’s commitment to
helping children learn and develop their skills online – using the
channel’s affinity with young audiences to do so”, says Pierre Branco,
Vice President, Southern Europe and Africa for Turner International. “With Cartoon Network Imagination Studios,
Cartoon Network would like to provide children with the unique
opportunity to express their creativity through whichever medium they
like best.”
After finding inspiration on the Cartoon Network Imagination Studios
website, children had the opportunity to enter their very own original,
unique creations following a comedy and humour theme – be it a new
character drawing, storyboard or animation into the Cartoon Network Imagination Studios competition, which had three different categories: Drawings, Stories or Films.
“I found the inspiration to draw my
character called Natallie Gelato from the Gelato store near my house
where I love to eat”, says Tiffany Obasohan, winner in the drawing
category. “Natalie is a villain, with super brain powers and drawn in
the shape of an ice cream cone. She comes across as a very sweet girl,
who is friends with Gumball’s sister Anais, but all the while she wants
to take over Elmore with her evil powers.”
Nyasha
Mazarura, winner in the movie category, says that her characters called
“PB and J”, two Peanut Butter and Jelly superhero toasties, try to keep
the evil, bad guy, Mr. Pepper-shaker, at bay in Veggie-ville, whilst he
profusely tries to over win them by making them sneeze!
The
storyboard winner, Onyemaechi Christian Yobo, illustrated a Spider
Monkey vs Lion Lord, two extravagant characters fighting in a boxing
ring, whilst Ben10 is in the audience watching the fight.
The winners in each of the categories walked away with some amazing prizes, some of which are a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. As part of their prize package the winner’s
illustrations will be fully transformed, while getting the opportunity
to see their creations come to life, as each winning project will be
aired on Cartoon Network, DStv channel 301 across Africa mid August
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