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In conversation with Sara Sawaf of AYA Animations

Sara Sawaf studied finance and marketing while at university, but her career path took her along a more humanitarian route. Prior to...

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6 Reasons to Use Video Advertising

There's no doubt that video is the space to watch in online content; by 2014, it may account for 90% of content consumed on the internet,...

Video Advertising Advertising Video On Demand

Tahrir Academy Looks to Revolutionize Education in Egypt

Capitalizing on the momentum for social change in post-revolution Egypt, one new online initiative has launched a “revolution against the t...

Education Animation

Making Humor Profitable: A Look at Egypt's Sarcasm Society

Egyptians are known for their sense of humor, often using sarcasm and irony to describe and get through tough situations. But what if...

Crowdsourcing Egypt Animation

3 Key Lessons for Creative Entrepreneurs from Pixar

Art and design remain among the most sought after skills in the Pakistani market, which is experiencing a boom in sectors such as media,...

Advice Animation Design

Beirut Creative Cluster Works to Increase Collaboration Among Local Companies

One year ago, the Beirut Creative Cluster (BCC) was just an idea developed by Berytech. Today, the cluster is set to become a hub for...

Animation Conferences Design

Weekly Wrap-Up: November 11-15

If you were part of Mix N' Mentor Amman or Beirut last week, you know that the events hosted a number of enriching conversations between...

Advice Animation CoE Cards

Entrepreneur of the Week: Wael Attili of Kharabeesh [Wamda TV]

This week's entrepreneur of the week is Wael Attili, the founder of animation and Arabic digital media company Kharabeesh and Endeavor...

Animation Arabic Content Digital Media

3rd MYCONTENT Show in Dubai

On November 27-28th, the 3rd MYCONTENT Show will bring together players from across the content and media industry in the Middle East and N...

Animation Conferences Developers

10 Must-Watch Animation Startups in the Arab World

This week we highlight some of the Arab world’s most creative and inspired animation startups. These artists are bringing new series, short ...

Animation Arabic Content Design

Weekly Wrap-Up: October 14-18

This week, our Weekly Wrap-Up features posts ripe in e-commerce information. Learn from others' experience is an especially sound piece of...

Angel Investment Animation Arabic Content

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 30 - October 04

This week, we've highlighted a number of startups that keep on setting the bar higher for themselves. What drives you to go further? Pic of ...

Acquisitions Animation Competitions

Jordan’s First Animation Festival

The computer graphics and animation club of “Princess Sumaya University For Technology” (PSUT), organizes Jordan’s first animation festi...

Animation Jordan Workshops

Animated Superhero Series The 99 Launches in the Middle East for Ramadan

This Ramadan, Islam-based superhero series THE 99 is finally launching in its region of origin, the Middle East. Starting on the...

Animation

Building Interactive Stories in Arabic for Children on Sacha Books [Wamda TV]

Co-founder Samer Adel Youssef of Egyptian startup Sacha Books, presenting at Google's startup competition in Cairo, Ebda2, describes how he ...

Animation Arabic Content Competitions

Palestinian Startup Shakhabeet Builds Animated Cartoons for Children [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] Palestinian entrepreneur Salah Ahmed discusses his startup Shakhabeet, which produces multimedia content, including advertising ...

Video Advertising Animation

Creating a Digital Arabic Comics Market from Egypt [Wamda TV]

During the Flat6Labs Cycle 3 Demo Day, Mahmoud Ghoz, founder and CEO of Rawy, discusses his startup, a digital publishing marketplace and se...

Egypt Media Accelerators

Palestinian Startup Magic Lens Provides Multimedia Solutions in Gaza [Wamda TV]

Three young Palestinian entrepreneurs recently launched Magic Lens, a design startup offering multimedia services for clients in Gaza. The s...

Animation Arabic Content Digital Media

Gaza Startup Builds Creative Arabic Mobile Apps [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] Palestinian entrepreneurs Abed Al Hamid Al Fioumi and Mohammed Belbol started Sanabel to build technical solutions in Palestine, i...

Animation Arabic Content Digital Media

Entrepreneur of the Week: Palestinian Hadeel Al Safadi Founder of Newtoon [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] In the context of the recent conflict in Gaza, we are featuring young Palestinian entrepreneur Hadeel Al Safady as Wamda's...

Animation

Ammar Abu Shady Of Egyptian Qabila TV At SHARE Beirut [WamdaTV]

[Arabic] Ammar Abu Shady one of the co-founders of Egyptian media startup Qabila TV speaks to Wamda during SHARE Beirut, in early October, ...

Advertising Animation Arabic Content

Building Customized Superheros for Kids: Egyptian Platform CartoonHero [Wamda TV]

At Google's Ebda2 competition in Cairo, Mohamed Tarek of CartoonHero explains how his software works to create customized 3D models of...

Animation Competitions Google

Educating the Market and Investors about an Islam-Inspired Superhero Series [Wamda TV]

Dr. Naif Al Mutawa, the creator of comic book and animated series The 99 and parent company Teshkeel Media Group, describes the challenges ...

Animation Arabic Content CoE Animate

Launching a Cartoon Series Focused on Bedouin Culture: Part 2 [Wamda TV]

We're releasing more from the archives of September's CoE Animate 11 this week. Stay tuned for more on CoE E-Commerce! Zaidoun Karadsheh of...

Animation CoE Animate

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