Emile Cohl’s influence in animation has spread beyond the borders of France to all other countries, and continents including Africa.

He created the first animated film ‘The Fantasmagorie’ in 1908 using a traditional animation method.

Over time, other creatives; brain by brain, worked hard to make animation what it is today.

It is without doubt that animations have massively and positively impacted the Ghanaian creative space. More than ever before, young people have hopped on current animation trends like the liquid motion, animation in VR/AR settings, Grains, and Digital Surrealism.

However, it is important to note some of Ghana’s old, pacesetting animations that have given the younger generation a growing interest in the art.

GhanaWeb has listed some animations from ‘back-in-the-days’ that we all loved to feast our eyes on.

Glico Life Insurance advert

The Glico Insurance Company used animated commercial, which was not common in the late 90s.

It was shown on popular television stations almost every evening, and many people enjoyed it. The concept, all the way to the motion of the character was superb.



Musician, Tic Tac’s ‘Philomena’ video

Ghanaian musician Tic Tac, also contributed to the growing interest of animation in Ghana when he infused animation in the music video of his hit single, ‘Philomena’.

It was a very humorous song and the animated characters reflected it.



Zingaro production’s ‘Akwadaa woko hen?’

Old Ghanaian animations were also very educative and had interesting storylines. A typical one is Zingaro production’s ‘Akwadaa woko hen?’ which advocates against drug abuse, and drug influence among young people.