A Serendipitous Production

Thanks for stopping by to see regular updates of the processes involved in creating ANOKYE  the film, because 'ANOKYE ’s preproduction is being funded by public contributions you will be able to see everything. This is unprecedented in a business where the artwork is a closely guarded secret during preproduction. You can help bring this story to life by becoming an animated character in the film for a minimum of £50.00. Become a member of this site, upload a photo  and DONATE. Once we receive the money We will send you an acknowledgement letter, loyalty card, ANOKYE cotton bag, pen & poster. When the drawing is complete you will be emailed a copy of your character and a special edition certificate annoucing your involvement. Donate   Synopsis    Director's Statement   Membership

Stage 8. Merchandise. We are following in the footsteps of our hero Spike Lee by begining the merchandiseing of ANOKYE. for £20.00 you will get an A3 poster, a cotton shopping bag & ANOKYE pen. + 2 free ANOKYE postcards & a loyalty card Visit Shop 

 Stage 7. We've began that long road of produceing artwork and meeting potential investors and donars and we've a lot of fundaising events planed.  30th of October, 2-5pm. ANOKYE’s director Akua will participate in the distribution workshop for Afrika Eye Film Festival in Bristol’s Watershed cinema. She will give a presentation on using the internet to help fund ANOKYE and selling our DVDs                   

We will also be having a fundraiser at the RECON COMMUNITY LEADERS AWARDS on the 31st October 2009 at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Town Hall Approach Road, Tottenham Green, London, N15 4RX from6pm-11pm. come and support!  

Stage 6 ARTWORK. Nando sent through the latest artwork, but to see the whole picture you have to become a member of our site       

Context of the scene                                                     The infant Anokye grows faster than a natural child. He can disappear at will. He disappears one day and reappears by the river Tutu and befriends Nana Yaa, an old Shaman. They are transported to a world of nature’s spirits. Anokye learns that spirits and gods can be as funny, mischievous and canning as humans. 

Stage 5 Production Launch Event. On Saturday 19th Sept at the Bernie Grants Art Centre, London, we launched our fundraising for the production of ANOKYE 2D animation. It was to an appreciative crowd of Ghanaians and people from the Diaspora thinking of doing business in Ghana at the Ghana Business Investment and Exhibition organised by Ghana Black Stars Network. They offered the public the opportunity to donate £50 and in return have a character based on their likeness which would appear in the children’s animated film. The donation also entitled the public to be entered into a prize draw to win a luxury hamper of champagne, skincare products & chocolates. The winner will be announced on the 31^st October at the RECON Community Leaders Awards also to be held at the Bernie Grant  art centre between 6pm & 12pm. Click photo see more photos of the event and the new face of the young Anokye

Stage 4 Actors. The actor Russel Evans has accepted a role in Anokye's Sword! we're very pleased about this. He will also be playing in Strickly Bingo a new play at the Hackney Empire this month. We'll be announcing more details of the talent attached... to Anokye's Sword soon
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Stage 3 The Poster. We were so happy when we opened our mail today 24-8-09, to see the finished poster. To me it is more than a work of art. It is what a work of art should be, the culmination of 2 years of ideas and discussions that began with our documentary 'Queen Yaa Asantewaa and the Golden Stool' It was during the research phase that I got to know the story of Anokye, but I had to wait 2 years for the Golden Stool to be shown in public and find out more about the man they call the ‘prophet of Africa’ but even then this story was only going to be a documentary. Then I saw the work of Nando Nkrumah. Although it took another year and the involvement of Lily Ross our producer for the vision to become clear.  She read the story, looked at Nando's work and knew straight away that this story was for a mass international audience of all ages. With everyone's help this dream is becoming a reality. Thank you & keep supporting us.  Akua                click the image to see it in large format.

Stage 2 Artwork Here are the first 2 drafts of the production poster, we are so excited by Nando’s work, we just can’t wait to see the finished thing which we will have in a week or so.   

The 1st colour and composition test was very exciting to see, then we got the more detailed pencil drawing which you can see has more emotion and intensity. The next picture will be the full poster. If you would like to contribute to this production click DONATE.  SUBCRIBE to receive regular updates.

Stage 1. Mood board The first creative stage is creating the artistic look, pace, mood, colour and atmosphere. This is one of the most important elements alongside the script. Press the picture to view our mood boards and if you find yourself moved to create some artwork email them to me and I will post them here.

         We will be able to post the first pencil drawings soon. If you would like to contribute to this production click DONATE.  SUBSCRIBE to receive regular updates.