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Hamid Ibrahim

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Hamid Ibrahim
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Hamid Ibrahim
Born (1993-07-13) 13 July 1993 (age 31)
Kampala, Uganda
🏳️ NationalityUgandan, British
🎓 Alma materUniversity of Hertfordshire
(3D Animation and Visual Effects)
💼 Occupation
Production Designer, Art Director, Chief Creative Officer, Rigging Technical Director
📆 Years active  2017 - present
Known forco-founder of Kugali Media, creator of Iwájú

Hamid Ibrahim, is a Ugandan born creative executive who focuses on world building and character/creature creation for VFX and animation who has worked on several[1][2] Hollywood film such as The Predator (film), Disney's Dumbo (2019 film) and The Lion King (2019 film).[3] He is a co-founder of Kugali Media, an African entertainment company that focuses on telling stories inspired by African Culture using comic books, art and Augmented Reality.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Hamid was born on 13th July 1993 in Uganda. When he turned one, he moved to Kenya where he spent 9 years. In 2003, he returned to Uganda and lived with his grandmother till he was 18 years old.[5] He relocated to the United Kingdom in 2011 where he graduated with a Bachelors Administration in 3D Animation and Visual Effects from the University of Hertfordshire.[6][2]

Career[edit]

Upon graduation in 2017, Hamid worked at the Electric Theatre for a month before joining Moving Picture Company, where he worked on feature films such as the live-action remake of the Lion King (2019).[7][8]

Together with Ziki Nelson and Tolu Olowofoyeku, Hamid co-founded Kugali Media (a Pan-African entertainment company that tells stories inspired by African culture, using animations, comic books, art, and augmented reality) in 2017 before pursuing it full-time in 2018.[9][5][4][10] Kugali Media was the first animation company to collaborate with Disney Animation to create an animation called Iwaju.

References[edit]

  1. "Disney is partnering with a Nigerian-Ugandan animation studio for an African sci-fi series". Quartz. December 12, 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kemigisha, Martha (October 29, 2022). "Uganda @60: How this Ugandan innovator broke Disney's 100-year record". Pulse Uganda.
  3. Salaudeen, Aisha (December 11, 2020). "Disney announces 'first-of-its-kind' collaboration with African entertainment company". CNN.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "These African Animators Dared To Give Disney A Run For Their Money, Now Disney Has Announced Landmark Collaboration With Them | AmeyawDebrah.com". December 12, 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Kugali's CEO On Making Animation History with Disney - OkayAfrica". www.okayafrica.com.
  6. "Hamid Ibrahim". www.herts.ac.uk.
  7. Journal, The Urban (March 16, 2021). "Interview With Hamid Ibrahim: "A Start-up Is the Labour of Love"".
  8. "How Three Africans Use Animation, Comic Books & Augmented Reality to Tell Authentic African Stories". March 2, 2022.
  9. Editor, SautiTech (January 18, 2019). "Ugandan animator teams up with Nigerian writers to take on Disney".
  10. "New platforms are bringing African comics to a broader audience" – via The Economist.

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