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From October 28 to 30 (local time), MIP Africa 2026 was held at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The Zhejiang Digital Culture International Cooperation Zone, a National Cultural Export Base (“the cooperation zone” hereafter), together with Zoland Animation, made their entry at Booth LO1, Zhejiang Joint Pavilion. Exhibiting various outstanding titles and projects, they have successfully presented a business card of Chinese animation at this leading African audiovisual content market.
Content Showcase: An Impressive Appearance of Original Animation and AI Comic Dramas
The cooperation zone showcased three Zoland original animation titles inspired by traditional culture: Chaotic 7th Day: A New Happy Dad and Son & Magic Eye Animated Movie, Legend of King Qian, and Legendary Su Dongpo. These titles are deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture while adopting storytelling approaches tailored to international audiences. The booth showcased the above titles through posters, brochures, and continuously screened promotional trailers. It also featured merchandise from Zoland Leyou's Magic Eye feature film, extending the IP's value beyond the screen and into tangible products and experiences.
In addition to the original works, the cooperation zone also exhibited titles represented by Zoland Animation: Little Pony Zhao Zhao, Super Police Barry, and Jili and Gulu. Addressing more audiences, these three titles added another highlight to the content portfolio and further enriched the diversity of the booth's offerings.
AI microdramas are another innovative feature of this year’s booth. The cooperation zone showcased four AI comic dramas produced by Zoland Animation: Journey to the West: Apocalypse, The Eighth Dawn, The Otherworldly Beast Tamer, and The Crown Prince Has Fallen for Himself Again, as well as titles represented by Zoland Animation: Tales of Chang'an Oddities, Slacker Sweetheart, and Elegy of Lichuan. These microdramas are tailored to the preferences of overseas digital audiences, representing an innovative effort to explore new avenues for China-Africa cooperation in microdrama production and distribution.
Technological Empowerment: A Showcase of Full-Chain Services
There are plenty of highlights in the industry ecosystem branch. As the operator of the cooperation zone, Zoland Animation presented a full-chain service system: the Zoland-Tikka AI Animation Chinese Language School Platform, which focused on animation-empowered Chinese language education for overseas learners. Additionally, the related app, Hanbound, has been released on the App Store and Google Play. Relying on an LLM model, the METai Audiovisual Dubbing Platform overcome challenges in multilingual translation. Copy Pins, the copyright protection platform, enables users to effectively protect intellectual property rights. Zoland Distribution facilitates distribution for global buyers and producers. These platforms vividly showcase the cooperation zone’s fruitful achievements. The cooperation zone has shown its expertise in providing a full-chain service to global audiences through Zoland Animation.
Deepen Cooperation: Further Establish the Audiovisual Communication Connection Between China and Africa
Having content as the bridge and technology as the wing, the cooperation zone will further establish the connection between Chinese and African animation culture through MIP Africa, the leading audiovisual communication platform in Africa. This trip to Cape Town is not only an appearance of excellent Chinese animation but also a comprehensive showcase of the Digital Cultural Industry capabilities of the cooperation zone to the international community.
During MIP Africa, the cooperation zone will continue facilitating follow-up visits by Zoland Animation to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Evolut Consulting, and MBA Film Productions in South Africa. These companies visited Hangzhou in June to participate in iABC2026 and signed a cooperation MOU. Meeting in Cape Town again, they will facilitate the execution of previous communication achievements.
In the future, the cooperation zone will further Zoland Animation’s expansion in the African market, exploring more cooperation opportunities in fields such as co-production, translation, dubbing, education, and distribution and distributing more vivid Chinese audiovisual stories in Africa.
During MIP Africa
The cooperation zone and Zoland Animation
Are waiting for global audiences