SAC 2024: Disney legend helps budding cartoonists unveilanimation mastery with pen and paper

SAC 2024: Disney legend helps budding cartoonists unveil
animation mastery with pen and paper

Polish-born American Andreas Deja offers exclusive peek into three decades
of his work as part of an hour-long masterclass


Sharjah, May 05, 2024

It was a day of great learning for UAE’s animation enthusiasts as they got a rare peek into the select works of Disney legend Andreas Deja as part of a much sought-after masterclass at the Sharjah Animation Conference (SAC) on Saturday.

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SAC: A place where strangers are bonding over art and other creative pursuits

SAC: A place where strangers are bonding over art and other creative pursuits

The Sharjah Animation Conference serves as an inspiration-filled common ground for artistic minds of all ages from all walks of life, before wrapping up on May 5

Sharjah, May 05, 2024

How does inspiration strike when the dreaded artist’s block hits? How does one muster the courage to share one’s creations with the world, without a shadow of doubt or fear of judgement? Rabia Yasmeen, once a vibrant art aficionado during her school days, found herself wrestling with these very questions for years.

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Draw with love and challenge yourself, urges acclaimed Japanese animator Junichi Hayama at SAC 2024

Draw with love and challenge yourself, urges acclaimed Japanese animator Junichi Hayama at SAC 2024

At the second edition of Sharjah Animation Conference, the designer and chief animator of numerous iconic anime series illustrated three popular heroes for his fans


Sharjah, May 05, 2024

“Young artists should start their career in manga and anime art the traditional way with hand-drawn sketches, and not digitally, because the latter provides tools that help you edit and manipulate while the former helps you develop the senses to get the proportions right,” advised master animator Junichi Hayama at the “Drawing Masterpieces” workshop during the Sharjah Animation Conference (SAC) at Expo Centre Sharjah.

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National Committee of Biosecurity Holds Second Meeting for 2024

Chaired by HE Dr. Amna Al Dahak

National Committee of Biosecurity Holds Second Meeting for 2024 and Discussed Epidemic Preparedness Map Project and National Biosecurity Framework

[Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 5 May 2024]: The National Committee of Biosecurity held its second meeting for 2024 covering a wide range of critical topics to enhance the biosecurity in the United Arab Emirates. The committee placed particular emphasis on the need to strengthen mosquito control efforts, particularly following the extraordinary climatic event that resulted in record-breaking rainfall in the country. The committee also discussed Epidemic Preparedness Map Project and National Biosecurity Framework.

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Bodour Al Qasimi named an ambassador for the international nomination of Faya Palaeolandscape

In support of Sharjah’s efforts to inscribe Faya on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Bodour Al Qasimi named an ambassador for the international nomination of Faya Palaeolandscape

Sharjah, May 5, 2024

Chairperson of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, has been named an ambassador by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) in support of the efforts of Sharjah and the UAE to inscribe Faya Palaeolandscape, located in the central region of the Sharjah, to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List.

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