Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Top Japanese animation experts share secrets to seamless scene composition at SAC 2025

From in-betweening to digital VFX, Ryosuke Tsuda, Tomomi Kimpara and Tsuyoshi Nishimura of ComixWave, offer Sharjah audiences a rare behind-the-scenes look at the precision and artistry driving some of Japan’s most iconic animated scenes


Sharjah, May 3, 2025

The Sharjah Animation Conference (SAC) 2025 continued its strong momentum on Friday with a standout session, “Animating Full Scenes with ComixWave: Seamlessly Blend Characters and Composites”, led by renowned Japanese studio ComixWave, best known for its work on Makoto Shinkai’s visually poetic films like Your Name and Weathering with You.

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Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Sharjah Animation Conference 2025 provides female animators a powerful platform to showcase their success

Industry leaders Damilola Solesi, Comfort Arthur, and Sarah Mallia champion cultural narratives, gender equity, and innovation in global panel discussion


Sharjah, May 3, 2025

The Sharjah Animation Conference 2025 drew scores of students, professionals and animation enthusiasts on Saturday, who visited to hear and draw inspiration from three visionary women who led a panel discussion “Women in Animation: Leading Change & Shaping the Future”.

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Technologies

VFS Global Leverages SAP Software to Power Digital Cross-Border Mobility

From left: Michael Nilles, member of the VFS executive board and chief digital and technology officer, Christian Klein, CEO of SAP SE, and Zubin Karkaria, founder and CEO of VFS Global.


WALLDORF, Germany and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — May 02, 2025 — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that VFS Global, the world-leading provider of visa, consular and technology services to governments and diplomatic missions, will leverage SAP software to help it develop leading-edge AI-powered digital solutions for cross-border mobility and citizen services.

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Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Eye-opening discussion at Sharjah Animation Conference 2025 focuses on animation’s future in Middle East & Africa

Industry pioneers unite at SAC 2025 to propel animation’s next chapter in the region


Sharjah, May 3, 2025

The Sharjah Animation Conference (SAC) 2025 featured a riveting roundtable discussion titled “Animation in MENA & Africa: Opportunities & Challenges,” convening leading voices from the region’s animation industry to discuss the evolving sector. This anticipated session brought together Zümrüt Pakoy, MENA Programming and Presentation Director at Warner Bros Discovery; Abdulaziz Othman, CEO of ZEEZ Animation in Saudi Arabia; Tariq Ali, Founder of Egyptian studio ZANAD; Raymond Malinga, CEO of Creatures Animation Studio in Uganda; and Damilola Solesi, Creative Director and CEO of Smids Animation Studios from Nigeria.

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Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Content creator Varun Duggirala takes children on a joy ride of emotions at SCRF 2025

The author and podcaster analysed the Emotional Quotient of his young audience and gave them tips in conflict management at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival


Sharjah, May 2, 2025

Schoolchildren from various UAE-based schools had a joyous and insightful conversation on their emotional wellbeing and conflict management capabilities with popular Indian author and YouTuber Varun Duggirala at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2025) on Wednesday. The children in the 9-12 age group fired numerous questions at the popular children’s author during the “Students session with Varun Duggirala”, making it a spontaneous and learning-filled interaction.

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