The Animation Series, Adventures of Turtle
Taido is set to start showing across 53 African countries. A syndication
agreement has been signed between the owners of the program, Tayekeni
Productions and Atlantic Pictures to syndicate the series across all African
countries, while other language versions of the series will also be produced
for distribution. Creator and Executive Producer, of Turtle Taido, Muyiwa Kayode pictured above...
ADVENTURES OF TURTLE TAIDO is the story of
a bubbly, lively turtle who travels to different cities on an adventure. On his
journeys, he makes friends and learns about different cultures. He also learns
about different animals. His special powers enables him get himself and others
get out of trouble. His experiences teaches us to understand diversity and live
with others in peace and harmony.
Created and Produced by MuyiwaKayode, the
educational series launched on Africa Magic Family Channel in July 2015, and
has since been running on NTA Network, LTV, Silverbird TV, with plans to air it
on other Nigerian channels.
Apparently delighted with this development,
MuyiwaKayode says ‘We are excited about this agreement, because our vision is
to develop a proudly African animation series and hopefully a popular cartoon
character. Beyond that, we want African children to take pride in their
cultural identity and understand diversity. It is both entertaining and
educational and kids get to learn a lot about places and animals’.
The series has received positive reviews
and was nominated at the Abuja International Film festival, in the Animation
Category.
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| VOICE OF TURTLE TAIDO, SAMUEL ADESEKO (smiling), with other
members of the cast. |
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| FRANCIS ONWOCHEI and CHINAZA ONWOCHEI, members of the cast,
during recording |
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| SAMUEL ADESEKO, JUDE ANYAFULU (sound engineer), AYO AKALA
and ONUH SAM OCHEHO during recording |
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| MUYIWA KAYODE, Creator and Executive Producer;
DON MANGAN, Producer; ARTIE ROMERO, Director |
