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Nigerian Characters Bino and Fino Finally Come to Life
Bino and Fino creator, Adamu Waziri, wanted African kids to be able to identify with characters that look like them, speak like them and go through similar everyday life issues. And so the sister and brother duo were born, Bino and Fino. Read more articles here.
But a new cartoon out of Nigeria may start to broaden some preschool minds. The animated series Bino and Fino, piloting in October, will feature the workaday life of a family in an African city. The children, Bino and Fino, have a fairy friend who teaches them the preschool TV show basics: counting, animals, language…it’s like Dora the Explorer, creators say, from an African perspective.
As a miniseries, Bino and Fino is slated for release on DVD in Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, English and French. But its creators have a larger vision — they want more languages, more publicity, more airplay. They want those adorable googly-eyed kids to become a global sensation, and they’re raising funds to do so.
If Bino and Fino happens…(please please please)…I hope there are all-star guest voiceovers. Lola Okusami should play a neighbor. Nneka would have to be a singing school teacher, obviously, or president or something. Any one of our top Nollywood stars should play the talking animals, assuming there are any.
Here’s the video of Bino and Fino, an African cartoon for children. We produced it in house at EVCL in Nigeria. Tell us what you think.
This episode focuses on the idea of 2010 being an important year in Africa’s history as many countries are celebrating their 50th year of independence from colonial rule. To be honest this, subject matter is a bit heavier than those that will be handled in the episodes on the DVD. We just saw a rare opportunity to address an important historic African event in a children’s cartoon format. It’s definitely not a topic Disney would handle! That’s the beauty of being able to tell one’s own stories.
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