AS A FREE TRAINING PROGRAM, AFRO VFX'S MISSION IS TO BRING PROFESSIONAL 3D AND VFX EDUCATION TO THE AFRICAN CONTINENT AND HELP GROW AN ECOSYSTEM OF WORLD CLASS TALENTS. AFRO VFX IS AN INITIATIVE FROM EM&MB INC, LOCATED IN MONTRÉAL AND FOUNDED BY ERIC M'BOUA AND DÉDY BILAMBA. WITH ZOOM TRAINING SESSIONS (OF MAYA, HOUDINI AND NUKE) LED BY ARTISTS FROM MAJOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIOS AND MASTERCLASSES, AFRO VFX'S AMBITION IS TO DEVELOP A LOCAL TALENT BASE, ABLE TO ANSWER BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL DEMANDS. THE TRAINING PROGRAM IS FOLLOWED BY A 6 MONTH INTERNSHIP IN LOCAL ANIMATION STUDIOS IN ABIDJAN AND/OR INTERNATIONAL STUDIOS REMOTELY. AFTER THE PILOT ABIDJAN TRAINING, AFRO VFX PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP IN OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES (PRIMARILY FRANCOPHONE) SUCH AS SENEGAL, CAMEROON, DRC, ETC. AIMING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AFRICAN ECOSYSTEM, AFRO VFX COLLABORATES WITH AUTHORS AS WELL AS PRODUCTION STUDIOS AND NETWOR, TO PROMOTE THE USE OF 3D AND VFX IN THE AFRICAN FILM INDUSTRY.