The 3rd edition of the Sharjah Animation Conference; organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA); crackled with laughter and nostalgia during a talk with twin animation legends Tom and Tony Bancroft, titled, “Disney’s Golden Age: Creating Animation That Lives for Generations.” The duo, known for their witty sense of humour, and more importantly for their […]

Between the magical pages of books and the lively workshops at this year’s Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), there’s another delightful world ready to be explored – the food! If you didn’t know – the 12-day annual festival being held at the Sharjah Expo Centre until May 4 is serving up an incredible variety of […]

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 […]

School children 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 […]

The Sharjah Animation Conference 2025 (SAC 2025) has commenced on its opening day with a resounding response, as Disney legend Tony Bancroft; the animator behind iconic characters like The Lion King’s ‘Pumbaa’ and the hilarious parrot, ‘Iago’ from Aladdin; led an exclusive workshop titled “Animating Comedy: Mastering Character Posing & Timing.” Held in SAC’s ‘Mecha […]

As part of its continued efforts to promote cultural awareness among young people, the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has signed a partnership with Invest Bank to develop a children’s storybook focused on financial literacy. The initiative is a collaboration with the Sharjah Publishing Sustainability Fund (Onshur), a key SBA programme that supports sustainable publishing in […]

His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the third edition of the Sharjah Animation Conference (SAC 2025) recently at Expo Centre Sharjah, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan […]

It was a day of balancing creativity, structure, and imagination at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival on Saturday for scores of budding designers who gathered with tapes, bamboo skewers, and boundless creativity to take on a fun challenge: solve real-world problems through design thinking. The hands-on workshop, “Think and Design”, saw children tasked with a […]

The 16th Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) features a unique theatrical highlight with Winged Wonder, a roaming performance by the Canadian street theatre company Les Chasseurs de Rêves. Twice a day, a giant bird puppet takes flight at Expo Centre Sharjah, its wings flapping gracefully as performers Simon Riouy and Lauriane Houle interact with festival […]