Sarah Mallia
Sarah Mallia
Sarah Mallia
Sarah Mallia
Sarah Mallia
Sarah Mallia
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ABOUT

Sarah Mallia

Co-Founder & Creative Producer - Pungulu Pa Productions
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Sarah Mallia is a co-founder of Freehand Studios and Pungulu Pa Productions, two Nairobi-based digital arts and social impact studios. She produces Uli & Tata’s African Nursery Rhymes, a 2D animated children’s series exploring Africa’s disappearing nursery rhymes, and Boy Boi, a show following a six-year-old’s adventures in Nairobi. Previously, she led the impact campaign for The Letter and was Arts & Culture Programme Manager at PAWA254. Sarah also served as a 2024 Emmy Awards Animation Juror and a 2025 Digital Lab Africa Juror.

At SAC25, she will share insights into women representation in animation and the challenges and opportunities for women in the field.

#SAC2025
7:30 pm
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9:00 pm
Round Table

Producers in Focus: Current Landscape and What's Next

Otaku Stage
Speakers
Mahmoud Hemeda
Mahmoud Hemeda
CEO & Co-Founder - Samaka Studio
Sarah Mallia
Sarah Mallia
Co-Founder & Creative Producer - Pungulu Pa Productions
Rika Koshino
Producer - Polygon Pictures
Moderators
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Mounia Aram
Founder - Mounia Aram Company
May 4th
4:30 pm
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5:30 pm
Panel Discussion

Women in Animation: Leading Change & Shaping the Future

Otaku Stage
Speakers
Damilola Solesi
Damilola Solesi
Award-Winning Director - Smids Animation Studios Ltd
Comfort Arthur
Comfort Arthur
Award-Winning Animator & Founder of Comfy Studio
Sarah Mallia
Co-Founder & Creative Producer - Pungulu Pa Productions
Moderators
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Mounia Aram
Founder - Mounia Aram Company
May 2nd

Other Speakers

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Nobuyoshi Habara

Anime Director - Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sunrise, Xebec & Production I.G
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Yusuf Khaled

Creative Technologist - Zanad
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Kumiko Habara

Anime Director - Bandai Namco Filmworks
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Sherif El-Sayed

ZEEZ Animation Animation Producer
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