Accra — Award Winning Cycil Jojo Abban’s progressive push to tell authentic African stories through animation hits another milestone — an epic Asante history feature that’s helping build Ghana’s animation industry, one frame at a time. The film, "Opemsuo Osei Tutu I, Birth of An Empire" will explore key moments in the formation of the Asante Kingdom, from the rise of Nana Osei Tutu I to the forging of Asanteman under the Golden Stool. Produced by Parables Animation Studios in

Kumasi, 13th May, 2026 — History rose from the pages of the past and onto the screen at Manhyia Palace, as Parables Animation Studios, in joint collaboration with the Manhyia Palace Museum, unveiled an exclusive first look at its upcoming epic animated feature on the life and legacy of Opemsuo Osei Tutu I, the founding King of Asanteman, "Opemsuo Osei Tutu 1, Birth of an Empire". The sample short of the film was screened during the second edition of the 'Asantehene Arts Award