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Dieketseng Montsi, ITWeb senior news journalist notes, In an attempt to hone learners’ digital storytelling skills, Triggerfish has partnered with Goethe-Institut and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development to launch the Triggerfish Academy, a free digital learning platform.

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Triggerfish is a Cape Town-based film and entertainment company, which says it has produced two of the top five highest-grossing South African feature films: Adventures in Zambezia (2012) and Khumba (2013).

The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany's cultural institute, which provides information on Germany’s cultural, social and political life.

The collaborative initiative will teach participants animation techniques...

Another partnership was launched last week for animators, where the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinctcollaborated with French-based school, Gobelins, to teach visual development skills in animation to prospective animators.
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