Nick Wilson is the founder of the African Animation Network (AAN), based in Johannesburg, South Africa. His career began when he took a leap of faith by studying to become an animator in South Africa before the industry was sustainable. Wilson launched his animation studio My Child TV, where he cultivates IP development through animation.
The pilot of My Child: Teenage Mutant Azanians, the studio’s self-financed flagship adult animated comedy series, was debuted at the Comedy Central International Comedy Festival and was broadcast on Comedy Central Africa in late 2015, representing the 1st half-hour of adult animated comedy to be produced for, and broadcast to, an African audience. His studio later executive produced the four animated shorts for Cartoon Network’s Imagination Studios campaign – their first foray into 100% African animation production.