Creative Director and Co-Founder - Cabblow Studios
Kabelo Maaka is an Animation Director, 2D Animator, Illustrator, Podcaster & Animation lecturer with 10 years experience in the industry. Kabelo made her Directorial debut with her animated short, "3 Teaspoons of Sugar" in November 2019 and has since directed 2 more short films, various corporate projects, and art directed 3 children's books.
Kabelo has won the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South African Awards 2021 under the Film & Media category and the host of "The Business of Animation Podcast".
In 2022 Kabelo was selected to travel to Annecy 2022 on Cabblow's TV series "Rorisang & The Gurlz" as part of the first "Stories x Women" programme. Since then the Premiere of Rorisang & The Gurlz was featured in Aug 2025 on SABC news.
Cabblow Studios is celebrating 9 years in the animation industry in South Africa. Kabelo will speak about the excitement of creating a South African IP, and provide real-world insight into how to transform ideas into reality from Webtoon to tv series. Rorisang & The Gurlz will be used to illustrate key points.
