Karachi FramesThe Animation Meetup
CECEGA (Centre of Excellence in Gaming and Animation)
Date
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Time
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Doors 11:30 AM
City
Karachi · Main Stage → CEGA Centre
Registration Fee
Free
Karachi's animation meetup — a day that brings the city's animators, filmmakers, studio founders and creative community into one room, with industry talks, a showcase of Pakistani animation and an always-on creative social. This year's theme: desi-fied anime. Global icons, a Pakistani outer layer, the same attitude.
27 OCT
Event day
300+
Creatives
FREE
Registration
6
Segments
Desi-fied anime crossover
- 1
Keep: Who they are — the attitude, the hair, the swagger. Gojo stays cocky.
- 2
Desi-fy: Only the outer layer — shalwar kameez, ajrak, Peshawari chappal, chai dhabas, Sea View.
- 3
Come in character: Cosplay is encouraged. The photo booth is waiting.
Main Stage
Big-stage, headline, confident
Animation Showcase + Exhibition
Gallery feel, artist-first
AI × Animation
Future-facing, tech glow
Scavenger Hunt
Playful, maps and clues
Cosplay + Photo Booth
Spotlight, in-character
Karachi Social
Warm, chai dhaba, Ludo
Tuesday, 27 October 2026 · Main Stage 12:00 PM – 4:15 PM
- 11:30
Doors open & registration
- 11:573 min
National Anthem
3 min
- 12:005 min
Welcome: Program Manager, CEGA
Introduction to Karachi Frames: its objectives, program and the day ahead
5 min
- 12:055 min
Keynote: Project Director, CEGA
The Centre of Excellence in Gaming & Animation: its mandate, programs and impact to date
5 min
- 12:105 min
Keynote: Ignite leadership
5 min
- 12:155 min
Keynote: Federal IT Minister
5 min
- 12:205 min
Keynote: HNL leadership
5 min
- 12:2530 min
Follow the Money: Where Animation Investment Is Flowing — and How Pakistan Wins Its Share
Capital, policy and the next export boom, with Ignite / PSEB, the State Bank of Pakistan, SECP / FBR and Sharp Image.
30 min
- 12:5510 min
Top Studio Spotlight: Innovative Pixels
10 min
- 1:0510 min
Top Studio Spotlight: Pirani Productions
10 min
- 1:1510 min
Top Studio Spotlight: Mano Productions / MIKU Productions
10 min
- 1:2545 min
Lunch & Zuhr break
45 min
- 2:1030 min
Founders Unfiltered: Building Pakistan's Animation Industry — and Taking It Global
The real playbook for scaling from local talent to international screens.
30 min
- 2:4030 min
Hot Debate — AI vs. Non-AI: Tool, Threat, or the Future of Animation?
Who owns the next generation of creative work?
30 min
- 3:1020 min
Studio-Ready: What Global Animation Needs — and How Pakistani Talent Delivers
Building the pipeline for international production.
20 min
- 3:3010 min
The State of Animation: Where Pakistan Stands
Kamran Khan, Head of Productions – Animation & AI, SOC Films.
10 min
- 3:4030 min
Artist Spotlight
Three featured artists present their work and creative process.
30 min
- 4:105 min
Closing Remarks
CEGA
5 min
- 4:15
Main stage wraps
The program continues at the CEGA Centre
At the CEGA Centre
After the main stage the program moves to the CEGA Centre for the Animation Showcase — a curated screening of the best of Pakistani animation — followed by the Winners & Prize Announcements. Alongside it, a creative exhibition shows the range of Pakistan's creative industry, and leading studios hold portfolio reviews and office hours for emerging talent. The day then rolls into Karachi Social: chai, games and conversation in true Karachi spirit.
Organised by CEGA · Supported by the Ministry of IT & Telecom and Ignite National Technology Fund · Lead management & media partner HUM Network
Register
- ✦ Attend the full day, or
- ✦ Submit your animation for the showcase
Powered by CEGA
Apna frame banao.
Free registration. Karachi, 27 October — see you there.
