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Animation · Public Awareness

Bank of Zambia

Old Banknotes Awareness.

An animated public awareness campaign using an everyday market conversation to explain the exchange of old banknotes.

Client

Bank of Zambia

Year

2026

Format

Animated film

Production

Empressions Creative Works Limited

Portfolio showcase. This video relates to the campaign’s 31 March 2026 deadline.

The project

The Bank of Zambia needed the public to understand how to exchange their old banknotes.

We built it around an everyday conversation at the market and produced it as a short animated film.

Characters

From pencil

to screen.

John and Mary started as pencil sketches, then became finished character designs, drawn front and side for animation.

Pencil sketch of John, front view, on paper.

Sketch · John

Pencil sketch of John in profile, on paper.

Sketch · John

Pencil sketch of Mary in a headwrap with hoop earrings, front view.

Sketch · Mary

Pencil sketch of Mary in profile, on paper.

Sketch · Mary

Final character design for John in a tan blazer and white shirt, front and side views.

Final design · John

Final character design for Mary in an olive headwrap and patterned top, front and side views.

Final design · Mary

Colour

In the Bank’s

colours.

Blue and copper from the Bank of Zambia identity anchor the film’s palette.

Blue

#303188

Copper

#BA8343

Credits

Client

Bank of Zambia

Production

Empressions Creative Works Limited

Creative direction

Emmanuel Mwila

Animation

Emjay Sitali (Mulako)

Voiceover & sound

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