A few months ago Digital Lab Africa called on for projects that began in June this year and ended in August 2016. There were many entries made, among them were 522 from sub-Saharan countries. The response proved that Africa has a potential in multi-media content that just needed to be spotted and nurtured. While applications were made, it was noted that South Africa and Nigeria lead the pack with respectively 159 and 86 entries, followed by Ivory Coast (49) and Cameroon (48). In terms of categories, web creation and trans media registered the highest number of entries (225), ahead of digital music (150), video game (82) and virtual reality (59).
The finalists were announced on September 30th, 2016 and the finalists will take part in a pitch competition at DISCOP AFRICA, Johannesburg. 15 finalist projects were chosen (3 per category) from different countries. The selected projects will get a chance to win a 3,000 € cash prize and a Digital Lab Africa incubation ticket including mentorship and project development support by leading French multimedia companies (see list of partners below). Additionally, the incubation programme will comprise a 1 month residency in France within digital hubs and participation in benchmark multimedia events. The expected outcome of DLA is market ready content/productions showcasing African creativity at its best.
The selected projects will get a chance to win a 3,000 € cash prize and a Digital Lab Africa incubation ticket including mentorship and project development support by leading French multimedia companies. Additionally, the incubation programme will comprise a 1 month residency in France within digital hubs and participation in benchmark multimedia events. The expected outcome of DLA is market ready content/productions showcasing African creativity at its best. The objective of this project is to support African talent in multimedia production and to make it happen with the support from French companies
The selected projects are on their website here.
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