Call for applications: Fak'ugesi Digital Creativity Awards in SA

The awards seek to recognise digital innovation in creativity across the continent. The open call is intended for creatives in the following disciplines: music, animation, video games, extended reality (AR, VR) and arts (performance and visual). 

Interested artists can apply here before 21 September.

Judging process

Each project will be reviewed by two selection panel members who will develop a shortlist of 10 projects per category for the jury to evaluate. Confirmed judges include Nonku Phiri (music, South Africa), Tegan Bristow (chairperson), Hugo Obi (video games, Nigeria), Isaac Mogajane (animation, South Africa), Jepchumba (arts, Kenya) and Ingrid Kopp (XR, South Africa).

Five finalists will be announced from each category on 3 October while the winning projects will be announced at a special Fak'ugesi Awards ceremony on 21 October followed by the closing party of Fak'ugesi Festival.

Requirements

• Applicants need to be 18 years or older.
• The work must be their own.
• Applicants must have a fully completed project (material/project must have been shown publicly).
• All submissions in which intellectual property rights are jointly owned must be submitted with the full written consent of all rights holders concerned.
• An application must be made in one category.
• Open to all individuals/companies who wish to apply.
• Projects that are created from 2019 to present.

Eligible formats for each category

Animation

• Short films (duration not more than 5 min).
• Longer length features (30 min and above).
• Title animations.

Gaming

• Mobile.
• Desktop.

XR

• AR.
• VRImmersive.

Digital Art

• Digital film.
• Photography and digital manipulation.
• Performance with digital components.
• Screen-based digital art.

Digital Cross-Sector Music and Composition

• Composers linked to animation, gaming, XR, and digital arts. 

Nominations

The public is also urged to nominate projects that they think fits the awards criteria. Nominate a project here.

View the original call here.