The second Digital Lab Africa pitch competition has wrapped up, with the selections committee members revealing their 10 favorite projects from the 2018 editions. Thirty finalists were under consideration via “video pitch” (still available to watch at vote.digilabafrica.com) and through interviews.
This year’s DLA pitch attracted more than 730 applications. The 10 winners will get a 3,000 euro cash prize and participate in a tailored incubation program to accelerate their project development with two mentors from French & Sub-Saharan creative industries (producers, distributors, broadcasters, artists, etc.), a residence period in France within a digital cluster/hub, and participation in industry events in France and/or in Sub-Saharan African.
The five women and five men who stood out from the pack — hailing from South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ethiopia and Kenya — are…
ANIMATION
Dimbit by Feben Elias (Ethiopia)
Nwavu, the Blind Man by João Graça (Mozambique)
DIGITAL MUSIC
Request Africa by Ali Dennis (Kenya)
Mbira Online by Tafadzwa Sharaunga (Zimbabwe)
VIDEO GAME
Shadow Tongue by Alex Robert Ynclan & Thuso Terence Sibisi (South Africa)
Project Lumpa by Mwaaba Alec Mugala (Zambia)
VIRTUAL REALITY
Last Night a Haircut Saved My Life by Roxanne Dalton (South Africa)
II Worlds by Naomi van Niekerk & Arnaud van Vliet (South Africa)
WEB CREATION
Future Lab Africa by Jepchumba (Kenya)
The Foxy Five by Jabulile Nadia Newman (South Africa)
DLA AUDIENCE AWARD
Man Must Chop by Razahk Issaka (Ghana)
With 2,382 votes out of 8,781 total! Chosen by Internet users, this project wins a special prize, including an invitation to one of the DLA industry events in France or in sub-Saharan Africa.
