Digital Lab Africa: Call for Applications

Deadline: 04-Apr-21

The Digital Lab Africa (DLA) has launched a call for applications for Phase 1 Animation and Immersive Experience Incubation Programs.

• Animation: The Animation category is open to all content which mainly use animation technics (2D, 3D, paper, film, sand, modelling clay, painting, figurine etc.) The project may be intended for cinema, television or any type of connected devices. Accepted formats: short & features films, TV formats & series, web & interactive. New or hybrid formats : artistic installation, virtual reality, transmedia, video mapping, TV series or TV special, animated documentary… are accepted. Projects at the stage of research, pre-development or writing (scenario, graphism, music…) are accepted.
  • Incubation program 1
    • International MIFA Campus online training and coaching, organized by Annecy Festival – May 2021
    • Online participation at Annecy International Animation Festival, including a pitch session – 14th to 19th June 2021
    • Four-week animation residency at Ciclic Animation, including training and coaching by animation industry experts – October / November 2021
    • Online mentoring + online masterclasses by key players of animation industry
  • Incubation program 2
    • International MIFA Campus online training and coaching, organized by Annecy Festival – May 2021
    • Online participation at Annecy International Animation Festival, including a pitch session – 14-19 June 2021
    • Two-week online summer school in animation, organized by Gobelins – July 2021
    • Online mentoring + online masterclasses by key players of animation industry
• Immersive Experience (XP): The XR category is open to any content offering an immersive experience to the audience, on any type of device (computer, smartphone, headset..), using immersive technologies (360°, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, 3D interactions… ) Examples: VR documentary experience, virtual museum visit, immersive video game…
  • Incubation Pass
    • Online workshop and coaching, organized by INA – May 2021
    • Online participation at NewImages Festival, including a pitch session – 9-13June 2021
    • Online immersive media lab, organized by Electric South – November 2021
    • Online mentoring + online masterclasses by key players of VR/XR industry

Categories

It targets innovative digital content from the perspective of form, storytelling and technologies used in one of these 5 categories:

• immersive experience,
• gaming,
• music,
• animation and
• digital art.

Eligibility Criteria

• DLA#5 call for application is open to anyone from the field of digital content creation: artists, producers, designers, start-ups, SMEs, collectives, students or entrepreneurs, living or native from a Sub-Saharan African country.

For more information, visit https://digilabafrica.com/submit-a-project/