Digital Lab Africa - Discover the winners

DISCOVER THE 10 WINNERS OF DIGITAL LAB AFRICA #2!

After viewing all the "video pitch" on vote.digilabafrica.com and interviewing the 30 finalists, the selection committees members have selected the 10 winning projects of DLA' second edition!

Among more than 730 applications, 10 applicants (5 women & 5 men) from South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ethiopia and Kenya stood out for their talent, their creativity and their ability to defend their ideas.

AND THE 10 WINNERS OF DLA#2 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)

The 10 winners will get a 3 000 euros cash prize and a tailored-made incubation programme to accelerate their project development with 2 mentors, from French & Sub-Saharan creative industries ecosystem (producers, distributors, broadcasters, experts, artists...), a residence period in France within a digital cluster/hub, and participation in industry events in France and/or in Sub-Saharan African region.

DLA AUDIENCE AWARD
Man Must Chop by Razahk Issaka (GHANA) with 2382 votes out of 8781 in total!

Chosen by Internet users, this project wins a special prize (the DLA Audience Award) including an invitation to one of the DLA industry events in France or in sub-Saharan Africa.

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