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Nigerian creative powerhouse Daniel Obasi explores sexuality in new short film
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The film is a visual exploration of sexuality and gender fluidity from a contemporary African perspective.
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15 Sep 17
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | September 2017
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We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look!
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5 Sep 17
Exhibiting photography at roadhouses to celebrate this fading social culture
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Night By Roadhouse brings local and international photography to a wide, non gallery-going audience in Johannesburg.
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18 Aug 17
Marina Willer on the importance of creativity in changing the world for the better
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"I like to use my creativity to change the world a little bit," says the filmmaker and graphic designer.
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10 Aug 17
The creators of Krotoa on leading an all-women team in a male dominated industry
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The South African creative team debut their film, Krotoa in the country after winning a string of international awards.
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4 Aug 17
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | August 2017
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We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look!
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4 Aug 17
On creating an alternative to voyeuristic travel narratives
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Carribean-American storyteller uses art-focussed web-series to weave tales about countries like South Africa and Mexico
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2 Aug 17
Vakseen
Vakseen is a visual artist, designer, and music producer.
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28 Jul 17
Department of the 4th Dimension
A Multi-dimensional Storytelling Company.
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24 Jul 17
Visual artist Chris Saunders talks collaboration and inspiration
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We caught up with the former Design Indaba Emerging Creative to find out what he’s been working on.
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24 Jul 17
Lernert & Sander on crafting their own niche, creativity and their future in high-concept art
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"We are not interested in style. We are interested in a good idea," says the Dutch duo on creativity.
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21 Jul 17
Filmmakers Lernert & Sander address piracy in the creative industry
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Their approach to their talk at the Design Indaba Conference 2017 was no different to their stunningly cheeky designs.
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21 Jul 17
Filmmaker and director Sunu Gonera on afrofuturism and getting branded content right
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The Cannes Lions award-winning filmmaker believes in authentic African storytelling.
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20 Jul 17
Manic Molecule
Music videos, concert visuals, logos and illustrations that turn brands into visual spectacles.
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13 Jul 17
Jabu Nadia Newman talks about the importance of womxn in film
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“My design method is film, specifically telling stories through images.”
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13 Jul 17
Pixel Thieves
Pixel Thieves is the creative collaboration of Art Directors, Dimitri and Angelo.
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11 Jul 17
Filmmaker Jessie Zinn on telling truthful and sincere stories
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The director is one of a growing list of young female Cape Town filmmakers making their mark in the industry.
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10 Jul 17
Jabu Newman and The Foxy Five on representation and visibility
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The team behind the explosive web series talk about the importance of female-led filmmaking.
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7 Jul 17
Weird Box is an innovative short film driven by the participation of Instagram followers
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Software developer Noah Levenson’s latest design integrates users’ Instagram posts into a short film.
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4 Jul 17
Kenyan photographer behind renegade grannies series chats Afrofuturism
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For Osborne Macharia, Afrofuturism is about recreating a different Africa based on fantasy, fiction and history.
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26 Jun 17
On making theatre specifically for kids below the age of 2
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Children at such an early age can still decide to stop paying attention, which is the harshest criticism of all
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16 Jun 17
This web-series tackles social justice through the eyes of a 9-year old girl
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Little Apple takes on racism, sexism and gentrification in this sci-fi drama.
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9 Jun 17
Halfway to Nowhere
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This artist depicts self-doubt and the struggle for acceptance in quirky style.
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25 May 17
Check out Dress Code’s Coke Habit
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This animated short film provides a unique take on the complexities of childhood addiction.
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25 May 17
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