In collaboration with our partners
The #AnimateCapeTown Challenge is open to animators of all ages and experience levels. Get your work seen by an international audience!
The Challenge
The Scene It team have selected 10 Hotspots around Cape Town. The challenge is to create a short animation featuring one (or more!) of those spots. Theme: UNEXPECTED.
01.
Register on our website to start the process and to show your interest in contributing an animation piece to this campaign.
02.
Look carefully at the video plates of our 10 hotspots around Cape Town (see below). Select which plate provides the best background for your characters / assets / story, and request a copy.
03.
Animate the video plate in your style, and submit to the platform to take part in the competition! Don’t forget to follow the guidelines.
The submission page is NOW LIVE and available through your account once logged in!
Completed videos can be viewed by members of the public scanning QR codes which can be found at the various Animation Hotspots.
Stop motion, mixed reality, full 2D & 3D animation, flipbook-style animation, motion graphics, or lyric videos.
Prizes
Prizes will be awarded for the best animations as chosen by the public and our panel of judges.
A Harman camera and accessories – Cape Film Supply
Handmade leather laptop bag – Rein Handgemaak
R1000 voucher & art supplies hamper – The Deckle Edge
R1000 voucher – V&A Waterfront
In addition, SA animation pioneer Tim Argall (Bugbox, Triggerfish) and dynamic young writer / producer Isaac Mogajane (Diprente Films) will each handpick a participant for a one-on-one mentorship session.
And… you can win just by voting!
The Heriot Apartments in Cape Town’s buzzing CBD are offering
A YEAR’S WORTH OF ACCOMMODATION*
to one lucky person, so get your friends and family out there to support you!
*7 nights per calendar month. T&Cs apply.
20 Feb to 8 April
Submit your videos
8 April to 27 April
Public voting
20 April to 27 April
Jury voting
28 April
Winners announced
Hotspot 9
Radisson Red, V&A Waterfront
(Steps outside Zeitz MOCAA OR Art installations beside the hotel)
Audience
Yes, we mentioned an international audience!
These are spots that attract tourists, and together with our partners at What’s on in Cape Town, we’ll be actively driving traffic to interact with your videos by visiting those spots and seeking out the QR codes. PLUS we’ll be incentivising viewers to vote for their favourite videos.
FAQs
Yes, but they need to be acknowledged in the additional text, or the video will not be eligible for a prize.
Yes, you can enter up to 2 times per hotspot. Characters can remain the same but each video MUST HAVE an original story.
Yes, but we cannot ensure that your video will reach the eyes of the judges.
It will be viewable to the public while it remains of interest… this may be for years! You can request its removal at any time.
Yes, if you would like it to (or you can use a pseudonym). You can also supply contact details or a hyperlink to your showreel if you would like to use the video to showcase your work.
Please view the creative parameters here.
No! This is not AR. No special apps or software are required. This is simply short films being made available for viewing in the same location in which they were shot.