Digital Lab Africa: the reference platform for next-gen content

Digital Lab Africa (DLA) is the 1st platform dedicated to creative content (web creation, virtual reality, video game, animation,digital music) linked with innovation in Africa (francophone & anglophone). The very idea of DLA is to incubate emerging creative talent by offering them a springboard to jump-start and accelerate their projects with the support and expertise of DLA partners & ecosystem (studios, event, producers, broadcasters, distributors, experts…)

Digital Lab Africa Call for Projects

The Digital Lab Africa call for projects targets artists, producers, designers, startups, students in the media and creative industries. The call is open to any individual from Sub-Saharan Africa having an innovative project in 5 categories of multimedia production: web creation/transmedia, virtual reality, video game, animation and digital music.

Digital Lab Africa Incubation Pass

Selected applicants will take part in a Pitch Competition. The winning projects win a 42,000 rands cash prize and a Digital Lab Africa Incubation Pass to accelerate the project’s development.

The DLA Incubation Pass includes:

• mentorship and project development support by experts from France and Sub-Saharan African countries
• residence time in France within digital cluster
• participation at international industry events.

The expected outcome of Digital Lab Africa is market ready content/productions showcasing African creativity.