The inaugural #AnimateCT Challenge drew to a close last week, having drawn an electric response from Cape Town’s creative community, animation enthusiasts and vibe chasers alike.
The #AnimateCT Challenge marked South Africa’s first Street Animation Festival, in which approximately 33 animators from across the country and anyone with a creative eye submitted videos set in ten selected hotspots around the Mother City under the theme of ‘Unexpected’.
Also read: #AnimateCT offers an ‘unexpected’ visual feast of the Mother City
With over 3 500 votes cast, public votes were tallied and an esteemed jury of top animators and placemakers, including Tshepo Moche, Mike Buckland, Karabo Likhethe and Karla de la Bat, put their heads together to choose the best entries in three categories:
Even a voter prize was awarded, with one lucky subscriber, Sheila Malagas, presented with a year’s worth of accommodation at The Heriot City Apartments.
Here are the animation winners:
Public Favourite
- Artist: Garth Sanders
- Hotspot location: Radisson RED
- Title: Peek-a-boo
- About: An elderly bird tries to have a relaxing sit on the park bench, taking in the beauty, until a bothersome youngster interrupts.
Click here to view the full animation.
Jury Favourite
- Artist: Anelissa Nkanyuza
- Hotspot location: Sea Point Pavilion
- Title: Unexpected
- About: A story about love and life…
Click here to view the full animation.
Best Use of Animation Principles
- Artist: Tolonambinina Rakotoarivony
- Hotspot location: Camps Bay Tidal Pool
- Title: A Quick Dip
- About: Starting the day with a quick dip never hurts.
Click here to view the full animation.
Best Use of Space
- Artist: Cabblow Studios
- Hotspot locations: Nando’s Kloof Street, City Hall and CTICC (featuring Rorisang and the Gurlz)
- Titles: Take Out Before A Mission | Rorisang’s Dream Concert at Cape Town City Hall | Rorisang Fan Meet Up in Cape Town
- About: Mma and Morwedi, the mom and daughter clean-up crew, stop for some Nando’s before an important mission | A high schooler, Rorisang, and her band mates arrive in style for their first concert in Cape Town |
Click here to view the full animation: Take Out Before A Mission.
Click here to view the full animation: Rorisang’s Dream Concert at Cape Town City Hall.
Click here to view the full animation: Rorisang Fan Meet Up in Cape Town.
Mentorship sessions
For added excitement, top SA animator and founder of BugBox, Tim Argall, as well as top producer and writer Isaac Mogajane each offered one-on-one mentorship sessions to the participants they saw as having the most potential.
Mentorship sessions were awarded to Anelissa Nkanyuza (Tim Argall) and Stephen Van Wyk (Isaac Mogajane) for his entries High Flying Antics at the CTICC and Sea Point Pavilion.
Click here to view the full animation at CTICC2.
About: Two luchadore aim to settle the score once and for all.
Click here to view the full animation at Sea Point Pavilion.
About: A magical luchadore arrives at Sea Point via the pool somehow.
The fun didn’t stop there though. The ever-playful Scene It team then took its ideas to Comic Con Cape Town, treating cosplayers to the opportunity of capturing their characters ‘on holiday’ in Sea Point, Langa, the Castle and more.
Also read: Look: Highlights from the roaring success that was Comic Con Cape Town
What’s next for the platform?
With a successful debut campaign under their belts, the word on the street is that an ‘As Seen at Comic Con’ route will soon be made available to viewers who enjoy seeing Cape Town landmarks creatively reinvented.
With planned animation routes across Cape Town involving cosplayers, animation, burlesque, dance, classical music, comedy and more in store, it seems we can expect the unexpected from this up-and-coming new platform.
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Picture: @sceneit.app / Instagram
