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Electric South

@electricsouth.bsky.social
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Funding, incubating and exhibiting the work of African creators - with a focus on immersive storytelling, including VR and AR. linktr.ee/ElectricSouth

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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
⚡ Welcoming Roselyn Odoyo to the Electric South Board With more than a decade of experience working across social justice, public interest technology, organisational development, governance and movement support. #ElectricSouth #ElectricSouthBoard #AfricanFutures #CreativeTechnology #DigitalFutures
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Can AI think with African knowledge? In Episode 03, cultural producer and researcher Russell Hlongwane explores how AI might challenge traditional archives 🎧 Watch the full episode: linktr.ee/electricsout... #ElectricAfrica #ElectricSouth #ArtificialIntelligence @thatadwoa.bsky.social
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
⚡️ Welcoming Rick Treweek to the Electric South Board! A huge congratulations to Rick Treweek on his Emmy win for Uncanny Alley: A New Day! 🏆✨ #ElectricSouth #NewDimensionsLab #CreativeTechnology
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
⚡ ELECTRIC AFRICA | EP2 What happens when technology becomes a tool for remembering, reclaiming and reimagining? @thatadwoa.bsky.social linktr.ee/electricsout... #ElectricAfrica #ElectricSouth #AIFutures
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
What does it mean to build AI governance that reflects African realities and to centre Africans working across technology, creative and cultural industries? @thatadwoa.bsky.social linktr.ee/electricsout... #ElectricSouth #ElectricAfrica #AfricanFutures
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I love running these labs. Can't wait to be back for the ninth edition next year! Thank you @weareagog.bsky.social and National Film and Video Foundation, South Africa for all your support.
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Join us in celebrating our NDL8 Grantee, Liz Maelane! Liz is an experimental digital media artist and educator whose work blends animation, sound, installation and AI to explore cultural memory and reimagine underrepresented narratives. Thanks to AGOG and the NFVF for making NDL8 possible.
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What happens when artists from across Africa come together to imagine differently? ✨ New Dimensions is more than a Lab. It’s a space to gather, experiment, collaborate and push the boundaries of immersive storytelling. #NewDimensionsLab #NDL8 #ElectricSouth #ImmersiveMedia #AfricanStorytelling
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Congratulations to our NDL8 Grantee, Temiloluwa Johnson! ✨ We're so excited to welcome Temi to the New Dimensions Lab 2025 cohort and can't wait to see how her storytelling continues to evolve through sound and VR. 💙 Thank you to AGOG and the NFVF for making NDL8 possible.
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Great programmes are built by great communities A huge thank you to all of our Futures_Past guest speakers for sharing your knowledge, experience and generosity with the next generation of immersive producers. #FuturesPast #ElectricSouth #ImmersiveMedia #XR
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Adwoa @thatadwoa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
At @electricsouth.bsky.social we're creating space for creative practitioners to share how they're experimenting with AI, and why creative practice belongs in AI governance conversations.
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
🗓 Deadline: 28 Feb 2026 Are you an immersive/digital artist in Southern Africa? The Futures Past Immersive Arts Mapping Study is mapping the sector across Lesotho, Malawi & SA. Survey = chance to win R2,000 (www.surveymonkey.com/r/CL6FMMZ) #ImmersiveArts #DigitalArts #SouthernAfrica
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
@IF_SouthAfrica The Futures Past Immersive Arts Mapping Study by Electric South (powered by the French Institute of South Africa) is mapping the creative landscape across Lesotho, Malawi, and South Africa. 📍 Take the survey & you could win R2,000: surveymonkey.com/r/CL6FMMZ
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Meet the 2025 Electric South New Dimensions Lab Artists! medium.com/@electric_so... We’re thrilled to announce our 8th edition of the New Dimensions Lab, proudly presented by Electric South, and supported by Agog and the National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa.
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
🎨 Mapping immersive arts in SA, Lesotho & Malawi! 📊 Take our survey for a chance to win 2,000 ZAR 🗣️ Or join focus groups/interviews Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/CL6FMMZ Focus groups: forms.gle/d87erWGcBTSY... #ImmersiveArts #Survey #CreativeTech #Lesotho #Malawi #SouthAfrica
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
📣📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED! 🩵💚 You’ve still got time to apply for the 8th New Dimensions Lab! Deadline: 19 Sept 2025, 23:59 SAST 🗓 Lab runs: 7–14 Dec 2025 🔗 Apply now: electricsouth.org
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Tomorrow: Governing Imagination: Ethics, Power & Artists' Agency in AI 📅 3 Sept 2025 | ⏰ 8AM PDT / 5PM SAST w/ Sandra Rodriguez, PhD – award-winning creator + sociologist of new media.
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
The 8th NDL brings together diverse experienced African artists and creative technologists to develop nonfiction stories told through XR technologies alongside leading industry advisors. We invite you to apply on or before 17 September 2025. Apply here - electricsouth.org
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
The AI & Immersive Media Convening is back! 📍 Johannesburg | 15–17 Sept 2025 🎨 From Artistry to Advocacy: Centering African Voices in AI, Immersive Media & Tech-Powered Creative Futures @thatadwoa.bsky.social
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
🎬 CPH:LAB 2024–25 is open! Got a bold doc idea in early dev? 🚀 Join a top incubator for immersive, interactive storytelling. 6-month lab, pitch at CPH:DOX 2025 in Copenhagen. 📅 Deadline: June 21 👉 Apply: vp.eventival.com/cphdox/cphdo... \#CPHLAB #CPHDOX #XR #DocInnovation
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
✨ Highlights from Paris! ✨ We're beyond proud to share some incredible moments from @newimageshub.bsky.social Festival 2025, where 444.2 by Nirma Madhoo was officially showcased! 🌌 #NewImages2025 #ImmersiveExperience #NirmaMadhoo #SimonRatcliffe #NewMedia #ElectricSouth #FutureOfStorytelling
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Electric South Announces Leadership Transition: Steven Markovitz steps down as Co-Director and remains on Board of Directors; Adwoa Ankoma appointed Director of Policy and Research. medium.com/@electric_so...
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Electric South Announces Leadership Transition: Steven Markovitz steps down as Co-Director and…
Cape Town, South Africa — March 12, 2025 — Electric South, a leading mission driven non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing…
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Enter the Lumen Prize for a chance to win $2,000 in any of these 9 categories. Finalists will be chosen by an esteemed jury, and the Gold Award winner gets $12,000! Closing date: 24 May '25. Early Bird Fee: $30. More details here: zealous.co/lumenprize/o... #LumenPrize #ArtCompetition #DigitalArt
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Electric South @electricsouth.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
🎥 Calling all VR Creators! 🚨 The Call for Entries deadline for VR projects is February 11, 2025. 54th edition of the International Student Film Festival Sehsüchte 2025 will take place from April 23-27 2025. For submission info, check out the Sehsüchte website - sehsuechte.de/en/ 🌐
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