Electric South

About the organization

Electric South is a non-profit organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa. We are creating the production, tools and distribution system for media in 21st century Africa through funding, incubating and exhibiting the work of African creators.We provide support and mentorship to digital visual storytellers in Africa. We are also creating platforms for African storytellers to explore their worlds in new ways, for new audiences. We fund and support storytelling across the continent in a variety of creative mediums including Virtual Reality, interactive web documentaries, short and feature non-fiction and other mobile-based content. Our focus is on underrepresented perspectivesand daring, timely and urgent stories.