by MarkLives (@marklives) The first-ever African edition of the Ciclope Festival — a leading international awards show which recognises exceptional craft in moving image — has announced its list of winners. The African festival, which received over 150 submissions across 16 categories, was hosted at Cape Town’s new museum of contemporary art, Zeitz MOCAA, yesterday, Tuesday, 10 April 2018.
The Grand Prix went to Beats by Dre – “Above The Noise”, which was directed by Terence Neale, produced by Park Pictures and created by agency JohnXHannes New York. Production Company of the Year was awarded to 03:07, and Agency of the Year to FCB Africa.
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The winners in each category, as well as the Grand Prix winner, receive an automatic entry to the flagship festival, which will be hosted in Berlin later this year.
Grand Prix
Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Director |
Advertising agency |
| Above the Noise | Beats by Dre | Park Pictures | Park Pictures | Terence Neale | JohnXHannes New York |
Branded content
Animation |
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Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Advertising agency |
Animation company |
|
| Testi-monials – Darryl’s Right Testicle | CANSA | Bioscope Films | Bioscope Films | FCB Cape Town | Hellocomputer | |
Casting |
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Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Director |
Advertising agency |
Casting Director |
| Icelandic Boy | Chicken Licken | They | They & True North | Alan Irvin | Joe Public | Alan Irvin & Vidal Logi |
Cinematography |
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Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Director |
Director of Photography |
Advertising agency |
| Hollywood to your home | Panasonic | Groundglass | Framestore Pictures | The Directors Duo | Paul Gilpin | Brave, London |
| Birds Eye View | Nedbank | 03:07 Films | 03:07 Films | Kim Geldenhuys | Jamie Ramsey | Joe Public |
Direction (90 seconds and over) |
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Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Director |
Advertising agency |
|
| On the road | Volkswagen | 03:07 Films | 03:07 Films | Kim Geldenhuys | Ogilvy Cape Town | |
| Original is Never Finished III | Adidas Originals | RSA Films | RSA Films | Terence Neale | Johannes Leonardo | |
Direction (under 90 seconds) |
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Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Director |
Advertising agency |
|
| Because it’s your money | Coronation Asset Managers | The Star Film Company | The Star Film Company | Tristan Holmes | Net#work BBDO | |
Editing |
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Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Editor |
Editing company |
Advertising agency |
| Here’s to The ‘US’ | Tusker | 2+3 Post Productions | Groundglass | Stephen du Plessis | 2+3 Post Productions | Net#work BBDO |
Original music |
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Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Director |
Music company |
Composer |
| Rivalry | Absa Premiership League | Figment Films | Figment Films | Robin Goode | Honeymoon Studios | Markus Wormstorm |
Production design |
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Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Director |
Production designer |
Advertising agency |
| L’aventure d’une Vie | Leroy Merlin | Gatehouse Commercials | La Pac | Reynald Gresset | Ninon de Klerk | BETC |
Visual effects |
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Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Director |
VFX company |
VFX supervisor |
| The Great Escape | Kwese | Wicked Pixels | Giant Films | Sam Coleman | Wicked Pixels | Gavin Coetzee |
Writing |
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Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Director |
Advertising agency |
Creative directors |
| Story | Nederburg | Carbon Films | Carbon Films | Bruno Bossi | TBWA\ Hunt Lascaris | Jenny Glover & Brent Singer |
Special categories
Long form |
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Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Director |
Advertising agency |
| Bheki the Mbhaco Maker | South African Tourism | FCB Johannesburg | The Bomb Shelter | Teboho Mahlatsi | FCB Africa |
Music video |
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| Title | Artist | Entrant company | Production company | Director | |
| Biggest Curse | Original Swimming Party ft. Moonchild Sanelly | Ola Films | Ola Films | Amy Allais | |
Low budget |
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Title |
Client |
Entrant company |
Production company |
Director |
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| Adam | N/A | Groundglass | Fever Dream Films | William Armstrong | |
| Between Man and Child | Nowness | Groundglass | N/A | Natasja Fourie | |
Production services |
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Title |
Client |
Production services company |
Production company |
Director |
Advertising agency |
| Stuntman | Tangerine | Moonlighting Commercials | Skin and Bones | Mark Zibert | John St, Toronto |
To view all the winners, go to africa.ciclopefestival.com/winners2018.
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