The first ever forum for Intermediaries in the Digital Creative Industries in Africa took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the Tshimologong Precinct from 15th – 20th October 2022 as part of the Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival 2022.
This was an inter-regional digital creative
industries forum where African intermediaries came together to explore the
landscape of intermediaries in the Digital Creative Industries in Africa with a
special focus on Animation, Gaming and Immersive Media. This forum themed
“Mapping the Compass” saw delegates from South Africa, Kenya, Senegal,
Ethiopia, Nigeria and Uganda coming together to dissect the intermediaries
ecosystem in understanding the roles of intermediaries in the digital creative
industries space, as well as developing a roadmap for the industry.
The above initiative was building on
research supported by the GIZ – German Federal Ministry for Economic
Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Wits University Digital Arts Department
in partnership with Fak’ugezi African Digital Innovation Festival, who have
been working on understanding the landscape of Intermediaries in the Digital
Creative Industries in Africa.
