Arts and Creative Industries

Open call for archival and cultural institutions: Bring your archives to life through immersive storytelling

Deadline extended to 26 August 2025! The Embassy of France in South Africa, Lesotho, and Malawi, with the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and in partnership with Electric South, invites applications from archival and cultural institutions in South Africa, Malawi, and Lesotho to take part in a major new initiative that reimagines the future of heritage through immersive storytelling. About the project: Futures_Past: Amplifying Memory with Immersive Technologies is a two-year initiative (July 2025 – March 2027) that supports archival and cultural institutions in South Africa, Lesotho, and Malawi to explore new ways of engaging the public through immersive storytelling. The project focuses on reanimating archival collections using digital formats such as virtual and augmented reality, spatial audio, and interactive installations. The aim is to strengthen public access to…

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Arts and Creative Industries

Création Africa: South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi – Call for Cultural Entrepreneurship Incubators

After a successful first iteration in 2024, Création Africa South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi is back to support and scale up cultural entrepreneurs in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi. As part of this project, we are looking for an incubator (or consortium of entities that jointly meet the selection criteria) to support, train, and coach selected cultural entrepreneurs in their innovation and development journeys through an incubation and coaching programme. The programme will run from November 2025 to October 2026, starting with the selection of 50 entrepreneurs, followed by a coaching phase from February to March 2026, and an incubation phase from April to October 2026 for the 15 selected cultural entrepreneurs. Selection timeline: Launch of the call for proposals from incubators (7 August 2025) Submission deadline for proposals from incubators (7 September 2025) Review of…

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