DJ FRESH GETS SACKED BY SABC’S @METROFM AND THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY HITS BACK AT THE STATION WITH SOME HARDCORE SATIRE THAT CAUSED THE CONTREVERSIAL DEBACLE BETWEEN THE TWO. AND WE LOVE IT. THIS KIND OF SOCIAL INTER-ACTION WITH BRANDS WILL HAVE ITS OWN CATEGORY AT THE SOON #AMACREATIVEAWARDS UNDER CLEVER USE OF SOCIAL COMMENTARY. WELL…
DESIGN BATTLE 2019 / BASHA UHURU FESTIVAL
AMACREATIVES ALONGSIDE DIGITAL BATTLES HAS COLLABORATED WITH BASHA UHURU CREATIVE FESTIVAL IN BRINGING A UNIQUE AND REFRESHING DESIGN PLATFORM CALLED DESIGN BATTLES. THIS THE VERY FIRST OF ITS KIND AND HAS A VERY FAST PACED METHOD OF COMPETING STYLE. WE PROUD TO HOST THIS EXITING EVENT AT THE AMAZING CONSTITUTIONHILL WOMENS JAIL VENUE. SUPPORTED BY…
AfroPunk 2019 Promises yet another Creative Mzabalazo
The 2019 Afropunk fest looks to be an amazing experience once more. The line up announcement which took place last week 28th June 1979 was an intimate session, which like the private dinner the night before was invite only for a few young cutting edges. This took place at the new AP pop-up venue in…
I learnt a new word on Tue 28th May 2019 and its call ” MISGENDERED ” AFROPUNK INDABA 2019
I learnt a new word on Tue 28th May 2019 and its call ” MISGENDERED ” This was experienced in the midst f topics and opinions that went around and across the wonderfully set table which featured some of Joburg’s finest young and midaged creative entrepreneurs, artists and anthropologists. The venue was just as relevent…
AMAZE – AMACREATIVES PRINT EDITION LOADING..
It only makes sense that by now there should be a continental print publication that showcases and captures contemporary African creative talent in all its forms. This is going to be a first of its kind. We played around with some ideas. Loading soon…. Amacreatives Design Team
Sho-Madjoziiing the Hope Statue – HumanRights Weekended @ ConstitutionHill
Remember the “Hope” the statue, commemorated to the Black child by @unicef place right next to the Mandela statue in “Mandela Square Sandton? Well statue has now being moved to Constitutional Hill. Standing tall by the Womens jail. Consitution hill tasked Amacreatives to come with a concept of dressing up the statue and making her…
CHAPPIES DID YOU KNOW. WAAAY BEFORE GOOGLE.
@donovangoliath smacks it right off the banana flavoured chappies gum. Remember that main main flavour, way before there was Watermelon ( Legapu ) flavour, the one that represented and is custodian of the main starring when it comes to Chappiesie. The one you used cut in half and share it and it was still…
EXCLUSIVE CREATIVE INSPIRATION – TUMISA SAM MATUTOANE …SNEAK PEAK
Allow us to re-introduce, especially for our dear millennials & newbies to the industry, the incredible Sam Tumisa Matutoane; better known as “Bra Sam”. He is easily one of the most experienced, gifted conceptual Art Directors, and Creative Director, and Fine Artist, and Illustrator.. (the list goes on) in South Africa, and still in practice. Bra…
Leeroy Jason aka Darealclickclack brings da L Boogie Lauryn Hill alive
After much speculation and doubts about whether Ms Lauryn Hill would show up in the country for her “MisEducationofLaurynhill Tour”, there were big sighs of relief and much glee as she redeemed her notorious AWOL tendencies with a superb, memorable and powerful performance. The multi-award Grammy performed at the Dome in Joburg on Friday the 1st…
Tjovitjo !! CHUCK TAYLOR KEEPS IT REAL !! #ChuckStories nails the creative campaign on authentic Mzansi stories
The iconic ChuckTaylor have put their best foot forward in their latest “Keeping It Real” global campaign whose creative narrative features #ChuckStories. The South African leg of this refreshing promotion has some very relatable stories which will resonate with the local markets. The campaign is about feet, so the focus is on shoes. The message? Chuck…
Let the Election Circus Games begin..
The Election Circus Games kickoff The Independent Electorate Commission (IEC) has kicked off the 2019 National Elections proceedings with an inspired TV campaign with admirable levels of creative excellence (previously featured and highlighted on this site). As a result, expectations are high for subsequent party campaigns to meet the bar set by the…
COURVOISIER & ANATTI CELEBRATE and he talks to us about the creative collaboration
AmaCreatives honoured Courvoisier invitation by attending Anatii’s 26th birthday interactive at Rockets. This was an event to celebrate the journey of the 26 year old Anatii’s career, highlighting all the work that he’s done so far especially the brand collaboration he has signed with Courvoisier, raising the youngsters brand worth to celling. !! We have witnessed…
#BRING BACK OUR SKULLS !!! – Skulls Of My People – a Film by Vincent Moloi
The docu has some graphic content that facebook has to regulate its trailer viewing. Well thats how graphic europeans came and brutalised the african continent. Award winning Johannesburg production house Puo Pha Productions documetary will be on you public broadcaster from sunday 27th January on sabc2. Vincent Moloi did again in delivering a powerfull film and…
– ALBUM ARTWORK APPRECIATION –
Joburg’s very own super vibrant @ShoMadjozi Creative Direction Artwork for her new Album #LimpompoChampionLeague is all sorts of Noir African Colour Dip Drip . Album Artwork Appreciation: Durban’s own @u_Sanele Creative Direction for his new single #Gangular is simple yet carries a lot of character and good photography work, you’d swear it just needs…
Tony Gum – Reimagining and shaping her social digital and creative space
It about 4 years ago when we did our very amateur feature of Tony Gum in Cape Town alongside her now very left field collaborator Philia. To see how much Tony has gone from taking what was incidentally an honest hobby and love towards the arts, has grown enormously. At that time in 2015…
MANU KONGOLO WOKE ILLUSTRATOR
A super finished artist like Manu Kongolo should be in big animation houses like Dreamworks or event Disney. But then again with such a lack of presence of talented individuals like Manu one would probably want to keep him in the continent to circulate and inspire us with his unique style and approach to caricatures.…
ALEXANDRA’S YOUNGEST CREATE AN APP TO CURB CAR WASH DEMANDS – SCRUBMOBI
You might think the car wash industry is too saturated, whether in the township, shisa nyamas, garages, mall parking or even in corporate offices. Well this cool application which is being created fresh from Alexandra might probably be the next best thing, this could easy land in silicon valley if they think way out the…
THE FINAL TAKES OF SIPHIWE ‘SJ’ MYESZA-MHLAMBI THE DIRECTOR: As narrated by Joy Gracious
Recommended: Read all about the rise of a dynamic Black force of Directors within the commercials directing space.
MakeBeautiful + 6Fingaz New Xsê IEC Tv Commercial 2019
MakeBeautiful + 6Fingaz Kick-off this year with a brand new TVC campaign from IEC 2019. The campaign labelled Xse comes with some young appealing visuals from the agency, communicating the importance of registering for this years coming political elections. With a help from Osu Productions, the cinematography of the of the commercial is unprecedented with…
– 2019 IZINJA ZE’GAME BLACK DIRECTORS PACKING WEIGHT –
…and its not even all of them. To see the rise of a dynamic Black force of Directors particularly within the commercials directing space is most certainly exciting. It was not too long ago whereby agencies only picked Caucasian directors to film almost everything and give mediocre scripts to Black directors to execute which made…