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Ciclope Festival announce its shortlist, includes six SA entries

The Ciclope Festival, an event fully dedicated to the “craft” in moving image, has announced its shortlist of global finalists for its 2017 awards ceremony. This year's shortlist includes six South African entries.
The Ciclope Festival venue © .
The Ciclope Festival venue © Ciclope Festival website.

The South African shortlist includes submissions from Romance Films/RSA Films, Ninety9cents and Giant Films; for Adidas Original’s SS2017 Original is never finished, Puma South Africa’s #RunTheseStreets, and Kwese’s The Great Escape production elements, respectively.

Francisco Condorelli, director of Ciclope, says, “We saw entries flood in from all across the globe, and we are impressed with the quality of work emerging from South Africa.”

Ciclope will be held on the 26 and 27 October in Berlin, Germany. For full shortlist of global finalists, please click here.

Summary of South African shortlist:

ClientCampaignAgency/Production houseCategory
Adidas OriginalSS2017 Original is never finishedRomance Films/RSA FilmsAdapted music
Adidas OriginalSS2017 Original is never finishedRomance Films/RSA FilmsDirection (90 seconds and over)
Adidas OriginalSS2017 Original is never finishedRomance Films/RSA FilmsProduction design
Puma South Africa#RunTheStreetsNinety9centsLow budget
Puma South Africa#RunTheStreetsNinety9centsOriginal music
KweseThe Great EscapeGiant FilmsProduction design

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