Now in it’s third year as part of the Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival, the awards portion of the event has steadily grown to be a notable part of the African games industry calendar. This years event awarded a handful of creators for their passion and creativity over the past year.

The Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival is at the forefront of Africa’s culture and technology scene. Founded in 2014 as a collaboration between the Tshimologong Precinct and the Wits School of Arts, Digital Arts Department, the festival originated on the idea that for innovation with technology to succeed, a strong connection needs to be made between African cultural practices and creative encounters.

Impact games category winner – Usawa The Game by Jiwe Studios_
An inter country development project between Kenyan and Malian developers

Video game category winner – The Rebellion Eastern DRC by Adisi Games
Congolese developer making their first game.

Jamz videogame runnerup
Vetkoek Studio – R20 000

Jamz videogame winner
Digitalkebulan Games – R50 000

The full list of nominees and winners can be viewed on the Fak’ugesi website. In total,18 projects in 7 categories were awarded this year with their new 2.0 Fak’ugesi Trophy.