Welcome to this week’s newsletter!!!
This week we bring you the amazing work of Illustrator, Photographer, Videographer and Digital artist Mandela Shash. Check out his Youtube to see how the above photo was captured, follow him on Facebook, on Instagram and join his channel on Telegram and definitely share with others.
How this newsletter works:
Below you will find lists of open calls, residencies, competitions etc. So find your section, ie: if you are writer check out the writers’ section and once you are there:
- Click on the link of the opportunity you would like to apply for
- This will take you to their website where you can read the criteria for submission
- Once you have read it, APPLY!!!!!
- Don’t just apply to one …. It is a numbers game, so do apply to many open calls as you can
The second section of this newsletter shows you what other creatives are producing, from videos to articles etc…

Opportunities
From here onwards you will find competitions, open calls, residencies etc… available to Ethiopian creatives this week etc… To showcase your work to the world, simply click on the below links, read their requirements and apply to as many opportunities as you can.
All Creatives:
- All creatives ……… Scholarships & training BigDreamEt
- All creatives ……… Showcase your work on Utopiያ
- All creatives ……… UNICEF recruiting for C4D Officer – 10th May
- All creatives ……… Freelance Ethiopia for Jobs
- All creatives ……… Creative online courses – fees applies
- All creatives ……… Creative training by Gobeze – fees apply
- All creatives ……… Free online YouTube SEO Pro Training
- All creatives ……… Free online course: Write your 1st Song
- All creatives ……… Free online course: MIT’s Entrepreneurship 101
- All creatives ……… Free online course: MIT’s Becoming an Entrepreneur
- All creatives ……… Free online course: The Architectural Imagination
- All creatives ……… Free Online course: Poetry technics
- All creatives ……… Free online Gender in the media course
- All creatives ……… Free online course: Power of Podcasting
- All creatives ……… Free online course: Intro to Screenwriting
- All creatives ……… Free online course: Intro to Creative AI
- All creatives ……… OpenUniversity UK free online courses
- All creatives ……… Free online Copyright course
- All creatives ……… Free online Games Development course
- All creatives ……… New graduates support
- All creatives ……… Free online course: fundamentals of digital marketing
- All creatives ………. Build your website with YegaraHost
Animators:
- Animators ……. Virtual National Arts Festival call – 15th May
- Animators ……. Future Generation Art Prize call – 20th May
- Animators ……. Accra Animation Film Festival call – 31st May
- Animators ……. Barcelona Film Festival Fees apply- 1st June
- Animators ……. Film Africa call $20 fees – 30th June
- Animators ……. Taiwan Student Competition – 20th July
- Animators ……. The Social Distancing Festival
- Animators ……. COVID-19 funding for artists & activists
- Animators ……. MIFA Pitches Various Open Calls
- Animators ……. Creative Boom magazine Open call
- Animators ……. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Animators ……. The Animation School’s training – Fees apply
- Animators ……. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Digital artists:
- Digital artists ……. Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Digital artists ……. Emerging Scenes Africa – 15th May
- Digital artists ……. Future Generation Art Prize – 20th May
- Digital artists ……. Taiwan Student Competition – 20th July
- Digital artists ……. The Social Distancing Festival
- Digital artists ……. COVID-19 funding for artists & activists
- Digital artists ……. Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market Open call
- Digital artists ……. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Digital artists ……. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Illustrators:
- Illustrators ……. Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Illustrators ……. Emerging Scenes Africa – 15th May
- Illustrators ……. Future Generation Art Prize – 20th May
- Illustrators ……. Taiwan Student Competition – 20th July
- Illustrators ……. The Social Distancing Festival
- Illustrators ……. COVID-19 funding for artists & activists
- Illustrators ……. Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market Open call
- Illustrators ……. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Illustrators ……. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Graphics designers:
- Graphics designers ……. Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Graphics designers ……. Emerging Scenes Africa – 15th May
- Graphics designers ……. Future Generation Art Prize – 20th May
- Graphics designers ……. Taiwan Student Competition – 20th July
- Graphics designers ……. The Social Distancing Festival
- Graphics designers .…… COVID-19 funding for artists & activists
- Graphics designers ……. Creative Boom magazine call
- Graphics designers ……. Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market call
- Graphics designers ……. Free e-course: MIT’s Innovation Process
- Graphics designers ……. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Graffiti artists:
- Graffiti artists ……. Addis based group looking for you
- Graffiti artists ……. Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Graffiti artists ……. Emerging Scenes Africa – 15th May
- Graffiti artists ……. Future Generation Art Prize – 20th May
- Graffiti artists ……. Taiwan Student Competition – 20th July
- Graffiti artists ……. The Social Distancing Festival
- Graffiti artists ……. COVID-19 funding for artists & activists
- Graffiti artists ……. Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market call
- Graffiti artists ……. Free e-course: MIT’s Innovation Process
- Graffiti artists ……. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Fashion, Textiles & Designers:
- Fashion designers ….. Virtual National Arts Festival call – 15th May
- Fashion designers ….. Future Generation Art Prize call – 20th May
- Fashion designers ….. The Social Distancing Festival
- Fashion designers .…. COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Fashion designers ….. Introduction to Ethical Fashion
- Fashion designers ….. Next Fashion School Addis call
- Fashion designers ….. Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market call
- Fashion designers ….. Free online tutorials: Fashion
- Fashion designers ….. Free e-course: Fashion & Sustainability
- Fashion designers ….. Free e-course: Innovation in Fashion
- Fashion designers ….. Free e-course: Fashion from Business 2 Culture
- Fashion designers ….. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Fashion designers ….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Textile designers …… Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Textile designers …… Future Generation Art Prize – 20th May
- Textile designers …… Free e-course: Fashion from Business 2 Culture
- Textile designers …… COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Textile designers ……. The Social Distancing Festival
- Textile designers …… Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market call
- Textile designers …… Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Textile designers …… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Designers ……………..Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Designers …………….. Emerging Scenes Africa – 15th May
- Designers ……………. Future Generation Art Prize – 20th May
- Designers …………….. Inspireli Award – 14th July
- Designers ……………. Taiwan Student Competition – 20th July
- Designers ……………. The underwater village call – 30th Sep
- Designers ……………. Lunar village call – 30th Sep
- Designers ……………. The African coastline call – 30th Sep
- Designers ……………. The Social Distancing Festival
- Designers …………….. COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Designers …………….. Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market call
- Designers …………….. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Designers …………….. Free e-course: Sustainable building design
- Designers …………….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Filmmakers:
Featured Open Call: Mobile Film Festival apply before 4th May
- Filmmakers ……… GUTSY Women Film Competition – 10th May
- Filmmakers ……… Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Filmmakers ………. Short Com Festival – 20th May
- Filmmakers ………. Future Generation Art Prize – 20th May
- Filmmakers ………. CrossCurrents Doc Fund – 27th May
- Filmmakers ………. Nikon Small World – 30th May
- Filmmakers ………. SHUNAFFo Zambia 2020 – 31st May
- Filmmakers ………. Moroccan Film Festival – 31st May
- Filmmakers ………. Lake Pan-African Film Festival – 31st May
- Filmmakers ……… Gobez virtual film lab – June
- Filmmakers ………. Barcelona Film Festival Fees apply- 1st June
- Filmmakers ………. Filmmakers without Borders – 1st June
- Filmmakers……….. Eastern Nigeria Film Festival – 10th June
- Filmmakers ………. Film Africa call $20 fees – 30th June
- Filmmakers ………. IDFA 2020 Festival call – 1st Aug
- Filmmakers ………. Produire au Sud Nantes workshop – 3rd Aug
- Filmmakers ………. The Social Distancing Festival
- Filmmakers ………. COVID-19 funding for artists & activists
- Filmmakers ………. La Fabrique Cinema call
- Filmmakers ……….. Docubox call
- Filmmakers ….….… Creative Boom magazine Open call
- Filmmakers ……..… Sundance Various Open calls
- Filmmakers ……….. Free online tutorials
- Filmmakers ……….. Free e-Masterclasses: MultiChoiceFactory
- Filmmakers ……….. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Filmmakers ……….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Video artists:
- Video artists ……. Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Video artists ……. Future Generation Art Prize call – 20th May
- Video artists ……. CrossCurrents Doc Fund – 27th May
- Video artists ……. Nikon Small World – 30th May
- Video artists ……. Barcelona Film Festival Fees apply- 1st June
- Video artists ……. Taiwan Student Competition – 20th July
- Video artists ……. The Social Distancing Festival
- Video artists ……. COVID-19 funding for artists & activists
- Video artists ……. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Video artists ……. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Photographers:
- Photographers ……… Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Photographers ……… Future Generation Art Prize – 20th May
- Photographers ……… Nikon Small World – 30th May
- Photographers ……… ExperimentBio Festival – 15th Aug
- Photographers ……… The Photographer Fund
- Photographers ……… The Social Distancing Festival
- Photographers ……… The Mass Isolation Project call
- Photographers ……… International Center of Photography call
- Photographers ……… Social Documentary Network call
- Photographers ……… Stay@home photographic Conversations call
- Photographers ……… COVID-19 funding for artists & activists
- Photographers ……… YET Magazine call
- Photographers ……… Semi Magazine call
- Photographers ……… Creative Boom magazine call
- Photographers ……… Harvard’s Transition call
- Photographers ……… LifeFramer Variety of open calls – Fees applies
- Photographers ……… Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market call
- Photographers ……… Online shop for your photos
- Photographers ……… Free Photo projects guide
- Photographers ……… LensCulture’s free guides
- Photographers ……… Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Photographers ……… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Visual artists:
- Visual artists ……… Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Visual artists ……… Emerging Scenes Africa – 15th May
- Visual artists ……… Future Generation Art Prize – 20th May
- Visual artists ……… The Social Distancing Festival
- Visual artists ……… COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Visual artists ……… ArtOpenCalls call
- Visual artists ……… Harvard’s Transition call
- Visual artists ……… Strange Horizons Magazine call
- Visual artists ……… Creative Boom magazine call
- Visual artists ……… Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market call
- Visual artists ……… Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Visual artists ……… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Multi-media artists:
- Multi-media artists …… Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Multi-media artists …… Emerging Scenes Africa – 15th May
- Multi-media artists …… Future Generation Art Prize – 20th May
- Multi-media artists …… Nikon Small World – 30th May
- Multi-media artists …… Artists + Friends Podcast’s call
- Multi-media artists …… Barcelona Film Festival Fees apply- 1st June
- Multi-media artists …… Taiwan Student Competition – 20th July
- Multi-media artists …… The Social Distancing Festival
- Multi-media artists ……. COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Multi-media artists ……. Espacio Gallery London call
- Multi-media artists ……. Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market call
- Multi-media artists ……. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Multi-media artists ……. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Writers:
- Writers ………. SFC Optimistic Writing Contest – 31st May
- Writers ………. Bridport Prize Short Story – Fees apply 31st May
- Writers ………. Bridport Prize Flash Fiction – Fees applies 31st May
- Writers ………. Queen Mary Wasafiri Prize – 1st June
- Writers ………. The Social Distancing Festival
- Writers ………. COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Writers ………. Artists + Friends Podcast’s call
- Writers ………. African Writers Space call
- Writers ………. The Living Acts call
- Writers ………. Best of Africa call
- Writers ………. Children Books call
- Writers ………. Strange Horizons Magazine call
- Writers ………. CultureCult Magazine call
- Writers ………. Harvard’s Transition call
- Writers ………. YET Magazine call
- Writers ………. Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market Open call
- Writers ………. Free online Fiction writing course
- Writers ………. Free e-course: Science Writing
- Writers ………. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Writers ………. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Poets, B & Vloggers:
- Poets ………….. Poetry Lab Shanghai call – 15th May
- Poets ………….. Bridport Prize Poetry – Fees apply 31st May
- Poets ………….. Queen Mary Wasafiri Prize – 1st June
- Poets ………….. Artists + Friends Podcast’s call
- Poets ………….. Best of Africa call
- Poets ………….. The Social Distancing Festival
- Poets ………….. COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Poets ………….. Free online course: Science Writing
- Poets ………….. Free Online course: Poetry technics
- Poets ………….. Writers Space call
- Poets ………….. New Voices call
- Poets …………. Strange Horizons Magazine call
- Poets ………….. CultureCult Magazine call
- Poets ………….. Autumn House call – Fees apply
- Poets ………….. Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market call
- Poets ………….. Free e-course: Science Writing
- Poets ………….. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Poets ………….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- B & Vloggers …. COVID-19 Microgrants
- B & Vloggers …. Best of Africa call
- B & Vloggers …. Artists + Friends Podcast’s call
- B & Vloggers …. COVID-19 funding for artists & activists
- B & Vloggers …. African Writers Space call
- B & Vloggers …. The Living Acts call
- B & Vloggers …. Free e-course: Science Writing
- B & Vloggers …. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- B & Vloggers …. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Dancers, Circus & Storytellers:
- Dancers ……… Masdanza call – 15th May
- Dancers ……… Emerging Scenes Africa – 15th May
- Dancers ……… IDFA 2020 Festival call – 1st Aug
- Dancers …….. The Social Distancing Festival
- Dancers ……… COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Dancers ……… Physical Theatre Austria call – Fees apply
- Dancers ……… Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Dancers ……… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Circus ……….. IDFA 2020 Festival call – 1st Aug
- Circus ………. The Social Distancing Festival
- Circus ……….. COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Circus ……….. Physical Theatre Austria call – Fees apply
- Circus ……….. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Circus ……….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Storytellers ……. Emerging Scenes Africa – 15th May
- Storytellers ……. Queen Mary Wasafiri Prize – 1st June
- Storytellers ……. IDFA 2020 Festival call – 1st July
- Storytellers ……. Artists + Friends Podcast’s call
- Storytellers ……. Free e-course: Science Writing
- Storytellers ……. The Social Distancing Festival
- Storytellers ……. COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Storytellers ……. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Storytellers …… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Musicians & Producers:
- Musicians ……. Emerging Scenes Africa – 15th May
- Musicians ……. ACCES 2020 – 20th May
- Musicians ……. ACCESS 2020 Presentation Call – 29th May
- Musicians ……. Sauti za Busara 2021 – 31st July
- Musicians ……. Artists + Friends Podcast’s audio work call
- Musicians ……. The Social Distancing Festival
- Musicians ……. COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Musicians ……. Free e-course: Making music with others
- Musicians ……. Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market call
- Musicians ……. MusicInAfrica create your online Profile
- Musicians ……. Music In Africa Gender@Work Programme
- Musicians ……. Free e-course: Waves & Vibrations
- Musicians ……. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Musicians ……. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Producers ……. Visa For Music call
- Producers ……. LoopCloud Producer Challenge – 11th May
- Producers ……. Virtual National Arts Festival call – 15th May
- Producers ……. Emerging Scenes Africa – 15th May
- Producers ……. RealWorld Remix Competition – 20th May
- Producers ……. ACCES 2020 – 20th May
- Producers ……. ACCESS 2020 Presentation Call – 29th May
- Producers ……. Sauti za Busara 2021 – 31st July
- Producers ……. Artists + Friends Podcast’s call
- Producers ……. The Social Distancing Festival
- Producers ……. COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Producers …….. Music In Africa Gender@Work Programme
- Producers ……. Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market call
- Producers ……. MusicInAfrica create your online Profile
- Producers ……. Free online making music with others course
- Producers ……. Sound engineering course – Fees applies
- Producers ……. Music Production course – Fees applies
- Producers ……. Sound & Production course – Fees applies
- Producers …….. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Producers ………. Free e-course: Waves & Vibrations
- Producers ……… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Architects:
- Architects ……… Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Architects ……… Future Generation Art Prize – 20th May
- Architects ……… IDFA 2020 Festival call – 1st July
- Architects …….. Taiwan Student Competition – 20th July
- Architects ……… Inspireli Award – 14th July
- Architects …….. The underwater village call – 30th Sep
- Architects …….. Lunar village call – 30th Sep
- Architects …….. The African coastline call – 30th Sep
- Architects …….. The Social Distancing Festival
- Architects ……… COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Architects ……… Swinburne University Scholarship
- Architects ……… Salford University Scholarship
- Architects ……… Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Architects ……… Free e-course: Sustainable building design
- Architects ……… Free e-course: Site planning online
- Architects ……… Free e-course: Responsible real estate development
- Architects ……… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Sculptors:
- Sculptors ……… Virtual National Arts Festival – 15th May
- Sculptors ……… Future Generation Art Prize – 20th May
- Sculptors …….. The Social Distancing Festival
- Sculptors ……… COVID-19 artists & activists funding
- Sculptors ……… ArtOpenCalls
- Sculptors ……… Yesras Gez’s Sunday Market call
- Sculptors ……… Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Sculptors ……… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Other creatives:
- Journalists ……………. UNICEF recruiting for C4D Officer – 10th May
- Journalists ……………. Queen Mary Wasafiri Prize – 1st June
- Journalists ……………. Best of Africa call
- Journalists ……………. Artists + Friends Podcast’s call
- Journalists …………… African Writers Space call
- Journalists ……………. Local Reporting Grant
- Journalists ……………. COVID-19 Microgrants
- Journalists …………… Data Journalism Grant
- Journalists ……………. National Geography’s Emergency Fund
- Journalists ……………. Women’s Media Relief Fund
- Journalists ……………. International Reporting Grants
- Journalists ……………. Free e-course: Science Writing
- Journalists ……………. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Web designers ………. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Web designers ………. Free e-course: Intro to Computational thinking & Data
- Web designers ………. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Developers ……………. Google Africa Developer Scholarship
- Developers ……………. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Developers ……………. Free e-course: Mobile application
- Developers ……………. Free e-course: Designing educational games
- Developers ……………. Free e-course: Intro to Computational thinking & Data
- Developers ……………. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Creative directors ……. UNESCO cultural diversity fund – 27th May
- Creative directors ……. The Social Distancing Festival
- Creative directors ……. Artists + Friends Podcast’s call
- Creative directors ……. Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Creative directors ……. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Festival & Events organisers … The Social Distancing Festival
- Festival & Events organisers … Free e-course: Innovation Process
- Festival & Events organisers … Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
Inspirational
- Resources ………….. Docs for the Ethiopian creative
- Featured ……………. Photographer Gift Hebeshaw on Best of Africa
- Live ………………….. The Unnamed Show streaming every Sundays
- Live …………………… Fendika streaming every Fridays
- E-Magazine ………… ከTsenat Magazine April issue
- E-Magazine ………… Everything Addis Mag issue 6
- E-Magazine ………… Googoot’s 8th issue
- E-Magazine ………… Getz Mag’s April issue
- E-Magazine ………… Aterira Volume 12
- E-Magazine ………… Linkup Addis May issue
- E-magazine ………… ArtAfrica March issue
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