The executive and grand jury members, comprising of well-known local and international producers and creatives, had their work cut out for them as the very first African edition of the acclaimed international festival of craft, Ciclope, received over 150 entries across the board.
The shortlist finalists are a collection of the three best-ranked entries in each category based on scores provided by the jury members.
The festival, which focuses on the art of execution, rather than the ‘big idea’, will be announcing the overall winners in each category on 10 April 2018 at the Zeitz Mocaa Museum of Contemporary Art in Cape Town.
For the full programme, which comprises of well-respected speakers from Africa and abroad, please follow this link.
Shortlist finalists:
| Special Categories | |||
| Category | Title | Entrant company | Client |
| Live Experience | More Music You Love | Bioscope Films | Jacaranda FM 94.2 |
| Long Form | Above the Noise | Park Pictures | Beats by Dre |
| Long Form | Bheki the Mbhaco Maker | FCB Joburg (Pty) Ltd | South African Tourism |
| Long Form | Baby Marathon | The Star Film Company | Huggies |
| Long Form | Absolut Onesource | Egg Films | |
| Low Budget | #BreakingBallet No. 5 - Rain Dance | Darling Films | Darling Films |
| Low Budget | #BreakingBallet No. 6 - Januworries | Darling Films | Darling Films |
| Low Budget | Adam | Groundglass | Fever Dream Films |
| Low Budget | Between Man and Child | Groundglass | N/A |
| Low Budget | The Voice 'Mechanic' | Bioscope Films | Bioscope Films |
| Music Video | Biggest Curse | Ola Films | Original Swimming Party ft. Moonchild Sanelly |
| Music Video | How Did We Get So Dark? | Orange Films and Riff Raff | Royal Blood |
| Music Video | Notget | Wicked Pixels | Bjork |
| Production Services | Moments | Orange Films | Volvo Cars |
| Production Services | Stuntman | Moonlighting Commercials | Tangerine |
| Production Services | The Deep | Stillking Films Cape Town | Sheraton & Westin |
| Brand Content | |||
| Category | Title | Entrant company | Client |
| Animation | African Festive | Masters & Savant | DStv |
| Animation | Testi-monial's Darryl's Right Testicle | Bioscope Films | Cansa |
| Casting | Be Indie | Bioscope Films | Indiefin |
| Casting | Carling "No Excuse" | 0307 Films | SAB Carling Black Label |
| Casting | Hornbach | Farm Film Production | Hornbach |
| Casting | Icelandic Boy | they | Chicken Licken |
| Casting | VW "On the Road" | 0307 Films | VW |
| Cinematography | Above the Noise | Park Pictures | Beats |
| Cinematography | Be Indie | Bioscope Films | Indiefin |
| Cinematography | Hollywood To Your Home | Groundglass | Panasonic |
| Cinematography | Horse | Call a Crew | SAB |
| Cinematography | Nedbank "Birds Eye View" | 0307 FIlms | Nedbank |
| Cinematography | W2018 TVC -Samsung | Fabian Vettiger | Samsung |
| Direction (90 sec and over) | I Do It For... | The Star Film Company | Nedbank |
| Direction (90 sec and over) | Icelandic Boy | they | Chicken Licken |
| Direction (90 sec and over) | NSRI - My Dad | ROMANCE | National Sea Rescue Institute of South Africa |
| Direction (90 sec and over) | Original is Never Finished III | RSA Films | Adidas Originals |
| Direction (90 sec and over) | VW "On the Road" | 0307 Films | VW |
| Direction (under 90 sec) | Because its your money | The Star Film Company | Coronation Asset Managers |
| Direction (under 90 sec) | Nedbank "Birds Eye View" | 0307 Films | Nedbank CIB |
| Direction (under 90 sec) | Prodigy | Figment Films | Telkom |
| Direction (under 90 sec) | Sanlam "Settle" | 0307 Films | Sanlam |
| Direction (under 90 sec) | VW Polo - Red Flashy Thingy | ROMANCE | Volkswagen |
| Editing | Apocalypse Now Now | Left | N/A |
| Editing | Here's To The 'US' | 2+3 Post Productions | Tusker |
| Editing | Story | Carbon Films | Nederburg |
| Original Music | OneSource | Egg Films | Absolut |
| Original Music | "No Excuse" | Pulse Music | SAB Carling Black Label |
| Original Music | Rivalry | Figment Films | ABSA PSL |
| Original Music | Here's to Us | Groundglass | Tusker |
| Production Design | Hollywood To Your Home | Groundglass | Panasonic |
| Production Design | L'aventure d'une Vie | Gatehouse Commercials | Leroy Merlin |
| Production Design | Life Support | Stillking Films Cape Town | Sunny |
