All aspiring creatives and script writer virtuosos’ are invited to partake in the sessions that will tackle new levels of content transformation, propelling South Africa into a new era of digital content creation and ingenuity.

This roadshow, the first of its kind, will be taking place in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 27 September and in Cape Town on Thursday, 29 September 2016. You’ll be able to reserve your seat for R650 at www.ticketpro.co.za.

Hosted by South African technology expert, Toby Shapshak, this social and digital sensorial extravaganza will include the following guests; head of social media content at Funny Or Die, Dashiell Driscoll; Chris Heuer, head producer at Funny or Die; video and head of integrated mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa SA, Craige Fleischer; as well as many other speakers.
 
Having recently launched their state-of-the-art virtual reality technology, Samsung Mobile is excited to be the power behind this new concept in South Africa. “Collaborating with the titans at Funny Or Die was a natural fit for us at Samsung as they are shaping the world of immersive and engaging digital content. This roadshow is the superlative platform to showcase how technology meets content in the digital era and we are eager to give South Africa an opportunity to be part of this incredible movement,” says Fleischer.

Co-founded by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy, Funny Or Die launched in April 2007 and has grown into a premier comedy brand and production studio known for creating award-winning, high-quality content with a global audience of more than 70 million. Seasoned creative executives from the Funny Or Die will be launching, elevating and inspiring South African creatives and aspiring filmmakers to become part of this techno-content initiative. 

Heuer, is looking forward to coming to South Africa to present to some of the country’s top creatives; “This platform will open up a world of digital technology and entertainment in South Africa, launching the careers of some of the top international up and coming film makers and entertainment specialists.”

As part of competition, the team at Funny Or Die, Capacity Relations and Samsung will also be giving hopeful and talented South African scriptwriters, videographers, vloggers and creatives the opportunity to have their work recognised and seen by over 100 million on Funny or Die as well as R50 000 towards starting their dream. 

To be eligible to enter The Funny Or Die Short Film competition; 360 Degrees of Funny, powered by Samsung Mobile, entrants must create a short form storyboard that is under three minutes in length with no more than four characters and using only three locations. The script must be between three and five pages long and must be submitted to [email protected].

The first phase of the competition will run from Friday, 15 July and close on Monday, 15 August 2016.

The top six finalists, chosen by the panel at Funny or Die, will be announced by Capacity Relations on Thursday, 1 September 2016. Each finalist will then be given a state-of-the-art Samsung product to make use of during the second phase of the competition. With specialised training from Samsung consultants, each finalist will make use of their Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 edge smartphone, Gear VR technology device as well as a 360 degree camera to shoot a short film. 

This phase of the competition will run from Friday, 2 September to Monday, 19 September 2016 and the final winner will be announced at an official ceremony in Johannesburg on Tuesday 27 September. 

Tickets for the Funny or Die roadshow are available from Ticketpro.

For more information, visit www.samsung.com.