If
you’re an illustrator with serious talent looking to get a big break, this
could be it. MTV Breaks is searching for creative illustrators and colourists
to translate the multi-award winning television drama series MTV Shuga into a unique and original
comic book.
Draw one
of the MTV Shuga: Down South
characters and upload it to Instagram, using the hashtag #MTVShugaComicBook.
Check out mtvshuga.com for reference.
The
organisers say: “We hope that you post this call to action and have attached
some graphics that would great if you could link/ direct the traffic to mtvbreaks.tv
“Your
entry will be judged by a panel, including the renowned visual artist Loyiso
Mkize, who has specialised in both illustration and painting and is the founder
of Loyiso Mkize Art. He has been on the comic book scene for nearly 10 years
and has been involved in numerous South African comic books, including Supa Strikas.
“If you
fancy yourself the next Loyiso, you need to be between 18 and 25 as well as a
South African citizen to enter the competition. You also need to be available
from June 14 to September 29 and should not have worked professionally as an
illustrator before.”
Not only
will illustrators have the opportunity to get their work produced on an
original MTV Shuga comic, but the winner will be mentored by the award-winning
Loyiso and will receive R5,000 towards tuition fees.
If
illustrating and colouring are what you do best then enter now! Check out mtvbreaks.tv for details
MTV Shuga: Down South can be viewed on SABC 1 on
Fridays at 22h00 and Sundays 20h00 CAT. The series is also available on the MTV
Shuga You Tube Channel, mtvshuga.com/show/ .
MTV Shuga: Down South is supported by the South
African government’s Department of Basic Education, PEPFAR (The U.S. President’s
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), Marie Stopes International, ViiV Healthcare’s
Positive Action MSM & Transgender Programme, CIFF (Children's Investment
Fund Foundation) and FHI 360 (Family Health International).
MTV Shuga: Down South is produced on behalf of the MTV
Staying Alive Foundation and MTV Base by Quizzical Pictures.
Mtvbreaks.tv
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