The All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, in partnership with
African Union Commission, has extended the call for entries for the 2014
edition by two weeks, from July 5 to July 19, 2014. Submission of entries for
the continental award project aimed at showcasing the culture of Africa and
rewarding the music talents, had opened on May 15, 2014 and closed on July 5,
2014.
Going by the enthusiastic response of African music
professionals and journalists who have flooded the AFRIMA website with entries
from across the continent and from Africans in the Diaspora, the International
Committee of AFRIMA was under pressure from the African music and media
industry to extend the closing date to accommodate the late entrants who are
eager to be part of the award process but are constrained by limited internet
access in their various cities.
Entries will close on Saturday, July 19 at 12.00 a.m. UTC
(Universal Time Coordinated). The entry guidelines remain as before on AFRIMA
website: www.afrima.org. Format of submission: Only musical or journalistic
works released or published in the year under review- May 31, 2013 to July 18,
2014 are eligible for submission.
Entries should be done by completing the registration form on
AFRIMA website and other AFRIMA social media platforms namely Twitter:
@AFRIMAWARDS and Facebook: www.facebook.com/AFRIMA2014.
A French version of the entry form is available on AFRIMA’s
Facebook page. A URL link of the uploaded work on YouTube ONLY must be included
in the space provide on the entry registration form. For hard copy entries,
download the registration form and the completed copy alongside two copies of
the entry must be sent to the nearest physical address provided on the AFRIMA
website. Qualified entries will be selected by the Academy of AFRIMA which
consists of the Jury and College of Voters.
Explaining further, AFRIMA Director of Brand Communications
and Sponsorship, Ms. Matlou Tsotetsi said:“First, I must say we are impressed
by the level of participation by Africa, on the continent and in the Diaspora,
in the entry submission process. This is an encouraging success marker for us
considering the fact that we surpassed the 1000 mark. We are receiving entries
from African music professionals and journalists in countries like Finland,
Germany, and other interesting locations.
"Secondly, some regions of Africa have appealed to us
for this extension and we are obligated to accede to them in the spirit of our
FACE IT value of Fairness, Accountability, Creativity, Excellence, Integrity
and Transparency. There can be no fair play or competition if there is no equal
representation. We hope this 14 days will give everyone a chance to get
involved in AFRIMA".
In partnership with the African Union Commission and Ministry
of Industry, Trade and Investment in Nigeria, the 2014 All Africa Music Awards
will produce a star-studded, world-class event in Nigeria on October 21 to 25,
2014, with live performances and television broadcast to 84 countries on 109
television stations around the world.
The AFRIMA programme includes: AFRIMA Village, Media Workshop
and the Africa Music Summit -A platform for the music industry members to engage
and deliberate on how the industry can be nurtured and packaged in a way that
contributes to the GDP of the continent under the theme "Reviving the
Business of Music in Africa".
For further
information please contact
Project
Director, Adenrele Niyi on Email: adenrele.niyi@afrima.org
Tel No: +234
803 7208586
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