Information reaching Daily Newswatch stated that 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.
According to a statement released by AFRIMA’s Project Director,
Adenrele Niyi, 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 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 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,” Niyi stated.
The statement further hinted that 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: Entries should be done by completing the registration form on
AFRIMA website and other AFRIMA social media platforms. Only works published
between May 31, 2013 and July 18,2014 are eligible for submission.
“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 one thousand (1000) mark. We are
receiving entries from African music professionals 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 these 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 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.””
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