By MKHOKHELI ZIBENGWA
Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards has opened doors for Bulawayo creatives who wish to submit their works that they wish to get nomination in this year's Awards slated for November, 25.
Submissions and nominations process kicked off on Sunday and
will close on the 20th of October.
In a Statement, the Awards organizers highlighted that only works produced from August 2022 up to 30th of
September 2023 will be accepted.
Creatives can submit their works at Studio 10 at The
National Art Gallery and Sabela Studios at ZITF. Soft submissions can be emailed to
byoartsawards@gmail.com or via Roil BAA Website.
"We have renamed (for this edition) the Tshibiika/Rhumba award to “Insimbi Zezhwane Tshibilika/Rhumba Award” in honour of our comrades who passed on a few months ago"
"In preparation for the showcase and giving equal opportunities to up and coming artists, we will be having auditions for the in-house ensemble and likely performers for this year’s awards. The auditions will be held at the Bulawayo Theatre on Tuesday 10 October 2023 from 10am. This initiative is in partnership with The Culture Fund of Zimbabwe Trust, under the Creatives Action 2 banner and named BAA Elevation. The partnership seeks to improve the technical presentation of the awards as a whole and to empower those in the value chain of production," said the Organizers in a Statement
BELOW IS A FULL LIST OF ROIL BAA 2023 CATEGORIES:
1. OUTSTANDING ARTS PHOTOGRAPHER
2. OUTSTANDING DANCE ENSEMBLE
3. OUTSTANDING FEMALE DANCER
4. OUTSTANDING MALE DANCER
5. OUTSTANDING THEATRE ACTRESS
6. OUTSTANDING THEATRE ACTOR
7. OUTSTANDING THEATRE PRODUCTION
8. OUTSTANDING COMEDIAN
9. OUTSTANDING POET
10. OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - FICTION
11. OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK – NON-FICTION
12. OUTSDANGING NDEBELE LITERARY WORK
13. OUTSTANDING VISUAL ARTIST (2D)
14. OUTSTANDING VISUAL ARTIST (3D)
15. OUTSTANDING ARTS JOURNALIST (All Media)
16. OUTSTANDING ONLINE MEDIA
17. OUTSTANDING RADIO DJ
18. OUTSTANDING CLUB DJ
19. OUTSTANDING FASHION DESIGNER/HOUSE
20. OUTSTANDING MODEL
21. OUTSTANDING ARTS AMBASSADOR (Worldwide) 22. OUTSTANDING HIP HOP ARTIST /ACT
23. OUTSTANDING KWAITO/HOUSE/GQOM ACT
24. OUTSTANDING ALTERNATIVE MUSIC
25. OUTSTANDING GOSPEL ARTIST/ACT
26. OUTSTANDING IMBUBE/ ACAPELLA GROUP/ACT
27. INSIMBI ZEZHWANE OUTSTANDING TSHIBILIKA/RHUMBA ACT
28. OUTSTANDING MUSIC PRODUCER 29. OUTSTANDING MUSIC VIDEO
30. OUTSTANDING SONG OF THE YEAR
31. OUTSTANDING TV PRODUCTION/PROGRAMME
32. OUTSTANDING SHORT FILM
33. OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY
34. OUTSTANDING FILM/TV ACTRESS
35. OUTSTANDING FILM/TV ACTOR
36. OUTSTANDING BAND (COVERS)
37. NEW COMER OF THE YEAR (All Genres) 38. OUTSTANDING MALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
39. OUTSTANDING FEMALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR 40. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
41. PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD (All Genres)
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