Creative Industry Awards call for entries

The Creative Industry Awards, an initiative of the Creative Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria (CEAN) has inaugurated an annual awards to showcase and celebrate creative entrepreneurs who have set standards in their respective fields.

Founder Wale Ewedemi tells NET that one of the key objectives of the awards is to sensitize the Nigerian Creative Sector to the opportunities that abound in Nigeria, while showcasing and rewarding those that have taken the bull by the horn.

Suitable candidates are hereby invited to nominate themselves or nominate others they are convinced are eligible for the Creative Industry Awards.

We’re told the award is open to all Nigerian Entrepreneurs in the Creative Industry above the age of 21, who have been running a business for at least two years principally. They must demonstrate their potential to be a leader of the creative industry through their character, drive and abilities.

Nomination categories, procedures and forms are now available for download at www.creative-nigeria.org .

All properly filled forms must be submitted by Wednesday November 7, 2012. Nominees in each category will be announced on Monday, November 12, 2012 after a successful screening by the panel of judges .

Nomination Categories

This Award has ‘11’ categories including the overall winner that will be declared the Creative Entrepreneur of the year 2012.

The Categories

1.Visual Arts (Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Antique)

2. Performing Arts (Live Music, Dance, Theatre, DJ)

3. Comedy (Stand Up Comedy, TV Comedy Shows, Comedy Films)

4. Music (Record label, Production Houses, Artiste Management, Marketers

5. Film (Production Houses, Producers, Marketers)

6. Publishing (Books, Newspapers, Magazines, Journals)

7. Audio Visual (Television, Radio)

8. New Media (Software Developers, Bloggers, Website Designers)

9. Creative Service (Architecture, Advertising)

10. Fashion (Clothes Manufacturers, Fashion Houses, Boutiques)

11. Creative Entrepreneur of the year 2012 (To be picked for the 10 winners of the above categories)