The 2ND SCREEN NATION DIGITAL-iS MEDIA AWARDS sponsored by The May Fair Hotel (@TheMayFairHotel) and supported by returning partners Scene TV (@Scene_TV) and AfricaX5 (@AfricaX5) and new Communications Partner for 2015 Modern Communications (@ModernCommsUK), returns again to showcase the best online work made by black British and international digital media creatives working across short film, web series, music promos, blogs, magazines, social networks and more. This now prestigious event will take place on Sunday 20th December at The May Fair Hotel, London W1 and will be hosted gorgeous award winning Liverpudlian actress/presenter Adi Alfa (@MIss_Alfa86) and fast rising comic urban online star Reuben Christian (@ReubenChristian)
Tyson Douglas. Photo courtesy Twitter.com
The Ceremony will be streamed live on Google+ Hangout, uniquely the only awards show that does this in the world. Highlights of the event will be broadcast on ABN TV (Sky 235) at a later date. Emerging TV producer Delia C. Williams (Graham Norton Show etc) is the Event Director with George UK Washington as Design Partner, Scene TV and AfricaX5 returning as exclusive Online Media Partner and Media Production Partner respectively .
The Awards as always highlights the new born media maker who can wake up, write, cast, crew and fund a project online, record and edit with a mobile device, launch a YouTube channel to distribute the content, design a blog to publicise their work and find an audience via any one of a number of social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Periscope and more.
With the constant debate about the lack of diversity across mainstream media channels in the UK and across the world, the Screen Nation Digital-iS Awards is a great way to give new voices a platform and recognise the wealth of talent succeeding in the digital arena.The Digital iS Media Awards celebrates excellence by black British professionals and the public working to produce innovative, interactive video content, apps, social media campaigns, games and web channels. It also champions outstanding web shows from channels that achieve scale, volume and noise, no matter what their budgets. Please see the categories and nominations below:
NOMINEES
Favourite Web Series Actor:
? DANIEL RUSTEAU – WEDDING DATES
? EMMANUEL OGUNJINMI – LIFE OF HERS
? MICHAEL SALAMI – JUST A COUPLE, ETC
? STEPHEN BOYCE – HOW DID WE GET HERE?
? TAPIWA MADOVI – A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DADDY
? TYSON DOUGLAS – LIFE OF HERS
Mention:
? ANDREW ONWUBOLU – DEAR JESUS
? COURTNEY WINSTON – ALEXIS SHOW
? REV KEN WALLIS – ADAM & EVE
Favourite Web Series Actress:
? CHINWE A. NWOKOLO – WEDDING DATES
? FRIEDA THIEL – JUST A COUPLE
? HELEN ALUKO – LIFE OF HERS
? KAMARA BACCHUS – LIFE OF HERS/HOW DID WE GET HERE?
? LINDA ADEY – DEAR JESUS
? MARIA PAZOUROS – LIFE OF HERS
? ROCHELLE ROSE – A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DADDY
? SAMANTHA EARLE – THE ALEXIS SHOW/DEAR JESUS
Mention:
? ALYSHA PRICE – ADAM & EVE
? JACQUELINE KIRWAN – LIFE OF HERS
? NIKKI FAGBEMI – LIFE OF HERS
? SHAMAILAH PASCALL – A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DADDY
Favourite Web Series Ensemble:
? A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DADDY – BWNG
? ADAM & EVE – VISIONS INCORPORATED
? DEAR JESUS – WONDER LONDON FILMS
? LIFE OF HERS – CARDY FILMS
? THE ALEXIS SHOW – WONDERLONDON
? WEDDING DATES – DANIEL RUSTEAU/BWNG
Favourite Web Series:
? A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DADDY, S1 – BWNG
? DEAR JESUS, S3 – DANIELLE A SCOTT-HAUGHTON/WONDER LONDON FILMS
? HOW DID WE GET HERE, S1 – CARDY FILMS/BWNG
? JUST A COUPLE, S1 – SEBASTIAN THIEL/UPSHOT ENTERTAINMENT
? LIFE OF HERS, S1 – OLA MASHA/OLAN COLLARDY/SAMANTHA CHIOMA/CARDY FILMS
? WEDDING DATES, S1 – DANIEL RUSTEAU
Mention:
? ADAM & EVE – VISIONS INCORPORATED
? ADOTS APPRENTICE – UPSHOT ENTERTAINMENT
? BLACK & BROWN – HUMZA PRODUCTIONS
Favourite Short Film (to be judged by attendees on the day):
? BLIGHTY: BFF – DANIEL RUSTEAU
? FHPC (FAIR HONEST POSITIVE CREATIVE) – MARK ONE/GEORGE THE POET
? HIDDEN – QUASON MATTHEWS
? OYA: RISE OF THE ORISHAS – NOSA IGBINEDION
? PREY – SUNNY KING
? SOMETHING SENTIMENTAL – OLAN COLLARDY/OLA MASHA
Mention:
? PATIENT 418
Favourite Online Presenter:
? AARON ROACH BRIDGEMAN – MUSICALIZE, SBTV, VARIOUS
? CLAIRE CLOTTEY – MEDIA SPOTLIGHT UK, BANG FM, VARIOUS
? JACQUELINE SHEPHERD – VARIOUS
? REMEL LONDON – THE SHOW ROOM, LINK UP TV, VARIOUS
? RIA HEBDEN – VARIOUS
? VANESSA SANYAUKE – GIRLS TALK LONDON
Mention:
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? JENNI STEELE – various
? REUBEN CHRISTIAN – various
Favourite Music Promo (produced by Luti Media)
? DAPPY – BEAUTIFUL ME
? FUSE ODG FT. ANGEL – TINA
? LIAM BAILEY FT. ASAP FERG – VILLAIN
? MELISSA STEELE FT WRETCH 32 – YOU LOVE ME?
? SAM FELDT FT. KIMBERLY ANNE – SHOW ME LOVE
? RITA ORA – POISON
Favourite Youth Entertainment/Lifestyle Site/Mag
? CERTIFIED UK
? CUT THE CHAT
? GRM DAILY
? LINK UP TV
? SPIFF TV
Favourite Arts & Entertainment/Lifestyle Site/Mag
? COZY MAG
? THE NUBLK
? MEDIA DIVERSIFIED
? THE BRITISH BLACKLIST
? THE TV COLLECTIVE
HONORARY WINNERS
This year, four Honorary Digital Awards are to be presented. Two first ever Digital Achievement Awards will be presented individually to outstanding Youtube gamer Olajide ‘JJ’ Olatunji aka KSI (@KSIOlajidebt) and the Youtube beauty and fashion guru Shirley B. Eniang (@ShirleyBEniang) with this year’s Digital Vanguard Awards being bestowed upon writer/director of the Strolling Series, Cecile Emeke (@CecileEmeke) and Tolulope ‘T-Boy’ Ogunmefun aka Dont Jealous Me (@DontJealousMe) the hilarious comic actor and online personality. Congratulations to them all.
VOTING OPEN
2ND SCREEN NATION DIGITAL-iS MEDIA AWARDS 2015
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