BEFFTA AWARDS 2012: All You need to know!!!

Beffta awards simply is the prestigious all black entertainment, film, fashion, television and arts award. The aim is to inspire, celebrate and recognise both the known and unknown Black achievers. The event is created by Pauline Long and is owned by East End Studios Limited.







4TH ANNUAL BEFFTA AWARDS UK 2012; Details.



HOSTS:

BEFFTA AWARDS GUESTS: All guests are by invite only.
Date: 27th October 2012 , Black History Month
VENUE: The Hippodrome, North End Road, Golders Green, London. N11 7RP
TIME:
DOORS OPEN: 4.00 pm
VIP ARRIVALS: 4.15pm
DRINKS RECEPTION AND CANAPÉS : 5.15pm – 6.30pm
PRE-AWARDS RED CARPET PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRESS INTERVIEWS: 4.15pm – 6.30pm
MAIN AWARDS SHOW: 7.00pm – 10.30pm
VIP Drinks: 10.30pm – 11.30pm
POST-AWARDS PRESS INTERVIEWS AND RED CARPET PHOTOGRAPHY: 10.30PM – 11.30pm
OFFICIAL BEFFTA AFTER-PARTY: 10.30PM TILL LATE





DRESS CODE: (MUST BE ADHERED TO!!!)
Strictly Black Tie/Full glamour
Men: Black Tuxedos or Black Suits
Women: Evening gowns

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NEWS FLASH!!!, Princess Deun Ade Doyin -Solarin wins the Beffta media Icon Award 2012.

Princess 'Deun created the  popular TV show Princess of Arize on BEN TV SKY channel 182 following her popular celebrity host for the Nigerian leading talk show Morning Ride on NTA2 Channel 5. Princess of Arize show is the leading ethnic  media programme that continues to break new grounds. The TV show celebrates and features businesses, individuals and special events within the African and Caribbean community in Diaspora and beyond.
The Nigerian born journalist, motivational speaker and media consultant started her career as a broadcaster on NBC TV in 1975 over 35years ago, and has long embraced success in the media industry.She has long been known as a veteran, and multi award winning broadcaster of all time in the African/Nigerian community.
On the 27th october 2012, Princes Deun will walk the redcarpet with stars of Black entertainment to recieve her award.






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Black History Month Special with iROCK! UK: DO BLACK GIRLS HAVE IT HARDER?

DO BLACK GIRLS HAVE IT HARDER? THE WORKSHOP:
DATE: 27/10/2012
VENUE: The lift Islington Youth hub.

In celebrating Black History month 2012, iROCK!UK have organised a workshop for the Black girl/woman. "This event is dedicated to motivate, elevate, honour and celebrate the 'everyday Black woman'".
Despite the great accompliments by Black women in the UK, there are still that lingering doubts and issues of identity, self-worth, and the doubt on whether one deserves success.
In dealing with these issues, iROCK!UK has carefully chosen the following topics to be discussed on the workshop:

                 a). Are we our own enemy?
                 b). My self esteem.
                 c). My identity
                 d). My weight.
                 e). My skin.

"These issues may seem like petty to some but, they affect deeply many Black women, especially the younger ones like myself. We talk about these amongst ourselves and watch shows where Black Americans discuss these topics but never have the courage to challenge the society or ourselves here", says Haja Bally 28, who is also an iROCK! UK mentee.

Other topics to be covered will also include, personal finance, career, and business opportunities. As always also, young people will have the opportunity to network with professionals from various fields in business.

iROCK! UK is a social enterprise providing the platform to challenge many issues that seem quite taboo among Black women in the UK.  iROCK! UK, creates the safe environment to openly debate these issues. Their programmes not only provide youpeople with mentoring support, but also help in securing them work placement and employment opportunities.

From now iROCK! will be hosting monthly workshops for the next consecutive 6 months. For more information on this event or any of the up coming event click here

Nollywood movie brings the Amina world premiere in London Leicester square today and its all good news for Africa Fashion week London.

Africa Fashion week london designers Benjamin Kitoko dresses the stars of Amina for the red carpet:

 The organisers of Africa Fashion Week London 2012 are delighted to announce their partnership with the organisers of the Amina premiere which will see AFWL 2012 designers dress a number of the actors for the red carpet of the world premiere of the Nollywood movie scheduled for today 17 October 2012 at London’s Leicester Square.

While Benjamin Kitoko who will be showcasing at AFWL 2013 will be dressing the co-producer lead actor Wil Johnson and the producer/director Christian Ashaiku, Connie Shalifa of Clisha Couture, who showcased on the second day of AFWL 2012 will be providing bespoke garments for the red carpet host Anneka Honor and a number of female members of the cast including Alison Caroll and Nicole da Silva Semedo.

Both Benjamin Kitoko and Connie Shalifa were interviewed for the promotional video for the premiere which is one of the most highly anticipated London premieres of a Nollywood production this year.

Amina world premiere is  organised by AOC Communications and Screen Nation Media and will be taking place today, 17 October 2012 at Empire Leicester Square with red carpet from 7.45pm featuring a host of celebrities from Nigeria’s Omotola Jalede-Ekeinde to Ghana’s Van Vicker, screening at 8.45pm followed by an after-party.

Witch Kentu had a Horrible day by Faustina Anyanwu.

A story of a horrible witch called Witch Kentu, who lives up on the top of a jungle mountain. Every day, she scares the children away from the park, and she always has fun seeing the children cry and run away from the park. At every stage of the way, she gets into a mishap that will only take her aback. The first from the author Faustina Anyanwu, this story is poetically packed with humor and is sure to be a children’s favorite of all time.

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How Anita Quansah has changed the face of African Fashion.



Anita Quansah in the middle with models
showcasing her collections
Picture by: Subysinem

She is arguably the best and most authentic jewellery curator in the world of African origin. Anita Quansah has long been creating timeless, bespoke jewelleries that I can only refer to as Sophistication.
We have seen it all but what Anita has done this time on the Irock Uk's Tribes of African fashion show is simply BREATHTAKINGLY AMAZING!.
Anita mixes parts of vintage jewelleries and semi precious stones, rare African beads and textiles to create magical dramatic pieces that are  global phenomenon. No wonder her creations have long been embraced by A list celebrity women.

Watch this!!!
                                                        Picture credits to SUBYSINEM.