9th
Screen Nation Film and Television Awards 2014
POSTHUMOUS AWARD PRESENTED TO FELIX DEXTER
POSTHUMOUS AWARD PRESENTED TO FELIX DEXTER
The Screen Nation Film & TV Awards returns for it's annual ceremony dedicated to celebrating outstanding achievements and diversity on the British screen.
Award
winning comedian, writer and actor Felix Dexter will posthumously receive
Screen Nation’s highest honour, the Edric Connor Inspiration Award for his
contribution to TV, stage and radio during his career. British and
international stars from across the globe will attend the 9th Screen Nation Film & TV Awards
on Sunday 23rd February at the 4 star Park Plaza
Riverbank hotel in London, to commemorate his life.
Friends
and family will present words on the night to showcase his involvement in
iconic TV shows: The Real McCoy, Have I Got News For You, The Lenny Henry Show and numerous other appearances
on broadcast. Felix had a host of serious acting roles in TV dramas, as well as
on the West End stage alongside Helen Mirren in Mourning Becomes Electra. He also appeared in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest with US actor Christian Slater.
Alongside the posthumous Award to
Felix Dexter, the Screen Nation Film & TV Awards is proud to announce that
this year’s Honorary & Major Awards will be bestowed upon the following
recipients
Outstanding
Contribution Bill Duke The veteran actor/dir of Predator,
Sister Act 2 etc
Classic
Film (International) Do the Right Thing Spike Lee’s classic NYC set movie, 25 yrs old
Classic
TV (International) The Cosby
Show 30th
Anniversary of the US comedy classic
Classic
TV (UK) Desmond’s 25th
Anniversary of C4’s most successful comedy
The
annual event will present a stylish award ceremony, live performances and after
show party to celebrate the achievements of British talent as well as stars
from across the world.
Themed under Nigeria @100 and hosted by the gorgeous LA based British Nigerian actress Caroline Chikezie (The Sweeney, Footballers Wives, Inale) and the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, the hilarious Ali Baba.
As the UK's only international Awards ceremony rewarding culturally diverse talent working in film and TV, the 9th annual edition celebrates the achievements of British talent as well as stars from around the world with a star studded award ceremony, live entertainment and after show party. Past award recipients include Hollywood legends Whoopi Goldberg and Morgan Freeman as well as top tier UK talent, Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Lennie James and Noel Clarke.
The Screen Nation Film & TV Awards was founded by Charles Thompson MBE, an international Film Producer with over 20 years experience in the film & TV industry. Charles said “the last 12 months have been a stellar year for world class cinema involving African British talent and one that finally signals their critical breakthrough to full international recognition. With many coming from a British Nigerian heritage I am delighted to celebrate the achievements that British talent have to offer as Screen Nation joins with them to celebrate the continued development of cultural diversity in the coming Nigerian centenary year of 2014”
2014 marks the 100th year of the creation of Nigeria, the effervescent home of Nollywood cinema, giving extra cause for celebration. The Creative Director of the 2014 Awards is the renowned Nigerian born, British based director/producer Obi Emelonye, the man described as bringing the magic of Nollywood to the world. Screen Nation will play host to the Nigeria High Commissioner and a host of British based Nigerian heritage Olympic & world sporting champions, titans of business and finance, crème de la crème of Nollywood alongside many more from the worlds of politics, media and high society.
The full list of categories and
nominations will be revealed 22nd January 2014 live via Google
Hangout from the studios of the UK’s only Pan-African multi-lingual television
channel Vox Africa (Sky218) and
ceremony highlights screened in the UK, Europe & Africa from 2nd March with
repeats on DStv (191) & GOtv (16).
FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Accreditation
for press passes etc can only be made online to press@screennation.co.uk
Public Relations: Ann-Melody Areola | Head of PR | pr@screennation.co.uk
The 9th Screen
Nation Film & TV Award will be held on Sunday 23rd February
2014 at the Park Plaza Riverbank, 18 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TJ
● Limited
VIP tickets for this exclusive event can be purchased exclusively online at
Screen Nation website www.screennation.com.
● Media
Partners: Vox Africa, ABN TV, Nollywood Movies, OK! Nigeria, New African
Woman, Scene TV, Afrinolly and (more to be confirmed)
● Sponsors
& Partners: BBC, Creative Skillset, Arik
Air, Ultimalt, Guinness FE, Star Lager, Tamara Event Designers, Vivacity PR, DooWebDev,
Spotlight Media World Services, Grey Type Media, The Nollywood Factory, Amosu,
J2 Konsults, Mahogany International (more to be confirmed)
● Broadcast
Partner: Vox Africa (Sky218) - The show highlights will be broadcast on
2nd March 2014
● The
Screen Nation Film & TV Awards is the leading European organisation
rewarding and promoting excellence in the Black film & TV sector. The
primary aim of the Awards is to raise awareness by providing a platform to
acknowledge and celebrate the talents of British and global film and television
professionals of African Diaspora heritage.
● The
Screen Nation event is fully recognised by the industry and has evolved over
the years to become a prestigious key event in the UK show business calendar.
● Charles
Thompson MBE, son of one the UK’s first African barrister’s is the Founder &
CEO of Screen Nation and is an Independent Producer with over
20 years experience in the UK film & TV industry. He has worked
in a producing capacity in major TV drama, has produced many short and
feature length narrative films, with many winning awards, and most
recently worked as a Producer on the multi award winning Nollywood family
films, The Mirror Boy and disaster thriller, Last Flight to Abuja
the two most successful African/UK produced films ever released in UK cinemas.
● Charles
Thompson was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2011 for his
services to the global black film industry. On receiving the MBE Charles
said: ‘ ‘Thank you your Majesty, it feels good to know the Ancestors
have guided me well enough to have finally taken a piece out of the British
Empire’
● Charles
co-founded and served as Festival Director for one of Europe’s premier Black
film showcases, the now annulled bfm International Film Festival.
● Charles
is a founding member of the New Black Film Collective, the former Chair of the
Alliance of Black Media Professionals, a Millennium Awards Fellow, a member of
the Roundhouse Centre Creative Advisory Panel, Chief Judge of the Ghana UK
Based Achievement Awards (GUBA) and has been honoured twice by former London
Mayor, Ken Livingstone for his contribution to London life.
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| Felix Dexter |
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| ALI BABA |
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| Caroline Chikezie |
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| BILL DUKE |
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