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Mbulelo Mpofu, Online Reporter
ARTISTES in Pumula, Bulawayo, are headed for a fulfilling summer as the Pumula Royal Arts And Community Awards (PRACA) has called for submissions and nominations for their talent to be recognised.
Pumula North Hall will forever stand as a historical site for Pumula artistes as it was where the event was born last year.
Happy Mpofu and Evidence Zana are the brains behind the initiative which seeks to “appreciate and embrace different talents that young people have.”
It will be the event’s second edition and submissions open on September 15 and close on October 22.
Nominees will be announced on October 31 with winners being announced on December 18 at a venue to be announced.
Only content created between the August 31, 2020 to September 10, 2021 will be considered and there will be a voting process where judges will count the votes and announce the winners.
The event has served as a springboard to artistes such as Kotiion, Poly de Nqoe, Teekay and Mtsheliwentombi to kickstart their careers as inaugural winners.
PRACA public relations manager, Shantel Chilumbu said they are excited to host the awards again and called upon artistes, sportsmen and community leaders to submit their works for consideration.
“This year’s awards will be held under the theme, ‘Promoting youth participation and recognising the young talent’ and we are calling on all Pumula artistes to answer the call and submit their works for consideration,” she said.
The vision is to grow the initiative to be a metropolitan event, not just for residents of Pumula Old, North, East and South. In its embryonic life, PRACA is no stranger to challenges and Shantel calls upon well-wishers to chip in with donations.
“We want to make this event a massive one and we could use a bit of help from well-wishers,” said Shantel.
Submissions can be done virtually on [email protected] and for WhatsApp: +263 78 714 7842.
Amongst the categories which youths can submit their works for include the following:
Arts Categories, Music Awards
1. Outstanding new comer in all genre’s
2. Best Male Artist.
3. Best Female Artist.
4. Best Music producer/studio.
5. Music video of the year.
6. Song of the year
7. Best Maskandi Artist
8. Best Gospel Artist
9. Best RnB Artist
10. Best Amapiano or House or Ggom Artist
11. Best Hip hop Artist
12. Best Dancehall Artist
13. Best Afro Pop Artist
Dance Awards:
1. Outstanding Dancer Individual.
(i) Male
(ii) Female
2. Out standing Dance Group Across all Genres.
Poetry Awards:
1. Outstanding Poet.
(i) Male
(ii) Female
2. Outstanding literary work – Fiction.
3. Outstanding literary work – Non-Fiction.
Film Awards:
1. Best Upcoming Actor/Actress.
2. Best Actor.
3. Best Actress.
4. Best short / feature film.
5. Best Production/Media House.
6. Outstanding Theatre Actor/Actress
Visual Artists Awards:
1. Best Visuals Director Across all genres.
2. Best photographer.
3. Best Cinematographer.
Comedy Awards:
1. Best comedian
(I) Male
(II) Female
2. Best Stand up Comedian.
Modeling Awards:
1. Best Male Model.
2. Best female Model.
Community awards:
1. Outstanding Youth-Led Community Organisation.
2. Outstanding youth project.
3. Business of the year.
4. Most supporting NGO.
Individual awards:
1. Outstanding youth in community engagements.
2. Entrepreneur of the year.
3. Community leader of the year in all wards.
4. Community group of the year in all wards.
5. Most Developed Business.
6. Upcoming Entreprenuer.
7. Most Hard Working Young Person in the Community.
Best hand Work Awards:
1. Best creative Hand worker of the year.
Sports Category:
1. Sportsman of the year.
2. Best team of the year across all sporting codes.
— @eMKlass_49
Online Reporter