Young people between age 18 and 31 who have recorded outstanding achievements in 2020 will have their day in the sun as The Future Awards Africa has concluded plans to honor them in a three day TV and Digital festival.
The event which is a set of awards given by The Future Project (TFP) to honor and celebrate young people between the ages of 18 and 31was organized in partnership with Y! Africa and will take place between 27 – 29 November 2020.
According to Ayobola Eniola who is co-producer of the show this year posited that the show this year will pioneer a new way of delivering immersive event experiences in the age of COVID 19
“It will be a 3-day TV & Digital celebration of a generation coming into its power – through diversity, inclusion, and accountability culture. The Future Festival will celebrate emerging youth power – with an average age of 27. It celebrates young people who are coming into their own, set to be the leaders of the culture, of industry, driving the conversation, dictating trends, upsetting old orders, and creating new possibilities” he said.
The event will kick off on Friday, November 27, 2020, with The Beating Corona Heroes Telethon celebrating those on the frontline of helping the continent in its continued fight against Covid-19, across the entire spectrum of well-being and growth including emotional health, supporting businesses and rebuilding communities. This will be a 10 minutes broadcast at the top of the hour from 9 am to 6 pm.
On Day 2 of the event, the Diversity Summit, which tackles all the issues that are top on the mind of young people in terms of diversity, inclusion, and equality from identity to spirituality, capitalism to the environment, special needs to human rights. This summit will also be the biggest gathering of the most influential young people working and leading conversation on these issues. This is a 6-hour summit with 5 panels each hour from 12 pm to 6 pm.
The climax of the entire festival will come up on Sunday as awards in 21 categories will be up for grab. This award ceremony celebrates young people who are breaking boundaries and crashing ceilings in 21 categories from Film to Fashion and Technology to Engineering. The awards will also feature mind-blowing music and other performances featuring culture drivers from across the year, produced with spectacular production values by some of Nigeria’s brightest directors, stylists, and creatives. This is a 2 hour, 30 minutes event hosted by two of Africa’s hottest music stars, and will be helmed by a pre and post-award review show hosted by two of its hottest OAPs.
“The Future Festival will be the biggest gathering of young people who have shaped the culture across Africa – from beating Corona to kicking it with Beyoncé – in 2020,” says Bukonla Adebakin, who is Chief Operating Officer of the presenting company, RED.
Nominations are still on via awards.thefutureafrica.com along with more information about the awards, including the judging process and the regional jury members from across Africa.