The 2022 Pitcher Festival of Creativity has started with the the release of the Pitcher Awards shortlist.
In-person event, the organizers say will return in 2023, however, all programmes for 2022 will still proceed online. The Pitcher Awards entries were judged by 6 independent juries.
The 6 jury categories include Channel, Craft, Digital, Entertainment, Good and Heritage.
The Craft category is new for 2022, but according to the organizers, the category has performed well, competing favourably with other older categories in the awards in terms of number of entries.
“Overall, we see progress in terms of quality of entries. It was quite heartwarming to hear the jurors say repeatedly, ‘the standards have gone up this year’, said CEO of CHINI Africa and Chairman of the festival, Nnamdi Ndu.
“We hope this will be sustained and that African creativity will begin to get the respect it deserves on the world stage”. Ndu added
The Heritage category includes entries in Film, Audio, Print, Design and Outdoor and Activations.
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The Channel category includes entries in Use of Media, Use of Data, Use of Insights and Strategy, PR and Reputation Management and Integrated Campaigns; while the Digital category covers works in Social Media, Messaging, Apps, Websites, Novel and devices as well as the Integrated Digital campaign, newly introduced this year.
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The Good category includes subcategories for work done by for Nonprofit Organizations, a second subcategory includes works done by For-Profit Organizations. Entries in Entertainment were submitted under Entertainment Film, Live Events, Sports, Comic Skits, Use of Music and Music Video.
The final of winners of the Pitcher Awards will be announced during the Pitcher Awards Show which will be streamed online by 4pm WAT on 21 May 2022. You can access the full list of awards shortlist here.
A media forum has been scheduled by 10am WAT on 19 May to discuss the Festival programmes and the shortlist. Join now, access is free.
Pitcher Festival of Creativity is an annual events and awards programme that promotes Africa’s creativity in marketing, advertising, media, PR, digital, entertainment and related fields.
