Global Ambassador announces awards show …

Charles Thompson CEO and Founder of the annual Screen Nation Awards has today released details for the ceremony.

Having overcome the trials and tribulations of losing a key sponsor due to the ever evolving credit crunch in December Mr. Thompson has recieved full backing from the film industry.  The show will now take place at the British Academy for Film and TV (BAFTA).

Charles Thompson, CEO of Screen Nation says: “I am very proud to finally be able to showcase in our sixth year, the extraordinary pool of outstanding talent that we have here in the UK. It is very important that we recognize their work as being seen globally with their achievements setting them as exemplary British role models for the film & TV community. Screen Nation celebrates the achievements of all the winners and nominees and joins with our partners and the industry in wishing them all the best of luck.’’

Charles is the Bridge Over Troubled Waters (BOTW)  Global Ambassador for Ghana and takes pride in his position to provide aide and sustainability where disasters have struck in this region, and will make a formal statement about his role and committment to the work of BOTW as part of the company launch on Valentines Day.

The awards will see major honours go to comic legend Whoopi Goldberg, veteran star Don Warrington (Strictly Come Dancing, Rising Damp), Desmond’s creator Trix Worrell, South Africa’s first entry to the 2009 Oscars, Jerusalema, Noel Clarke and the cast of Adulthood and Sharon Martin, top Hair & Makeup Designer for Oscar winners Blood Diamond & Last King of Scotland.

TV favourite Josie D’Arby will host this elite ceremony alongside award winning comedian Eddie Kadi to reveal this year’s winners in 12 exceptional categories. Joined by the industries finest from both British and international shores, Screen Nation will reward the outstanding frontrunners in their creative fields.

Screen Nation Awards remains the UK’s only international ceremony to recognize the achievements of black film & TV. This year’s show will see Screen Nation joining in partnership with the UK Film Council, Film London and the BBC to once more reward a unique mix of cinematic and small screen talent.

Limited tickets for this exclusive event can be purchased online at Screen Nation website www.screennation.co.uk.

 

Bridge Over Troubled Waters CEO, Lorraine Gabriel said:

 

“Everyone here is very proud of the progress Charles and his team have made.  It was always clear this was a temporary setback.”

 

 

Seen here with Charles Thompson:

 

 Miss Gabriel went on to say:

 

“The outcome of having the event at BAFTA speaks volumes.  We’re very proud of our Ambassador and very much looking forward to attending the awards.”

 

We wish Charles every success!

 

 Visit: www.bridgeovertroubledwaters.org.uk

 

 

PLANE CRASHES CARRYING DISASTER RESPONSE OFFICIALS …

A Nigerian plane carrying more than 30 disaster response officials crashed on Friday in the oil hub of Port Harcourt in what was supposed to be a mock rescue exercise, but there were only a few minor injuries.

 The air force plane, carrying staff from the National Emergency Management Agency and other members of the emergency services, skidded off the runway and into bushes after landing at the city’s international airport.

Rescue workers on the ground who had been ready to stage a mock exercise instead found themselves dealing with a real emergency, but all of the passengers and crew escaped, with only a few sustaining minor injuries.

“No life was lost but the aircraft was severely damaged,” police spokeswoman Rita Inoma-Abbey said on Saturday.

(For more Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://af.reuters.com/ )

(Reporting by Austin Ekeinde; Writing by Nick Tattersall)

YELE announces Emergency Airflift to HAITI from Miami, Florida …

Emergency Airlift 

Yéle Haiti has teamed up with Federal Express, AmeriCares, Airline Ambassadors, Nature’s Path and Clif Bars for an airlift of medical supplies, food and other emergency items that are urgently needed to assist earthquake victims in Haiti. A FedEx plane will go to Port-au-Prince from Miami next week, the exact date to be determined based on securing landing clearance.
 
The public is invited to drop off specific items that will be part of the airlift. Yéle volunteers will be on site to screen the donations and will accept only the following items:
 
-    nutrition bars (individual or in packages)
-    blankets and sheets (unopened in store wrapping)
-    non-battery radios and flashlights (windup or solar)
-    candles (loose or in packages)
 
While the blankets are for people sleeping outdoors and on the street, the sheets are for wrapping bodies of the dead. 
 
These items can be dropped off on Sunday, January 17th from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the following location:
 
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132-1608

Friday, January 15, 2010 at 05:19PM