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The curtains of the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts’ (NIFCA) 50th anniversary celebrations officially closed on Sunday, November 26th, with The NIFCA Performing Arts Gala: Barabajan. After weeks of enjoying the festival’s return in its full capacity, hundreds of attendees at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium were treated to a ...

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NIFCA 2023 - LITERARY ARTS AWARDS   ESSAYS   ENTRANT CAT. TITLE OF PIECE AVG. SCORE             ASHLEY DYALL ESSAYS BARBADOS A JOURNEY OF…THROUGH…THE BRUSH 90 SILVER DENIESE CHARLES ESSAYS THJE YARD 87 SILVER LISA PARRIS ESSAYS LEGACY IN THE MAKING: THE REPUBLIC'S INFLUENCE ON [...]

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NIFCA 2023 CULINARY ARTS AWARDS   SCHOOLS/ JUNIORS   ENTRANT CAT. ENTRY TITLE SCORE AWARD AKIL TAYLOR B. GOODS NOTHING BUT CHOCOLATE 91 GOLD AKIL TAYLOR B. GOODS CARROT CAKES 89 GOLD AKIL TAYLOR B. GOODS CASSAVA PATTY 87 GOLD AKIL TAYLOR B.GOODS CHRISTOPHENE PIE 74 BRONZE AVAH-MARIA KING B. [...]

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NIFCA 2023 FILM-VIDEO RESULTS JUNIOR ENTRANT TITLE OF ENTRY SCORE AWARD BONNETS NATIONAL SUMMER CAMP THE LOOP (NARRATIVE FICTION)   88 GOLD TALIA SMALL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION 63 - JONARII BECKLES BUSSA TRIBUTE 55.5 - ADULT INDIVIDUALS ENTRANT TITLE OF ENTRY SCORE AWARD SHAKOURI THOMPSON DO THE THANG (MUSIC VIDEO) 95 [...]

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  NIFCA 2023 GENERAL & INCENTIVE AWARDS PRIME MINISTER’S AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL ENTRY DANCE - S. Neverson Dance Company – And So We Danse                        THEATRE - Akeem Chandler-Prescod - Suicide Bomber VISUAL ARTS - Ryan Alleyne- Bajan Home Essentials FILM - Shakhouri Thompson – Do the Thang (Music Video) [...]

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NIFCA 2023 VISUAL ARTS AWARDS ADULTS ENTRANT  TITLE OF ENTRY GENRE SCORE AWARD AARON TROTMAN TRIBE'S GIRL FINE ART 83 SILVER AISHA LOVELL THE CAVE HANDICRAFT 70 BRONZE ALISHA SMITH DESSERT RHAPSODY  FINE ART 80 BRONZE ALLISON CALLENDER PRAISE IS WHAT I DO II HANDICRAFT 71 BRONZE ALLISON CALLENDER PRAISE [...]

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NIFCA 2023 THEATRE ARTS RESULTS   JUNIORS   ENTRANT ENT. TITLE AVG. SCORE AWARD AIDAN BRUCE MILTON LYNCH PRIMARY BRANDED 76 SILVER DEIGHTON GRIFFITH SECONDARY ELSA’S VERSION 64.6 BRONZE REYNOLD WEEKES PRIMARY  (Chalesha Pilgrim and Christiann Bushell) NOLONGER A PART OF THIS WORLD 76.6 SILVER ROLAND EDWARDS PRIMARY THE GOVERNMENT [...]

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NIFCA 2023 MUSIC RESULTS JUNIORS ENTRANT ENTRY TITLE AVG. SCORE AWARD CHRIST CHURCH FOUNDATION STEEL ORCHESTRA TNT SOCA MELODY 95 GOLD CHRIST CHURCH FOUNDATION STEEL ORCHESTRA TRIBUTE TO DE DOCTOR 91 GOLD CHRIST THE KING BOOMWHACKERS I AM ALIVE 68 BRONZE COLERIDGE AND PARRY SCHOOL CHOIR WINNER 78 SILVER COLERIDGE [...]

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NIFCA 2023 DANCE RESULTS   JUNIORS   ENTRANT ENTRY TITLE AVG. SCORE AWARD ANIKA SMALL SHOWSTOPPA 66 BRONZE BAJANS IN MOVEMENT TIME 71 BRONZE BARBADOS DANCE CENTRE MOTHER NATURE'S ENERGY 80 SILVER BARBADOS DANCE CENTRE RHYTHMIC RHAPSODY 74 BRONZE BARBADOS DANCE CENTRE DANCE AGAIN 70 BRONZE THE ELLERSLIE SCHOOL ELS [...]

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