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)
THE FOUNDER’S TROPHY
MUSIC – Christ Church Foundation School Steel Orchestra – TNT Soca Medley
THE CYNTHIA WILSON NIFCA PRODUCER’S PRIZE
MUSIC – Marlon Legall
50th ANNIVERSARY OF NIFCA AWARD
DANCE – Multifarious Dance Crew – B.F.A.B (Born from a Boombox)
MUSIC – Christ Church Foundation School Steel Orchestra – TNT Soca Medley
THEATRE – Akeem Chandler-Prescod – Suicide Bomber
CULINARY – Ms. Melanie Trotman- Sweet Treat Chattel House
VISUAL ARTS – Ryan Alleyne- Bajan Home Essentials
FILM – Shakhouri Thompson – Do the Thang (Music Video)
LITERARY ARTS – Kenneth Lewis – (5 winning entries)
160TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BARBADOS LANDSHIP AWARD
DANCE – Haynesville Youth Club- Revival of Barbados National Birthright (formerly called Celebrating our Heritage)
BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR PRIZE
THEATRE – Akeem Chandler-Prescod – Suicide Bomber
FILM – Shakhouri Thompson – Do the Thang (Music Video)
DANCE – Dreaming Black Boy Productionz – One More Day
VISUAL ARTS/Craft – Ryan Alleyne – Bajan Home Office Essentials
VISUAL ARTS/Fine Arts – Markley Clarke – Bulkeley
ICON AWARDS
DANCE – The Gene Carson Award of Excellence –
Pearls Dance Academy – Culture
MUSIC – The James Millington Award of Excellence –
Christ Church Foundation School Steel Orchestra – TNT Soca Medley
CULINARY – The Peter Edey Award of Excellence –
Akil Taylor
FILM – The Erskine Callender Award of Excellence –
Shakhouri Thompson – Do the Thang (Music Video)
SCHOLARSHIPS
PRIME MINISTERS SCHOLARSHIP
DANCE – Shaunnell Neverson – Unrequited Love/ And So We Danse
The Richild Springer Award of Excellence –
Shaunnell Neverson – Unrequited Love/ And So We Danse
BARBADOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
DANCE – Kibibi Lee, Haynesville Youth Club
DANCE – Savion Wilson, Pearls Dance Academy
DANCE – Calista Bowen, Barbados Dance Centre
DANCE – Danya Skeete, Barbados Dance Centre
THEATRE – Nikolai Worrell – The Heat is On
THEATRE – Natalie Thornhill – The Heat is On
MUSIC – Nikhyl Burnett – In Christ Alone
VISUAL ARTS – Jasmin Warner – Money, Power, No Respect
VISUAL ARTS – Jeremiah Nicholls, Alexandra School – Landscape
TVET COUNCIL CHOREOGRAPHY SCHOLARSHIPS
Carolyn Brathwaite – Bajans in Movement
Sheron Grant – The Box
SPONSORED AWARDS
NTI Award
VISUAL ARTS – Elena Scantlebury, Queens College – Bajanocracy
DANCE – Pearls Dance Academy – Culture
NTI Award for an Outstanding Artiste with Disability
VISUAL ARTS – Young Explorers – Paperville Chattel House Village
INCENTIVE AWARDS
Special Incentive Award for Artistes with Disabilities
VISUAL ARTS – Young Explorers – Paperville Chattel House Village
DANCE – Christopher Gilkes, Gem.in.I Project – Unbroken
DANCE
Best Performance by an Individual – Dancin’ Africa – Jada Best – The Journey
Best performance by a Community Group – Bajans in Movement – Time
Best Newcomer to NIFCA Dance – Shaunnell Neverson – Unrequited Love/ And So We Danse
Best Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Performance – Pearls Dance Academy – Culture
Best presentation by a Group – Multifarious Dance Crew – B.F.A.B (Born from a Boombox)
MUSIC
NIFCA MUSIC ARRANGER’S CHALLENGE WINNERS
- 1st Place – Marlon Legall Voice Project for the arrangement of Emmerton
- 2nd Place – Gary Goodridge for his arrangement of Da Cocoa Tea
- 3rd Place – Mylon Clarke for his arrangement of Da Cocoa Tea
NIFCA MUSIC PERFORMER’S CHALLENGE WINNERS
- Challenge #1 – Keelan Richards
- Challenge #2 – Kaylee Allman
- Challenge #3 – Daniel Harvey
- Challenge #4 – Machaio Carter
Best Presentation – Christ Church Foundation School Steel Orchestra – TNT Soca Medley
Best Performance by a Secondary School – Christ Church Foundation School Steel Orchestra – TNT Soca Medley
Best Performance by a Primary School – The Cyptones – De Conkie Song
Best Performance by an Individual Kibibi Greenidge – Feeling Good
Most Promising Performance by a Community Group -Haynesville Youth Club – Riddum and Tempo 1
Best Newcomer to NIFCA Music St. Luke’s Academy Choir – Climb Every Mountain
Best Arrangement – Christ Church Foundation School Steel Orchestra – TNT Soca Medley
Best Spouge Performance – St. Cyprian’s Boys’ Band – 246
Best Performance of Tuk Rhythms – Haynesville Youth Club – Riddum and Tempo 2
Best Original Piece – Arlington Daniel – Los Barbados
Best Instrumental Performance – Christ Church Foundation School Steel Orchestra – Tribute to de Doctor
Most Entertaining Performance/Performer – Christ Church Foundation School Steel Orchestra – TNT Soca Medley
Best Small Ensemble – 15 and less – Haynesville Youth Club
Best Large Ensemble – 16 and over – Christ Church Foundation School Steel Orchestra
THEATRE
Most Promising Presentation, Drama – Nikolai Worrell & Natalie Thornhill – The Heat is On
Most Promising Presentation, Speech – Reynold Weekes Primary – No Longer a Part of this World
Most Promising Performance by a Primary School – Aiden Bruce, Milton Lynch Primary – Branded
Most Promising Performance by an Individual – Chalesha Pilgrim, R. Weekes Primary–No Longer a Part of this World
Most promising Newcomer to NIFCA Theatre – Aiden Bruce, Milton Lynch Primary – Branded
NIFCA Theatre Access Award – Nikolai Worrell & Natalie Thornhill – The Heat is On
The Ricky ‘Babu’ Parris Challenge Shield – Cyndi Celeste Marshall –Badu
CULINARY
Special Participation Award – Maria Holder Nursery School
VISUAL ARTS
- Fine Art
Jadon Jackman – The Lena I Remember
Kalique Wiltshire – Scourge’s Armour
Chalondra Gilkes – Combermere School, Virus 2020
Dante Parris, Lodge School – Milkshakes
Zuriel St. Juste, Ellerslie – Fruit of the Spirit
Brittany Jordan – Hyacinth
- Craft
Kristianne Cadogan, Alexandra School – Stuck
Zacharie Cumberbatch, Combermere – Steel Donkey
Alexis Belgrave, Lodge School – Monkey See-Monkey Do
Jamiah Marshall, Daryll Jordan Secondary – Textile Wall Hanging
Adia Miller, Alexandra – Acorn Mushroom
- Photography
ADULT – Training Award I: Kurk Rouse- The Long Goodbye
JUNIOR – The Training Award II: Jasmin Warner –Web
Kota Forde-Cumberbatch – Red Measuring Cups
Lynda Browne-Bristov – Tube Lines
Kurk Rouse – The Long Goodbye
Tiffany Jordan – Ghost By the Window
FILM/VIDEO
Best Entry by a Group (Junior)
Bonnets National Summer Camp – The Loop (Narrative Fiction)
Best Entry by a Group (Adult)
Neil Hoyte/Digital Media Film Programme – The Bride (Narrative Fiction)
7 Day Film Challenge
1st – Dreaming Cloud Films- Jomario Goddard – ‘I Stutter’
2nd – Room 2448 – Andrew Thornhill – ‘Not Alone’
3rd – Drewbass Productions – Andrew Yearwood ‘Mr. Director’
Music Video
1st – Shakhouri Thompson – Do the Thang (Music Video)
2nd – Gabriela Atherley – My Birthday
3rd – Daniel Boyce – Boss feat. Alkaline
Narrative Fiction
1st – Neil Hoyte/Digital Media Film Programme – The Bride
2nd – Reko Gibson – Knock Knock
3rd – Daniel Boyce – 26
Documentary
1st – Richard Grimes – Roots of Success
2nd – Kota Forde-Cumberbatch – ZEITGEIST! Episode 8
3rd – Melissa Hunte – Kodak
Animation
1st – Mikul Elcock – ‘Where the Money Goes’
LITERARY ARTS
Essays
1st – Ashley Dyall – Barbados a Journey of…’
Poetry
1st – Kenneth Lewis – ‘The Savage Samaritan’
Short Story
1st – Trina Layne – ‘A Reflection of Barbados From 1899’
CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT – DANCE
Gentle Steps Arts Academy – Ballroom Babeez – Costume
Barbados Dance Centre – Mother Nature’s Energy – Lighting
Multifarious Dance Crew – B.F.A.B (Born from a Boombox) – Set
Faith Williams – It’s Back – Costume
Pearls Dance Academy – Culture– Original Score
Haynesville Youth Club – Nigbe Gbekekbi – Accompaniment
