20 Oct 09 @ 3:50pm
And the Winner is…..!

Doubly excited are the team at Féile! Thanks to you, this happened:

We’re very excited here in Féile this week as we have been short listed for not one – but for two sets of highly prestigious awards with which we are delighted! Before reading, thank you for your ongoing support!

First up, we have been announced as finalists in the Go Belfast Awards – The Gongs 2009 in the ‘Festival Event of the Year’ category. This is an amazing achievement for us and we owe it all to you, our supporters, who voted for us in your thousands last month!

The winners will be announced at a glamorous red carpet awards event hosted by Justin Lee Collins at the Europa Hotel on Friday 13th November. Keep your fingers crossed – We’ll keep you posted!

Allianz Arts & Business Awards 2010

Even more exciting is the fact that we have been short listed for three Allianz Arts & Business Awards 2010. The eagerly awaited short list was announced last week. Seven judges from across the spectrum of commerce and culture had the difficult job of short listings the best examples of excellence in partnerships from a record number of entries.

The awards pay tribute to a total of 22 short listed arts and business partnerships jostling for first prize in five categories. Féile is short listed for its brilliant partnerships with festival sponsor’s Tennent’s NI (formerly InBev) and Sainsbury’s.

Féile and Sainsbury’s has been short listed for the ‘A&B Community Award’ while Féile and Tennent’s NI (formerly InBev) have been short listed for the ‘A&B Sustained Partnership Award’ and also the ‘A&B Employee Engagement Award’.

The Allianz Arts & Business Awards ceremony will be a glittering affair at the Ulster Museum in Belfast on Thursday 21st January 2010, when the winners will be announced in all categories. So watch this space!