We are now accepting nominations for the NCCA  SUDI National Music Awards. The deadline for submission is on December 31, 2023 (Sunday).

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) SUDI Awards is a National Music award that aims to recognize outstanding contributions of Filipino musical works, creators, institutions, and researchers across genres and modes of productions with the highest standard and artistic excellence. 

For the year 2020, its launch year, the twenty (20) most outstanding musical achievements (whether artist, musical piece, journal, cultural worker, or institution, but not limited to) that defined the past decades were given recognition.

In the succeeding years, excellent and significant musical contributions shall be held triennially but recognized annually.  For this installment, awardees from the years 2021, 2022, and 2023 will be recognized.

Eligibility

The award is for all Filipino Composers or songwriters; Performing entity/groups; Researchers/writers and other music projects; and music compositions/works, except to the officers and members of the NCCA Secretariat, the incumbent Executive Council (ExeCon) Members of the NCCA Committee on Music (NCM), and the current Technical Working Group for the SUDI Awards.

Who can nominate?

  • Individuals
  • Institutions and Organizations
  • No self nomination

Who to nominate?

  • Filipino citizens at the time of nomination, as well as those who died after the year they are being nominated.
  • Those who had a definite contribution to the music landscape of that particular year (2021, 2022 or 2023), and had brought the Filipino people to a greater appreciation and understanding of Philippine music and culture.
  • Those who achieved excellence and empowered people in the sector, especially for traditional and contemporary music of the regions.
  • Those who received accolades through positive reviews or write-ups from peers and critics and awards from local or international award-giving bodies, and refereed/featured in local and international conferences/festivals and journals/published works. And whose works have been repeatedly performed in all venues and parts of the world.

Nominators must submit the following:

  • Official Nomination form* 
  • Description of the nominee
  • List and proof of achievements** during the specific year of nomination

*Downloadable
**Please note that nominees’ works and achievements must only be during the specific year of nomination (Years 2021, 2022, or 2023) and does not include works from past years.

 

Documents can be sent through whichever is more accessible for the nominator:

Via Email:

NCCA SUDI Nat
Program Management Division (PMD) – Arts Section
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS NCCA
nccasudiawards@gmail.com

 

Via Mail:

NCCA SUDI National Music Awards Secretariat
Program Management Division (PMD) – Arts Section
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS NCCA
633 Gen. Luna St., Intramuros, Manila 1002

 

For more information regarding the SUDI Awards, kindly check the attached SUDI guidelines.

 

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