Screen Nation Awards

Prestigious awards event

The Screen Nation Awards are a televised awards ceremony that recognises excellence in British Black film and television, often referred to as the "Black BAFTAs", highlighting achievements by actors, directors, and filmmakers from the UK and international scene, typically taking place during UK Black History Month in October.

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Kanye Harrison

Presenter & Actor

Kayne Lee Harrison is a British/American character actor, known for playing Cre in the Netflix hit comedy movie Resort to Love (2021).

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Ashley
Everett

Beyoncé’s Dance Captain & Celebrity Choreographer

Ashley Everett is an American dancer and actress. She is best known as lead backup dancer and dance captain for Beyoncé, and has worked with such artists as Taemin, Usher, Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, Tina Turner, Ciara, Sean Paul and Anitta.

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Flow Happy

A charity, taking a stand on period poverty

Flow Happy is a community-driven initiative dedicated to ending period poverty in London. Founded by Alvina, whose own experiences shaped its mission, the organisation provides free, accessible period products across the city, from Westminster to Tower Hamlets.

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Aleesha Hansel

Presenter & Model

Aleesha is a model, presenter, cultural rights spokesperson and journalist.

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House of Hair UK

An award-winning hair extension and beauty salon

House of Hair UK are the leading hair extension supplier for luxury 100% human hair extensions. They provide a diverse range of hair services for every hair texture. From wigs to weaves, extensions to hair colouring, and hair treatments.

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Tony Greyson Newman

"The Jamaican Kayaksman”, making history as the first person to represent Jamaica internationally in sprint kayaking

‘The Kayaksman’ Greyson-Newman, a kayaker driven by his dream to represent Team Jamaica at the Rio 2016 Olympics and also to compete internationally on the sprint kayaking circuit beyond then.

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Leijla Dauti

Domestic Violence Advocate

Lejla is a surivor of domestic abuse. She uses her social media platforms to tell the world real life survival stories, both anonymously and publicly, of domestic abuse on behalf of other women. Her aim is to raise awareness and create change.

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Bossing It Series Podcast

A diverse millennial podcast

The Bossing It Series is a diverse millennial podcast featuring 6 mothers from all backgrounds discussing all things Motherhood.

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VP Royals

Natural Hair & Skin Care Products

VP Royals is family-owned, founded by three black women with personal experience of the natural hair journey. Paula, Maria and Vânia have infused their collection of hair and skincare products with nothing but natural, organic ingredients and enriching oils and butters

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Scarlette Douglas

Presenter & Actress

Scarlette is one of the presenters for Channel 4’s ‘A Place in the Sun’, as well as a reporter for BBC’s The One Show and Points of View. A performer at heart, Scarlette has appeared in a vast array of musicals all over the world, her final one being the X Factor West End Musical ‘I Can’t Sing’ produced by SYCO.

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Prof. Gina Awoke Higginbottom MBE

MBE. Award winning academic and distinguished professor, consultant, researcher, published author

An academic, nurse, midwife, health visitor and a specialist in international migration and maternity. She is the first nurse of black and minority ethnic (BME) origin to hold a professorial role in a Russell Group university in England.

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Latenda Hair

Celebrity Hair Stylist

Latenda Hair Salon is specialises in protective hair styling which includes weaves, wigs, bobs, natural hair maintenance.

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Erica Matthews

An award-winning fashion stylist, content creator, & self-care advocate

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Beyond Glam

Award-winning salon

Beyond Glam has become a prestigious sought after salon, with four star recommendation from pride magazine.

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Linda E

Commercial Model, Presenter & Social Personality

Linda E is a London-based freelance presenter and model with Nigerian roots. Her journey began at age 8 as a CITV Kids Awards presenter before performing at The Young Vic, Edinburgh Fringe, and New York City. She built a career in radio, interviewing talents like Kano, Burna Boy, and Davido, with Supermalt sponsoring her show. Her TV appearances include BBC1’s This Is MY House and BuzzFeedUK’s Seasoned, amassing millions of views. As a model, she has fronted global campaigns for Adidas, TikTok, Peloton, and more, with features in Vogue. Passionate about body positivity, advocacy, and powerlifting, Linda uses her platform to support Parkinson’s UK and the Terrence Higgins Trust.

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Lydia & Alma

Hair & Lifestyle Influencers, Models & Content Creators

With over 30k YouTube subscribers, Lydia and Alma are two fashion forward influencers with iconic self-dubbed “fairy ‘Fros”. Their dedication to personal hair health has helped them become a go-to source for natural hair advice – and they’re no strangers to hair-related questions while they’re out and about shooting content on the streets of London.

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Afua Hagan

Renowned personality in media/public sphere

fua Hagan is a distinguished, award-winning broadcaster and one of the leading voices on diversity in the UK. A TV News Anchor, Presenter, Commentator and Journalist, Afua is in high demand, regularly appearing on ITV's This Morning, Good Morning Britain, Jeremy Vine on Channel 5, the BBC, Sky and CNN.

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Lisa Maffia

British singer-songwriter, musician, rapper, actress, fashion designer, model & presenter

A British singer-songwriter, musician, rapper, actress, fashion designer, model and presenter, who originally came to the public's attention as the main female member of So Solid Crew. Whilst in So Solid Crew, the singer notched up five top 20 hits, including a platinum-selling single "21 Seconds" and a platinum selling album They Don't Know. As a solo artist, she has released two top 10 singles and an award-winning album including the platinum selling single "All Over". Her most recent release to date, was 2017’s "Wah Gwarn".

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Ivy Ekong

Luxury Digital Creator, Wardrobe Stylist & Beauty/Lifestyle Influencer

Ivy Ekong is a luxury digital creator, wardrobe stylist, and founder of Ivy Ekong Fashion. She also founded Iconmode UK.

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Rusheen Hemley

Hair & Lifestyle Influencer & Commercial Model

Rusheen is a lifestyle content creator with a focus on natural haircare, skincare and travel. She has worked with ORS, Camille Rose, iWhite and Wild Science Lab.

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Lace Bandit

Professional Hairstylist

Rusheen is a lifestyle content creator with a focus on natural haircare, skincare and travel. She has worked with ORS, Camille Rose, iWhite and Wild Science Lab.

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Sukaina Benzakour

Showbiz journalist & host

A journalist, TV presenter, Podcast host, Content creator, model and social media influencer

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Rushan Tonge-Bobia

Natural Hair, Oylmpic Weightlifting Content Creator

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