This year’s winners of the annual and prestigious ‘Premju għall-Arti’ have been announced during an awards night organised by Arts Council Malta at Manoel Theatre.

‘Premju għall-Arti’ is a celebration of the main achievements of the Maltese cultural and creative industries, awarding excellence in the field of culture and the arts, while encouraging more professionalism and distinction within the sector.

This is the sixth edition of the Premju għall-Arti Awards and for this year’s edition Arts Council Malta had received over 150 eligible nominations. 

For each category the nominations were short-listed to five finalists out of which a winner was announced during the awards night.

This edition consisted of 17 awards, out of which 14 are competitive, and three are honorary.

This edition also saw a larger participation from the audience, whereby they contributed to 25% of the vote of four categories

These included Best Work for Young Audiences; Best Project in the Community; Best International Achievement: and Best Creative and Innovative Enterprise.

Around 3,500 public votes were received during this edition.

The winners of the 6th edition of the Premju għall-Arti are:

Best work for young audiences:

Shakeshorts - Chris Dingli

Best project in the community:

(B') Saħħtek - MCAST

Best artistic programme or season 2021-2022:

Teatru Malta season - Teatru Malta

Best artistic programme or season 2022-2023:

Spazju Kreattiv programme - Spazju Kreattiv

Best Production – theatre:

It-Teatru tal-Miskin - Saydon Studio

Best Production – dance:

Frida - My two accidents - Moveo Dance Company

Best Production - visual art:  

Spaces in Suspension - Joseph Smith and Therese Debono

Best Production – multidisciplinary:

Decadence, Now - City of Art

Best Production – Music:

Nomad - William Smith

Best creative and innovative enterprise:

Moveo Dance Company

Young creative practitioner Award:

Ann-Marie Buckle

Creative practitioner Award:

Luke Saydon

Best international achievement:  

Urban Fabric - Open Square Collective

Award for national artistic excellence:

Il-Qfil u l-Ħelsien Skont Manwel Dimech - Teatru Malta

Lifetime achievement award:

Doreen Galea

Honour for cultural promoters:  

Dame Janatha Stubbs

Honour for artistic legacy:

Ħaġar