Dundalk Institute of Technology were the big winners at the RTS Republic of Ireland Student Awards, held at RTÉ’s Late Late Show studio in Dublin in early March. It took home seven of the nine trophies on offer; students from Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education and IADT Dun Laoghaire won the other two.
Echo, “an ambitious story, dealing with themes of mirrors and reflections” won the Drama prize, while the “brave and funny” My Life with Brian, a tale of two sisters and one strange boyfriend at a dinner, was named Best Entertainment and Comedy Drama.
The Factual: Short Form prize went to People You’d Know.
In the main categories, the Dundalk IT stranglehold was broken by Coláiste Dhúlaigh’s Colin Reddin, whose film Going Nuts won the Animation prize. This story about a squirrel trying unsuccessfully to hibernate is a homage to the golden age of cartoons.
“We cannot give everyone a trophy, but if you have a great idea, have scripted, funded, cast, shot, directed and edited it, then that it is already a major achievement – you are already a winner,” said Agnes Cogan, Centre Chair and Chair of the Awards Jury.
RTS Republic of Ireland Student Television Awards winners
Animation Going Nuts Colin Reddin, Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education
Drama Echo Cora Hogan, John Brady, Lauren Corlett and Martin Závacky, Dundalk IT
Entertainment and Comedy Drama My Life with Brian Sarah Connolly, Mollie Newman, Rafaella Crepaldi and team, Dundalk IT
Factual: Short Form People You’d Know Hannah Meehan, Cora Hogan, Tom Johnson and Cian Stanley, Dundalk IT
Craft Skills: Camerawork Echo Martin Závacky, Dundalk IT
Craft Skills: Editing People You’d Know Cian Stanley, Dundalk IT
Craft Skills: Production Design Borrowed Time Kieran Tyrrell and Jasmine Badrick, Dundalk IT
Craft Skills: Sound My Sister’s Nature Fionn Hibbert and Arthur Gray, IADT Dun Laoghaire
Craft Skills: Writing My Life with Brian Mollie Newman, Dundalk IT
