The National Film School IADT Dún Laoghaire notched up two wins in the main categories, taking home awards in the Drama category for Starry Night and in Short Form for Looking For.

These two films picked up further awards in the Craft Skills categories, with Jack Desmond winning the Cinematography prize (Looking For) and Lori Stacey the award for Editing (Starry Night). 

Ballyfermot College of Further Education won the Animation award for CTRL+ALT+Z. Presenting the prize, Jenni MacNeaney, general manager of award-winning animation company Boulder Media, said Irish animation was going through a “golden age”. She stressed the importance of mentoring for those entering the industry.

Dundalk Institute of Technology’s Ghost Estate took the Comedy and Entertainment award. Brian Redmond, star judge of Dancing with the Stars, Ireland’s most successful TV show, praised the standard of the entries and the vital contribution young programme-makers can make to the comedy and entertainment genres.

The Wildgoose Lodge Massacre from Dundalk Institute of Technology was awarded the Factual prize.

TG4 director general Alan Esslemont, Virgin Media director of content Bill Malone and RTÉ director of channels and marketing Adrian Lynch also awarded prizes at the ceremony.

Republic of Ireland Student Television Awards winners

Animation

CTRL+ALT+Z

Holly Keating, Ballyfermot College of Further Education

Comedy and Entertainment

Ghost Estate

Andy Power, Dundalk Institute of Technology

Drama

Starry Night

Emma Smith and Caoilinn Handley, National Film School IADT Dún Laoghaire​

Factual

The Wildgoose Lodge Massacre

Stephen King and Aidan Martin Connolly, Dundalk Institute of Technology

Short Form

Looking For

Cian Desmond, National Film School, IADT Dún Laoghaire​

Craft Skills – Cinematography

Looking For

Jack Desmond, National Film School, IADT Dún Laoghaire​

Craft Skills – Editing

Starry Night

Lori Stacey, National Film School, IADT Dún Laoghaire