1st July 2019

The RTS Student Awards, sponsored by Motion Content Group, were announced at a ceremony on Friday 28th of June at the BFI Southbank hosted by Radio 1 presenters Matt Edmondson and Mollie King.

In their 24th year, the prestigious awards celebrate the best audiovisual work created by students, with an undergraduate and postgraduate winner both awarded in each category across Animation, Comedy & Entertainment, Drama, Factual, News and Short Form.

Awards were also presented in the following categories at the judges’ discretion: Camerawork, Editing, Production Design, Sound and Writing. 

The West of England triumphed with three awards  - there were two wins for the bitter sweet love story Delicious Love from the University of Gloucestershire, in the Comedy and Entertainment category and an award for Jade Elwood in Production Design. Efa Blosse Mason from the University of the West of England won in Animation for her film Earthly Delights.

Another project from UWE was also nominated in Short Form  - Nose and Kate Sininde (University of Gloucestershire) was nominated in the craft awards, for Sound for Delicious Love

Lynn Barlow, Chair of RTS West of England commented: " Another great result for the West of England this year. Many congratulations to both the University of Gloucestershire and the University of the West of England. These winners are further proof of the strong talent pipeline in our region."