RTS WEST OF ENGLAND STUDENT AWARDS 2025 - WINNERS ANNOUNCED

RTS WEST OF ENGLAND STUDENT AWARDS 2025 - WINNERS ANNOUNCED

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Tuesday, 4th March 2025

The winners of the RTS West of England Student Awards were announced at a ceremony on 3rd March at Watershed.

Congratulations to all the winners!

DRAMA

  • Dragon Lich King, Lewis Hill, Tom Bradshaw, Kiran Ingham, Meredith Wright, Theo Moules, Joseph Edwards, University of Gloucestershire
  • Julien Brown, Jack Pitchford, Jacob Guyatt, Jack Wadsworth, Ben Goodwin, Savannah Holmes, Max Bracey, Bristol Film School
  • WINNER Peace Process, Max Bingham-Grote, Marco Suthya, Charlie Kneller, William Emmett, Stan Mountford, Rob Loud, Tom Beavis, University of the West of England
  • The Creature of Love, Evelyn Wadsworth, Jack Turner, Louis Gibson, Sabina Rosca, Jordan Roger, J Thomas, Tabitha Bishop University of Gloucestershire
  • From Your Younger Self, Martha Elsen, Aengus Miralto-Desmond, Freya Wellaway, Alfie Skinner, Benjamin Grant, University of the West of England
  • Sweet Escape, Katie Boyes, Dan Wilson-Hollies, Finlay Sagee, Ted Smith, Kieran Walker, Sam Offer, Lucy Wallis, Rowan Wallace, Daniel Liversage, James Clark, Finlay Sage, Sam Hellings, Sam Davidge, Cole Oakley, LyndWsey Houlbrook, Kieran Walker, Eloise Lane, Jacob Gibbs, Lara White, Jason Dutton, Elise Warner-Deards, Bristol Film School

ANIMATION

  • Litter Pecker, Maisie Race, University of the West of England
  • WINNER The Happy Pig Brand, Léo Bournas Milazzo, University of the West of England
  • The Deep, Oliver Cooke, University of the West of England
  • The Canteen, Samuel Chapman, University of the West of England

FACTUAL – SHORT FORM

  • Gareth, Where’s Your Handbag? Millie Johnson, Joe Stebbens, Lily Ainsworth, Jaiden Braddock, Lorna Martin, Jude Drew, University of the West of England
  • Soccability, Veronica Lledo de Reina, Coby Argent, Stanley Hamilton, Frankie Cox-Morris, Natasha Lethbridge-Freeman, Bath Spa University
  • WINNER Sonder, Julia Wojcik, Lucy Cox, Charlie Kneller, Esme Birch, Aaron Botelho, Toby Coles, Matthew Stenson, Nicholas Curtis-Purnell, Arlo Sullivan, Luke Coulson, Alfie Skinner, Josef Stringfellow, University of the West of England
  • Scars, Teya Dardha, Bella Dunbar, Joe Lawrence, Luke Hay, Sam Barker, University of the West of England
  • More than Human, Brenton Kells, Lauren Ball, Lucas Pyke, Joey Dresner, Alex Jones, James Lucas, Brodie Marshall, Bath Spa University

ENTERTAINMENT & COMEDY DRAMA

  • Adam Abducted, Ismael Perez De Gracia, Katie Brown, Maddy Dodd, Rhys Smedley University of the West of England
  • WINNER The Face  Alex Russell, Charlotte Davis, Quan Luong, Brandon Apps, Louis Birch, Imogen Lily Christie, University of Gloucestershire
  • The Enduring Legacy of Gus Comstock, Sam Kendall, Chloe Moffat, Elio dal Lago, Nicholas Curtis-Purnell, Zac Wilding, University of the West of England
  • Rocky Road, Abigail Watson, Khaya Mbanga, Alice McDougle, Freddie Latouche, Eshé Powell, Toby Webb, Jennifer Willmore, Suzie Topolska, Luna Israel-Governale University of the West of England

CRAFT AWARDS

ANIMATION

The Happy Pig Brand - Production Design, Writing, Editing, Sound, Camerawork, Léo Bournas Milazzo

Litter Pecker - Writing, Editing, Maisie Race

The Deep - Lighting and Visual Effects, Oliver Cooke

The Canteen – Camerawork, Samuel Chapman

DRAMA

Peace Process, UWE – Sound -Stan Mounford, Production Design, Costume, Director -Marco Suthya

Dragon Lich King, University of Gloucestershire – Costume, Sound - Joseph Edwards, Cinematography - Kiran Ingham, Writing -Lewis Hill and Theo Moules

Julien Brown, Bristol Film School – Writing and Director Jack Pitchford

Sweet Escape, Bristol Film School – Production Design, Lyndsey Houlbrook, Cinematography Sam Offer

The Creature of Love, University of Gloucestershire – Production Design, Sabina Rosca

From Your Younger Self, UWE– Writing, Martha Elsen, Robert Allen, On Screen Performance, Helen Laurens

COMEDY DRAMA AND ENTERTAINMENT

The Face, University of Gloucestershire - Writing, Alex Russell, Production Design, Brandon Apps, Camera, Quan Luong

Adam Abducted, UWE – Writing, Ismael Perez De Gracia, Katie Brown

Rocky Road, UWE – Sound, Jennifer Willmore and Suzie Topolska, Writing, Abigail Watson and Khaya Mbanga

The Enduring Legacy of Gus Comstock, UWE, Production Design, Sound – Nicholas Curtis-Purnell, Camera – Elio dal Lago, Writing  - Sam Kendall, Editing – Zac Wilding

FACTUAL - SHORT FORM

Soccability, Bath Spa University – Camera, Stanley Hamilton, Coby Argent and Editing,Coby Argent, Stanley Hamilton

More than Human, Bath Spa University – Camera, Lucas Pyke and Sound, Joey Dresner

Sonder, UWE – Camera, Aaron Bothelo, Toby Coles, Editing, Arlo Sullivan, Sound, Nicholas Curtis-Purnell, Writing, Julia Wojcik, Charlie Kneller and Production Design

Gareth, Where’s Your Handbag? UWE, Camera, Lily Ainsworth, Sound, Jaiden Braddock, Editing, Lorna Martin

ADDITIONAL CRAFT AWARDS

Bound Apart, University of Bristol – Cinematography, Finlay Rowland and On Screen Performance, Jasmine Hogg

Love Dad, Bath Spa University – Writing, Liliana Zavolas

Dinner Served Cold, Bath Spa University – Camerawork, Ben Mitchell

Limen, University of Gloucestershire, Camera, Jessica Cain

Water Ways, UWE – Camera, Olivia Merrick, and Sound, Suzie Topolska and Jay Ho

WITH THANKS TO OUR JUDGES:

Harry Slinger Thompson, Creative Director, Scribble Animation

Laura Ashley, Operations and Marketing Manager, Lux Aeterna VFX

Sonny Lota, Senior Re-recording Mixer, Picture Shop

Rebekah Harvey, Producer

Katie Barba, Development Producer, A Productions

Georgina Strawson, Writer, Actor

Elana Campbell, Studio Manager, My World

Colin Chipchase, Head of Sound, Gorilla Bristol 

Georgia Torres, Outreach and Sustainability Coordinator, Wildscreen

Anil Olgun, Researcher, Wildstar Films

Lizzie Carpenter, Production Coordinator, ITV News West Country

Celia Qu, Junior Editor, Five Mile Films

Siddique Khan, Junior Researcher, Silverback Films

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The winners of the RTS West of England Student Awards were announced at a ceremony on 3rd March at Watershed.

Congratulations to all the winners!