ITV Yorkshire presenters Christine Talbot and Duncan Wood hosted the online ceremony from the ITV News Calendar studio.

Scripted winner Future For Our Children, made by a team of Sheffield Hallam University students, is set in a refugee camp for Syrian children. The judges praised the film for its “extraordinary naturalism”, which was backed up by “technical excellence and incredible performances”.

Canada’s Keepers, a University of Leeds documentary about the destruction of the identity of indigenous Canadian women, took the Non-scripted category. The judges said this was an “ambitious film, telling an untold story using powerful testimony and excellent film-making techniques”. Karyan Au-Yeung also won a Craft Skills: Sound award for Canada’s Keepers.

“Despite the conditions under which students, university, and college staff have had to work over the past year, the quality of submissions was extremely high, with a number of broadcast quality productions,” said RTS Yorkshire Chair Fiona Thompson.

“Some films were so moving, they left judges in tears. The students have demonstrated excellent creativity, resilience and innovation in their storytelling, which suggests that the future of our industry is secure in their hands.”

Prizes in nine craft categories were made at the awards, two of which (for Editing and Sound) went to Jude, made by Amos Menin and Megan Decaluwe from the Northern Film School.

Candour Production and Universal Production Music sponsored the awards.

Five zoom sessions, featuring industry specialists discussing factual film-making, scriptwriting and short films, were put on for students following the ceremony.

 

RTS Yorkshire Student Television Awards winners

Non-scripted

Canada’s Keepers

University of Leeds

 

Scripted

Future For Our Children

Sheffield Hallam University

 

Craft Skills: Camerawork

Submerged in Nature

Omar Skalli, Sheffield Hallam University

 

Craft Skills: Editing

YSTV Does Hunted

Thomas Schubert, University of York

Jude

Amos Menin, and Megan Decaluwe, Northern Film School, Leeds Beckett University 

At Work with Winston

Danny Haywood, Sheffield Hallam University.

 

Craft Skills: Lighting

Night Shift

Northern School of Art

 

Craft Skills: Production Design

Louise and Becca

Teva Fux, University of York

 

Craft Skills: Sound

Canada’s Keepers

Karyan Au-Yeung, University of Leeds

Jude

Amos Menin and Megan Decaluwe, Northern Film School, Leeds Beckett University

Sweet 16

Amelia Lund, Northern Film School, Leeds Beckett University