Students from the University of the West of England took home four of the six main prizes from the RTS West of England Student Television Awards.
The Animation award went to Michael Blake’s film Doggerland, which the judges said “was a highly original story, which really stood out with real craft and emotion”. Skive won the Drama award as a film that was “compelling” and “brilliantly acted”.
The Entertainment and Comedy Drama category went to the “hilarious” and “sophisticated” Shmelvis, while Forgotten Fibre took home the Saving the Planet prize.
Dragons, from Bath Spa University, won the Factual: Short-form prize for a film that was “heart-warming” and “powerful”, while the “informative”. I’ll Just Have Cats from the University of Gloucestershire was awarded the Journalism prize.
Mo Jannah, a life coach, TV presenter and producer, gave the keynote speech at the ceremony at Bristol’s Watershed cinema in early March.
“Undoubtedly our strongest year yet, with some outstanding work from across the region and a full house to celebrate the successes of the newest talents in the West Country. The range of subjects, access and innovative ways of telling great stories really impressed the judges,” said RTS West of England Chair Lynn Barlow.
There were a number of additional Craft Awards presented in Drama and Factual: Short-form; see here for the winners.
