The RTS Wales Centre Jury panel consisted of the following members:
Zoe Rushton, (Jury Chair) Talent Manager, BBC Cymru Wales
Sian Morgan Lloyd, Lecturer, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
Gwawr Martha Lloyd, Content Commissioner, Drama, S4C
Huw Eryl Philips, Freelance Director
Huw Rossiter, Manager, Public Affairs, ITV Cymru Wales
The annual recognition of the finest student television production in Scotland, across animation, factual, comedy & entertainment and drama, with students from Edinburgh College of Art/ University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and University of Stirling.
The awards were presented by Dee Forbes, RTÉ Director General.
One of our entries in the RTS Republic of Ireland Student Awards 2017 have been nominated into the Student Television Awards 2017:
Ciarán McNamara, Ashley Turbett, Phil Davin, Pierce McDonagh & team
Adolf & Eva
School of Media, Dublin Institute of Technology
This is a black tie event which will begin with a drinks reception 7.30pm. Dinner will be served at 8pm and the awards presentation will start at 9pm.
Tickets are priced at £40 per person, if you would like to buy tickets please email Jayne Greene, East Administrator at RTSMidlands@rts.org.uk
The awards cover all forms of production in Scotland and aim to recognise and celebrate excellence and innovation across a range of genres and crafts.
2017 sees a number of changes to the judging criteria, including the introduction of a Young Journalist of the Year Award.
Belfast indie Erica Starling Productions was the big winner on the night, taking home two prizes from the Northern Ireland Programme Awards 2016.
Find Me a Family, a BBC One NI series that followed the lives of children through the care system,scooped the Factual Award, while Kids in Crisis for Channel 4’s Dispatches took the Current Affairs Award.
