RTS Yorkshire Student Awards 2025

Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, 5 March, 2025
'The RTS Student Television Awards have a proven track record in discovering and nurturing the next generation of world class talent in video production, film making and television journalism.'
Sinead Rocks, Channel 4 Managing Director, Nations & Regions Chair of the RTS Student Television Awards 
 
 
On Wednesday 5th March we celebrated the very best of the region’s up and coming television talent at this years RTS Yorkshire Student Awards. It was another great year for entries and the range this year has sparked some great discussion amongst our judges. This year winners have been selected in the following seven categories:
 
Animation
Drama 
Entertainment & Comedy Drama
Factual – long form
Factual – short form
Journalism
Saving the Planet

In addition,18 Craft awards were selected by the judges were presented the night. These awards recognise outstanding skills that they felt deserving of special recognition.

Photographs from the evening can be found HERE.

Winners

Animation: Karina Young, Vikrant Dyal, Sami Alam, Gabrielle Mosquito

Title: A Perfect Meal
Production Company: Leeds Arts University
Nominees:
Wing Yan Au-Yeung, Amaniwa Haruka, Gentle Fire Studio - Last Wish
Dan Mayers - Sams Meal

Drama: Matthew Gowland, Lana Cruickshank, Alex Petch, Anna Collins

Title: Disclosure
Production Company: University of Leeds
Nominees:
Richard Warren, Maider Uranga, Luke Green, Bill Bolan - Be Reyt
Jacob Lerup McCarthy, George David, Luke Green, Ethan Mann and Team - Into The Mouth Of Gold

Entertainment and Comedy Drama: George Allen, Emma Whight, Jayne Palmer, Kaitlyn Taylor, Loui McCormac, Jess Dale

Title: Tandem P.I.
Production Company: Sheffield Hallam University
Nominees:
Dan Hole, Lauren Holberry, Ollie Gibbon, Tomas Lorenti and Team - The Hunt for Bigfoot

Factual: Long Form: Thalia Saleh, David Merritt, Ed Shaw, Charlie Ord, Alex Weir

Title: HUNT
Production Company: University of York
Nominees:
Sam Cotterill, Max Young - Muscle Mommies

Factual: Short Form: Dean Hamami, Drin Rrahmani

Title: Clucked
Production Company: Leeds Arts University
Nominees:
Olivia Stevens, Charlotte Smith - LAIKA
Theo Darvill - Slanky - Whatever You Want It To Be

Journalism: Christian Morante

Title: Grassroots Rugby
Production Company: University of Leeds
Nominees:
Katie Ahearn - Beyond the Needle
Shanai Dunglinson - Hairdressing's Forgotten Clients

Saving The Planet: Kara Harvey-Hill, Annalena Ulvee, Sophia Vypalova-Simon

Title: Go Fish!
Production Company: Leeds Arts University
Nominees:
Harry Tombling, Fraser Whur - Nature's Holme

Craft Award Winners

Craft Award Cinematography

Elian Beaumont - Leeds Trinity University

Richard Warren - Sheffield Hallam University

Charlie Ord - University of York

 

Craft Award Editing

Elian Beaumont - Leeds Trinity University

Ed Shaw - University of York

 

Craft Award Direction

Thalia Saleh - University of York

 

Craft Award Production Design

Dean Hamami - Leeds Arts University

Drin Rrahmani - Leeds Arts University

Grace Muirhead - Northern Film School, Leeds Beckett University

Kara Harvey-Hill - Leeds Arts University

Annalena Ulvee - Leeds Arts University

Sophia Vypalova-Simon - Leeds Arts University

David Merritt - University of York

 

Craft Award Sound

Dominic Roocroft - University of Leeds

Alex Weir - University of York

 

Craft Award Writing

Jacob Lerup McCarthy - Sheffield Hallam University

George David -Sheffield Hallam University

George Allen - Sheffield Hallam University