Student Awards Scotland 2014

Student Television Awards 2014

The Royal Television Society Scotland held its annual Student Television Awards at BBC Scotland in Pacific Quay, Glasgow on Thursday 5 February.

The RTS Scotland Student Television Awards celebrate the best undergraduate television students across Scotland with awards in four categories; Animation, Drama, Comedy & Entertainment and Factual. This year the judges also recognised excellence in craft with three new awards in camera, sound and editing.

The award in the Animation Category was presented to Lewis Firth Bolton from Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh) for 'Domestic Appliances'. The jury felt this was a very clever and original film with a good combination of animation and live action sequences. 

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland students, Kurosh Kani, Hannah Smith and Jennifer Barrie, took home the award in the Drama Category for 'The Scribbler'. The jury agreed that the film was full of wit and charm, with an impressively large cast and great direction and camera work. 

Ally Lockhart and Team from City of Glasgow College were presented with the award in the Comedy & Entertainment Category for 'Marital Kombat', which the jury felt was a creative and bold piece of work – very polished and professional looking – and held viewers' attention throughout. 

The award in the Factual Category went to University of Stirling students Yana Ivantcheva, Josh Bird, Derek Sigurdsson, Tommaso Aglietti and Philip McVeigh for 'Under the Skin'. The jury were impressed by the very well explained subject matter and felt the film delivered on an emotional level – taking audiences on a moving journey.

The event was hosted by Henry Eagles who also chaired the judges. Henry said, "Not only are the awards an opportunity to celebrate the skills and dedication the nominees have brought to their projects, it gives industry professionals a unique opportunity to have a close look at some of the brilliant talent coming out of Scotland's colleges and universities."

RTS Scotland Chair, James Wilson from City of Glasgow College, said, "These awards recognise the very best of student television in Scotland. It's good to acknowledge all the students who have worked so hard, the staff who supported them and BBC Scotland for sharing their viewing theatre."

The Winners:

Animation

Winner: Domestic Appliances
Lewis Firth Bolton
Edinburgh College of Art / University of Edinburgh

Shortlisted: Noodle
Shannon Mulrey
Edinburgh College of Art / University of Edinburgh

Shortlisted: Odd Girl Out
Louis Bell
Edinburgh College of Art / University of Edinburgh

Drama:

Winner: The Scribbler
Kurosh Kani, Hannah Smith and Jennifer Barrie
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Shortlisted: My Brave Young Man
Jonas Bak
Edinburgh College of Art / University of Edinburgh

Shortlisted: Our Father
Artur Zaremba, Hannah Smith and Shayne Tabet
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Entertainment:

Winner: Marital Kombat
Ally Lockhart and Team
City of Glasgow College

Shortlisted: David Allen's Record Shop
Niall Fulton, Andrew Stewart, Robert Ruthven and Team
University of the West of Scotland

Shortlisted: Network
Nik Forbes and Jemma Sutherland and Team
City of Glasgow College

Factual:

Winner: Under the Skin
Yana Ivantcheva, Josh Bird, Derek Sigurdsson, Tommaso Aglietti and Philip McVeigh
University of Stirling

Shortlisted: Beloved Sinners
Ehssan Shamoradi, Magnus Rasmussen, David Kotai and Rajmund Bakonyi
University of Stirling

Shortlisted: A life of Give
Mark Ferguson, Amanda Taylor Ewan Diak and Stephen Burton
University of Stirling

The Craft Excellence Awards

Camera: Shayne Tabet
The Scribbler and Our Father
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Sound: David Kotai
Beloved Sinners
University of Stirling

Editing: Derek Sigurdsson & Philip McVeigh
Under the Skin
University of Stirling

RTS Scotland Chair:

James Wilson
Tel 0141 566 4288
Email james.wilson@cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk

Student Awards Chair:

Henry Eagles
Email henryaeagles@aol.com