Student Television Awards 2019
The winners have been announced for the national RTS Student Television Awards 2019, sponsored by Motion Content Group.
Across six categories, 23 universities have received nominations having won at their respective regional RTS Student Awards earlier this year.
Now in its 24th year, the prestigious awards celebrate the best audiovisual work created by students, with an undergraduate and postgraduate winner both awarded in each category across Animation, Comedy & Entertainment, Drama, Factual, News and Short Form.
Awards were also presented in the following categories at the judges’ discretion: Camerawork, Editing, Production Design, Sound and Writing.
The RTS Student Awards were announced at a ceremony on Friday 28th of June at the BFI Southbank hosted by Radio 1 presenters Matt Edmondson and Mollie King.
Click here to read the award citations.
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Winners
Undergraduate Animation: Efa Blosse-Mason
Title: Earthly Delights
Production Company: UWE Bristol - University of the West of England
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Undergraduate Comedy & Entertainment: Alana Volavola, Freddie Berman, Ben Holmes, Jade Elwood, Sophie Masterman and Team
Title: Delicious Love
Production Company: University of Gloucestershire
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Undergraduate Drama: Brendan McCallion, Frank O'Malley, Robin J. Kavanagh and Brendan Corcoran
Title: Backwater
Production Company: Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, Dun Laoghaire
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Undergraduate Factual: Jesse Hargrave, Adam Polley, Curtis Stephan, Stacey Willis and Lewis Woolcock
Title: Nick Reynolds: The Final Portrait
Production Company: Solent University
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Undergraduate News: Elliot Hawkins
Title: Horse Racing’s Gender Divide: The Final Hurdle
Production Company: University of Lincoln
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Undergraduate Short Form: Sam W. Buffery
Title: I Love Tennis
Production Company: London South Bank University
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Postgraduate Animation: Alex Widdowson
Title: Music & Clowns
Production Company: Royal College of Art
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Postgraduate Comedy & Entertainment: Connor Langley, Michael Rowlands, Daniel Richardson, Mark Hunter and Jack Jarvis
Title: Uncommon
Production Company: University of Sunderland
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Postgraduate Drama: Ciarán Charles, Scott Butler, Michael Lambert and Gemma Carline
Title: Smoked Mackerel
Production Company: University of Sunderland
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Postgraduate Factual: Kate Stonehill, Jimmy Campbell Smith, Ronnie McQuillan, Conor Meechan, Alexandra McArdle and Team
Title: Fake News Fairytale
Production Company: National Film and Television School
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Postgraduate News: Grace Marner
Title: There's Something in the Water
Production Company: University of Sheffield
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Postgraduate Short Form: Alexandra Brodski, Nikita Leibovici, Matt Gillan and Team
Title: Hold Still
Production Company: National Film and Television School
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Undergraduate Craft Skills - Camerawork: Robin J. Kavanagh
Title: Backwater
Production Company: Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, Dun Laoghaire
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Undergraduate Craft Skills - Editing: Brendan Corcoran
Title: Backwater
Production Company: Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, Dun Laoghaire
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Undergraduate Craft Skills - Production Design: Jade Elwood
Title: Delicious Love
Production Company: University of Gloucestershire
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Undergraduate Craft Skills - Sound: JP Pezet
Title: What Separates Us From the Beasts
Production Company: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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Undergraduate Craft Skills - Writing: Philip Emo
Title: Speak to Her
Production Company: Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire
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Postgraduate Craft Skills – Camerawork: Jonathan Flint
Title: Dead Birds
Production Company: National Film and Television School
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Postgraduate Craft Skills – Editing: Anne Talenta
Title: some of these days
Production Company: Edinburgh College of Art
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Postgraduate Craft Skills - Production Design: Ian Crossland
Title: Dead Birds
Production Company: National Film and Television School
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Postgraduate Craft Skills – Sound: Sean McGarrity
Title: Dead Birds
Production Company: National Film and Television School
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Postgraduate Craft Skills – Writing: Ciarán Charles
Title: Smoked Mackerel
Production Company: University of Sunderland
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Judges' Award: Alex Widdowson
Title: Music & Clowns
Production Company: Royal College of Art
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