TV industry stars of the future honoured at

2023 RTS Scotland Student Awards

 

The crème de la crème of student TV production in Scotland was honoured at an awards ceremony in Glasgow last night, as the Royal Television Society’s Scotland Centre announced the winners of its Student Awards for 2023.

Hosted by STV News entertainment reporter Laura Boyd, the event celebrated the best audiovisual work created by undergraduate students from universities and colleges across the country.

Students from the University of Edinburgh and University of Stirling were the big winners on the night, with both institutions each walking away with four wins in the ceremony’s nine categories. New College Lanarkshire’s Cumbernauld Campus was also honoured at the event, which took place at Glasgow’s Saint Luke’s.

The RTS Scotland Student Awards recognises the best Animation, Entertainment and Comedy Drama, and Factual films produced by students each year. It also honours talented filmmakers in five craft categories: Camerawork, Editing, Production Design, Sound and Writing. With multiple entries from 12 universities and colleges across Scotland, this year’s awards were hugely competitive.

All the nominated films and highlights from this year’s ceremony will be available for viewers across the UK to watch on streaming service, STV Player.

 

Gail English, Chair of RTS Scotland Student Awards, said:

“The standard of entries this year was incredibly high and each nominee should be so proud of the fantastic pieces of work they’ve produced.  The TV industry is crying out for new talent and the RTS Student Awards presents opportunities for talented students to share their work and meet with industry professionals – and this year’s showcase shows there is no shortage of talent in Scotland.”

 

Stephen O’Donnell, Chair of RTS Scotland, said:

“We were blown away by the incredible talent displayed by students across all categories this year. The fact that the quality of the work submitted to us seems to get better and better every year is an encouraging sign that the future of TV production in Scotland is in very good hands. Congratulations to all our winners.”

 

Host Laura Boyd said:

“What an honour it is to present the future talent of our industry with their well-deserved awards. There’s so much talent, enthusiasm and drive in one room, I can’t wait to see what this bunch comes up with next!”

 

View Winning Student Award Entries HERE

Download Full Press Release HERE 

Winner Photo Gallery HERE 

 

Media Contact:

Kirstin Stevenson | RTS Scotland | Kirstin.stevenson@stv.tv

 

All commended, nominated and winning films will be available along with the highlights on STV Player this Spring. 
 

 

The RTS Scotland Student Television Awards 2023 would like to thank headline sponsor STV
- as well as BBC Studios, The Nerve & MediaSpec for their help and contribution.