RTS Southern Awards 2025

CRAFT AWARDS - PORTFOLIO ENTRIES 

Portfolio Entry – Open for all camera operators based in the region who are asked to submit three examples of their work. Maximum length for all three examples 10minutes (please upload all three clips into one entry video).

Portfolio Entry – Open to all graphic designers/animators based in the region. Entrants should submit a portfolio of three items – demonstrating their breadth of work. Maximum length for each item is 5minutes (please upload all three clips into one entry video).

Portfolio Entry – Open to all professional editors based in the region who are asked to submit a portfolio of three examples of their work - maximum length for all three examples is 10 - 15 minutes (please upload all three clips into one entry video).

GENERAL AWARDS

4) Short Form Content 

This category is intended to promote the growing excellence in producing professional content for a more specialised audience, in a wide range of media environments. This includes media made for exhibition, training, charity, or educational use, and could be video, interactive content, or short on-line films or webisodes. Entrants should submit a single item or series of episodes/webisodes as you see fit - with a brief explaining the use and purpose of the content. 15 - 20 mins total duration. 

5) Single Documentary or Factual Programme

The focus here will be on serious, thought provoking documentary programmes that can be regional or network. The programme should be submitted with a production brief setting out the aims and production challenges. Usually 30 - 60 mins duration, but longer form can be submitted.

6) Factual Series

This category is open to series covering factual topicssuch as crime, health, consumer, environment and so on.  Please submit a typical programme from the series.Submit your entry with the programme brief. The programme can be regional or network. It can be filmed outside the Southern Region, but must be produced by a Southern based company or individual. 60 mins max duration.

7) Factual Entertainment Programme

This category is intended to reward the excellence in popular programming, with a focus on entertainment. You can enter a single one-off programme OR a typical programme from a series. Submit your programme with the production brief. Maximum duration 60 mins.  

NEWS AWARDS 

8) Regional TV Journalist 

A Portfolio Entry – Open to all professional broadcast journalists in the region who are asked to submit three complete broadcast items. Maximum length of all three items – twelve minutes. We are looking for stand out TV journalists who consistently find and produce content on a regular basis, which explores, exposes and holds a mirror up to the region. Displays consistently high quality across a variety of different stories, creating a range of work which demonstrates excellence and versatility. Entrants must provide details of the extent of their involvement in the production of each finished piece and should clarify if they are self-shooting, researching, presenting etc. . (please upload all three clips into one entry video).

9) Strand within a News or Magazine Programme 

A Portfolio Entry, this category is for linked strands made for News or Magazine programmes either regional or network. Submissions should be up to 3 pieces which are linked in some way – this could be as a series OR linked by theme. For example, three different stories all created for one programme or series - could all be submitted in this category. Quality is the benchmark – the material produced should be a cut above the standard regional news output. Total duration should not exceed 15 minutes. (please upload all three clips into one entry video).

10) Regional Special Feature Journalist

This award recognises and rewards the work of those regional journalists who have a particular portfolio and deliver consistently high quality and insightful stories in a specialised subject area eg business, sport, health, education, transport and so on. The judges would be looking for journalists who are across their brief but also able to deliver a range of styles. Total duration 10 mins.(please upload all three clips into one entry video).

11) Industry Newcomer  

Open to newcomers to the industry, in our region, for any production role. Submission in the form of a portfolio and supporting statement from a line manager or supervisor. This award celebrates an individual who has made a significant and demonstrable impact within their work environment. This could be for any production role such as a production manager, camera operator, PA etc or an on-screen role.

A Portfolio Entry of up to three examples of work. All entrants must have been working for no more than 2 years as of January 2024 - maximum length 10 minutes for up to three examples. (please upload all three clips into one entry video).

12) Regional News Magazine Programme                                                                            

A single entry for the best standard edition of a regionally broadcast television or on-line news magazine programme. We are looking for the Editor’s choice of a standard “on the day” edition of the programme to be selected from a specified month within the year and which represents the very best in regional news. The programme can be taken from one week in the mid to end of July 2024.