Awards 2005 Results

The presentation for the North East & The Border Centre, RTS AWARDS 2005 was made at the Lancastrian Suite, Gateshead on February 4th 2006, before a capacity audience, and reflected the wide range of television and media talent in the region.

Writing in the event programme, Centre Chair Graeme Thompson reflected on the fact that 30 years ago (when the North East & The Border Centre was founded) TV activity in the region was dominated by the three established broadcasters. Today, independent production companies, media schools, advertising agencies, post-production houses, satellite channel operators and computer graphics specialists are key players alongside the BBC and ITV. According to figures from North East Film & Media, television activity in the region has generated more than £8 million in the past 12 months.

Presenting the awards was Robson Green. Welcoming him to the platform, host for the evening, ITV News presenter Nicholas Owen, remarked how the region had seen him rise from a youth actor into an internationally recognised star — reinforced by the fact that just a few days earlier his Coastal Productions company had won the World Gold Medal for Drama at the New York Television Festival for Wire in the Blood.

After the presentation, Robson himself praised the high standard of films shown and said they revealed “life affirming and thought provoking tales”. He said the record number of entries — 166 — showed that “the creative talent from this region is growing, but more importantly it is active.”

THE WINNERS

Click on the award name below to see the judges' comments and results of each category.

Category 1: BEST FACTUAL PROGRAMME (up to £50K per hour)
Winner: A PICTURE OF TYNESIDE
Presented by Chris Donald
Produced and Directed by David Morrison
For BBC North East and Cumbria

Category 2: BEST FACTUAL PROGRAMME (over £50K per hour)
Winner: THE 100 GREATEST WAR FILMS
Produced and Directed by Mark Murray and Helen Spencer
Granada Factual North for Channel 4

BEST STUDENT FACTUAL PRODUCTION
Winner: WORKING THE ZONE
Produced, Directed and Edited by Danielle Jones
University of Teesside

Category 3: BEST DRAMA OR ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION (up to £50k per hour)
Winner: EMILY AND THE BABA YAGA
Produced by Siobhan Fenton and Directed by Clive Tonge
Lynchpin Productions

Category 4: BEST DRAMA OR ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION (over £50k per hour)
Winner: WIRE IN THE BLOOD
Produced by Philip Leach, Executive Producer Sandra Jobling
Coastal Productions for ITV1

BEST STUDENT NON-FACTUAL PRODUCTION
Winner: LUCKY MAN
Produced and Directed by Paul Colwill and Danny Willshaw
Cleveland College of Art & Design

Category 5: BEST PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTION
Winner: TAKE A STAND AGAINST MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA
Directed by Andy Lovatt and Produced by Paul McCoy
First 11 Ltd

Category 6: BEST PRODUCTION FOR A TARGET AUDIENCE
Commended: BEAT THE BULLY
Produced by Emily Barber
Directed by Amy Cullen, Amber Storey and Sarah Hogg

Joint Winners: NUTS FOR PUDDING
Produced by Stephen Carolan and Derek Mathews (and featuring David Miller)
Carpet Films

THE WHOLE STORY
Produced by Sam Morton
twenty first century media

Category 7: PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE – JOURNALISM
Winner: KENNY TOAL
ITV Tyne Tees

Category 8: PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE – PRODUCTION
Winner: STEVE PATON
Camera

Category 9: PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE – POST-PRODUCTION
Winner: MARK LEDIARD
Editor/Motion Graphics Artist — Dene Films/Transmission Post-Production

BEST STUDENT ANIMATION
Winner: HURRY HOME
Jonathon Wood
Cumbria Institute of the Arts

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Winner: ROGER BURGESS

Category 11: MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Winner: DYLAN WYNNE
Graphics Artist — Dene Films/Transmission Post-Production

Category 12: MOVING IMAGE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Winner: DENE FILMS

Category 13: THE CENTRE AWARD
Winner: MALCOLM WRIGHT
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