NB: The winner in each category was submitted for judging at the UK final of the RTS Student Television Awards, held in London on the 5th June.
'Cut From The Same Cloth' was also shortlisted for a Ffresh Award in February.
Hywel Wiliam
RTS Wales Student Television Awards 2014
Awards Ceremony
Friday, 27 March, 2015
On the 27th March, the same day as our Breaking into the Media event, Bridgend College's Sony Theatre was the venue for the Zoom Young Film Makers Awards, with the films screened during the evening providing ample testimony of the emerging talent among film makers in Wales, particularly in some of the youngest categories. The evening ended with the presentation of the 2014 RTS Wales Centre Student Television Awards. Although only two Universities submitted entries this year, the Jury were very impressed with the high standard evident across the all the genres, many of which had received significant amounts of crowd-sourced funding.
The full citation, including the nominees, can now be downloaded (Word doc).
Winners
Factual: James Dougan, Max Cutting, Dan Ridgeon
Title: Porters
Nominees:
This impressed the jury with 'the degree of access obtained by the programme makers and the extensive research and planning that would have been required for the production'. Available on YouTube
Entertainment: Catherine Attwood, Yuan Huang, Xanthe Young & Team.
Title: The Bullet Catch
Nominees:
'A charming story about an incompetent magician and his talented assistant', which 'featured a strong main cast, some very amusing attention to detail and an engaging production style'.
Drama: Luke Tucker, Lorna Truman, George Dallimore, Athena O'Connor-Lindsey
Title: A Mermaid's Tail
Nominees:
'Presented a very moving story based around child abuse. It was beautifully shot and edited with some well crafted camera work'. The official trailer is available on Vimeo
Animation: James Carlisle
Title: Cut From The Same Cloth
Nominees:
This 'featured beautiful, smooth animation with engaging characters with an old fashioned feel which perfectly matched its subject matter'. Available on Vimeo
Open: Natasha Hawthornthwaite, Rhodri Carter, Daniel Ridgeon
Title: Vice Versa - Creation
Nominees:
Although no entries had been received for the new Open category, the Jury decided to award a film originally entered in the entertainment category, 'Vice Versa - Creation' by Natasha Hawthornthwaite, Rhodri Carter, Daniel Ridgeon, which they claimed was 'an original and highly accomplished production with a simple but effective format, which featured two protagonists who provided very different perspectives on life'.