Winners of the RTS North East & The Border Awards 2017
These are the winners of each Category — for more details, click the category name link.
[We try to be accurate with the picture captions, but in the euphoria of award-winning, it's not always possible to get all the names written down. If any corrections need to be made, contact the Webmaster.]
Category 1A — Best Non-Broadcast Factual/Factual Entertainment/Features
WINNER: Ubisoft Reflections Recruitment Film, Future and Co
Category 1B — Best Broadcast Factual/Factual Entertainment/Features
WINNER: Gift of Hearing, BBC North East & Cumbria
Category 2 — Best Drama
WINNER: Vera, ITV Studios
Category 3 — Best Promotion or Commercial Production
WINNER: Sportivate, North Stars
Category 4 — Best News Programme
WINNER: ITV Tyne Tees News
Category 5 — Professional Excellence – Innovation
WINNER: Beyond the Borders, Arcus Animation Studios with Dilly Arts and Attaya Productions
Category 6 — Outstanding Journalism
WINNER: Dan Farthing , BBC North East & Cumbria
Category 7 — Presenter of the Year
WINNER: Pam Royle, ITV Tyne Tees & Border
Category 8 — Performance of the Year
WINNER: Brenda Blethyn, Vera, ITV Studios
Category 9 — Rising Star
WINNER: Phillippa Goymer, BBC North East & Cumbria
Category 10A — Professional Excellence – Photography
WINNER: Scott Coulter
Category 10B — Professional Excellence – Animation, Graphics and Titling
WINNER: James Taylor, Arcus Animation Studios
Category 10C — Professional Excellence – Editing
WINNER: Chris Middis, BBC North East & Cumbria
Category 11 — The Centre Award
WINNER: Made in Tyne and Wear
Category 12 — Outstanding Contribution
WINNER: Fiona Armstrong, ITV Border
Category 13 — Outstanding Contribution – 30th Anniversary Award
WINNER: Alan Farrington
Category 14 — Special Award
WINNER: Mike Neville
Student Awards
Regional Student Award – News
WINNER: 'Corbridge Floods Aftermath', Alice Winney, University of Sunderland
Regional Student Award – Short Feature
WINNER: 'Many Many Mountains', Chloe Boston, Carlisle College of the Arts
Regional Student Award – Factual
WINNER: An Adapted Generation, University of Cumbria
Regional Student Award – Craft
WINNERS:
Camerawork – 'Flora Cash, For Someone', University of Cumbria
Sound – 'Leith', University of Cumbria
Editing – 'Venus', University of Northumbria
Production Design – 'SHED', Teesside University
Regional Student Award – Comedy and Entertainment
WINNER: 'Community Radio', University of Sunderland
Regional Student Award – Drama
WINNER: 'SHED', Teesside University
Regional Student Award – Animation
WINNER: 'A Monster Named Malcolm', Teesside University