student awards

RTS Scotland Student Television Awards 2019

The Royal Television Society’s Scotland Centre, honored the winners of its 2019 Student Awards, sponsored by STV, at a glittering ceremony held at The Argyle Street Arches, Glasgow. The event was hosted by STV News entertainment reporter Laura Boyd and comedic double act Link & Lorne. As part of a new partnership we are delighted to have STV support the Scotland Student Awards by filming the event to broadcast edited highlights on the STV Player after the event.

RTS Devon & Cornwall celebrate young talent at Student Awards 2019

Sue Kenderdine, Simon Cohen and Laura Crane (Credit: Gavin McCrae)

Love Island star and social media influencer Laura Crane hosted the ceremony, which was held at the Jill Craigie Cinema, University of Plymouth, in late March. Crane, who is also a champion surfer, talked to the students about her life in the media. “People sometimes forget about us down here, but don’t! There are honestly so many incredible films. It’s mad to think that these people are just starting out,” she said.

Winners of RTS Republic of Ireland Student Awards announced

Alan Esslemont presenting the Short Form award to Jack Desmond and Philip Emo (Credit: George Adjaye)

The National Film School’s Éabha Bortolozza and Jack Kirwin took home the Animation award for their film about alcoholism, The Usual. “The composition and flow of the imagery is creative and demonstrates a high standard of animation direction,” said the judges.

Brendan McCallion and Frank O’Malley’s farm-set film, Backwater, won the Drama award and featured “a strong acting cast”, with “good scripting, detailed camera shots and set design [making] this a decidedly powerful production”.

RTS Cymru Awards 2019: Shortlisted Jury Nominations Announced

For this first time this year, RTS Wales has introduced two new industry awards to run alongside the annual student awards, with the event rebranded as the RTS Cymru Awards.

The two new categories are:

  • Industry Newcomer Award
  • Industry Breakthrough Award

Nominated by employers, both awards are intended to recognise and reward rising new talent. 

Winners of RTS Student Awards 2018 announced

Winners of the RTS Student Awards 2018 (Credit: Richard Kendal/RTS)

Chaired by Philip Edgar-Jones, Director of Sky Arts, the awards recognise the best audiovisual work created by students across the UK and Republic of Ireland at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

In the undergraduate categories, Kingston University picked up three awards including the Judges' Award, which went to Laymun. The film, which was created by Catherine Prowse and Hannah Quinn also secured the Undergraduate Animation Award; while Martha Halliday and Hannah McNally took home the Undergraduate Short Feature Award for Mm-Hmm.

Winners of the RTS Republic of Ireland Student Awards announced

The award presenters (From left: Paul Yonge CEO Cartoon Saloon, Bill Malone Director of Programmes TV3, Dee Forbes RTE DG, Alan Esslemont DG TG4, Larry Bass MD Shin a Whil) (Credit: Charles Byrne)
National Film School students scooped the Animation, Comedy and Entertainment, Drama and Short Feature categories at the ceremony, which was held at RTÉ in Dublin.
 
Joe McWalter from Dundalk Institute of Technology won the other category awarded on the night, the Short Factual prize. His film about online gambling, Pixel Value, was praised by the judges for its “slick editing and impressive pace”.