STUDENT TELEVISION AWARDS 2008
The winners of the 14th RTS Student Television Awards were announced at an awards ceremony on Friday 8 May 2009 at The Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS.
It was attended by key television professionals, students and tutors.
The awards were chaired by Peter Salmon and hosted by Jack Whitehall.
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Awards were judged in four categories: Animation, Drama, Entertainment and Factual. Entries for the Undergraduate group were judged on a regional basis and these regional winners were then put forward for national judging. The national juries selected three nominees per category and the winner was selected by secret ballot. The Postgraduate nominees were judged at a national level only.
NATIONAL WINNERS
UNDERGRADUATE DRAMA
Side Effect, Jae-Ha Myung, Mireia O'Prey & Team
London College of Communication
“…the film tackled a serious subject well, with elegance and subtlety, and contained a great central performance.”
Nominees
Clockwork, Patrick Shead-Simmonds
City of Bristol College
This Old Dog, Stephen Paul Dunne, Adam Woodhall, Matthew Haughan,
Jack Wilkins, Thom Brill & Andrew Scattergood
University of Cumbria
UNDERGRADUATE ENTERTAINMENT
Give Us A Break, Christopher Poole & Helen Cunnane
Bournemouth University
“…funny, focused and ambitious, and showed great attention to detail throughout. Great performances helped to provide some laugh out loud moments along with an interesting afterthought about today’s consumerist culture.”
UNDERGRADUATE FACTUAL
Halb (Half), Rabea Gorney & Dominic Brouard
International Film School Wales, University of Wales, Newport
“…a brilliant and simple idea, an emotionally painful journey, and a funny and surprising ride all at the same time. It was fresh, sharp and focussed, revealing two lifetimes of hope and betrayal with devastating economy.”
Nominees
Auntie Niecey, Kai Leech, Stephen Roe & Jim Morgan
Manchester Metropolitan University
Chequered Flags Of Our Fathers, Arni Magnusson, Marie Hession, Cey Sesiguzel, Marc Richardson & Laurens Scott
Westminster Film School, University of Westminster
UNDERGRADUATE ANIMATION
The Great Race, Geoff King & Beth Witchalls
The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
“A highly professionally made film with beautiful artwork... It was an ambitious film well executed, and the jury commended the clear storytelling and the stunning backgrounds.”
Nominees
Karuzele Rodeo, Karolina Glusiec
University College Falmouth
Khoda, Reza Dolatabadi, Adam Thomson , Mark Szalos Farkas & Hamed Mafakheri
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee
POSTGRADUATE DRAMA
Madrugada, Michael Pearce, Shay Elliot & Team
National Film and Television School
“…well written, visually imaginative and… really rather wonderful.”
Nominees
Love Letters, Samantha Harrie, Jonathan Lewsley & Team
National Film and Television School
Outcasts, Ian Clark, Megan Stuart Wallace, Simon Brooke & Team
National Film and Television School
POSTGRADUATE ENTERTAINMENT
Spilt Milk, Aneil Karia, Stuart Bentley & Team
National Film and Television School
“…consistently laugh out loud, with excellent writing and performances. A talented group to watch out for in the future...”
Nominees
Commission Impossible, Fernando R Gutierrez de Jesus, Luke Ritchie, J Sanchez & Team
National Film and Television School
Sounds Like A Laugh, Ikram El-Amriti, Wendy J Dyer, Richard Parker & Team
National Film and Television School
POSTGRADUATE FACTUAL
Life On The Grave Side, Marie Billegrav Bryant & Andrea Cuadrado
Goldsmiths, University of London
“What marked out this beautifully edited film was the quality of the relationships the film-maker made with the subjects - she got under the skin of the lost and lonely, the abandoned and the downright aggressive.”
Nominees
Sprinters, Sam Blair, Jean-Louis Schuller & Maya Maffioli
National Film and Television School
Valley Of The Goats, Leon Dean, Robbie Morrison & Steen Bondrop
National Film and Television School
POSTGRADUATE ANIMATION
My Brown Friend, Steven Spencer
Birmingham City University
“…a shockingly powerful exploration of drug addiction. The jury admired the film for its original take on an often explored topic and making it really hit home.”
Nominees
Rabbit Punch, Kristian Andrews
Royal College of Art
Stand Up, Joseph Pierce, Jessica Levick & Team
National Film and Television School