Chair of judges Lisa Hazlehurst, who is head of Lion Television in Scotland, unveiled the categories and criteria at the launch event.
She also announced a new category for writers to “recognise the wealth of writing talent in Scotland. The judges will be looking for originality, innovation, style and creativity.”
A number of winners from the 2018 awards attended the event and shared their experiences of landing an RTS trophy.
Host Stephen Ferguson, media manager and freelance journalist, was joined by panelists Kahl Henderson of Savalas and freelance dubbing mixer and lecturer Diane Jardine, who spoke about their experiences in television sound production.
The video was produced by students from City of Glasgow College.
The creatives behind the new drama series Kiss Me First spoke at the RTS Scotland event to discuss the making of the show for Channel 4 and Netflix. The event took place on 12 April at Film City.
The winners from this year's RTS Scotland Student Awards explain what it means to be recognised
Watch highlights from this year's RTS Scotland awards, celebrating the nation's best television from the past year.
Kevin McCrae, cofounder of animation and visual FX specialist company Playdead recounted his beginnings in London, first studying and then picking up work amongst various VFX companies, before getting a break with Firecracker Films, where he worked as a motion graphic designer.
RTS Scotland and Creative Media Network invite you to enjoy a day of workshops and master classes across different platforms led by leading industry figures, including the chance to work with professional drama producers in The Drama Bootcamp.
Speakers include:
Kevin McCrae - Playdead
Biança Parker – Steadipix
Credit Photo above Harrison Reid / Credit photo of RTS Scotland Award winner Paul Reich
Chaired by Jane Muirhead, Managing Director of Raise The Roof Productions and hosted by STV presenter Jennifer Reoch and stand-up comedian Des Clarke, this years awards will take place at 18:00 on Wednesday 9th May at the Old Fruit Market in Glasgow.
Chaired by Jane Muirhead (Managing Director of Raise The Roof Productions), the awards cover all forms of production in Scotland, recognising excellence and innovation across a range of genres and crafts.
