Media Release: RTS Scotland announces winners of Student Television Awards 2015

James Wilson and winners, (L-R from back) Bethany Angus, Kris Kubik, Ben Cresswell, Dayna Baptie, Lewis Jones and Louise Dawson

THE Royal Television Society (RTS) Scotland held its annual Student Television Awards at BBC Scotland in Pacific Quay, Glasgow on Wednesday 27 January.

The event was hosted by Henry Eagles, who also chaired the judges.

The awards celebrate the best in student television from across Scotland and were presented this year in three categories: Animation, Drama and Factual. The judges also recognised excellence in craft with three awards for best camera, sound and editing.

The award in the Animation category was presented to Ben Cresswell from Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh) for ‘The Armadillo and the Earwig’. The jury admired the animation’s characters as being well made and clearly drawn and felt the music and sound effects gave a good punch.

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland students, Louise Dawson, Dayna Baptie and Fergus Thom, took home the award in the Drama category for ‘Starfish. The jury agreed that the film was clearly directed with strong performances and an engaging story.

The award in the Factual category went to Kris Kubik from University of Edinburgh for ‘Dipper from the Water of Leith’. The jury was impressed by this professionally made film which they found enjoyable, refreshing and unusual.

The winners:

Animation:

Winner: The Armadillo and the Earwig

Ben Cresswell

Edinburgh College of Art / University of Edinburgh

Shortlisted: Hazelnut Holidays

Helen Chiu, Luci Holland and Michael Parr-Burman

Edinburgh College of Art / University of Edinburgh

Shortlisted: Heart of Dust

Louise Keay Bell

Edinburgh College of Art / University of Edinburgh

Drama:

Winner: Starfish

Louise Dawson, Dayna Baptie and Fergus Thom

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Shortlisted: Kettle

Michael McIlroy, David Jack and Laura Shand

Edinburgh College of Art / University of Edinburgh

Shortlisted: Skin Deep

Gwenllian Thurston, Dayna Baptie and Conor Reilly

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Factual:

Winner: Dipper from the Water of Leith

Kris Kubik

University of Edinburgh

Shortlisted: Hope

Malina Andonova, Jack Harrison, Lesley Morin and Jonathan Rimmer

University of Stirling

Shortlisted: Snowbirds

Larah Bross and Wayne Mazadza

Edinburgh Napier University

The Craft Excellence Awards

Camera: Kris Kubik

Dipper from the Water of Leith

University of Edinburgh

Sound: Lewis Jones

Dipper from the Water of Leith

University of Edinburgh

Editing: Bethany Angus

Skin Deep

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

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