SAY the organisers, the Royal Television Society, these awards “celebrate the best in student television from across Scotland and were presented this year in three categories: animation, drama and factual”.
And they continue: “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
