Animation wins for NFTS, NFS/IADT and UWE at 2023 RTS Student Television Awards
L-R: Sychelle-Kristina Yanda (Postgraduate Animation – Curiosa, NFTS), Bróna Nic Gabhann, Avery Angle (Undergraduate Animation, The Small Makings of a Storm, NFS\IADT), Tova Persson (Undergraduate Craft Skills – Writing, Offerlamm, UWE) – Photos courtesy of RTS/DDA, ©RTS/Richard Kendal
The winners for the national Royal Television Society (RTS) Student Television Awards 2023 were recently presented at the BFI Southbank on June 23rd. The ceremony, hosted by presenter Will Njobvu, saw students from eighteen UK institutions nominated, with the National Film and Television School taking home nine awards, the National Film School at IADT with five and the University of the West of England winning four. Undergraduate and Postgraduate categories included Animation, Drama, Factual, Entertainment and Comedy Drama, Environment and Sustainability and Journalism. with further Craft Skills categories awarded for Camerawork, Editing, Production Design, Sound and Writing.
We were hugely impressed by the incredible calibre of work produced this year, which made for some tough decisions for the juries to decide on a single winner for each category. It was wonderful to come together this afternoon to celebrate the winners as well as all those nominated. Congratulations to all!
-Sinéad Rocks, Managing Director, Nations and Regions at Channel 4 and Chair of the RTS Student Television Awards
The winners for the Animation categories are as follows:
Postgraduate Animation
WINNER – Curiosa – Tessa Moult-Milewska, Sychelle-Kristina Yanda, Giorgia Zarantonello, Rob O’Kelly & Team (National Film and Television School)
This film skillfully utilises a mix of techniques, bold lighting and captivating sound design to enhance the themes of this stylish, witty and thought-provoking film.
Nominees:
- Dead Silent – Miriam Fox, Elena Valeri, Shaun Kobrak, Osian Pearson & Team (National Film and Television School)
- Death of The Gods – Leto Meade, Karima Sammout-Kanellopoulou, Hipatia Arguero Mendoza, Jack Haggerty & Team (National Film and Television School)
Undergraduate Animation
WINNER – The Small Makings of a Storm – Avery Angle, Samantha Sack, Bróna Nic Gabhann & Team (National Film School at IADT)
This film beautifully marries an enticing visual style with elevating sound design to create a narrative which enchants from the very first frame.
Nominees:
- Carrot – Zoe Wang & Jamie Jiang (Kingston School of Art)
- Offerlamm – Tova Persson (University of the West of England, Bristol)
The following animated projects also won the following Craft categories:
Undergraduate Craft Skills – Production Design
WINNER – The Small Makings of a Storm – Avery Angle (National Film School at
IADT)
The jury said this film felt very different, with its own life and its own rules. The world was imagined beautifully with sequences so stunning that you could take still images, print them out and hang them on a wall. The film evoked a real sense of the power and scale of nature and the jury felt that it was just jaw dropping in its creation.
Postgraduate Craft Skills – Sound
WINNER – Curiosa – Alexander Hübner (National Film and Television School)
The multiple layers of voices, sound effects and music helped deliver what the jury thought was exceptional in this category. The film uses every tool in the sound designer’s arsenal to bring this clever piece to life. A very creative soundscape helps this story fulfil its true potential.
Undergraduate Craft Skills – Writing
WINNER – Offerlamm – Tova Persson (University of the West of England, Bristol)
This was simple but beautiful – storytelling at its finest. The writing was lyrical, creating a moving story with dark humour and overtones of folk horror. It was unflinching and poignant, with emotional notes that moved the viewer. Really excellent.
For the full list of this year’s categories and winners visit rts.org.uk
Entries for the 2024 RTS Student Television Awards are open now until Monday November 6th 2023