RTS Announce Student Television Awards 2016 Nominations

The Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced the nominations for the RTS Student Television Awards 2016.

The Awards celebrate the best in student television throughout the UK and are Chaired by Stuart Murphy. The awards are judged in six categories; Animation, Comedy & Entertainment, Drama, Factual, News and Open. Awards will also be presented for Camerawork, Editing and Sound, where entries are not accepted but the prizes awarded at the judges' discretion.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Friday 3 June at the BFI Southbank. The nominated films will also be available to view on Sky Arts' on-demand service following the awards.

The 2016 nominations are:

Undergraduate Animation
• Bluebarry, Tommy Vad Flaaten and Markus Vad Flaaten, Kingston University
• Dresslocked, Domareen Fox, Teesside University
• The Armadillo and the Earwig, Ben Cresswell, Edinburgh College of Art

Undergraduate Comedy & Entertainment
• ICT, James Webb, Reece Ronan, Lauren Briggs and Curtis Mahoney, Sheffield Hallam University
• The Switch, Olly Philpott-Smith, Lauren Brown, Sam Okell and Faisal Muhammed, The Manchester Film School at The Manchester College
• Valentines Park, Leah Revivo, Joseph Mills, Bradley Kiel and Oliver McMillan, University for the Creative Arts

Undergraduate Drama
• Gnomes, Josh Mullins, Mike Priest, Colin Donaldson and Shani Vizma, Liverpool John Moores University
• Starfish, Louise Dawson, Dayna Baptie and Fergus Thom, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
• Tehzeeb, Myriam Raja and Eloise Rudd, Arts University Bournemouth

Undergraduate Factual
• Dipper from the Water of Leith, Kris Kubik, University of Edinburgh
• Eat, then Wait for the Night, Jing Zhao, Teesside University
• La Deriva Dei Continenti, Pietro Novello and Alexander G Simpson, Arts University Bournemouth

Undergraduate News
• Sexabled, Kin Hang Lee, University of Sheffield
• Wars on the Moors, Alexander James Nicol, Plymouth University

Undergraduate Open
• An Unfortunate End: The Boy & The Fairy, Jordanne Richards, University of South Wales
• Fridge Wars, Rebecca Daniel, University of Leeds
• Insert FILM TITLE here, I guess, Urmas Salu, University for the Creative Arts

Postgraduate Animation
• Edmond, Nina Gantz and Emilie Jouffroy, National Film and Television School
• Fulfilament, Rhiannon Evans, Joe Murtagh and Alexandra Breede, National Film and Television School
• Mr Madila, Rory Waudby-Tolley, Royal College of Art

Postgraduate Comedy & Entertainment
• Monster Hunters, Brigitta Szaszfai and Jonathan Dakin, National Film and Television School
• The Life of a Sober Man, The Team, Bournemouth University

Postgraduate Drama
• Fractured City, Sean Murray, Queen's University, Belfast
• Group B, Nick Rowland, Alexandra Breede and Joe Murtagh, National Film and Television School
• Sick, David Winstone and Josh Lowe, National Film and Television School

Postgraduate Factual
• Chasing Dad, Philip Wood, Goldsmiths University of London
• Esta Vida (This Life), Lyttanya Shannon, National Film and Television School
• The Heart's Scar, Thuy Le and Tiago Espirito Santo, Bournemouth University

Postgraduate News
• Brits in Poland, Anna Senkara, Goldsmiths, University of London
• Cloning: Tailored for Success, Anna Lidster, Goldsmiths, University of London

Postgraduate Open
• Crunchy, Simon Cartwright and Jacob Thomas, National Film and Television School
• Office Romance, Rebecca Gibson and Kat Pearl, National Film and Television School

Craft Skills Awards
Awards for Camerawork, Editing and Sound will be presented to both Undergraduates and Postgraduates on the night. These are selected at the national judges' discretion.

www.rts.org.uk/award/studentawards2016

(JP/LM)