RTS Centre Awards 20011/12
ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY Centres’ Awards/Student Awards 2011/12
BRISTOL Best Television Drama Skins: Series 5 Company Pictures/Stormdog Pictures for E4
Best Short Film Who’s Lenny? Hurricane Media for Bristol City Council
Best Actor/Actress Will Merrick Skins Company Pictures/Stormdog Pictures for E4
Male On Screen Talent Gordon Buchanan The Bear Family and Me BBC Natural History Unit for BBC Two
Female On Screen Talent Fiona Bruce Antiques Roadshow BBC Bristol for BBC One
New Onscreen Talent Simon Hopkinson The Good Cook BBC Bristol for BBC One
Best Natural History Programme My Life as a Turkey – Natural World Special BBC Natural History Unit/Passion Pictures for BBC Two
Best Specialist Factual Programme Human Planet BBC Natural History Unit for BBC One
Best Documentary Wootton Bassett: The Town that Remembers BBC Bristol Factual for BBC One
Best International Documentary or Series Marathon Boy One Horse Town Productions/Renegade Pictures/ HBO Documentary Films/BBC Storyville
Best Entertainment & Factual Entertainment Antiques Roadshow – Remembrance Special BBC Bristol for BBC One
Community Media Award Who’s Lenny Hurricane Media for Bristol City Council
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Media Effectiveness Website - Hippo: Wild Feast Live Rubber Republic/Tigress/Endemol for Channel 4
Best Digital Innovation Who do you think you really are? Shadow Industries for Natural History Museum/ Wellcome Trust
Best On-Screen Game Shaun the Sheep - Championsheeps Aardman Digital for CBBC
Best Writer Drama David Lovett Skins Company Pictures
Best Writer Factual Michael Gunton One Life BBC Earth/Magic Light Pictures
Best Photography The Frozen Planet Camera Team BBC Natural History Unit
Best Sound Keith Rodgerson & Jeremy Lock Fisherman’s Friends Twofour for ITV1
Best Music George Fenton Frozen Planet – To the Ends of the Earth BBC Natural History for
Special Effects and Graphics Rob Hifle & Visual Effects Team Wonders of the Universe Burrell Durrant Hifle
Titles, Promos and Branding Miki Cash, Daniel Binns & Ben Newman Life and Fate WONKY Films/Devilish Creative for BBC Radio 4
Editing Peter Haddon Marathon Boy One Horse Town Productions/Renegade Pictures/ HBO documentary Films/BBC Storyville
Producer / Director Gemma Atwal Marathon Boy
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One Horse Town Productions/Renegade Pictures
Student Television Awards Animation: Fell David Dymond University of the West of England
Factual: Three Peaks: How hard can it be? Ben Appleby, William Gleed, James Dalby University of the West of England
Fiction: Runland Dan Gittens, Jack O’Dowd University of the West of England
DEVON & Non-Broadcast Production – Private Sector CORNWALL Douwe Egberts- A Story Behind Every Cup Denham Productions Douwe Egberts UK website
Craft Award for Animation/TV Graphics Mark Hannon BBC South West
Regional Programme The Truth About Wildlife: Coast BBC South West
Non- Broadcast Production – Public Sector Bowl Up and Shine Coleridge Productions
Non- Broadcast Production – Private Sector Heartstart : Skills for Life Twofour Digital
Regional Reporter of the Year Leah Ferguson Channel Television
Regional Current Affairs Inside Out West : Multiple Sclerosis BBC South West
Single Item News Coverage Cornwall Floods ITV Westcountry
Network Factual Programme Fisherman’s Friends Twofour Broadcast for ITV1
Network Leisure or Entertainment Programme Hotel Inspector Series 7:Brendan Chase Twofour Broadcast for Channel 5
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Live Event Coverage Monsoon Cop Coverage Red Handed TV
Regional Broadcast Event Eden Ten Years’ On – Westcountry Live ITV Westcountry
Lifetime Achievement Rick Stein
Outstanding Contribution Guy Pannell
Outstanding Contribution Denis Gartside
Student Television Awards Animation: Inbetween – A Fable Jacob Jones University College, Falmouth
Fiction: Grade Alex Blackwood Plymouth College of Art
Entertainment: Get a Grip on Me Christopher Jehle & Team University of Plymouth
Factual: Rid John Freddy Jones, Rebecca Seller, Chris Capon & Team University College, Falmouth
LONDON Student Television Awards Factual: Showgirl Beth Allsop, James Bedwel, Rosanna Saracino, Marianne Skogen University of Westminster
Fiction: For Elsie Gemma Priggen, Daivd Winstone, Vincent Klueger & Team University of Westminster
MIDLANDS Student Television Awards Animation: Zero G James Wilkinson, Sam Renton Staffordshire University
Factual: The Secret Diary of a Call Girl
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Holly Collas, Simon McKnight University of Lincoln
Fiction: Lowlifes Stuart McDonald Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies
Entertainment: A/S/L Roberta Spain Staffordshire University
NORTH EAST Broadcast Factual Production & THE BORDER Mr Rich and the Terriers BBC North East & Cumbria
Non-Broadcast Factual Production As Long as it Takes Magic If Films for Action for Children
Drama Tracey Beaker Returns BBC Children’s
Promotion or Commercial Save Our Seafarers YourFilm
Current Affairs Production Southern Cross BBC North East & Cumbria
Innovation Time Machine The Tyneside Cinema
Scoop of the Year The Story of John Darwin ITV Tyne Tees & Border
Regional News Programme of the Year Look North: 18 August 2011 BBC North East & Cumbria
Journalist of the Year Sharon Barbour BBC North East & Cumbria
Presenter of the Year Philippa Tomson ITV Tyne Tees & Border
Professional Excellence - Photography Steve Paton
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Professional Excellence - Production Jon Roberts
Professional Excellence - Post Production Andy Ludbrook
Newcomer Adele Robinson BBC North East & Cumbria
The Centre Award Chris Watson
Award for Outstanding Achievement Jane Bolesworth ITV Tyne Tees & Border
Special Award for Outstanding Comedy Achievement Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer
Student Television Awards Factual: Confido Steven Hinde, Neil Dempsey University of Sunderland
Fiction: Basin Street Hannah Green, Demian Lovett, Mark Scott, Steward Grayson, Rachel Hawthorn University of Sunderland
Animation: Walk Tom Bowery University of Sunderland
Entertainment: Turn of the Screw Christopher Lavelle University of Sunderland
NORTH WEST Best Children’s Programme My Life: Staying Awake Blakeway North for CBBC
Mr Bloom’s Nursery CBeebies
Best Current Affairs Programme The Politics Show: Phil Woolas Election Court BBC North West
Best Production (Craft) Road to Coronation Street ITV Studios for BBC Four
Best Post Production (Craft) Coronation Street: Tram Crash
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ITV Studios for ITV1
Award for Innovation in Multiplatform The Only Way is Essex BBC Manchester Multiplatform Lime Pictures for ITV2
Best Regional Onscreen Talent Rob Smith Granada Reports ITV Granada
Best Regional News Programme Granada Reports:Colin Blanchard ITV Granada
Best Regional Story Granada Reports: Colin Blanchard ITV Granada
Best Sports Programme Late Kick Off North West BBC North West
Best Single Documentary Remembrance: The Sikh Story/Skih Festival 2010 BBC Religion and Ethics for BBC One
Best Low Budget Programme Wildtracks: Where the Wild Things Were The University of Salford for Channel M
Best Scriptwriter Darran Little Road to Coronation Street ITV Studios for BBC Four
Best Performance in a Comedy Johnny Vegas Ideal BBC Comedy North and Baby Cow for BBC Three
Best Performance in a Continuing Drama Jane Danson Coronation Street ITV Studios for ITV1
Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series Suranne Jones Scott & Bailey Red Production Company for ITV1
Best Factual Series Small Teen Bigger World Nine Lives Media for BBC Three
Best Factual Entertainment Programme
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Dragons’ Den BBC Entertainment Production North for BBC Two
Best Entertainment Programme The Only Way is Essex Lime Pictures for ITV2
Best Comedy Programme The Royle Family: ‘Joe’s Crackers’ Jelly Legs Productions for BBC One
Best Single Drama or Drama Series Accused: Frankie’s Story RSJ Films for BBC One
Best Continuing Drama Coronation Street ITV Studios for ITV1
Judges’ Award Pete Postlethwaite
Student Television Awards Animation: Alien vs Robot Alfonso Romano University of Salford
Factual: Scars you can’t see Honey Crespo Manchester Metropolitan University
Fiction: The Surface of Impenetrable Things Lucy Campbell, Tom Doran Manchester Metropolitan University
Entertainment: The Milkman of Kingsley Edward Newell, Alex Shepherd, Marcus Caruso, Alix Kirkland University of Chester
REPUBLIC Student Television Awards OF IRELAND Animation: The Platform Ruairi Twohig National Film School, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology
Factual: Rose Peter O’Brien, Peter Madden, Luke Sweetman Pell National Film School, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology
Fiction: Shellshock John Corcoran, Jean Igoe & Team
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Dublin Institute of Technology
Entertainment: Growing Up Jason Cullen, Mark Armstrong & Team National Film School, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology
SCOTLAND Student Television Awards Animation: The Making of Longbird William Anderson Edinburgh College of Art
Factual: A Bunch of Gentlemen Louise Begbie, Milla Harju, Fatima Helou, Claudia Lorenz, Nadin Mai, Amanda Jayne Naughton University of Stirling
Fiction: My First Spellbook Gavin Laing, Murdo Macleod, Ross Williamson Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama
SOUTHERN Best Camerawork Matt Goddard BBC South East
Best Graphics or Animation Amanda Hall ITV Meridian
Best Post Production Matt Blyth Talent TV South
Best Self Shoot Director Jerry Rothwell Redbird Productions
Best Technical Achievement ITV Meridian Move
Best Regional TV Journalist Colin Campbell BBC South East
Best News VJ Brennan Nicholls BBC Oxford
Best News Magazine Programme Meridian Tonight (West)
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Best Feature or Strand within a News or Magazine Programme The Unmentionables Jane Barbord Topical TV
Growing Up With…. Carol White & Steve McDonnell Topical TV
Best Single Documentary or Factual Programme The Boy Mir Seventh Art Productions
Best Factual or Factual Entertainment Series Kids Behind Bars Lambent Productions
Best Non-Broadcast Production Virtuous Bread Shedlight productions
Best Online Production Business Mouse Le Singe Media/Modern Toss
Regional Personality Rob Smith BBC South East
Best Newcomer Nashreen Issa ITV Meridian
Best Gallery Director Lisa Nichols ITV Meridian
Best Location Director Richard Townsend BBC South
Student Television Awards Animation: Britain Becky Bush University for the Creative Arts, Farnham
Fiction: The Beach House Richard Standen, Tom Stanley, Chris Kentish, Liam Reardon, Sam Martin, Jack Ackland University for the Creative Arts
Factual: Teachers Nicola Barnes Bournemouth University
Entertainment: Hints
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Tolu Agoro Bournemouth University
WALES Student Television Awards Animation: David Stephen Craner University of Wales, Newport
Factual: Vince and Cherry’s Greatest Hits Lucy Liddell, Sam Smith-Higgins, Ezra Bryne Newport Film School, University of Wales, Newport
Fiction: Between Viewings Daniel Cripps, Raphael Biss, Vaia Ikonomou, Ashley Whitfield, Craig D Lewis, Joseph Gidley Newport Film School, University of Wales, Newport
Entertainment: Mourning of the Valley James Earing, Andrew Gough, Ian Morley, Paris Palmer, John Shand University of Wales, Newport
YORKSHIRE Journalist of the Year Mark Witty Calendar ITV Yorkshire
Multi Platform Production Neil Hudgell’s Out Story Classlane Media for web, YouTube and Vimeo
Most Promising Newcomer Dan Johnson Look North BBC Yorkshire
News Coverage Calendar – The Ben Needham Story ITV Yorkshire
Promotion or Commercial Production Townton Battlefield Society RK Productions for web
Independent Production Company Classlane Media
Drama Prisoners’ Wives Tiger Aspect Scotland for BBC One
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Entertainment The Nation’s Favourite Bee Gees Song Shiver for ITV1
Writer of the Year Mark Catley Casualty BBC Wales for BBC One
Music or Use of Music Frankenstein’s Wedding… Live in Leeds BBC Wales/BBC North
Professional Excellence: Vision and Audio Frankenstein’s Wedding… Live in Leeds BBC Wales/BBC North
Professional Excellence: Post Production and Special Effects Danielle Jones Calendar ITV Yorkshire
Animation La Campanella Broken Pixel for YouTube
Team of the Year Look North Operations Team BBC Yorkshire
Team Member of the Year Tarah Welsh Look North BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Factual Programme: Network/Digital/Satellite American Nomads 3Di-TV for BBC Four
Factual Programme: Regional Meeting the Enemy: An Inside Out Sepcial BBC Yorkshire
Sport or Event Coverage Frankenstein’s Wedding… Live in Leeds BBC Wales/BBC North
Lifetime Achievement Brian Castle
Student Television Awards Animation: Malpractice David Williams University of Bradford
Factual: Andrea
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James Copson, Kary Yates, Sian Powell, Aran Worsley York St John University
Fiction: Porcelain Man Beau Atherton & Team Sheffield Hallam University
Entertainment: Fired by Facebook James Newton, Mariam Hanif, Alex Blogg, Mat Sypien, Numan Shafi University of Bradford
News: Street Prostitution in Sheffield Leanne Rinne University of Sheffield
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