RTS Student Television Awards 2021 sponsored by Kinetic Content 1 #RTSAwards RTS Student Television Awards 2021 2 Contents RTS Student Television Awards 2021 4 Acknowledgements 5 Forthcoming Events 6 Chair 7 Host 8 National Nominations 9 National Juries 18 Regional Juries and Winners 20 RTS Patrons 22 #RTSAwards 3 RTS Student Television Awards This is the 26th year of the Student Television Awards. A total of 468 entries were received from up and down the UK and Republic of Ireland. Undergraduate and Postgraduate Awards will be made in several categories: Animation, Entertainment, Scripted, Non-Scripted, News and Natural History. The undergraduate entries were initially judged in 12 of the Society’s Regional Centres and the nominations for the national final were selected from the regional winners by the national juries. Postgraduate entries were judged at national level only. There are numerous ways in which you can get involved in the activities of the RTS. It’s is free to join as a student member and the benefits include a greater connection to your regional centre and invitations to local and national events. Student members are welcome to RTS networking events with industry professionals who come from a range of different television backgrounds. Whether you want to get your foot on the ladder or just learn more about all things TV you can sign up on our website. Once you’ve taken your first steps in your career in television, come along to a RTS Futures event. A vibrant community of bright young talent from across the UK, RTS Futures gives you opportunities to rub shoulders with industry leaders who are more than happy to give you advice, listen to your pitches and check out your CV. RTS Futures also offers a range of how-to events to improve your skillset and puts you in touch with a bustling community of like-minded people. Please visit rtsfutures.org.uk. If you are an established member of the television community, then full membership of the RTS offers you a free subscription to Television magazine, free entry to some events among many other benefits and for only £65 a year. Sign up at rts.org.uk/ membership. The RTS also organises early evening events, lectures, conventions and conferences and present the following awards Craft & Design, Programme and Television Journalism. In order to serve its members nationwide, the Society has 15 Regional Centres, many of which liaise closely with local colleges. These run their own programmes of events, lectures and social functions throughout the year. #RTSAwards RTS Student Television Awards 2021 4 Acknowledgements Welcome Siobhan Greene Managing Director, 110% Content and Chair, RTS Student Television Awards Awards Presentation Hosted by Vick Hope Acknowledgements The Society would like to thank principal sponsor Kinetic Content Production Video Production & Streaming: LRI (www.lri.agency) Opening Titles & Graphics: Scott Thomas Music Provided by Audio Network Royal Television Society Awards Management Chief Executive: Theresa Wise Events Manager: Jo Sampson Events Team: Jamie O’Neill and Kirsty Whittaker Digital Editor: Kate Holman 5 Forthcoming Events Monday 28 June RTS Lunchtime Event: TV’s Production Revolution: The Rise and Rise of Virtual Production RTS Zoom Webinar Wednesday15 - Thursday 16 September RTS Cambridge Convention For further information regarding RTS Events contact: The Events Department Royal Television Society 3 Dorset Rise, London, EC4Y 8EN Tel: 020 7822 2820 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rts.org.uk #RTSAwards RTS Student Television Awards 2021 6 Chair Siobhan Greene Managing Director, 110% Content Siobhan Greene started her career as a typist at Yorkshire Television, before moving to Granada in Manchester to work on Stars in their Eyes and You've Been Framed. During her time there she co-created Popstars the Rivals and Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. In 2003 she left ITV to start a new independent production company with Simon Cowell, Syco Television, where she co-created and executive produced The X Factor from 2004, and Britain's Got Talent from 2007. They have since gone on to become two of the biggest global talent formats of all time. She returned to ITV to become Director of Entertainment for ITV Stu- dios in 2012 where she executive produced the return of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, oversaw the relaunch of Love Island in 2015 and executive produced the US version of Saturday Night Takeaway on NBC, Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris. In May 2016 she became Head of Entertainment Commissioning for ITV, re- sponsible for ITV’s biggest entertainment formats including The Masked Singer, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Britain's Got Tal- ent, The X Factor, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, and The Voice. In October 2019 Siobhan left ITV to set up her own independent tele- vision production company, 110% Content. 7 Host Vick Hope A Nigerian-Geordie with a Cambridge degree, Vick Hope is a multilingual, multi-skilled and multifaceted presenter making waves in the world of broadcast, an industry she has worked in since she was 19 years old. Sunday Times Style have dubbed Vick ‘a new voice of a generation’ after cementing herself as a BBC Radio 1 favourite presenting two national shows each week Life Hacks and The Official Chart: First Look. Last year Vick presented for BAFTA for their Film Awards Red Carpet, she landed two shows on BBC Radio 1, became an Amnesty International Ambassador alongside Olivia Colman, presented her own show for I’m A Celebrity, stepped into Carol Voderman’s shoes for the CITV reboot of classic children’s programme HOW, hosted her own 6-part music series Back To Mine for 4Music and The Box, taught the nation French for BBC Celebrity Supply Teacher and presented live segments for This Morning and Lorraine audiences. From presenting award winning shows across radio and television to writing books and standing up for human rights, Vicks natural empathy and upbeat personality means she exudes confidence and is always able to connect with her audience, however intimate or large. Vick kicked off 2021 by releasing her second children’s book with previous co-host Roman Kemp (Capital Breakfast from 2017- 2020). Shout Out: Use your voice, save the day which is the sequel to their first book Listen Up: Rule The Airwaves, Rule The School. Becoming the author of two children’s books ties in with Vick’s passion to get the nation reading. This year Vick is part of the prestigious judging panel for Women’s Prize For Fiction where she and her fellow judges have whittled 144 books down to just 6 for the recommended shortlist. Media outlets warm to Vick’s natural passion and enthusiasm for her projects which help to secure the following high reaching national media appearances: BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 2, Sunday Brunch, BBC This Morning, BBC Two, Lorraine, The I Weekend, MarieClaire, Rollacoaster, Wonderland, Evening Standard, Grazia and Stylist. Vick is a popular BBC Radio 1 presenter and in addition to her two weekly shows, she has worked with producers to create a Life Hacks Wellbeing Toolkit which has advice on career, friendships, money, education and more for younger adults. BBC Sounds and Warner have commissioned Vick’s own podcast series Songs To Live By which is a 10 x 30 minute episode series where Vick hosts two guests each week to talk about the importance of black music within our society. With international critically acclaimed guests joining Vick each week, the series has been commissioned for a second series. To cement Vick’s love of entertainment and as someone who is at the forefront of pop culture, she hosted VM BAFTA Television Awards, live from the red carpet on the 6th June. After a year of lockdown, this was a huge moment for the entertainment industry and a presenting position which Vick had been hand selected to front. Vick is also known for appearing on the award winning 2018 series of Strictly Come Dancing, a UK ambassador for SheaMoisture, teaching the nation French on BBC Celebrity Supply Teacher and has worked on campaigns for Missoma, Neutrogena, Vo5, Ralph Lauren to name a few. #RTSAwards RTS Student Television Awards 2021 8 National Nominations Undergraduate Scripted Cease Aisling O'Regan Sargent, Philip Emo, Dylan Keenan, Cormac Campbell and Keen Murphy The National Film School, IADT Future For Our Children Cameron Jones, Iulia Nistor, Christos Panagiotou, Harry Tye, Amer Hasan, Aislin Plaistow and Jessica Mistry Sheffield Hallam University Paper Round Boy George Stickley, Anastasija Pcelinceva, Ted Box, Millie Bennett, Richard Skull and Brandon Thompson University Of Gloucestershire Yard Kings Billy King and Vasco Sancho Middlesex University Undergraduate Non-Scripted Canada's Keepers Mia Frank, Monica Athnasious, Seila Laloui, Minori Iwahashi and Karyan Au-Yeung University of Leeds Man, Beast and the Heart to Win Hal Bartlett, Will Eastwick-Field, Dave Jones, Ross Charette, Jamie Doughty and Peter Dixon Falmouth University Staying Sane (During a Global Pandemic) Dorothea Scarleta Sterian University of Salford 9 National Nominations Undergraduate Animation Husky Darragh Scott The National Film School, IADT Last Week Jamie Walsh University of Central Lancashire My Favourite Hill Chris Childs UWE Bristol Spellbound Amelia Parker, Beth Ryan and Team Arts University Bournemouth Postgraduate Scripted City of Lost Children Misha Vertkin, Jesse Romain, Brid Arnstein, Pep Bosch and Team National Film and Television School One For The Road Eileen Tracey, Milena Bolouri and Julia Sander Goldsmiths, University of London Stratum Deep Lian Meng Rose, James Bowsher, Nathan Hardisty, Nathalie Pitters, Andrew Merrison and Team National Film and Television School Who Goes There? Astrid Thorvaldsen, Leah Bethany Jones, William Gillies, Graham Boonzaaier, Armiliah Aripin and Team National Film and Television School #RTSAwards RTS Student Television Awards 2021 10 National Nominations Postgraduate Non-Scripted Bringing Home the Blubber Molly Adams, Ujuunnguaq Heinrich, Maalat Heinrich, Aili H.