The Royal Television Society presents candidates for 2020 Student TV
The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain's leading forum for television and related media, has selected nominations for the RTS 2020 National Student Television Awards, sponsored by the Motion Content Group. In six categories, 23 college students received nominations, having qualified by winning their respective regional RTS awards earlier this year.
Now in its twenty-fifth edition, the award ceremony will air on Friday 26 June at 14:00. BST. Further details will be published in due course on the RTS website.
The RTS Student Awards celebrates the best audiovisual work created by students with an undergraduate and graduate winner, both awarded in every category in animation, comedy and entertainment, theater, facts, news and short form. To reward excellence in craftsmanship, prizes will also be awarded in the following categories at the discretion of the judges: camera work, editing, scenography, sound and writing.
"It was inspiring to see so much imagination, heart and energy to make it available to all nominees," said RTS Student Television Awards President Siobhan Greene (CEO, 110% content). “We need to be elevated now, higher than ever, and the life force of creativity we have seen from the innings has been fantastic. I'm looking forward to "meeting" the candidates through Zoom on June 26th. They deserve all the praise they will receive. "
The candidates for animation are ...
Graduation:
Ctrl + Alt + Z - Holly Keating, Conor Leech, Ciara O'Shaughnessy and Kai Munoa (Ballyfermot College of Higher Education)
A girl accidentally cancels her thesis the night before it expires and goes through 4 stressful phases: denial, anger, depression and acceptance. (Clock)
Margin of terror - Kieran McLister (University of Edinburgh)
A short stop-motion comedy about a perfectionist mad scientist driven to create the most horrifying and terrifying giant monster ever seen, no matter how many times he ruins it. (Puzzle)
You are in shape - Lydia Reid (Kingston University)
Blue shorts, pink leather and lots of love. You are in shape explore what really happens in the gym.(trailers)
Postgraduates:
Almost there - Nelly Michenaud, Tim Dees, Nathanael Baring, Kate Phibbs and Team (National School of Film and Television)
On a daily train ride quite unlike any other, a not-so-informal observer tries his best to avoid other passengers, a giant child runs away from his parents, a romantic woman begins an unfortunate relationship with a cuckoo and a boy The naive finds that some problems cannot be solved with unicorn images. (trailers)
Heat wave - Fokion Xenos, Priya K. Dosanjh, Brendan Freedman, Stella Heath Keir, Kevin Langhamer and Team (National School of Film and Television)
In the midst of a scorching heat wave, two small children find a way to cool everyone! A playful animated short film in a hybrid technique of cutting, clay animation and thousands of spare parts. (Trailer)
In his boots - Kathrin Steinbacher (Royal College of Art)
Heidi is experiencing strange things. While her niece is visiting, she suddenly embarks on a hike into the deepest parts of the Alps, revealing the reason for her dedicated attachment to her hiking shoes. A story about Heidi's attempt to preserve her identity and autonomy. (trailers)
