The NFTS has won two Royal Television Society Student Television Awards and received seven nominations across the four postgraduate award categories.
The Royal Television Society (RTS) is Britain's leading forum for television and related media. Chaired by Patrick Younge, Founder and Director of WeCreate Associates Ltd and former Chief Creative Officer for BBC Productions, the Awards celebrate the best in student television from across the UK.
The NFTS’ TV Entertainment Department sitcom Killer Moves - co-written and produced by Ben Hillyar and directed by Tim Partridge has won the post graduate RTS Entertainment award. It was described by the judges as “An original concept with pacey writing and editing and clear characters with room to develop storylines across a series. The Jury commended it for its ambition, execution and sheer watchability.”
Killer Moves previously bagged a New York Television Festival Critics Award in 2013. Congratulations to Ben Hillyar, Tim Partridge and his NFTS Team.
Separately, Secret Studio, an exciting new high stakes hidden camera game show format created by the TV Entertainment department of the NFTS, is to be developed by Warner Bros. International Television Production as part of a first look deal. Read more here ...
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The NFTS also snapped up the best post graduate Animation award for the film Miss Todd which was co-written and directed by Kristina Yee, co-written by Frances Poletti and produced by Suzanne Mayger. It was described by the judges as “An ambitious well-directed film that delivers its inspirational message with confidence. The cut-out animation, art direction and camera work all come together beautifully.”
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Also nominated for RTS Student Awards were:
Animation
The Magnificent Lion Boy directed by Ana Caro, produced by James Cotton and written by Jonathan Carr
TV Entertainment
The Big Steal directed by Andre Sousa and produced by Anti Reinthal
Factual
Sodiq directed and produced by Adeyemi Michael
Fiction
Cocoons co- written and directed by Joasia Goldyn, co-written by Sarah Woolner and produced by Dan Demissie. Wasted written and directed by Cathy Brady and produced by James Walker
The winners were announced at an awards ceremony hosted by comedian and actor Joel Dommett on Friday 16 May at the BFI Southbank, London.
Pictured left to right: Killer Moves Co-writer David Mayes with NFTS graduates Sarah Warne (Composer), Tim Partridge (Director) and Co-Writer/Producer Ben Hillyar.
