NFTS students and tutors have been celebrating winning a full house at the Royal Television Society Student Awards (RTS) with students winning all four of the post-graduate prizes - plus four other NFTS films nominated.
• The Mass of Men won Post Graduate Fiction
• Newton’s Law won Post Graduate Entertainment
• The Betrayal won Post Graduate Factual
• Head Over Heels won Post Graduate Animation
The RTS is Britain’s leading forum for television and related media and its prestigious awards attracted competition from 381 films submitted by 75 colleges across the country. The NFTS won in all of its categories – more than any other college in the UK.
Speaking after the awards ceremony at the Barbican in London, NFTS Director Nik Powell said: “Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees who have both gained well-deserved recognition from the industry’s and made the School proud."
The films' success relied on support from the skills of students on many other courses including Digital Effects, Production Design and Sound Recording.Don’t miss out on your chance to join one of these and other award-winning film, television and animation courses. Apply before the June and July deadlines.
We offer generous Scholarships and Bursaries including a NEW Scholarship from Zodiak Media for students on the NFTS Television Producing and Directing course just announced.
The NFTS Winners:
Postgraduate Animation Winner: Head Over Heels– Timothy Reckart, Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and Team National Film and Television School
“A genuinely moving film using a simple metaphor to explore a relationship. The lack of dialogue is one of the film’s main strengths, as it drew us closer to the characters, empathising with their story.”
Also Nominated
• Buy Buy Baby– Gervais Merryweather, Sarah Senior and Henry Lambourne National Film and Television School.
Postgraduate Entertainment Winner: Newton's Law– Sean O'Riordan and Team National Film and Television School
“Great initial concept with ambition and genuine pure entertainment. With good design and advanced technical knowledge this was a really watchable gameshow that made all the jury excited about how this could be developed.”
Also Nominated
• Doubt on Loan– Ian Aryeh-Thompson and Team National Film and Television School.
Postgraduate Factual Winner:The Betrayal– Karen Winther and Team National Film and Television School
“A remarkable and unsentimental personal journey back into a deeply troubled past that was both highly compelling and moving. It was told with an integrity of style and direction, allowing the gradual unfolding of a narrative that gripped the viewer.”
Also Nominated:
• One More Kiss– Chris Christodoulou, James Taylor, James Morgan and Gautier Galard National Film and Television School.
Postgraduate Fiction Winner: The Mass of Men– Gabriel Gauchet, Rungano Nyoni, Emily Morgan and Team National Film and Television School.
“The jury described this film as shocking in a good way, something they couldn’t stop watching. The minute you thought you knew where it was going it switched direction. Fantastic performances in a brilliant Kafka-esque, shocking and disturbing film.”
Also Nominated:
• Skyborn – Jamie Stone, Len Rowles and Team National Film and Television School
Congratulations also to Nick Rowland, one of our Year 1 Directing Fiction MA students who won the Undergraduate Award for Fiction for his film Dancing in the Ashes made at the Arts University at Bournemouth.
