News / 06 Mar 2025
Animation students win five awards at Royal Television Society Student Awards
BA (Hons) Animation
BA (Hons) Animation
BA (Hons) Animation students won five awards at the regional Royal Television Society Yorkshire Student Awards.
The Royal Television Society (RTS) Programme Awards are one of the gold standard awards in the TV industry, showcasing talent across all genres in British television. Prizes are awarded regionally.
A total of thirteen BA (Hons) Animation students worked on the two shortlisted and three winning films for the RTS Yorkshire Student Awards.
By competition category, the shortlisted and winning films are:
Animation
Winner: Karina Young, Vikrant Dyal, Sami Alam, Gabrielle Mosquito and Troy Wachira, with their animation: 'A Perfect Meal.'
Shortlisted: Wing Yan Au-Yeung and Amaniwa Haruka, with their animation: 'Last Wish.'
Factual: Short Form
Winner: Dean Hamami, Drin Rrahmani and Troy Wachira with their animation: 'Clucked.'
Shortlisted: Olivia Stevens and Charlotte Smith, with their animation: 'LAIKA.'
Saving the Planet
Winner: Kara Harvey-Hill, Annalena Ulvee and Sophia Vypalova-Simon, with their animation: 'Go Fish!'
Best Craft or Production Design
Winner: Dean Hamami, Drin Rrahmani and Troy Wachira with their animation: 'Clucked.'
Winner: Kara Harvey-Hill, Annalena Ulvee and Sophia Vypalova-Simon, with their animation: 'Go Fish!'
Michael Smith, BA (Hons) Animation Course Leader
Olivia Stevens, BA (Hons) Animation student
'Clucked' also won Best Animation at the NAHEMI National Student Film Awards.
Dean Hamami and Drin Rrahmani, BA (Hons) Animation students
Now they have won at regional level, students will attend the RTS National Student Awards ceremony at the The Magic Circle, London later this year to see if their films have won at national level.
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