RAFTAs

BEST COLLABORATION OF A GROUP

This award was open to all 3 courses and aimed to reward those groups who constantly went above and beyond to help one another. 

WINNER

Jess Mills, Millie Brown, Will Donoghue, and Holly Parsonage (This Can't Be Reel Productions)

NOMINEES
- Ollie Hislam, Larisa Burlacu, Joe Page, Hayden Smith, and Zaac Hedger.
- Sophie Read, Sarah McLean, Sidney Morley, and Nikola Kuka.
- Chloe Ray Horseman, Ollie Dakin, Nicole Gomes Nave and Will Donoghue.
- Finn Mullin, Josh Currie, Isaac Penhallow, and Oliver Storey.
- Connor McHaffie, Daniel Stowell, and Zoe Millet.

BEST WEBSITE

Open to the A-Level Media Studies. 

WINNER

Redefining Roomies - Tate Campbell

NOMINEES
Quietly Confident - Demi Grant
Apple a Day - Grace Bishop
Starting off on the Wrong Foot - Victoria Kemp
The Switch - Maya Donegan
Sustainable Swaps - Maia Miller Forkin
Wedding Ready - Evelyn Salisbury 

BEST CHARACTER AESTHETICS

Open to all 3 courses, this award was for those who presented their characters creatively and thoughtfully through costume, hair, and makeup.

WINNER

Lost Your Keys (dir. Sofia Braun)

NOMINEES
The Boy (dir. Jess Mills)
We'll Take Care of You (dir. Madeline Waling-Smyth)
Budget Man (dir. Will Donoghue)
The Reality of Being Famous (dir. Molly Milne-Day)
The Spare Room (dir. Sophie Youngs)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Open to all 3 courses. Students who considered their props and set design to further the genre, tone and narrative were in with a chance to win this award.

WINNER

Amnesia (dir. Finn Mullin)

NOMINEES
Labyrinth (dir. Holly Parsonage)
The Boy (dir. Jess Mills)
Amnesiac (dir. Ollie Miers)
Memory (dir. Henry Philby)

Doppelganger (dir. Hannah Buchanan)
Redefining Roomies (dir. Tate Campbell)
The Butterfly (dir. Josie Davie)
Masked (dir. Eve Gallant)
Hair Comes Trouble (dir. Eliza Axup)
Saving Grace (dir. Olivia Anderson)
The Signature (dir. Tess Hughes)
The Salesman (dir. Ione Cooke)
Evidence (dir. Josh Currie)
Get Out (dir. Joe Page)

BEST SCREENPLAY

When considering the criteria for this award, we included those with a particularly well written screenplay, but also those with unique and fascinating concepts. Open to A-Level Film Studies and BTEC Creative Digital Media.

WINNER

Come Over (by Liam Spain)

NOMINEES
The Summer You Left Us Behind (by Tegan Parker)
W33 (by Harrison Pennington)
Close Living (by Will Els)
Revilement (by Charlie Baines)
Doubt (by Lee Parish)
Hair Comes Trouble (by Eliza Axup)
Cold Tea (by Elliott Chambers)
Left on Read (by Jacob Hawkins)

Omniscient (by Tom Isbell-Wade)
Woman (by Lucie Gascoigne)
Who Killed The Man? (dir. Max Parker)

BEST SOUND

Open to all 3 courses.

WINNERS
BEST SOUND DESIGN Help From a Friend (dir. Lilija Vasseng)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Left on Read (dir. Jacob Hawkins)

NOMINEES
World Through My Eyes (dir. Millie Brown)
Delusions (dir. Lizzie Stevens)
Get Out (dir. Joe Page)

We Are Watching (dir. Aiden Marr)

BEST LIGHTING

Open to A-Level Film Studies and BTEC Creative Digital Media.
WINNER
Adagio (dir. Alex Glaysher)

NOMINEES
Budget Man (dir. Will Donoghue)
Labyrinth (dir. Holly Parsonage)
Nail Polish (dir. Neave Blake)
Telepath (dir. Zeke Nevins)
World Through My Eyes (dir. Millie Brown)

Bad Trip (dir. Oli Potterton)

BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN

Open to all 3 courses, this award covered a wide variety of graphics. From well made company logos, intro sequences, and visual effects, students from all 3 courses were considered for this category.

WINNER

Starting off on the Wrong Foot (dir. Victoria Kemp)

NOMINEES
Live a Little (dir. Jacob Kidd)
Pawsitive Choices (dir. Annabelle Goodyear)
Left on Read (dir. Jacob Hawkins)
Sorry (dir. Csongor Borbely)
Last Night (dir. Thomas Holman)
Clean (dir. Will Donoghue)

BEST FREELANCER

Open to all 3 courses. The best Freelancer is someone who has supported students not only within their group, but outside of their group, class, and even course!

WINNER

Josh Currie

NOMINEES
Harrison Pennington

Will Donoghue

Jess Mills

Finn Mullin

Oliver Storey

Elijah Carter

Charlotte Hacksaw

BEST BTEC PRODUCER

Open to BTEC Creative Digital Media, this award was for students who provided incredible on-set support and organisation across all shoot days.

WINNER

Larisa Burlacu

NOMINEES
Jess Keyzor

Amy Joel

Ayaan Ghayur

BEST A-LEVEL PRODUCER

Open to A-Level Film Studies and A-Level Media Studies. The best A-Level Producer has been the most prepared for their own shoot, considering all documentation and potential issues.

WINNER
Holly Parsonage

NOMINEES

Jenn Heckroodt

Maya Donegan

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Open to A-Level Film Studies and BTEC Creative Digital Media.

WINNER

Infatuation (dir. Ally Gilmour, DOP Ally Gilmour)

NOMINEES
Close Living (dir. Will Els, DOP. Will Els and Charlie Baines)
The Ticket (dir. Rafe Holmes, DOP. Rafe Holmes)
Labyrinth (dir. Holly Parsonage, DOP. Will Donoghue)
What Did You Do? (dir. Millie Brown, DOP. Will Donoghue)
Four Walls and a Roof (dir. Jack Hession, DOP. Jack Hession)
Saving Grave (dir. Olivia Anderson, DOP. Sofia Braun)
Charlotte's Fly (dir. Sofia Braun, DOP. Sofia Braun)
Trainwreck (dir. Jess Mills, DOP. Jess Mills and Will Donoghue)
Left on Read (dir. Jacob Hawkins, DOP. Alex Glaysher)
Evidence (dir. Josh Currie, DOP. Finn Mullin)
Moon Man (dir. Emils Judzis, DOP. Emils Judzis)
Adagio (dir. Alex Glaysher, DOP. Alex Glaysher)

BEST EDITING

Open to all 3 courses.

WINNER

World Through My Eyes (dir. Millie Brown)

NOMINEES
Seeker (dir. Oliver Storey)
Infatuation (dir. Ally Gilmour)

You Must Escape (dir. Amelie Webb)
Doppelganger (dir. Hannah Buchanan)
Left on Read (dir. Jacob Hawkins)
Student Support (dir. Hannah Miller Forkin)
Opposites Attract (dir. Gabi Mubenga)
Supermarket Steal (dir. Georgie Smith)

BEST A-LEVEL MEDIA STUDIES DIRECTOR

WINNER

Zoe Webster

NOMINEES
Maia Miller Forkin

Lottie Cole

Maya Donegan

BEST BTEC CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA DIRECTOR

WINNER

Ruby Dean

NOMINEES
Jess Mills

Will Donoghue

Jacob Hawkins

Finn Mullin

BEST A-LEVEL FILM STUDIES DIRECTOR

WINNER

Jacob Kidd
NOMINEES

Holly Parsonage

Will Donoghue

Jess Mills

Sofia Braun

BEST LIFESTYLE TV OPENING

WINNER

Real Estate Rotate (dir. Lottie Cole)

NOMINEES
Student Support (dir. Hannah Miller-Forkin)
Fit For Me (dir. Zoe Webster)
The Switch (dir. Maya Donegan)
Privileged Go Poor (dir. Grace Thornton)

BEST BTEC CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA SHORT FILM

WINNER
Trainwreck (dir. Jess Mills)

NOMINEES
Budget Man (dir. Will Donoghue)
Adagio (dir. Alex Glaysher)
Left on Read (dir. Jacob Hawkins)
Trial and Error (dir. Brooke Johnson)
The Ticket (dir. Rafe Holmes)
The Signature (dir. Tess Hughes)
Doppelganger (dir. Hannah Buchanan)
Evidence (dir. Josh Currie)

BEST A-LEVEL FILM STUDIES SHORT FILM

WINNER
Clean (dir. Will Dononghue)

NOMINEES

World Through My Eyes (dir. Millie Brown)

Live a Little (dir. Jacob Kidd

)W33 (dir. Harrison Pennington)

Omniscience (dir. Tom Isbell Wade)

Infatuation (dir. Ally Gilmour)

Charlotte's Fly (dir. Sofia Braun)
Labyrinth (dir. Holly Parsonage)

2 honourable mention categories were also included. These were Best Pre-Production Portfolio and Best Actor.

BEST ACTOR

WINNER
Harrison Pennington in W33 (dir. Harrison Pennington)

NOMINEES
Charlie Baines in Revilement (dir. Charlie Baines)
Aidan Marr in Oozie (dir. Alfie Davies)
Lucie Gascoigne (dir. Lilja Vasseng)
Trinity Tann in The Reality of Being Famous (dir. Molly Milne Day)
Jess Mills in Perpetual Deja Vu (dir. Finn Mullin)
Josh Currie in Budget Man(dir. Will Donoghue)

BEST PRE-PRODUCTION PORTFOLIO

WINNER
Jess Mills

NOMINEES

Tom Holman

Ollie Dakin

Rhys Morgan

Sydney Gabriel

Josh Tuff