This week Regent's students won awards at the Royal Television Society's Student Television Awards, in categories including Comedy, Sound Design and Writing. The films awarded were Everybody Needs Some(dead)body (Hannah Seligman & George Mills), Finsta (Lucia Debernardini), Tentacle Head (Nasir Simmons) and Dilemma (Dora Martynyuk).
Of the nine prizes available to student films from London, Regent's students' films won four awards in four category — a huge testament to the quality of Regent's filmmakers.
Reflecting on their film festival experiences, Hannah Seligman and George Mills said: 'We have been quite happy with the reception of our film, Everybody Needs Some(dead)body. It has been a pleasant surprise to see how well audiences have taken to our dark humor and weirdness.
'The film has enjoyed a solid start to its festival run so far, having received ten nominations and three wins including Best Comedy and Best Short at Indiefilmpololis Film Festival as well as the Audience Award at Indie-Lincs International Film Festival. We are so grateful to Phil Hughes, Tristan Tull, and Ted Wilkes for all the support they've offered and the encouragement they still give long past graduation.'
Tristan Tull, course leader of BA (hons) Film & Screen (Film Production and TV & Digital media pathways) at Regent's, said: 'We are thrilled for these immensely talented graduates of BA Film & Screen. As a vocational, industry focused degree we are seeing the rewards for such dedicated hard work.'
Our congratulations to Dora, Lucia, George, Hannah, Nasir and Lilli, as well as their supervisors: Tristan Tull, Phil Hughes, Ted Wilkes and Ken Fero. If you aspire to follow in their footsteps, there's still time to apply to the Regent's BA Film and Screen degree. Join us this Autumn and take the first step towards your filmmaking career.
Awards in full
Comedy and Entertainment
Finsta
Writer, Director, & Producer: Lucia Debernardini
1st Assistant Director: Anne Sophie Trompert
1st Assistant Camera: Felicia Holst
Gaffer: Luis Garcia
Drama
Dilemma
Writer, Director, & Producer: Dora Martynyuk
Craft Award for Writing
Everybody Needs Some(Dead)Body
George Mills and Hannah Seligman
Craft Award for Sound Design
Tentacle Head
Nasir Simmons and Lilliana Johnson