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ECA trio wins national television award

Three students at Edinburgh College of Art have won a prize at the Student Television Awards.

Ben Cresswell
Ben Cresswell, one of the winners of the Royal Television Society Scotland's Animation award

Ben Cresswell, Tuomas Kytöniemi, and Athos Tsiopani were awarded the top prize in the Animation category for their film, Gnome.

The annual awards, presented by the Royal Television Society Scotland, celebrate the best in student television from across the country.

At an awards ceremony in Glasgow, prizes were presented in four categories: Animation, Comedy & Entertainment, Drama and Factual.

Winning animation

The jury admired the accomplished mix of stop motion and CGI used in Gnome.

They felt the film was visually clear, and also praised the animation’s use of music and sound.

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Edinburgh College of Art

Royal Television Society Scotland