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Royal Television Society Award Louise Palmer

Media School graduate wins national RTS award
14 May 2007

BA (Hons) Television Production graduate Louise Palmer has won the National Student Royal Television Society award for best undergraduate factual programme for her graduation film "Zabbaleen: The Rubbish Collectors of Cairo".

The Awards were hosted by David Lowen (RTS Honorary Secretary), with citations read by Paul Watson and Tim Vaughan ( Granada ). The Ceremony was attended by key television professionals, students and tutors.

“[This is] As good an example as you can get of one of the first principles of film making – to see the world in a grain of sand. A moving, insightful and sobering film,” Tim Vaughan commented.

Louise is understandably thrilled with her award: “It was a fantastic feeling winning the RTS. So much hard work goes into producing our degree films and it is great to get recognition for your work. The most important thing for me was that industry professionals pick the nominees and winners.”

“The Bournemouth TV production course is fantastic. The tutors were always very supportive and gave great advice. I think that one of the benefits of the course is that each student produces and directs their own film. This means that you can make exactly what you want and feel passionate about,” added Louise.

Louise has high hopes for her future career: “I am now working at a production company called Drive Thru Pictures were I feel I have good future prospects to direct again. I am currently a researcher, but as it’s a small company I am very involved. I do feel that my degree has prepared me for the job, and also I think that the quality of my degree film has helped me to get work.”

Louise, who graduated in 2006, had previously won the Regional RTS, the sixth year in a row that the Television degree has won a regional RTS award. This particular film is also the 'grand jury winner' at the Exposures UK Student Film Festival.

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