30 March 2012

Students' success on creative loop

Three students from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design are celebrating after they were named winners of Creative Scotland Media Awards.

Kyle Wilson, Michael Zagorski and Pawel Grzyb all picked up prizes at the Creative Loop Student Media Festival 2012, which was held in Glasgow over the past two days, culminating in the awards ceremony last night (Thursday).

Kyle and Michael were named winners of the 'Best Music Video' Award for their film 'Conditions', which was written, directed and produced by the pair.

Michael and Kyle, who has been on an exchange from James Cook University in Australia, are both students in Time Based Art & Digital Film at DJCAD, part of the University of Dundee. Their video can be viewed at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAUV0F9ByR8

Pawel took home the 'Best Use of Interactive Media/Apps/Computer Games' prize for his work 'Fading Community', an interactive study of life in a Dundee tower block which at the time was scheduled for demolition.

His project, which explored life for the few remaining residents in Bucklemaker Court, a 23-storey tower block in Dundee's Hilltown area, has already won a major film prize in Poland.

His project can be viewed at: www.digital-mushroom.com/fadingcommunity.html

Peter Richardson, Director of the Visual Effects Research Lab at the College, said, "We are delighted with these latest successes for our students. The awards reflect the growing reputation that DJCAD has as a centre of excellence in the area of digital film and visual effects."

The Creative Loop festival provides a platform for emerging talent in Film and Television, Radio and Digital Media to network with industry professionals, showcase their work and pitch their ideas. It's open to every student studying Creative Industries in Scotland and features a range of presentations, workshops and master classes from leading industry figures. The Creative Scotland Student Media Awards is part of the festival and recognises students who submit high calibre work. The judging panel for the Awards featured industry experts from across the country.

The event is supported by Creative Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council.

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