The Nottingham Young Creative Awards enjoyed another sell-out evening of performances and awards at the Nottingham Playhouse with 17 year old Rochelle Simpson winning the top award for her short film Catch 22.
Rochelle’s film is a dramatised film about a knife murder in Nottingham. Rochelle was presented with the award by Nottingham actor Harry Gilby, who is fresh from his success in the movie Tolkien, in which he plays Tolkien as a young man. The night also included performances from local musicians and dancers.
The judges praised Rochelle’s film as a mature look at a very serious subject. Her technique, use of scene changes, darkness, memory and flashbacks are highly professional. She produced a memorable film for which she can be justifiably proud.
2019 has been a great year for the Young Creative awards as it saw another bumper crop of entries. Awards were presented in eleven categories, all of which were of the highest quality, with one coming through to be the Nottingham Young Creative of the Year.
Jonathan English, the chair of the Young Creatives Trustees said: “We were again excited by the quality of the work and the thoughtful nature of the young people, the upbeat, the humour, and the imagination and talent on display. Some very serious issues were raised by the young people’s work. They creatively identified issues which concern them, including knife crime, the environment and depression.
“Our young creatives really shine an amazingly bright light on Nottingham and it seems a shame to pick out winners of awards, as all of the 77 shortlisted entrants were superb.”
The final list of 2019 category winners is below.
Young Creative Awards 2019 – List of all Winners and Highly Commended
Winners
Category | Age Group | Name | Age | School/College |
Animation & Digital Media | 16- 18 | Jamie Griffiths | 17 | Nottingham College |
Animation & Digital Media | 19- 24 | Karlton Dolo | 21 | |
Design and Architecture | 16- 18 | Emmett Seelochan | 18 | Nottingham College |
Design and Architecture | 19- 24 | Sasha Hughes-Stanton | 22 | Nottingham Trent University |
Creative Writing | 13- 15 | Jessica Woolley | 14 | The Holgate Academy |
Creative Writing | 16- 18 | Claudia Roe | 17 | Nottingham College |
Creative Writing | 19- 24 | Andrew Tucker | 24 | |
Dance | 13- 15 | Isobel Benson | 15 | |
Dance | 16- 18 | Charlotte Hoyle | 17 | West Bridgford School |
Dance | 19- 24 | Lucy Willet | 19 | Oak Field School |
Fashion and Textiles | 16- 18 | Lucy Bowskill | 18 | Nottingham College |
Fashion and Textiles | 19- 24 | Chung-Lin Chen | 21 | Nottingham Trent University |
Film | 13- 15 | Joe Everitt and Sam Dean | 16, 15 | Rushcliffe and Carlton le Willows |
Film | 16- 18 | Rochelle Simpson | 17 | |
Film | 19- 24 | Reece Jeffrey | 19 | Confetti |
Graphic Design | 16- 18 | Isaac Shabaz, Morgan Morris and Lachlan Page-Curwood | 18, 20, 18 | |
Graphic Design | 19- 24 | Charlotte Ashley | 22 | |
Music | 13- 15 | Vanessa Iheama | 15 | |
Music | 16- 18 | Remy Coulthard-Boardman | 18 | Nottingham Academy |
Music | 19- 24 | Brodan Mosley | 21 | |
Photography | 13- 15 | Asha McLean | 15 | Nottingham Academy |
Photography | 16- 18 | Zac Goodwin | 17 | Nottingham College |
Photography | 19- 24 | Jessica Pearson | 20 | Nottingham College |
Visual Arts | 13- 15 | Maddy Horrigan | 15 | Nottingham College |
Visual Arts | 16- 18 | Emily Noble | 17 | Bilborough College |
Visual Arts | 19- 24 | Arianna Laing | 21 | Nottingham Trent University |
Theatre | 13- 15 | Lakeside Youth Theatre | 13-16 | |
Theatre | 16- 18 | The South Wolds Academy | 16-18 | The South Wolds Academy |
Young Creative of the Year 2019 | Rochelle Simpson | 17 |
Highly Commended
Category | Age Group | Name | Age | School/College | |
Animation & Digital Media | 16-18 | Mansour Mistiri | 17 | Confetti | |
Animation & Digital Media | 19-24 | Kane Chettle | 20 | Confetti | |
Design and Architecture | 19-24 | Jacob Barrett | 19 | Nottingham Trent University | |
Design and Architecture | 19-24 | Katy Thomas | 22 | Nottingham Trent University | |
Creative Writing | 13-15 | Cameron Cuffy | 14 | Bluecoat Academy | |
Creative Writing | 16-18 | Emily Damyan | 18 | Confetti | |
Creative Writing | 19-24 | Emma Grayson | 22 | University of Nottingham | |
Dance | 16-18 | Tassia Sissins | 17 | ||
16-18 | Xzibit Young Creatives | 16-18 | |||
Dance | 19-24 | Hal Mayer | 21 | ||
Fashion and Textiles | 16-18 | Cameron Jukes | 17 | Nottingham College | |
Fashion and Textiles | 16-18 | Amy Telfer | 17 | Nottingham College | |
Fashion and Textiles | 19-24 | Naomi Leighton | 22 | Nottingham Trent University | |
Film | 16-18 | Annabel Ostell | 16 | Nottingham College | |
Film | 19-24 | Morgan Morris | 20 | Nottingham College | |
Graphic Design | 16-18 | Jamie Griffiths | 17 | Nottingham College | |
Graphic Design | 16-18 | Rosie Mather | 18 | Nottingham College | |
Graphic Design | 19-24 | Bryony Hollier | 21 | Nottingham Trent University | |
Graphic Design | 19-24 | Ellie Liew | 21 | Nottingham Trent University | |
Music | 13-15 | Ellie Stainsby-Grenville | 13 | Nottingham Free School | |
Music | 13-15 | Matthew Baggaley | 15 | Nottingham Free School | |
Music | 16-18 | Samantha Atkinson | 16 | Bluecoat Academy | |
Music | 16-18 | Daniel Rowley | 18 | Confetti | |
Music | 19-24 | Bria Buxton | 20 | Confetti | |
Music | 19-24 | Emric John-Sawyer | 23 | Nottingham Trent University | |
Photography | 13-15 | Dylan Rogers | 14 | Ellis Guilford School | |
Photography | 16-18 | Josh Davies | 18 | Nottingham College | |
Photography | 16-18 | Elliott Habgood | 18 | Bilborough College | |
Photography | 16-18 | Neve Jones | 16 | Nottingham College | |
Photography | 16-18 | Albert Nieciecki | 18 | ||
Photography | 19-24 | Paigane Bennett | 20 | Nottingham College | |
Photography | 19-24 | Emily Drinkeld | 23 | ||
Photography | 19-24 | Yasmin Lewis | 22 | Nottingham Trent University | |
Photography | 19-24 | Rosie Verney | 20 | ||
Visual Arts | 13-15 | Sian Li | 14 | The Beckett School | |
Visual Arts | 13-15 | Moira Pierce | 15 | Nottingham College | |
Visual Arts | 16-18 | Owais Abid | 18 | ||
Visual Arts | 16-18 | Sandra Gilarska | 17 | Nottingham College | |
Visual Arts | 19-24 | Connor Farrow Griffiths and James Monks | 22, 22 | ||
Visual Arts | 19-24 | Alexandra Powell | 19 | Nottingham Trent University | |
Theatre | 13-15 | Bluecoat Wollaton Academy | 13-16 | Bluecoat Wollaton Academy | |
Theatre | 13-15 | Flying High Senior Youth Theatre | 13-16 | ||