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LEARNING ON SCREEN AWARDS CELEBRATE LEADING EDUCATIONAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONS
By Helen Fit on, British Universities Film & Video Council
Each year, the Learning on Screen awards reward excellence across moving image and related media in learning, teaching and research. From mobile apps and interactive websites to documentary shorts and subject recruitment videos, all types of educational media are given their chance to shine at a glit ering ceremony at London’s BFI Southbank, which this year saw a guest speech from TV presenter and historian Lucy Worsley.
young fi lmmakers to watch out for in the future,” commented Ian Wall, Chair of the awards jury. He added: “So many of the entries this year were excellent examples of the power of the screen to engage and educate audiences.” But it isn’t just fi lm and TV screen
productions that are championed at Learning on Screen: iPad, mobile and computer screens are also celebrated. This year saw a record number of multimedia
and was commended by the judges not only for its engaging, high-quality content, but also for making the most of its medium as an iPad app. Expect more of these entries at next year’s awards and beyond, as we all turn more to new technologies as a way of engaging learners. It was TV presenter and Chief Curator at
Royal Historic Palaces Lucy Worsley who presented the winners with their awards
"IT IS CLEAR FROM THIS YEAR'S ENTRIES THAT EDUCATION ON SCREEN IS ALIVE AND KICKING" Organised by the British Universities
Film & Video Council (BUFVC), Learning on Screen is the only UK awards celebrating educational media, which span all areas of education. The ceremony showcased exceptional work from broadcasters, including the BBC and Channel 4; production companies, such as CTVC Ltd and
TrueTube.co.uk, who won for their moving documentary on the Magdalene institutions in Ireland; and in- house media teams, such as the University of Leicester, who scooped the Special Jury Prize for their broadcast-quality material covering the discovery of the remains of Richard III. “It is clear from this year's entries that
education on screen is alive and kicking and that we have some very interesting
productions entered, including interactive websites, apps and games. Almost any media production that contains moving image is eligible to be entered in Learning on Screen, and this year the award categories were revised to refl ect the growing innovations in delivery methods and production. For example, the National Theatre’s
excellent iPad app celebrating their history, 50 Years of the National Theatre, won the Educational Multimedia Award,
Find out more
bufvc.ac.uk/learningonscreen @BUFVC #LoSAwards
Entries to the 2015 Learning on Screen awards open this autumn. See a full list of nominations and winners online at
bufvc.ac.uk/learningonscreen
Details about next year’s awards will be available on the BUFVC website in autumn 2014. Add yourself to the mailing list to fi nd out when entries open by emailing
learningonscreen@bufvc.ac.uk
and gave a guest speech, in which she spoke about the challenges of making educational media productions on what are typically low budgets. Creativity, said Lucy, and understanding your medium are key to producing content that engages your audience whilst keeping costs down. Giving examples from her latest BBC4 series The First Georgians, broadcast very recently, Lucy opened the evening by showing just how much learning happens on screen. Speaking after the ceremony, Lucy commented: “I would recommend that anyone who cares about learning and fi lm apply for a Learning on Screen award. Even if you just get shortlisted it'll be a treat to at end the awards evening – you'll meet some wonderful people and learn about some interesting projects.” ET
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