I hope you’re all looking forward to this Friday’s first ever school-wide awards ceremony, 'The Catties'. Previously this existed as the Film Awards, but in order to foster inclusion, collaboration and celebration across programmes we have expanded this to the whole school. Each programme has 1-2 dedicated awards that highlight and celebrate what is unique about their course.
Key timings:
15:00–16:30: screening + voting for Best Film in Co Lab 2
17:00–18:30: The Catties, Catalyst Awards Ceremony (with host Merlina Scheffler, Catalyst Alum)
18:00–the end: We party! See all set times here.
Awards listed in the order they will be presented and where possible, links to their work have been included so you can explore the works of those nominated.
And the nominees are…
Outstanding Achievement in Music and Sound for Visual Media
Recognising consistent creativity, conceptualisation, execution and professionalism
Best Film or Project, Creative Production (Film) Masters
Recognising innovation, originality and uniqueness of voice
Canan Çengel for "Passengers", CPF21
Ned Johnstone for "Charmed", CPF22
Charlie Black for "Bye Bye Christmas", CPF23
Ewan Waddell for "Uncomfortable Things", CPF21
Producer of the Year, Creative Audio Production and Sound Engineering
Best Large Scale Project, Creative Audio Production and Sound Engineering
The Imagination in Motion Award, Visual Effects, Digital Art & Animation
Outstanding collaborator, Electronic Music Production & Performance
A person that is really doing well in collaborating and A person that goes beyond in collaborating and supporting others, whether on school projects or general projects.
Outstanding creative vision, Electronic Music Production & Performance
For the demonstration of outstanding ability to carve a creative pathway for yourself and others
Best Ensemble, Screen Acting (all years)
Best show, or Screen Acting cast in a film
Night of 5 (group show of 5 solo shows from SA21A)
Marie Antoinette, class of SA22A
Show must go on, class of SA23B
Tartuffe, class of SA22B
Best Actor (2nd and 3rd years), Screen Acting
Best performance or collection of performance work
Francesca Bussalai, SA21 for Salvatore, who is it?
Rhys Williams, SA21 for The Queen's Head
Marla Xaviera, SA22 for Marie Antoinette
Rachel Leong, SA21 for Look to the Moon and There You Will Find Me
Khiri Chumtong, SA21 for i’MAsUBuRbaNduDE
New Directions award, Creative Production (Music) Masters
This award recognises the courage, patience, and dedication needed to forge new directions in your artistic research during the MA. Whether exploring new conceptual universes, new techniques and technologies, or plumbing the depths of your contextual investigations to bring about new insights for your art—all of it is worthy of recognition.
Best Film, Film Production, (all years)
Kaito Sashihara, FP21 (Pelargonia)
George Jenkins,FP22 (Goodbye To God)
Hanna Mirtel Paas, FP22 (Let The Light Rise Upon The Forest)
Sonia Kharitoniouk, FP22 (A Nook of One’s Bliss)
Calen Dawkins, FP21 (Until Death)
Audience Award, Film Production Degree, (all years)
Golden Gorilla (all courses)
Most adventurous/risky/audacious/bold/groundbreaking artist going above and beyond
Spirit Award (all courses)
Personifying the Catalyst Spirit of collaboration & community
We look forward to seeing you there!
*Any MA films completed between May of the previous academic year and May of the current academic year may be considered (as the course runs until August)