Producer/Director Xiaoying Yan is an international student from China and was initially nominated in the Best Factual category. Her film was also selected by the judging panel to compete in the Best Camera category.
This is the third year running that films from the Media Production degree programme have been shortlisted in the RTS Awards and the second year running that they have won the best Camera Work category, something that no University has ever achieved.
Yan’s production faced stiff competition from across the whole of the midlands. These nominations further strengthen the course’s position as a power house for Media Production education in the UK.
Yan’s film is a documentary based on a true story of a young man’s struggle to become a Tea Master, overcoming his disability to achieve his dream.
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