Wednesday, 15 December 2010 10:52

The British Universities Film & Video Council's Learning on Screen Awards celebrate and reward excellence in the use of moving image and related media in learning, teaching and research.

The Learning on Screen Awards promote wider recognition within the education sector.  All shortlisted entries will be showcased at the Learning on Screen Awards ceremony at the British Film Institute (BFI) on London’s South Bank on Thursday 24 March 2011 in front of industry professionals and potential viewers.

The deadline for submissions is Monday 20 December 2010. Enter the awards here.

AWARDS CATEGORIES NOW OPEN

Student Production Awards, sponsored by Avid

These awards are for outstanding productions, on any theme, made by students as part of a course or training activity. The productions offered may be linear drama, non-fiction, advertising or animation films – or they may be non-linear interactive works of any sort.

Where there are specific educational objectives in the content, such entries will also qualify to be considered in other award categories.

Student entries will be judged in two categories:

* Undergraduate and Further Education (e.g. first Degrees, Higher National Diplomas, ‘A’ Level and GNVQs)
* Postgraduate

Update: Avid – the provider of award-winning video and audio production solutions – is the sponsor of the Student Production Awards categories. Winners of the two student categories will receive Avid’s Media Composer 5 software package, plus a cash prize.

General Audience Education Awards

This category is for content delivered as general factual and documentary production that is judged to be valuable for use in learning either formally or informally. Such content may be broad and intended to enrich learner understanding – particularly in the context of life-long learning. Alternatively it might be content suitable for exploration and use by those with a specialist interest or ‘need to know’.

Within this category content produced for delivery via the following platforms will be accepted and judged together:

* Broadcasts
* Streamed internet resources
* Podcasts or Vodcasts
* Intranet or closed online delivery (e.g. VLE)
* Physical media (e.g. DVD, CD)

A number of awards will be made, according to jury decisions, to reward design innovation, authoring, production and use.

Course & Curriculum-Related Content Awards

This category is intended for content created for use among specific target groups of students who need to obtain particular knowledge and skills or who are at a specific stage in a course of learning. It may be aimed at target audiences ranging from adult students in university settings to school pupils or trainees in any field.

Within this category content produced for delivery via the following platforms will be accepted:

* Broadcast
* Streamed internet resources
* Podcasts or Vodcasts
* Intranet or closed online delivery (e.g. VLE)
* Physical media (e.g. DVD, CD)

Premier Award

Entries may be made direct for this award, although all entries are automatically eligible for consideration for this award, which is presented for an outstanding production that most effectively meets its specified educational objectives.

* Special Jury Awards

The judges may make a special award to an organisation, programme or interactive production deserving of special recognition and not necessarily cited under another category.

Qualifying Period and Closing Date

Productions or resources entered must have been completed and/or published during the period 1st September 2009 and 31st October 2010.

For details about how to enter the Learning on Screen Awards 2011 click here.

The winners of the 2010 Learning on Screen Awards can be viewed here.

More information here.