North East & The Border Centre, RTS AWARDS 2009

Category 9: BEST NEWCOMER

Sponsored by:

Northern Film & Media

Entries were invited from those who have been in their current role for two years or less. Entries could come from both broadcast and non broadcast sectors and from production and post production fields. Each entry needed to be endorsed by a senior colleague and supported by an appropriate portfolio of no more than three pieces of work.

The winner receives the Andrea Wonfor trophy.

The nominees were:

LYTTANA SHANNON – BBC North East and Cumbria
VICTORIA HOE – ITV Tyne Tees/Border
CHRIS CHAPMAN – Dene Films

Guest Presenter: DIANE YOUDALE

Winner:
CHRIS CHAPMAN, Producer/Director/Writer, Dene Films
Who Peter/Taking a Dive/The World Changed

Chris Chapman (left) receives his awards from Diane Youdale and Tom Harvey (NFM)

The Judges said:

There was a record entry this year, ranging from video journalists, to producers, to sound engineers and editors. Two of the shortlisted entries were journalists. LYTTANYA SHANNON from BBC North East showed how well she could build a rapport with interviewees, and ITV Border's VICTORIA HOE revealed a broad range of VJ skills — researching, shooting, editing and presenting most of her reports. The third was CHRIS CHAPMAN, in a new role at Dene Films, whose portfolio was direct and compelling.

With an entry that was breathtaking for the quality of skills on show, the winner is CHRIS CHAPMAN from Dene Films.