LAMAs award ceremony celebrates next generation of film talent

The LAMAs (the LIPA Annual Media Awards) came to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic last night to celebrate creativity, innovation and technical excellence in filmmaking.

The annual awards ceremony recognises exceptional students from across all years of our BA (Hons) Filmmaking & Creative Technologies course.

The big winner on the night was Method Men, a feature expertly replicating the tone and cinematographic styles of a broad range of genres, from film noir to sci-fi, via war epic, dance off, TV sitcom, silent farce, video game, and more. The film’s creative team - Jack Cowls, Jude Airy, Keith Hyland, Matt Jones, Charlie Ball and Jay Turner – took home the Best Film and the coveted Golden LAMA awards.

Reflecting on the awards, Dr Steven Davies, Head of Filmmaking and Creative Technologies at LIPA, said:

“The calibre of work we’ve seen this year is exceptional. There is provocative, profound, stirring, and hilarious filmmaking being produced by our talented students working at the peak of their discipline. They’ve created fantastic work together and have collaborated far and wide. Watching these films truly inspires us all to go out and create.”

Congratulations to all the LAMA nominees and winners.

Best Production Design

Lonely Hearts Club: Amy Harwood, Jack Jacobs, Viv Hammerton and Lucie de Lint

Best Sound

Samara Varma: Lucky Strike 

Best Script 

Amy Harwood: 15 

Best Animation/VFX

Morgan Machray: Winklesea 

Best Editing 

Lucie de Lint: Post Production Module 

Best Poetry, Prose or Spoken Word 

Amy Johnson: Beyond the Trend 

Best Live Production 

2ube Xtra: Morgan Machray, Killian McCune, Yanna Stavrakakis, Jay Turner, Jack Cowls, Charlie Ball, Matt Jones and Jude Airy

Spirit of the Lama 

Jack Cowls 

Best Moment 

'Ollie Being Sicked On' from Dunces Game: Ollie Jones, Luca Malloy, Tallya Trubshaw, Rhia Khossa-Kulair and Nate Munn

Best Acting or Performance 

Hal York-Forward: Ad Hoc 

Narnia Prize

Jack Jacobs

Best Debut Production 

Lucky Strike: Zach Treganza, Ethan Lowe, Jack Attwater, Samara Varma and Noah Bessette

Best Cinematography 

Jack Cowls: Scent 

Best Direction 

Anya McCormick: Caillte Cliodhna 

Best Film 

Method Men: Jack Cowls, Jude Airy, Keith Hyland, Matt Jones, Charlie Ball and Jay Turner

Golden Lama

Method Men: Jack Cowls, Jude Airy, Keith Hyland, Matt Jones, Charlie Ball and Jay Turner