Category: East Midlands TV
Date: 14.10.2005
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ East Midlands took top honours at the Royal Television Society (Midlands) Awards ceremony last Saturday 8 October.
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The prestigious event, staged at Birmingham's International Convention Centre, saw ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ East Midlands win the award of Best Regional Programme for A Picture of Nottinghamshire - a film made with Nottinghamshire writer William Ivory and produced and directed by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ East Midlands' Stuart Woodman.
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The film follows William Ivory as he looks around the areas of Nottinghamshire, at the people and places which have motivated his work.
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All of the writer's dramas have been set in the region from where he originates, and the film looks at the surroundings that were such an inspiration to him.
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Hosted by comedian Brian Conley, the glittering ceremony was attended by the cream of Midlands talent, to celebrate the very best of programming made in the region.
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The Royal Television Society regional awards honour the very best in programmes that have been produced, commissioned or creatively controlled by a Midlands-based company.
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Mike Bettison, Head of Regional and Local Programming, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ East Midlands, says: "The RTS Award is a great fillip for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ East Midlands region. It's recognition for the skills of our programme makers and, of course, for Billy Ivory himself who was the subject of the film.
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"With extra investment coming into the region to create a brand new Politics Show and a more local focus for Inside Out, the future is looking bright."
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ East Midlands' win topped off an extremely successful night at the Royal Television Society Awards for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, winning seven of the ten categories it was nominated in.
