DUDLEY COLLEGE ARTSFEST & FILMFEST OPENING NIGHT 2025
Dudley College of Technology Artsfest and Filmfest 2025 launched on Tuesday, 17th June, with a fantastic open evening attended by hundreds of people from the Black Country, Birmingham and beyond.
The event, which ran from 5pm until 9.30pm was attended by the Mayor of Dudley, Councillor Peter Lee, senior members of staff from Dudley College, students past and present and all staff who teach at our Evolve, Inspired and Dudley Sixth campuses.
Also there on the night was Chief Executive and Principal of Dudley College, Diana Martin, who said:
“Artsfest 25 opened on Tuesday, 17th June and I had the pleasure of showing the Mayor and Mayoress of Dudley around the exhibition. The standard of creative work on display was exceptional across all disciplines – graphics, photography, visual arts, games design, fashion, performance and media.
This year, it was great to bring together the exhibition from our Dudley Sixth learners with the Creative Industries departments. The work of our A-Level artists was equally fabulous. I was incredibly proud of all students and staff who bring Artsfest together.”
During the evening, several students were presented with their Journey of Success awards, which are awarded to learners who have made particularly outstanding progress during their time with us.
After everyone had viewed our students’ fantastic exhibitions, people were welcomed into our purpose-built Evolve Theatre for this year’s Dudley College Filmfest awards.
Media tutor, Sean Dunn, joined curriculum manager, Sian Taylor, in compering the event, which showcased a wide range of superb films in different categories produced by our media and animation students.
The winners on the night were:
> Level 2 student, Joey Hickey, for his advert, The Gumheads > Level 3 student, Pierce Kerin, for his animation, Bad, Bad Blood > Level 3 student, Lucas Baggott, for his games project > Level 3 student, Amelia Lee, for her Chinese Satellite music video > Level 3 student, Darren Nzoukeu, for his factual film about boxing > Level 3 student, Cameron Golding, for his short film, Late Night Bite > Tommy Smith, who won the Best in Festival award > Anjely Cisarova, who won the One to Watch award
Check out the showreels from the big night below:
FilmFest 2025 Showreels
Animation Showreel
Factual Showreel
Short Film Showreel
Level 2 Showreel
Level 3 Music Video Showreel
Level 3 Games Showreel
Well done to everyone who took part! Here is a selection of pics from this fantastic evening showcasing the incredible talents of our students. We hope you enjoy them.
Dudley College of Technology hosted our 2025 Film Festival on Tuesday, 17th June. The festival showcased shortlisted student work for horror productions, final projects, animation, short film, documentary and still images. Winners of the categories were given awards based on the technical quality of their work along with scriptwriting, creativity and working to professional standards. The work showcased in the festival was, as usual, of a high standard. The college is very proud of what all students studying Creative Media have achieved this year. Check out the winners in each category below!
Students have been engaged in the production of media content for skills development in Script Writing, Cinematography and Video Editing. They have researched, planned and produced videos for various projects, including exploring narrative themes and TV studio multi-camera productions. Students also undertook productions exploring emerging technologies in live web streaming.
The standard of work has been excellent, with students researching, writing and producing final project work including short film, music video and documentary. Productions have benefitted from students having access to TV studio facilities to enable advanced uses of lighting and cinematography.
The work produced this year shows genuine creativity and imaginative uses of industry standard resources.
Stuart McConnell, Lecturer in Media
YEAR ONE
Identity Project
Identity – Ella Martin
Comics, the old, the bad and the good – Taylor Parekh
Music Videos
Leon Jones – Somewhere I Belong
Ella Martin – Moon River
Alesha Miller
YEAR TWO
Level 3 Factual
Beyond the Desk by Emma Cammies
The Forgotten Steelworks of Brierley Hill by Olivia Chittenden
Level 1 Creative Media students have undertaken projects where they have developed skills and techniques in multiple disciplines, such as comic-book (graphic design), studio photography, filmmaking, audio production and animation. The showreels below showcase their animation, audio and film productions.
Emma Turner, Level 1 Vocational in Creative Media Tutor
Animation Showcase by L1 Vocational Creative Media Students
Students have been engaged in the production of media content for skills development in Script Writing, Cinematography and Video Editing. They have researched, planned and produced videos for various projects, including exploring narrative themes and TV studio multi-camera productions. Students also undertook productions exploring emerging technologies in live web streaming.
The standard of work has been excellent, with students researching, writing and producing final project work including short film, music video and documentary. Productions have benefitted from students having access to TV studio facilities to enable advanced uses of lighting and cinematography.
The work produced this year shows genuine creativity and imaginative uses of industry standard resources.
Stuart McConnell, Lecturer in Media
YEAR ONE
Promo Videos
NICE Mobility Charity Promo Video
Watch the NICE Mobility Charity Promo Video Here
Think AI – Live TV Studio Stream Production
Watch the Think AI – Live TV Studio Stream Production Video Here
Documentary Videos
Seth Bate – Lament of a Box
Watch the Seth Bate – Lament of a Box Video Here
Emma Cammies – Allergies
Watch Emma Cammies – Allergies Video Here
Olivia Chittenden – The Fans
Watch Olivia Chittenden – The Fans Video Here
Serina Shakes – The Photobooth
Watch Serina Shakes – The Photobooth Video Here
Dan Shirley – Identity
Watch Dan Shirley – Identity Video Here
Tommy Smith – Who Identity
Watch Tommy Smith – Who Identity Video Here
Music Videos
Supercut- Amelia Lee, Emma Cammies
Ice Ice Baby- Serena Shakes, Charlotte Bamford, Olivia Chittenden
Once in a lifetime- Tommy Smith, Cameron Golding, Seth Bate, Sebastian Lewis
Year Two – The Refugee Project
Watch the Refugee Project Video Created by our L3 TV and Film Students
The animation production course is now in its fourth year. Students have been engaged in the production of animations for broadcast and on-line distribution including Music Video, Idents, Digital art, Graphic Narrative Production and Final Independent project where students research, design and produce animations based on their own style and techniques.
Students began their studies exploring the 12 Principles of animation which underpin the key creation of movement. This year has seen the students produce excellent 2D animations using hand drawn content, digital illustration and vector/asset-based techniques.
The standard of work has been excellent with most students working at a standard equivalent to year 1 degree level study.
