Moya McHugh
A Donegal student has won a top award at the KBC National Student Media Awards.
Moya McHugh from Donegal Town picked up the Short Animation of the Year Award.
Students from around the country attended the prestigious awards at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
The awards, in their 16th year, are organised by Ireland’s largest student website Oxygen.ie.
Moya is in her final year studying her Degree in Visual Media (Animation) in Ballyfermot College of Further Education.
The 25 year old, went to school at the Abbey Vocational School in Donegal before moving to Dublin. When she graduates from BCFE she hopes to work full time in the world of animation
The KBC National Student Media Awards, or the Smedias, as they are known by students, provide a platform to showcase the talent and hard work of media students.
RTÉ’s Eoghan McDermott was MC on the night and with over 500 students in attendance, they were given the opportunity to mingle with leading personalities in the media industry such as Lorraine Keane, Dave Fanning, Marty Morrissey and Miss Universe Ireland Joanne Cooper. Others who presented awards on the night included RTÉ’s Teresa Mannion, and UTV’s Alison Comyn.
The judging panel for the awards included top industry names such as News Editor of the Irish Times Mark Hennessey, Editor of the Irish Examiner Tim Vaughan, RTÉ’s Head of Comedy, Talent Development and Music Eddie Doyle, Garret Harte, Editor in Chief of Newstalk, Chairperson of TG4 and the CEO of Ardmore Studios, Siun Ni Raghallaigh. .
Students throughout the nation who had submitted the highest standard of work were all presented with an award yesterday evening. Judges noted that some of the students work submitted came across as someone who had many years of experience in their respective professional field.
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