2018 Awardee: Hannah Kelso

"This industry is highly competitive but I am now in the right place and equipped with the right tools for the future"

Biography

Originally from the small town of Alloa in Clackmannanshire, Hannah moved to Glasgow to study Screen at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.  There, she wrote, developed and shot her own short films and developed a passion for screenwriting. She wrote and directed her graduation film ‘Crescent’,  and this became runner up at the ‘Sci-Fi Film Festival’ in Australia. She spent the next few years developing short films and writing a treatment for her first feature film.

In 2018, Hannah gained a place to study on the prestigious National Film & Television School MA Screenwriting course. This enabled her to develop and write her first TV pilot, as well as animations and her first feature film.

Hannah gained an interview at Warner Brothers. She was given the opportunity to represent them as a Creative Talent Scholar for 2019, offering huge benefits for her future as a screenwriter.

How the Award Helped

Hannah’s Award supported her studies at the NFTS. She writes;

“Without this award, it is unlikely I could have afforded the living costs needed to stay in close proximity to the NFTS and complete my course. The Dewar Award has alleviated the financial pressure I was struggling with and I can truly focus my mind on my art. As a writer, this is a wonderful and rare gift to be entrusted with. This industry is highly competitive but I am now in the right place and equipped with the right tools for the future.”

"This industry is highly competitive but I am now in the right place and equipped with the right tools for the future"

2009 Awardee: Krysty Wilson

Please accept my sincere gratitude and thanks to everyone on the board.

Biography

Glasgow-born Krysty Wilson is a graduate of RSAMD where she studied screenwriting and graduated with a first-class degree in digital film and television. She stood out amongst her peers as a natural-born talent and developed into one of the brightest students.

Krysty has a gift for storytelling and displayed invention, imagination and creativity during her undergraduate studies. She has been accepted onto the MA in Screenwriting course at NFTS, Beaconsfield. She writes that this course would “give the best possible chance to hone the skills to become an excellent screenwriter”.

Her tutors at RSAMD have no doubt that as a talented screenwriter already she has the potential to develop into a significant voice in British cinema. Krysty’s ambition is to return to Scotland after her training and work to develop the local film industry.

How the Award Helped

The Dewar Award will help towards the substantial costs for the first year at NFTS.

Since the Award

After a very successful first year at NFTS, the trustees were pleased to extend their support of Krysty into the second and final year.

Please accept my sincere gratitude and thanks to everyone on the board.