ANJOOL MALDE AWARDS 2024 - Celebrating the Royal School of Arts (RSA) Awards Centenary
This, the 15th Anniversary of Anjool's passing, sees 12 more remarkable young individuals winning Anjool Maldé awards. Set up in 2010 as a legacy to Anjool Maldé (1984-2009), the Trust makes annual awards across 6 categories with prize money to a selection of UK’s talented best young individuals with a special edge to their achievements. The Awards encourage all young individuals to 'do well, do good' in their lives and careers.

Anjool Maldé Journalism Award 2024 (Hosts: Film & Broadcast Production QUB, Belfast)

Winners: Louise Simms and Sarah Morrison (1st year Broadcast Production)

For their project: Audio Package about Search and Rescue

Frank Delaney (Awards Convenor): "As an invaluable award to reward student achievement - open to all students across the Film & Broadcast Production programmes, both undergraduate and postgraduate - it was an extraordinary achievement that this year it was given to two students in their first year." Judges: "This project is an excellent output that speaks to the wider community and addresses mental health issues. It shows an interdisciplinary approach to broadcast production by looking at how broadcast can be operationalised in social cultural contexts with a particular focus on health and wellbeing of citizen. It was exceptionally produced and crafted and displays a strong understanding of narrative creation and productions techniques."

Louise Simms: "I am delighted to have received the Anjool Maldé award for our piece on K9 Search and Rescue NI. To not only be able to share the work of such an incredible organisation, but to also be recognised for it so early in my university career is an absolute honour. I feel incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to shine light on important stories like this one and motivated to continue doing so throughout the rest of my career."

Sarah Morrison: "I was so thrilled to find out that we had won the Anjool Maldé Journalism Award, particularly as a first-year student. We produced this audio feature story for our Broadcast Storytelling module which involved interviewing a community hero. Listening to our interviewee Gabriel, I learnt so much about the reality for the volunteers of K9 Search and Rescue, as well as gaining a deeper understanding of the prevalence of individuals struggling with mental health battles. Through my experience producing this audio story and by winning this award, I feel inspired to continue to tell the stories of others in the future."

Photo: Louise Simms (left) and Sarah Morrison (right) with Frank Delaney (Awards Convenor, QUB).