UCW Photo Award

19/01/2026

Please join us for Dirigo 12th International Student Film Festival & Photography Awards, Wednesday 28th January 2026 from 6.30pm at Arnolfini, Bush House, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA. 6.30pm

Reserve your FREE ticket at: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/arnolfini/wed-28-jan-dirigo-12th-international-student-film-festival-145460

Dirigo Film Festival is directed and produced by Film & Media Arts Production, BA (Hons) students from University Centre Weston

Find out more about our Film & Media Arts degree with Photography pathway at: https://www.ucw.ac.uk/courses/film-and-media-arts-production-ba-hons/

07/12/2025

This year we are running UCW Photography Awards as part of Dirigo Film Festival.
Submit your photos now at:

Dirigo is an International Student Film Festival directed and produced by BA (Hons) Film & Media Arts Production students from University Centre Weston. NEW ...

16/05/2024

TONIGHT - EMERGENCE - Photography Exhibition opening night

Emergence showcases the work of photographers, film makers and artists in their final year at University Centre Weston emerging from their studies to make a mark in the world of photography, film and media arts

The Photography exhibition at Prior Shop in Bristol will showcase a diverse collection of projects includes documentary photography, fine art photography, publications, environmental activism,

Photography exhibition - Opening night, Thursday 16th May 6 pm-8 pm. Exhibition continues 17th- 22nd of May. 10am - 6pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm
Location: Prior Shop Bristol Cabot Circus. (Unit M10, Quakers Friars Cabot Circus, 23 Philadelphia St, Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3BZ)

Film screenings - Cineworld in Weston super Mare on Tuesday 4th June - 6pm. Showcase of Films from BA Film & Media Arts Production students

Details: http://poool.co.uk/emergence

If you are interested in studying Film, Photography & Media Arts there is still time to apply for BA Film & Media Arts Production, details at: https://www.ucw.ac.uk/courses/film-and-media-arts-production-ba-hons/

07/04/2023

It's the moment you have all been waiting for the public vote award winner announcement.
Please join us and give a huge congratulations to finalist Alisha Hobbs who has won the public vote award during the opening weekend of the show. We received hundreds of votes from across the weekend so this is a huge achievement to have received this recognition from the British public. A huge well done and congratulations from all of the UCW Photo Awards team.
Exhibition open until the 21st of April at the Tropicana, Weston-Super-Mare.
If you would like to learn more about our B.A Hons Degree in Photography and Visual Cultures course and to check out our amazing 2nd years portfolios then visit this link: http://poool.co.uk/photo
Submissions for the 2023 awards have now closed but check back in October for details of the next edition of the awards.

05/04/2023

Wow what an evening!
Everyone here at the UCW photo awards would like to say a massive thank you to everyone that came along to our awards evening last week to help us celebrate all of the amazing photography that got entered into our awards. We would like to thank all of our nominees and winners for working with us to help bring the show to life with your amazing works of art, everyone at the Tropicana for allowing us to use the space, our photography and film lectures for assisting with the curation of the exhibition, MKPhotography for providing the photography on the night and finally our two special guests Dr Micheal Pritchard FRPS from the Royal Photographic Society and Mick Yates from PhotoFrome. All of your support for our show has been really appreciated by all of the students.
Good news folks. The connections award winners show has been extended for another 2 weeks so that it is on show during the easter half term for more to see.
Check back here tomorrow evening where we will be announcing the winner of our audience award from the opening night/ weekend visitor votes.
If you would like to learn more about our B.A Hons Degree in Photography and Visual Cultures course and to check out our amazing 2nd years portfolios then visit this link: http://poool.co.uk/photo
Submissions for the 2023 awards have now closed but check back in October for details of the next edition of the awards

25/03/2023

Special Guest Announcement!
We are honoured to be welcoming Dr Michael Pritchard FRPS to our awards evening who will be presenting the awards for us on the evening.
Dr Michael Pritchard FRPS is the Director and the Education and Public Affairs coordinator at The Royal Photographic Society. We are honoured to be able to welcome Michael to our awards evening as we celebrate the art of photography.
To reserve your complimentary tickets and for more details check out: http://poool.co.uk/connections

20/03/2023

It's the moment you have all been waiting for.

We are proud to announce the nominees for this year's UCW Photo Awards - Connections.

Open Call - Amy Koenig, Jessica Carrillo, Khamal Thomas, Lydia Cashmore, Morton Moss.

College's/ 6th Form - Alisha Hobbs, Roxy Barrow, Uliana Abrosimenkova.

Schools - Esme Rutter, Isabella Rutter, Minnie Edkins.

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 29th March 2023, 6pm during our awards evening.

The exhibition will also be open Thursday 30th and Friday 31st March between 10am - 10pm at The Tropicana, Marine Parade, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1BE, England.

The Exhibition will also be running alongside the UCW Creative Arts Showcase-event.

To reserve your complimentary tickets and for more details check out: http://poool.co.uk/connections

We hope that we will see some of you there for this special evening as we celebrate international photography and local student arts projects.

Submissions are now closed!

17/02/2023

Not long to go now until our deadline for submissions approches with the last day to enter being Monday so head on over to our webpage and submit your work now to our International Open Call and Student Awards.

Where you have the chance to win £100, have your work exhibited in a Curated exhibition within Weston Super Mare’s The Tropicana for one week (The venue has previously been home to “The See Monster”, have your work seen and judged by industry professionals from the Royal Photographic Society and receive wide exposure through press releases.
Submit now to our International open call and student awards here: https://filmfreeway.com/UCWPhotoAwards

03/02/2023

Due to increased demand we have extended our final deadline so that more people have the chance to enter the UCW Photo Awards you now have until the 20/02/2023.

Calling all photographers we are currently accepting submissions into our International open call of the 2023 UCW photo awards. Submit your work for just £2 and you will have the chance to be crowned UCW photo awards photographer of the year, win a top cash prize of £100, have your work shown in a curated exhibition at Weston’s Tropicana previously home to the “See Monster”, have your work judged by industry professioanls from the Royal Photographic Society and receive great exposure through press articles and via a public opening night of the exhibition. We also have free to enter categories for College students and one for school aged students so the whole family can enter our awards. Good luck and we can’t wait to see your work.
Submit now to our International open call and student awards here: https://filmfreeway.com/UCWPhotoAwards

14/01/2023

Calling all students. We want to see your talent, submit your work into our awards today for the chance to win £100, your work on display in a curated exhibition at Weston’s very own Tropicana which has been previously home to “See Monster”, receive feedback from the Industry professionals at the Royal Photographic Society who will be overseeing the judging of our awards and receive great exposure through press releases. We have two category’s for you to enter one of which is for school aged students and the other is for college students so what are you waiting for get entering today we can’t wait to see all of your amazing talent.
Submit now to our International open call and student awards here: https://filmfreeway.com/UCWPhotoAwards